Waivers for potential enlistees into the Armed Forces to reapply for enlistment following a positive toxicology test for tetrahydrocannabinol

(a) Sense of Congress on Waiver System to Reapply for Enlistment Following a Positive Tetrahydrocannabinol Toxicology Test It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Departments of the Army and the Navy have taken positive steps in their work to design and implement a waiver system that permits potential enlistees into the Armed Forces to reapply for enlistment following a positive toxicology test for tetrahydrocannabinol; (2) given the ongoing recruitment and retention challenges undermining the Armed Forces readiness goals, the Departments of the Air Force, Space Force, and Marine Corps should develop and implement their own permanent waiver system commensurate with the process employed by the Army and Navy; and (3) the Air Force, Space Force, and Marine Corps should establish permanent waiver programs. (b) Waiver program on individuals previously turned away for cannabis use The Secretary of Defense shall— (1) develop a program through which to provide waivers for potential enlistees into the Armed Forces who were not permitted to enlist following a positive toxicology test for tetrahydrocannabinol so that such potential enlistees are permitted to reapply for enlistment; (2) assess the feasibility of contacting any such potential enlistees who were not permitted to enlist following a positive toxicology test for tetrahydrocannabinol in States where marijuna is legal under State laws; and (3) to the extent feasible, develop a plan to contact such potential enlistees. (c) Waivered Recruits Reporting Requirement No later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a plan to create, disseminate, and use a clear definition that highlights that all waivered recruits are qualified and eligible to enlist in the Armed Forces, even if they do not meet every enlistment standard, and that existing standards of enlistment allow for waivers.