[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5153 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5153
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to modify the
definition of hemp, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 24, 2024
Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to modify the
definition of hemp, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan Act
of 2024'' or the ``HEMP Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. HEMP PRODUCTION.
(a) Definition of Hemp.--
(1) In general.--Section 297A(1) of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o(1)) is amended by
striking ``0.3 percent'' and inserting ``1 percent''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 297B(e)(2)(A)(iii) of
the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C.
1639p(e)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended by striking ``0.3 percent'' and
inserting ``1 percent''.
(b) Testing for Delta-9 THC; Documentation During Transport.--
(1) State and tribal plans.--Section 297B(a)(2)(A) of the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639p(a)(2)(A)) is
amended--
(A) in clause (ii)--
(i) by inserting ``the measurement of
uncertainty of which is not greater than 0.075
percent,'' after ``methods,''; and
(ii) by striking ``hemp'' and inserting
``products derived from hemp plants'';
(B) in clause (vi), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(C) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii);
(D) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
``(vii) a requirement that any person
transporting hemp shall keep with the shipment
of hemp--
``(I) a copy of a valid license or
other required authorization from the
State department of agriculture or
Tribal government, as applicable, or a
license from the Secretary, issued to
the producer, as is required to be
submitted to the Secretary under clause
(vi), as applicable, and collected by
the Secretary under section
297C(d)(2)(C); or
``(II) a copy of a certificate from
a laboratory demonstrating that the
hemp contains a delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of
not more than 1 percent on a dry weight
basis; and''; and
(E) in clause (viii) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``the practices and procedures described in
clauses (i) through (vi)'' and inserting ``clauses (i)
through (vii)''.
(2) Department of agriculture plan.--Section 297C(a)(2) of
the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639q(a)(2))
is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by inserting ``the measurement of
uncertainty of which is not greater than 0.075
percent,'' after ``methods,''; and
(ii) by striking ``hemp'' and inserting
``products derived from hemp plants'';
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(C) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) a requirement that any person transporting
hemp shall keep with the shipment of hemp--
``(i) a copy of a valid license or other
required authorization from a State department
of agriculture or Tribal government, as
applicable, or a license from the Secretary,
issued to the producer, as is required to be
submitted to the Secretary under section
297B(a)(2)(A)(vi), as applicable, and collected
by the Secretary under subsection (d)(2)(C); or
``(ii) a copy of a certificate from a
laboratory demonstrating that the hemp contains
a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of
not more than 1 percent on a dry weight
basis.''.
(c) Conforming Revisions to Regulations.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, without regard to the notice
and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise part 990 of title 7, Code of
Federal Regulations, to make any conforming changes that are necessary
as a result of this section and the amendments made by this section.
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