LEGITIMACY OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH.

SEC. 7605. LEGITIMACY OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH. (a) In General.—Section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subsections (b) and (a), respectively, and moving the subsections so as to appear in alphabetical order; (2) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: “(3) State.—The term ‘State’ has the meaning given such term in section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.” ; (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), in the subsection heading, by striking “In General” and inserting “Industrial Hemp Research”; and (4) by adding at the end the following: “(c) Study and Report.— “(1) In general.—The Secretary shall conduct a study of agricultural pilot programs— “(A) to determine the economic viability of the domestic production and sale of industrial hemp; and “(B) that shall include a review of— “(i) each agricultural pilot program; and “(ii) any other agricultural or academic research relating to industrial hemp. “(2) Report.—Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).” . (b) [7 U.S.C. 5940 note] Repeal.—Effective on January 1, 2022, section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940) is repealed.