Beverage Regulatory Parity Act

(a) In general. Notwithstanding the hemp amendments, the per-container limit on intoxicating cannabinoid content established by such amendments shall not apply to any hemp-derived beverage manufactured, distributed, labeled, advertised, or sold in accordance with the serving requirements for intoxicating tetrahydrocannabinol content under section 4(l)(3).

(b) Protection of intermediate hemp-Derived cannabinoid products. Notwithstanding the hemp amendments, intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid products, as defined in paragraph (3)(B) of section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o), as proposed to be amended by the hemp amendments, may temporarily contain a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that exceeds the level specified in section 4(l)(3) during the ordinary course of the manufacture or processing of a hemp-derived beverage, if such hemp-derived cannabinoid product—

(1) is used exclusively for the manufacture of a hemp-derived beverage in compliance with this Act,

(2) remains exclusively with persons issued a permit under section 4(c) by the Tax and Trade Bureau to manufacture the material and is in good standing with respect to such permit,

(3) is only marketed, sold, or transferred to a person issued a permit under section 4(c) by the Tax and Trade Bureau to manufacture hemp-derived beverages in final form,

(4) is not for consumer use, and

(5) contains not more than 20 percent total tetrahydrocannabinols (including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) by weight.

(c) Definitions. For purposes of this section—

(1) Hemp amendments. The term hemp amendments means the amendments to section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o) made by section 781 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119–37).

(2) Applicability of section 4(l). Except as otherwise provided, any term used in this section which is also used in section 4(l) shall have the same meaning as when used in such section.

(d) Effective date. This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply notwithstanding any effective date specified in the hemp amendments.