,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dgaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aa 7legislative 
day1 ,july #aj71 #bjbd,mr4 ,pet]s       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit ! consid]ation ( 
m>ijuana use :5 mak+ an employm5t       
suitability or security cle>ance        
det]m9ation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,dismantl+ ,outdat$ ,ob/acles & ,b>ri]s 
to ,individual ,employm5t ,act ( #bjbd  
or ! ,,doobie ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,executive
 ag5cy ,! t]m executive ag5cy has !     
mean+ giv5 ! t]m ,executive ag5cy 9     
section #aje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4  7#b7 ,fitness ,! t]m fitness has
 ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #a4c (    
,executive ,ord] #acdfg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4  
#cafa note2 relat+ to re=m+ processes   
relat$ to suitability = ,gov]nm5t       
employm5t1 fitness = contractor         

employees1 & eligibility = access to    
classifi$ national security in=mation74 
7#c7 ,m>ijuana ,! t]m m>ijuana has !    
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #ajb ( !     
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  7#d7 ,(fice ,! t]m    
,(fice means ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel       
,managem5t4  7#e7 ,suitability          
det]m9ation ,! t]m suitability          
det]m9ation has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9    
section #gca4aja ( title #e1 ,code (    
,f$]al ,regulations1 or any successor   
!reto4  #c4 ,limitation on adv]se       
suitability det]m9ations bas$ on        
m>ijuana use ,not)/&+ any o!r law1 rule1
 or regulation1 ! ,(fice1 or an ag5cy to
 :i* ! ,(fice has delegat$ au?ority1 may
 n base a suitability det]m9ation )     
respect to an individual solely on ! pa/
 use ( m>ijuana by ! individual4  #d4   
,limitation on adv]se security cle>ances
 & suitability det]m9ations = cov]$     
p]sons bas$ on m>ijuana use ,section    
#cjjb ( ! ,intellig5ce ,re=m & ,t]rorism
 ,prev5tion ,act ( #bjjd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 

#ccdc7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection     
7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by     
/rik+ t]m controll$ sub/ance has &      
ins]t+ ! foll[+3 8t]m #8controll$       
sub/ance'--  7,a7 has  2  7ii7 by /rik+ 
! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7iii7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7 not)/&+
 su* section #ajb1 does n include       
m>ijuana4  2  7,b7 by r$esignat+        
p>agraphs 7#c7 & 7#d7 z p>agraphs 7#d7 &
 7#e71 respectively2  7,c7 by ins]t+    
aft] p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7      
,m>ijuana ,! t]m m>ijuana has ! mean+   
giv5 t t]m 9 section #ajb ( ! ,controll$
 ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  
2 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7#f7 ,suitability det]m9ation ,! t]m    
suitability det]m9ation has ! mean+ giv5
 t t]m 9 section #gca4aja ( title #e1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any     
successor !reto4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at  
end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,limitation on adv]se
 security cle>ance & suitability        
det]m9ation bas$ on m>ijuana use        
,not)/&+ any o!r law1 rule1 or          

regulation-- 7#a7 ! head ( a ,f$]al     
ag5cy may n base a det]m9ation t a cov]$
 p]son is ineligible = a security       
cle>ance solely on ! pa/ use ( m>ijuana 
by ! cov]$ p]son2 &  7#b7 ! ,(fice (    
,p]sonnel ,managem5t1 or an ag5cy to :i*
 ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t has    
delegat$ au?ority1 may n base a         
suitability det]m9ation ) respect to a  
cov]$ p]son solely on ! pa/ use (       
m>ijuana by ! cov]$ p]son4  4  #e4      
,limitation on adv]se fitness           
det]m9ations bas$ on m>ijuana use ,!    
det]m9ation ( ! fitness ( an individual 
= employm5t 9 ! civil s]vice may n be   
bas$ solely on ! pa/ use ( m>ijuana by !
 individual4  #f4 ,limitation on adv]se 
cr$5tial+ det]m9ations bas$ on m>ijuana 
use ,! ,(fice1 9 c>ry+ out functions    
describ$ 9 section #b4e7;c7 ( ,executive
 ,ord] #acdfg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cafa note2
 relat+ to re=m+ processes relat$ to    
suitability = ,gov]nm5t employm5t1      
fitness = contractor employees1 &       
eligibility = access to classifi$       

national security in=mation71 %all      
prohibit unfavorable det]m9ations (     
eligibility ( an individual = a p]sonal 
id5tity v]ification cr$5tial bas$ solely
 on ! pa/ use ( m>ijuana by !           
individual4  #g4 ,guidance = ag5cies ,! 
,(fice & ! ,(fice ( ! ,director (       
,national ,intellig5ce %all-- 7#a7 assi/
 executive ag5cies 9 implem5t+ ?is ,act 
& ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act2 &  7#b7  
ensure ! regulations & guidance ( !     
,(fice & ! ,(fice ( ! ,director (       
,national ,intellig5ce align ) ?is ,act 
& ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4