[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3544 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3544
To decriminalize cannabis, to establish an Equitable Licensing Grant
Program in the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 27, 2019
Mr. Evans introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on
the Judiciary, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Small Business, 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
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A BILL
To decriminalize cannabis, to establish an Equitable Licensing Grant
Program in the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Homegrown Act of 2019.''.
SEC. 2. DECRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS.
(a) Cannabis Removed From Schedule of Controlled Substances.--
Subsection (c) of schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Marihuana''; and
(2) by striking ``Tetrahydrocannabinols'',
and renumbering accordingly.
(b) Conforming Amendments to Controlled Substances Act.--The
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 102(44) (21 U.S.C. 802(44)), by striking
``marihuana,'';
(2) in section 401(b) (21 U.S.C. 841(b))--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) in clause (vi), by inserting
``or'' after the semicolon;
(II) by striking (vii); and
(III) by redesignating clause
(viii) as clause (vii);
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) in clause (vi), by inserting
``or'' after the semicolon;
(II) by striking clause (vii); and
(III) by redesignating clause
(viii) as clause (vii);
(iii) in subparagraph (C), in the first
sentence, by striking ``subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (D)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) and
(B)'';
(iv) by striking subparagraph (D);
(v) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
subparagraph (D); and
(vi) in subparagraph (D)(i), as so
redesignated, by striking ``subparagraphs (C)
and (D)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C)'';
(B) by striking paragraph (4); and
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7)
as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively;
(3) in section 402(c)(2)(B) (21 U.S.C. 842(c)(2)(B)), by
striking ``marihuana,'';
(4) in section 403(d)(1) (21 U.S.C. 843(d)(1)), by striking
``marihuana,'';
(5) in section 418(a) (21 U.S.C. 859(a)), by striking the
last sentence;
(6) in section 419(a) (21 U.S.C. 860(a)), by striking the
last sentence;
(7) in section 422(d) (21 U.S.C. 863(d))--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``marijuana,''; and
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``, such as a
marihuana cigarette,''; and
(8) in section 516(d) (21 U.S.C. 886(d)), by striking
``section 401(b)(6)'' each place the term appears and inserting
``section 401(b)(5)''.
(c) Other Conforming Amendments.--
(1) National forest system drug control act of 1986.--The
National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 559b
et seq.) is amended--
(A) in section 15002(a) (16 U.S.C. 559b(a)) by
striking ``marijuana and other'';
(B) in section 15003(2) (16 U.S.C. 559c(2)) by
striking ``marijuana and other''; and
(C) in section 15004(2) (16 U.S.C. 559d(2)) by
striking ``marijuana and other''.
(2) Interception of communications.--Section 2516 of title
18, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (1)(e), by striking ``,
marihuana,''; and
(B) in subsection (2) by striking ``marihuana''.
SEC. 3. EQUITABLE LICENSING GRANT PROGRAM.
The Small Business Administration shall establish and carry out a
grant program to be known as the ``Equitable Licensing Grant Program''
to provide eligible entities funds to develop and implement equitable
cannabis licensing programs that minimize barriers to cannabis
licensing and employment for individuals most adversely impacted by the
war on drugs, provided that each grantee includes at least four of the
six of the following elements in its licensing program:
(1) A waiver of cannabis license application fees for
individuals most adversely impacted by the war on drugs who are
first-time applicants.
(2) A prohibition on the denial of a cannabis license based
on a conviction of a cannabis-related offense.
(3) A prohibition on criminal conviction restrictions for
licensing except in instances where the conviction is relevant
to owning and operating a business.
(4) A prohibition on cannabis license holders from engaging
in suspicion less cannabis drug testing of their prospective or
current employees, except in instances of drug testing for
safety-sensitive positions as defined by the Omnibus
Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-
143).
(5) The establishment of a cannabis licensing board, that
is reflective of the racial, ethnic, economic, and gender
composition of the State or locality, to serve as an oversight
body of the equitable licensing program.
(6) The establishment of a grant program from cannabis tax
revenue to support non-profit community-based organizations
that provide business training and technical, management, and
marketing assistance to individuals most adversely impacted by
the war on drugs who are starting, sustaining, or expanding a
cannabis business.
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