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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3652 
To provide for the study and promotion of hemp. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2019 
Ms. GABBARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education 
and Labor, Small Business, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Fi-
nancial Services, and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the study and promotion of hemp. 
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 for Victory Act 
of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Hemp defined. 
Sec. 4. Studies and reports by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
Sec. 5. Department of Health and Human Services. 
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Sec. 6. Small Business Administration. 
Sec. 7. Department of Defense. 
Sec. 8. Department of Labor. 
Sec. 9. Environmental Protection Agency. 
Sec. 10. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
Sec. 11. Department of Veterans Affairs research on safety and efficacy of 
hemp extracts and isolates for veterans with certain medical 
conditions. 
SEC. 3. HEMP DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘hemp’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing 
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o). 
SEC. 4. STUDIES AND REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY OF AG-
RICULTURE. 
(a) COMPETITIVE LAND-GRANT COLLEGE OR UNI-
VERSITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Director of the National Institute of 
Food and Agriculture, shall carry out a grant pro-
gram under which the Secretary shall make grants 
to land-grant colleges or universities (as defined in 
section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3103)) to conduct research on establishing 
hemp as a domestic agricultural commodity. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Direc-
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tor of the National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture, shall— 
(A) submit a report to Congress that in-
cludes— 
(i) the grants awarded under para-
graph (1) in the prior year; and 
(ii) the results of the research con-
ducted pursuant to such grants; and 
(B) make such report publicly available on 
the website of the Department. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT ON NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS 
OF FOOD, DRINK, AND SUPPLEMENTS PRODUCED FROM 
HEMP.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service, 
shall conduct a study on the foods, drinks, and sup-
plements produced from hemp-based or hemp-blend-
ed products, including— 
(A) the nutritional value of such foods, 
drinks, and supplements; and 
(B) the nutritional benefits derived from 
such foods, drinks, and supplements, including 
digestible protein, essential fatty acid, and aller-
gen content. 
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(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to Congress that includes the 
results of the study conducted under paragraph (1) 
and make such report publicly available on the 
website of the Department. 
(c) STUDY AND REPORT ON USE OF FOOD, DRINK, 
AND SUPPLEMENTS PRODUCED FROM INDUSTRIAL HEMP 
IN CERTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Education, shall conduct a 
study on the foods, drinks, and supplements pro-
duced from hemp, including— 
(A) the nutritional value of such foods, 
drinks, and supplements; and 
(B) the potential to use such foods, drinks, 
and supplements as low-cost healthy alter-
natives to other foods, drinks, and supplements 
served under the free or reduced price school 
lunch program under the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 
seq.) and the free or reduced price school 
breakfasts under the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.). 
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(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to Congress that includes the 
results of the study conducted under paragraph (1) 
and make such report publicly available on the 
website of the Department. 
(d) REPORTS ON POTENTIAL USE OF HEMP-BASED 
PRODUCTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the heads of other execu-
tive agencies (as defined in section 102 of title 31, 
United States Code), including the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency and the Sec-
retary of Defense, shall— 
(A) determine which items procured by the 
Federal Government, or items used by contrac-
tors or subcontractors at any tier, can be sub-
stituted for a hemp-based product; and 
(B) submit to Congress a report containing 
a list of such items. 
(2) COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the report under paragraph (1) is 
submitted to Congress, the Secretary, acting 
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through the appropriate agricultural research 
agency heads, shall— 
(i) conduct a cost-benefit analysis of 
substituting a hemp-based product for each 
item listed in such report; and 
(ii) submit a report to Congress on 
the result of such cost-benefit analysis. 
(B) APPROPRIATE
AGRICULTURAL
RE-
SEARCH
AGENCY
HEADS.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘‘appropriate agricultural research 
agency heads’’ means the Administrator of the 
Economic Research Service, the Director of the 
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the 
Administrator of the Agricultural Research 
Service, and the Administrator of the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service. 
(3) UPDATE OF HEMP REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the report under paragraph (2) is 
submitted to Congress, the Secretary shall, using the 
information described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of 
such paragraph, update the report of the Depart-
ment entitled ‘‘Industrial Hemp in the United 
States: Status and Market Potential’’ and dated 
January, 2000. 
