Bob Goodlatte: “I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I join him in opposition to this amendment. Mr. Chair, the purpose of this…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I join him in opposition to this amendment. Mr. Chair, the purpose of this amendment ostensibly is to make it easier to import seeds for the purpose of research with regard to growing or cultivating industrial hemp, and for that reason the amendment is unnecessary and inappropriate. Current law imposes no impediment to legitimate research on industrial hemp being carried out in accordance with section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014. Under current law, institutions of higher education and State Departments of Agriculture may import the seeds needed to conduct research authorized by section 7606 of the Agricultural Act. Parliamentary Inquiries”