S.Amdt. 4856

SA 4856. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 4685 proposed by Mr. Shelby (for himself and Ms. Mikulski)
to the bill H.R. 2578, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. MARIJUANA RESEARCH.

(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Drug Enforcement Administration;
(2) the term ``eligible State'' means a State that, in
accordance with State law, permits the production,
possession, use, distribution, dispensation, administration,
laboratory testing, or delivery of medical and recreational
marijuana;
(3) the term ``marijuana'' has the meaning given the term
``marihuana'' in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 802); and

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(4) the term ``State'' has the meaning given the term in
section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
(b) Manufacture of Marijuana for Research.--Not later than
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, in order to
meet the legitimate research needs of the United States, the
Attorney General, acting through the Administrator, shall
register not fewer than 3 applicants in each eligible State
under section 303(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 823(a)) to manufacture marijuana for research
purposes.
(c) Oversight.--The Attorney General, acting through the
Administrator--
(1) shall directly oversee the registration under
subsection (b) in accordance with section 303(a) of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(a)); and
(2) may not delegate oversight authority to any other
official.
(d) Quota.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act and each year thereafter, the Attorney
General, acting through the Administrator, shall establish an
annual quota under section 306(a) of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 826(a)) for the production of
marijuana for research that is not less than 125 percent of
the aggregate production specified in all research
applications approved or reasonably expected to be approved
during the applicable year by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services.
(e) Research Registration Process.--The Attorney General,
acting through the Administrator, shall expedite the
registration process for research on marijuana under section
303(f) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(f))
for practitioners in eligible States who have been approved
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct such
research.

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