I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6645 
To promote the production of hemp and hemp products, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2022 
Ms. PINGREE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To promote the production of hemp and hemp products, 
and for other purposes. 
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 Advancement 
Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFINITIONS IN THE AGRICUL-
TURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946. 
Section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (8); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; 
(3) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) HEMP.—The term ‘hemp’ means— 
‘‘(A) the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any 
part of that plant, including the seeds thereof 
and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, iso-
mers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers thereof, 
whether 
growing 
or 
not, 
with 
a 
total 
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more 
than 1 percent on a dry weight basis, that is 
not intended for sale to consumers; and 
‘‘(B) hemp extract that— 
‘‘(i) is to be used in the making of a 
hemp product; 
‘‘(ii) has not been packaged as a fin-
ished product; 
‘‘(iii) is not intended for sale to con-
sumers; 
‘‘(iv) has a total tetrahydrocannabinol 
concentration that exceeds 1 percent on a 
dry weight basis; and 
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‘‘(v) is stored, transported, and proc-
essed in accordance with section 297F. 
‘‘(2) HEMP PRODUCT.—The term ‘hemp prod-
uct’ means a finished product that— 
‘‘(A) is derived from, or made by, proc-
essing hemp; and 
‘‘(B) has a total tetrahydrocannabinol con-
centration of not more than 0.3 percent on a 
dry weight basis.’’; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so re-
designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the 
following: 
‘‘(7) TOTAL
TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL
CON-
CENTRATION.—The term ‘total tetrahydrocannabinol 
concentration’ means the aggregate concentration of 
delta-8 
tetrahydrocannabinol, 
delta-9 
tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol, 
and the optical isomers of such substances.’’. 
SEC. 3. STATE AND TRIBAL PLANS. 
Section 297B of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639p) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘testing’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘methods,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a laboratory accredited under criteria es-
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tablished by the Secretary under section 
297D(a)(1)(C) to use post-decarboxylation or 
other similarly reliable methods to test’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subclause 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, including by pyrolysis,’’ 
after ‘‘disposal’’; and 
(ii) in subclause (II), by inserting ‘‘, 
except that products derived from pyrolysis 
disposal may enter the stream of com-
merce’’ after ‘‘plants’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(A)(iii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘0.3’’ and inserting ‘‘1’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘delta-9’’ and inserting 
‘‘total’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(3), by striking subpara-
graph (B) and redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (B). 
SEC. 4. REINSTATEMENT OF FORMERLY INELIGIBLE INDI-
VIDUALS. 
Any individual excluded under section 297B(e)(3)(B) 
of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1639p(e)(3)(B), as in effect before the amendments made 
by section 3 of this Act, from— 
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(1) the programs established under sections 
297B (7 U.S.C. 1639p) and 297C (7 U.S.C. 1639q) 
of such Act of 1946; or 
(2) any program established through a regula-
tion or guideline issued under section 297D(a) of 
such Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639r(a)), 
shall not be excluded from participation in such programs 
on these grounds. 
SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION OF HEMP BY DE-
PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Section 297C(a)(2) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639q(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘testing’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘methods,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a laboratory accredited under criteria estab-
lished by the Secretary under section 297D(a)(1)(C) 
to use post-decarboxylation or other similarly reliable 
methods to test’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, including by pyrolysis,’’ 
after ‘‘disposal’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, except 
that products derived from pyrolysis disposal 
may enter the stream of commerce’’ after 
‘‘plants’’. 
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SEC. 6. CRITERIA FOR LABORATORY ACCREDITATION. 
Section 297D(a)(1) of the Agricultural Marketing 
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639r(a)(1)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) CRITERIA FOR LABORATORY ACCRED-
ITATION.—The Secretary shall establish criteria 
by which a laboratory may be accredited for 
purposes of testing hemp, in accordance with 
sections 297B(a)(2)(A) and 297C(a)(2). Such 
criteria shall not require that a laboratory be 
registered with the Attorney General, acting 
through the Administrator of the Drug En-
forcement Administration.’’. 
SEC. 7. IN-PROCESS HEMP EXTRACT. 
The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 297F. IN-PROCESS HEMP EXTRACT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of this section 
for in-process hemp extract are the following: 
‘‘(1) The hemp extract is derived from hemp 
produced in accordance with this Act. 
‘‘(2) The hemp extract is processed further or 
incorporated into another product. 
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‘‘(3) The hemp extract is not packaged as a 
hemp product and is not sold or offered for sale to 
consumers. 
‘‘(4) The hemp extract is not used to produce 
a 
hemp 
product 
that 
has 
a 
total 
tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that exceeds 0.3 
percent on a dry weight basis. 
‘‘(5) The hemp extract is produced, stored, 
transported, and processed in a facility bonded 
under regulations issued in accordance with sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue 
regulations for facilities that produce, store, trans-
port, or process in-process hemp extract, which shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) procedures to ensure the secure 
transportation of in-process hemp extract; 
‘‘(B) procedures for the documentation 
and secure disposal (rendering the by-product 
unusable for any intoxicating purpose) of any 
by-product from the extraction and manufac-
ture of in-process hemp extract that— 
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‘‘(i) has a total tetrahydrocannabinol 
concentration of more than 0.3 percent on 
a dry weight basis; and 
‘‘(ii) will not be used in, or subject to, 
further processing; and 
‘‘(C) such other procedures or practices, 
consistent with this title, as the Secretary con-
siders to be appropriate. 
‘‘(2) STATE REGULATIONS.—A State or polit-
ical subdivision may not impose or continue in effect 
any requirement for disposal or documentation of in- 
process hemp extract that is different from any re-
quirement imposed under this section.’’. 
SEC. 8. SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS. 
Section 10114(a) of the Agriculture Improvement Act 
of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 1639o note) is amended by inserting 
‘‘, or permits interstate commerce of products containing 
cannabinoids that are not naturally occurring in the plant 
Cannabis sativa L. or that are manufactured by means 
of chemical synthesis’’ before the period. 
SEC. 9. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTROLLED 
SUBSTANCES ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(16)(B) of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(16)(B)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) hemp products, as defined in 
section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing 
Act of 1947 (7 U.S.C. 1639o).’’. 
(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 ‘‘, in-process hemp extract, or hemp products’’ 
after ‘‘hemp’’. 
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