,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #af     
7legislative day1 ,april #ad71 #bjbf,mr4
 ,paul 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1   
and ,ms4 ,ernst7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,agricultural  
,marketing ,act of #aidf to maintain    
certain ,state and ,tribal laws relating
 to hemp1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,hemp ,safety ,enforcement ,act4    
#b4 ,hemp production  7a7 ,definition of
 hemp ,section #big;,a7#a7 of the       
,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afcio7#a77 7as amended by
 section #gha of the ,agriculture1      
,rural ,development1 ,food and ,drug    
,administration1 and ,related ,agency   
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbf 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #afcio note2 ,public ,law     
#aai-cg771 is amended by adding at the  

end the following3  7,d7 ,maintenance of
 ,state and ,tribal laws                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this paragraph1 with respect to a ,state
 or ,indian tribe that submits a notice 
under section #big;,b7a77#c77;,a77i71   
the terms hemp and hemp-derived         
cannabinoid product have the meanings   
given those terms1 or to related terms  
concerning the plant ,cannabis sativa   
,l4 and products derived therefrom1 in  
,state or ,tribal law1 except that the  
,state or ,indian tribe shall comply    
with the exclusion from the definition  
in subparagraph 7,c77iv77,i74  4  7b7   
,self-,regulation by ,states and ,indian
 tribes  ,section #big;,b of the        
,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afcip7 is amended--  7#a7
 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph  
7#a71 by striking ,a ,state and         
inserting ,except as provided in        
paragraph 7#c77;,a71 a ,state2 and  7,b7
 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 by             
redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and    

7,b7 as subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71    
respectively2  7ii7 by inserting before 
subparagraph 7,b7 7as so redesignated7  
the following3  7,a7  ,self-regulation  
by ,states and ,indian tribes  7i7  ,in 
general  ,in lieu of submitting a plan  
under paragraph 7#a71 a ,state or       
,indian tribe desiring to have primary  
regulatory authority over the production
 of hemp and hemp-derived cannabinoid   
products in the ,state or territory of  
the ,indian tribe may submit to the     
,secretary1 through the ,state          
department of agriculture 7in           
consultation with the ,governor and     
chief law enforcement officer of the    
,state7 or the ,tribal government1 as   
applicable1 a notice that the ,state or 
,indian tribe elects not to be subject  
to this subtitle4  7ii7  ,requirement   
for effect  ,on submission of a notice  
under clause 7i7 by a ,state or ,indian 
tribe1 the ,state or ,indian tribe shall
 not be subject to this subtitle1       
subject to the condition that the ,state

 or ,indian tribe shall implement a     
minimum age requirement for the purchase
 of hemp-derived cannabinoid products4  
7iii7  ,interstate commerce  7,i7  ,rule
 of construction  ,nothing in this      
subtitle prohibits the interstate       
commerce of hemp or hemp-derived        
cannabinoid products to or from a ,state
 or territory of an ,indian tribe that  
is not subject to this subtitle pursuant
 to clause 7ii74  7,,ii7                
,transportation  ,no ,state or ,indian  
tribe shall prohibit the interstate     
commerce of hemp or hemp-derived        
cannabinoid products to or from a ,state
 or territory of an ,indian tribe that  
is not subject to this subtitle pursuant
 to clause 7ii74  7,,iii7  ,between     
certain ,states and ,indian tribes  ,in 
the case of the interstate commerce of  
hemp or hemp-derived cannabinoid        
products between #b ,states1 between the
 territories of #b ,indian tribes1 or   
between a ,state and the territory of an
 ,indian tribe that are not subject to  

this subtitle pursuant to clause 7ii71  
the hemp or hemp-derived cannabinoid    
products shall be required to comply    
with the laws 7including regulations7 of
 both ,states1 both ,indian tribes1 or  
the ,state and the ,indian tribe1 as    
applicable4  2 and  7iii7 in            
subparagraph 7,b7 7as so redesignated71 
by striking that-- in the matter        
preceding clause 7i7 and all that       
follows through the period at the end of
 clause 7ii7 and inserting that         
regulates the production of hemp42 and  
7#b7 in subsection 7f77#a71 by striking 
if the production and inserting the     
following3 8if--  7,a7 the ,state or    
,indian tribe is not subject to this    
subtitle pursuant to subsection         
7a77#c77;,a72 or  7,b7 the production  4
  7c7 ,exemption from ,department of    
,agriculture plan ,section #big;,c of   
the ,agricultural ,marketing ,act of    
#aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afciq7 is amended1 
in subsections 7a77#a7 and 7c77#a71 by  
striking ,in the case each place it     

appears and inserting ,except as        
provided in section #big;,b7a77#c77;,a71
 in the case4  7d7  ,effective date     
,the amendments made by this section    
shall take effect on the effective date 
of the amendments made by section #gha  
of the ,agriculture1 ,rural             
,development1 ,food and ,drug           
,administration1 and ,related ,agency   
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbf 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #afcio note2 ,public ,law     
#aai-cg74