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Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 – 115th Congress (2017-2018) H.R. 2 (Farm Bill)

TITLE VII—RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND RELATED MATTERS
Subtitle A – National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
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Sec. 7129. Supplemental and alternative crops; hemp.

Subtitle E – Amendments To Other Laws
Sec. 7501. Critical Agricultural Materials Act.
(a) Hemp research.

Subtitle F – Other Matters
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Sec. 7605.  Legitimacy of industrial hemp research.

TITLE X – HORTICULTURE
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Sec. 10113. Hemp production.
The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Subtitle G – Hemp production
Sec. 297A. Definitions.
In this subtitle:
(1) HEMP.—The term ‘hemp’ means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and 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.
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Sec. 297B. State and tribal plans.
Sec. 297C. Department of Agriculture.
Sec. 297D. Regulations and guidelines; effect on other law.

Sec. 10114. Interstate commerce.

TITLE XI – CROP INSURANCE
Sec. 11101. Definitions.
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Sec. 11106. Insurance period.
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Sec. 11113. Submission of policies and materials to board.
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Sec. 11119. Agricultural commodity.
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Sec. 11121. Reimbursement of research, development, and maintenance costs.
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TITLE XII—MISCELLANEOUS
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Subtitle F—General Provisions
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Sec. 12619. Conforming changes to Controlled Substances Act.
(a) In General.—Section 102(16) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(16)) is amended—
(1) by striking “(16) The” and inserting “(16)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the”; and
(2) by striking “Such term does not include the” and inserting the following:
(B) The term ‘marihuana’ does not include—
(i) hemp, as defined in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946; or
(ii) the.
(b) Tetrahydrocannabinol.—Schedule I, as set forth in section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)), is amended in subsection (c)(17) by inserting after “Tetrahydrocannabinols” the following: “, except for tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp (as defined under section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946)”.