No discrimination in the provision of a Federal public benefit on the basis of cannabis

(a) In general No person may be denied any Federal public benefit (as such term is defined in section 401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(c))) on the basis of any use or possession of cannabis, or on the basis of a conviction or adjudication of juvenile delinquency for a cannabis offense, by that person. (b) Security clearances A Federal agency may not grant, deny, or rescind a security clearance based solely on past or present cannabis use.