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(4) PUBLICATION OF REPORTS.—The Secretary 
shall make the reports required under paragraphs 
(1) through (3) publicly available on the website of 
the Department. 
(e) FOREST SERVICE REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, Secretary, act-
ing through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall— 
(A) conduct a study to determine the po-
tential for hemp to be used for the purposes of 
soil erosion control and as a windscreen; and 
(B) shall submit a report to Congress that 
includes the results of the study required under 
subparagraph (A). 
(2) PUBLICATION OF REPORT.—The Secretary 
shall make the report required under paragraph 
(1)(B) publicly available on the website of the De-
partment. 
(f) ORGANIC
GUIDANCE.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator of the Agricultural Research 
Service and in consultation with the Administrator of the 
Agricultural Marketing Service, shall provide guidance 
and information regarding the cultivation of hemp in ac-
cordance with the guidelines of the national organic pro-
gram established under the Organic Foods Production Act 
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of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) to each State that permits 
the growth or cultivation of organic hemp under the laws 
of the State. 
(g) HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH.—Section 1672(d) of 
the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(21) HEMP.—Research and extension grants 
may be made under this section for the purposes of 
developing and disseminating science-based tools and 
treatments to combat noxious species (such as in-
sects and weeds) that could impact hemp farms and 
establishing an areawide integrated pest manage-
ment program for areas that could be affected by, 
or areas at risk of, being affected by the noxious 
species.’’. 
(h) HEMP ECONOMIC IMPACT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall update the study entitled ‘‘Industrial Hemp 
in the United States: Status and Market Potential’’ pub-
lished by the Economic Research Service to include data, 
information, and analysis with respect to— 
(1) the quantity of hemp imported, its cost, 
country of origin, and the country from which it is 
imported; 
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(2) the quantity of hemp cultivated in the 
United States, for what purposes the hemp is cul-
tivated, and where the hemp is distributed and for 
what purposes; and 
(3) the projected amount of money to be gen-
erated from domestic growth and sales of hemp and 
the impact of such sales on the national economy. 
(i) AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY STAND-
ARDS STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, and the Commis-
sioner of Food and Drugs, shall— 
(A) conduct a study that examines the use 
and presence of agricultural chemicals and 
pathogens in consummable hemp products, in-
cluding therapeutic, ingestible, and other hemp- 
based or hemp-blended products and the impact 
of such use and presence on the health and 
safety of consumers of such products; and 
(B) in conducting such study, use data 
generated from the Pesticide Data Program of 
the Agricultural Marketing Service. 
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(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) submit to Congress a report that in-
cludes— 
(i) the results of the study conducted 
under paragraph (1); and 
(ii) recommendations, as applicable, to 
nullify the impacts of pathogens and agri-
cultural chemicals on the products de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) of such para-
graph; and 
(B) make such report publicly available on 
the website of the Department. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL.—The term 
‘‘agricultural chemical’’ means an insecticide, 
pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, or other chemical 
product used in agriculture. 
(B) PATHOGEN.—The term ‘‘pathogen’’ 
means a mold, mildew, fungus, yeast, virus, or 
other microorganism that can cause disease or 
illness. 
(j) INCLUSION IN CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE.—Sec-
tion 2(a) of the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 (7 
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U.S.C. 2204g(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) INCLUSION OF HEMP.—Effective beginning 
with the census of agriculture required to be con-
ducted in 2008, the Secretary shall conduct as part 
of each census of agriculture a census of hemp (as 
defined in section 297A of the Agricultural Mar-
keting Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o)).’’. 
(k) BIOPREFERRED PROGRAM.—Section 9001(4)(A) 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
(7 U.S.C. 8101(4)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘hemp (as 
defined in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act 
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o)),’’ after ‘‘chemicals,’’. 
(l) CULTIVATION OF HEMP AS A COMMODITY.—Sec-
tion 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)), as amended by 
subsection (g), is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(22) CULTIVATION AND USE OF HEMP.—Re-
search and extension grants may be made under this 
section for the purposes of developing and dissemi-
nating research-based information regarding the cul-
tivation and use of hemp (as defined in section 297A 
of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1639o)) as a commodity, including by issuing pro-
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duction guidance for underserved and rural commu-
nities and providing technical assistance with respect 
to any such grant.’’. 
