CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE
(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 RE- SEARCH.—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 re- search 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.
AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 22, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., to conduct a classified hearing entitled ‘‘Security Assistance: Cutting Through a Tangled Web of Authorities.’’
