To limit the consideration of marijuana use when making an employment suitability or security clearance determination, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill prevents federal agencies from disqualifying job applicants or employees solely because of their past marijuana use. It applies to suitability determinations, security clearances, fitness assessments, and credentialing decisions across all executive agencies.
Who Benefits and How
Potential and current federal employees who have used marijuana in the past benefit by gaining protection from automatic disqualification. The cannabis industry indirectly benefits as the bill normalizes past marijuana use in employment contexts. Job seekers in states where marijuana is legal face fewer barriers to federal employment.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) must update their guidance and regulations. Security investigators must use new criteria for clearance evaluations. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must conduct and report on an implementation assessment.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits adverse suitability determinations based solely on past marijuana use
- Excludes marijuana from the definition of 'controlled substance' for security clearance purposes
- Requires OPM and ODNI to update guidance for consistent implementation
- Mandates GAO assessment of implementation within 18 months
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Prohibits federal agencies from denying employment, security clearances, or credentials to individuals solely based on past marijuana use
Key Policy Areas
Federal Employment, National Security, Civil Rights, Drug Policy
Primary Purpose
Prohibits federal agencies from denying employment, security clearances, or credentials to individuals solely based on past marijuana use
Policy Domains
Whole Bill - Employment and Clearance Protections
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal job applicants with past marijuana use
- Current federal employees with past marijuana use
- Security clearance applicants with past marijuana use
- Cannabis industry (indirect)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Office of Personnel Management
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- Government Accountability Office
- Executive agency HR departments
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Government Accountability Office, Office of Personnel Management, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_office"
- → Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- "the_comptroller_general"
- → Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Has the meaning given the term Executive agency in section 105 of title 5, United States Code
The Office of Personnel Management
Has the meaning given in section 1.3 of Executive Order 13467 relating to suitability for Government employment, fitness for contractor employees, and eligibility for access to classified national security information
Has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)
Has the meaning given that term in section 731.101 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations
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