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able a detailed description of the methodology that the 
Secretary anticipates using to determine the applicable ex-
cise tax rates that will apply for such calendar year under 
section 5901(c)(2) of such Code. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 6103(o)(1)(A) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and fire-
arms’’ and inserting ‘‘firearms, and cannabis prod-
ucts’’. 
(2) The table of chapters for subtitle E of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 56. CANNABIS PRODUCTS’’. 
(3) The table of sections for subchapter A of 
chapter 98 of such Code is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘Sec. 9512. Law Enforcement Retraining and Successful Second Chances 
Fund.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to sales, and applications for 
permits under section 5912 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (as added by subsection (a)), after 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
EXISTING
BUSI-
NESSES.—In the case of any producer operating 
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under a permit issued on or before the date of the 
enactment of this Act under State law, the require-
ments under section 5912 of such Code (as so 
added) shall apply beginning on the date that is 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
LAW
ENFORCEMENT 
RETRAINING
AND
SUCCESSFUL
SECOND
CHANCES 
FUND.—The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
TITLE VI—VETERANS’ CARE AND 
ACCESS 
SEC. 601. NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERAL HIRING FOR 
VETERAN MEDICAL CANNABIS USERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a ‘‘vet-
eran’’, as defined in title 38, section 101(2) of the United 
States Code, to be excluded from employment in the Fed-
eral Government solely because the veteran consumes or 
has consumed cannabis, as defined in title 21, section 
802(16) or the United States Code. For the purposes de-
termining if a person is a veteran under this provision, 
an other than honorable, bad conduct, or dishonorable re-
lease premised solely on nonviolent cannabis charges cov-
ered under section 101 of the States Reform Act shall be 
construed as a general discharge. 
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SEC. 602. AUTHORIZED PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON 
STATE-APPROVED 
MARIJUANA 
PROGRAMS 
TO VETERANS. 
(a) AUTHORIZED PROVISION
OF INFORMATION.— 
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any other Federal, 
State, or local law regulating or prohibiting the provision 
of information on marijuana, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall authorize physicians and other health care 
providers of the Veterans Health Administration of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to provide to veterans who 
are residents of States with State-approved marijuana 
programs information regarding the participation of such 
veterans in such programs, recommend their participation 
in such programs or use of FDA-approved or designated 
State medical cannabis products (within the meaning of 
part J of subchapter V of chapter 9 of title 21 of the 
United States Code (the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act)) as part of a course of Veterans Affairs treat-
ment, or prescribe the use of FDA-approved or designated 
State medical cannabis products (within the meaning of 
part J of subchapter V of chapter 9 of title 21 of the 
United States Code (the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act)). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘information’’ includes details 
such as informational materials, internet websites, 
and relevant contact information for State-approved 
marijuana programs. 
(2) The term ‘‘marijuana’’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘marihuana’’ in section 102 of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802). 
(3) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, any territory, Federal enclave, or 
possession of the United States, and each federally 
recognized Indian Tribe. 
TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS UP-
DATES 
AND 
TECHNICAL 
AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 701. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL CANNABIS COM-
MERCE POLICY. 
(a) UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY OBJECTIVES 
WITH RESPECT TO CANNABIS.— 
(1) The President of the United States and the 
United States Trade Representative shall send trade 
missions and engage in treaty-making with foreign 
jurisdictions that have legalized the import and ex-
port of cannabis to provide for the legal trade be-
tween the United States and foreign jurisdictions. 
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(2) The principal negotiating objectives of the 
United States with respect to trade shall include the 
removal of unjustified foreign barriers to trade in 
cannabis, cannabis derivatives, and cannabis prod-
ucts. 
(3) The United Nations Ambassador is tasked 
with similarly ensuring updates to international ac-
cords to reflect current practices. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR INTERNATIONAL 
TREATIES RESPECTING DRUG POLICY; FEDERAL PRI-
MACY ON SCHEDULING DECISIONS.— 
(1) It is the policy of the United States that the 
power of the Federal Government to control, alter, 
heighten, lower, abolish, decontrol, or likewise mod-
ify drug control scheduling for any particular sub-
stance, including cannabis, is a vested power of the 
article I constitutional lawmaking power that no 
treaty, including the 1961 Single Convention on 
Narcotic Drugs, the 1971 Convention on Psycho-
tropic Substances, 1972 Protocol Amending the Sin-
gle Convention on Narcotic Drugs, and the 1988 
United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in 
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, may 
infringe upon, oblige or impose a duty on the United 
States not to undertake at its pleasure, or otherwise 
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