(m) MARKET DATA.—The Secretary acting through 
the Agricultural Resource Management Survey, and in col-
laboration with the Economic Research Service and the 
National Agricultural Statistics Service, shall include 
hemp production in all publications in which data from 
such Survey are used and in outreach toolkits issued by 
such Survey. 
(n) BUFFER ZONES.—The Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report on the Secretary’s recommendations on 
how to best establish buffer zones between hemp and mari-
juana farms for purposes of preventing cross-pollination 
between such plants. 
(o) SUN GRANTS.—Section 7526(c) of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8114(c)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, including with re-
spect to the production of hemp (as defined in sec-
tion 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 
(7 U.S.C. 1639o))’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, 
including with respect to the production of 
hemp (as defined in section 297A of the Agri-
cultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1639o))’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (b), by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, in-
cluding with respect to the production of hemp 
(as defined in section 297A of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o))’’. 
(p) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Agriculture. 
SEC. 5. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. 
(a) HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CONSUMERS.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services acting through the Director of the 
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
(in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall conduct a study that examines— 
(A) the presence of pathogens in hemp- 
based and hemp-blended products; and 
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(B) the impact of that presence on the 
health and safety of consumers of such prod-
ucts. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(A) submit to Congress a report on the re-
sults of the study conducted under paragraph 
(1), including recommendations for nullifying 
any negative impacts of pathogens in hemp- 
based and hemp-blended products on the health 
and safety of consumers of the products; and 
(B) make such report publicly available on 
the website of the Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
(3) PATHOGEN DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘‘pathogen’’ means a mold, mildew, fungus, 
yeast, virus, or other microorganism that can cause 
disease or illness. 
(b) HEMP HEALTH CARE COMMODITIES.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall identify and conduct a study 
on commodities purchased by the health care indus-
try for which hemp-based and hemp-blended prod-
ucts may be substituted, including— 
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(A) materials and equipment (such as bed-
ding, curtains, uniforms, building materials, 
body care supplies, and industrial cleaning sup-
plies) used in health care delivery settings (in-
cluding hospitals, clinics, and health centers); 
and 
(B) materials and equipment used to cre-
ate, store, or administer prescription drugs and 
durable medical equipment. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall— 
(A) submit to the Congress a report on the 
results of the study conducted under paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) make such report publicly available on 
the website of the Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
SEC. 6. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration shall develop a guidance manual to 
provide information on programs for persons who seek to 
start up a small business concern (as defined in section 
3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) in the hemp 
industry. Such guidance manual shall include a specific 
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focus on persons who seek to establish such a small busi-
ness concern owned and controlled by a Native Hawaiian 
Organization (as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15))), an Indian tribe (as 
defined in section 8(a)(13) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(a)(13))), or a veteran (as defined in section 3(q)(4) 
of such Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)(4))). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall— 
(1) submit to Congress the manual developed 
under subsection (a); and 
(2) make such manual publicly available on the 
website of the Small Business Administration. 
SEC. 7. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) PROCUREMENT
OF HEMP-BASED
OR HEMP- 
BLENDED PRODUCTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report containing a list of items 
procured by the Department of Defense for which a hemp- 
based or hemp-blended product could be substituted. 
(b) USE
OF HEMP
AND HEMP-DERIVED PROD-
UCTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on the effect of using hemp and 
hemp-derived products, including hemp extracts and iso-
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lates such as cannabidiol, on military preparedness with 
respect to the preparedness, physical health, mental 
health, and safety of members of the Armed Forces. 
(c) USE
OF HEMP EXTRACTS
AND ISOLATES
AS 
HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report on the viability of using 
hemp extracts and isolates such as cannabidiol as an alter-
native to current health supplements— 
(1) for members of the Armed Forces, including 
with respect to members deployed in support of a 
contingency operation, and how such use addresses 
the preparedness, physical health, mental health, 
and safety of the members; and 
(2) for members serving on active duty and 
members not serving on active duty who are diag-
nosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic 
pain, depression, anxiety, and other illnesses and in-
juries. 
