HR8901-118

Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the designation of institutions of higher education as Centers of Excellence in Cannabis Research, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 28, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the designation of institutions of higher education as Centers of Excellence in Cannabis Research, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Education, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H22F972CECE49457EBE507DC1986C7B14: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cannabis Research Act.
  • Section HE7890F275420413AA30B295999A1A722: 2. Cannabis research at the Department of Health and Human Services Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by...
  • Section H6A5B1A2036CD4BF489B915E36162EE9A: 409K. National cannabis research agenda Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Cannabis Research Act, the Director of NIH, in collaboration...
  • Section H91957B5117A04031A1900857A4995E18: 310C. Surveillance activities on cannabis use The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration...
  • Section H4EF175AD0DE94CC5BCA010AC3B7DC8F0: 3. Centers of Excellence in Cannabis Research Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.), as amended by section 2, is further...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the designation of institutions of higher education as Centers of Excellence in Cannabis Research, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Education, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the designation of institutions of higher education as Centers of Excellence in Cannabis Research, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Education Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 28, 2024

Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Thanedar, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Education Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

5 terms
"cannabis" §H4EF175AD0DE94CC5BCA010AC3B7DC8F0

all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not

"cannabis" §H6A5B1A2036CD4BF489B915E36162EE9A

all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not

"cannabis" §H91957B5117A04031A1900857A4995E18

all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not

"cannabis" §HC6264CDF77EA425C8548B2C5ADA0EDB6

all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not

"cannabis" §HE7890F275420413AA30B295999A1A722

all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not

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