Hemp for Victory Act of 2019

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Hemp for Victory Act of 2019 This bill requires various federal agencies to research and provide guidance on a wide-range of potential uses for hemp. Among other things, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a grant program for land-grant colleges or universities to conduct research on establishing hemp as a domestic agricultural commodity; the Department of Health and Human Services to study the presence of pathogens in hemp-based and hemp-blended products and the impact of that presence on the health and safety of consumers; the Small Business Administration to develop a guidance manual for persons who seek to start up a small business concern in the hemp industry; the Department of Defense to report on the procurement of items for which a hemp-based or hemp-blended product may be substituted; the Department of Labor to report on the application of provisions of federal law to ensure the health and safety of individuals working in the hemp industry; the Environmental Protection Agency to study the effects of cultivating hemp within agriculture; the Department of Housing and Urban Development to study the use of hemp as it relates to affordable and sustainab…