(d) USE OF HEMP FOR SITE CLEANUP.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
on the use of plants that have hyperaccumulatory and 
phytoremediation capabilities, such as hemp, to clear con-
taminants from or related to nuclear sites and heavy metal 
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contamination, including contamination by arsenic, lead, 
mercury, copper, chromium, and nickel, and other related 
toxic areas, including for contaminants in soil, water, and 
air. 
(e) USE
OF
HEMP-BASED
OR
HEMP-BLENDED 
FOODS, DRINKS, AND SUPPLEMENTS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on 
the viability of using hemp-based and hemp-blended prod-
ucts as foods, drinks, and supplements for Members of 
the Armed Forces, including with respect to— 
(1) Members deployed in support of a contin-
gency operation; and 
(2) how such use would address physical and 
mental health and military preparedness. 
(f) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make each report required by this section publicly avail-
able on an internet website of the Department pursuant 
to section 122a of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 8. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 
(a) LABOR STANDARDS.— 
(1) The Secretary of Labor, acting through the 
Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational 
Safety and Health, shall create a report on the ap-
plication of relevant provisions of Federal law, in-
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cluding the laws listed in paragraph (3), for the pur-
pose of providing information to the Federal Govern-
ment and to State governments in States where the 
cultivation of hemp is legal to ensure the health and 
safety of individuals working in the hemp industry. 
(2) Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall 
submit to Congress and make publicly available on 
the website of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration the report created under paragraph 
(1). 
(3) The statutes referred to in paragraph (1) 
are the following: 
(A) The Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 
(B) The Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). 
(C) The Family and Medical Leave Act of 
1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). 
(D) Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 
40, United States Code (commonly known as 
the Davis-Bacon Act). 
(E) The Migrant and Seasonal Agricul-
tural Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1801 et 
seq.). 
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(b) FAIR WAGE STANDARDS.— 
(1) The Secretary of Labor, acting through the 
Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational 
Safety and Health, shall create a report on the ap-
plication of relevant provisions of Federal law, in-
cluding the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 201 et seq.), for the purpose of providing in-
formation to the Federal Government and to State 
governments in States where the cultivation of hemp 
is legal to ensure the fair, equitable, and proper 
treatment of individuals working in the hemp indus-
try for purposes of providing information to the 
Federal Government and in States where cultivation 
of hemp is legal. 
(2) Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall 
submit to Congress and make publicly available on 
the website of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration the report created under paragraph 
(1). 
SEC. 9. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. 
(a) ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT AND LAND CONSERVA-
TION.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency (in this Act referred to 
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as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall conduct a study on 
the effects of cultivating hemp within agriculture, fo-
cusing on the use of hemp— 
(A) to control weeds and invasive flora; 
(B) to reduce the ecological footprint; 
(C) to detoxify carbon dioxide and related 
harmful gases; 
(D) to prevent soil erosion; and 
(E) to provide nutritional effects on agri-
cultural land after cultivation. 
(2) REPORT.—The Administrator shall— 
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress 
a report on the results of the study under para-
graph (1); and 
(B) make such report and any successor 
reports publicly available on the website of the 
Environmental Protection Agency. 
(b) WATER IMPURITY.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Administrator shall conduct a 
study on the use of hemp to clear impurities in 
water, including wastewater, focusing on such use 
regarding— 
(A) drinking water contamination; 
(B) sewage effluent; and 
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(C) post-disaster relief (or pre-disaster 
mitigation) to clear impurities from farm ani-
mal waste, such as in the case of a hurricane 
causing the overflow of farm animal waste. 
(2) REPORT.—The Administrator shall— 
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress 
a report on the results of the study under para-
graph (1); and 
(B) make such report and any successor 
reports publicly available on the website of the 
Environmental Protection Agency. 
(c) BIODEGRADABILITY AND PLASTIC ALTERNATIVE 
STUDY.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Administrator shall conduct a 
study, as appropriate identifying and building upon 
previous studies, on synthetic polymer-based plastic 
products that can be replaced with hemp-based plas-
tic products, including study of— 
(A) the effects of such replacement on re-
ducing landfill waste and ocean pollution; and 
(B) the biodegradability of synthetic poly-
mer-based plastic as compared to hemp-based 
plastic products. 
(2) REPORT.—The Administrator shall— 
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