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This section authorizes States and Indian tribes to elect self-regulation of hemp production and hemp-derived cannabinoid products by submitting a notice to USDA in lieu of a federal program plan, thereby exempting them from subtitle E of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (except they must comply with the federal THC exclusion in the hemp definition and implement a minimum age requirement for product purchases). It permits interstate commerce of such products to or from opting-out States or tribes (with no state or tribal prohibitions on transportation) and requires compliance with the laws of both jurisdictions in transactions between opting-out entities; conforming amendments exempt such States and tribes from federal plan requirements under §§297B and 297C. (As background, the 2018 Farm Bill established a USDA-administered hemp program—covering Cannabis sativa L. and derivatives with ≤0.3% delta-9 THC on a dry-weight basis—requiring approved state or tribal plans for production, testing, and enforcement.)