(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘neg-
ligence—’’ and inserting ‘‘negligence, or 
knowingly produced a crop that is incon-
sistent with the designation of the type of 
production of the hemp producer as indus-
trial 
hemp 
under 
subsection 
(a)(2)(A)(ii)(I)—’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— 
(I) in the clause heading, by 
striking ‘‘EXCEPTION’’ and inserting 
‘‘EXCEPTIONS’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘person growing’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘person— 
‘‘(I) growing’’; 
(III) in subclause (I) (as so des-
ignated), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(II) that designates the type of 
production of the person as industrial 
hemp 
under 
subsection 
(a)(2)(A)(ii)(I).’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) PRODUCTION
INCONSISTENT
WITH 
INDUSTRIAL HEMP DESIGNATION.—Any person 
who knowingly produces a crop that is incon-
sistent with the designation of the type of pro-
duction of the person as industrial hemp under 
subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii)(I) shall be ineligible to 
participate in the program established under 
this section for a period of 5 years beginning on 
the date of the violation.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)(2), by inserting ‘‘, exclud-
ing industrial hemp,’’ after ‘‘hemp’’. 
(c) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.—Section 297C 
of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1639q) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(B) through (F) as subparagraphs (C) 
through (G), respectively; 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
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‘‘(B) a procedure by which a hemp pro-
ducer shall designate the type of production of 
the hemp producer as— 
‘‘(i) industrial hemp; or 
‘‘(ii) hemp for any purpose;’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C) (as so redes-
ignated), by inserting ‘‘, excluding indus-
trial hemp,’’ after ‘‘hemp’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) INSPECTIONS OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP PRO-
DUCERS.—With respect to annual inspections of in-
dustrial hemp producers under paragraph (2)(F)— 
‘‘(A) the inspection shall be a visual in-
spection; 
‘‘(B) if a producer fails a visual inspection 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may re-
quire the producer to provide to the Secretary 
documentation that demonstrates a clear intent 
and in-field practices consistent with the des-
ignation of the type of production as industrial 
hemp under paragraph (2)(B)(i), including seed 
tags, sales contracts, a Farm Service Agency 
report, harvest techniques, or a harvest inspec-
tion; and 
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‘‘(C) if a producer fails to provide docu-
mentation demonstrating a clear intent and in- 
field practices described in subparagraph (B), 
the Secretary may require chemical testing on 
harvested material of the producer that failed 
the visual inspection under subparagraph (A).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘report the production’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘report to the At-
torney General— 
‘‘(A) the production’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A) (as so des-
ignated), by striking ‘‘subsection (b) to the At-
torney General.’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) the production of a crop inconsistent 
with the designation of the type of production 
of the producer of the crop as industrial hemp 
under subsection (a)(2)(B)(i).’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
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‘‘(B) for each hemp producer described in 
subparagraph (A), the designation of the type 
of production of the hemp producer under sub-
section (a)(2)(B);’’. 
SEC. 3. REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES. 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate regula-
tions and guidelines to implement the amendments made 
by this Act as expeditiously as practicable. 
Æ 
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