ELTIS248 SLE. Wit a Session 115 CONGRESS S IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES (for himself, Mr. Wypex, and Mr, Meriuny) introduced bill; whieh was read twice and referred to the Committee Mr. MeCoxxen the followin A BILL ‘To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for State and Tribal regulation of hemp production, and t Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1, SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Hemp Farming Act of 2018”. SEC. 2, HEMP PRODUCTION. The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol- Corananeun lowing:1 U8 SLC 2 “Subtitle G—Hemp Production 2. “SHC. 297A. DEFINITIONS. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 i 12 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 “Tn this subtitle: (1) Hewp.—The term ‘hemp’ means the plant Cannabis sativa T. and any part of that plant, in- chiding the seeds thereof and all derivatives, ex- te s, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, aud salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. (2) INDLAN TRINE—The term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5804). “(2) Secrerary—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Agriculture. (4) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means— “(A) a State; “(B) the District of Cohumbia; “(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and “{D) any other territory or possession of the United States, (3) SATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRE LTURE.— ‘The term ‘State department of agriculture’ meansBETIS Secaervraxaunavn IL 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 22 23 snc. 3 the agency, commission, or department of a State government. responsible for agriculture in the State. “(6) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT—The term ‘Tribal government? means the governing body of an Indian tribe. “SEC. 2978. STATE AND TRIBAL PLANS. “(a) SUBMISSION.— “(1) IN GENBRAL.—A State or Indian tribe de- siring to have primary regulatory authority over the production of hemp in the State or territory of the Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary, through the State department of agriculture (in consultation with the Governor and chief law enforcement. officer of the State) or the Tribal government, as applica- hie, a plan under which the State or Indian tribe monitors and regulates that prodnetion as deseribed in paragraph (2) “(2) ContEnts.—A State or Tribal plan re- ferved to in paragraph (1)— (A) shall only be required to inchde— “G) a practice to maintain relevant in- formation regarding land on whieh hemp is produced in the State or territory of the Indian tribe, including a legal description