S. 2112

119 S2112 IS: Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-18
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2112
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  June 18, 2025
  Mr. Paul  introduced the following bill;
  which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
  Forestry
  A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to modify the definition of
  hemp, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan Act of 2025   or the   HEMP Act of 2025  .
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.