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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2542 

To require that certain agencies only procure cut flowers and cut greens 

grown in the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 29, 2021 

Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. KING, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Ms. MURKOWSKI) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To require that certain agencies only procure cut flowers 

and cut greens grown in the United States, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Grown Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) COVERED AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered 

8 agency’’ means— 

9 (A) the Executive Office of the President; 


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1 (B) the Department of Defense; and 

2 (C) the Department of State. 

3 (2) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en4 tity’’ means— 

5 (A) a foreign government; and 

6 (B) an agent of a foreign principal (as de7 fined section 1 of the Foreign Agents Registra8 tion Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C 611)). 

9 (3) CUT FLOWER.—The term ‘‘cut flower’’ 

10 means a flower removed from a living plant for deco11 rative use. 

12 (4) CUT GREEN.—The term ‘‘cut green’’ means 

13 a green, foliage, or branch removed from a living 

14 plant for decorative use. 

15 (5) QUALIFYING AREA.—The term ‘‘qualifying 

16 area’’ means— 

17 (A) a State; 

18 (B) the District of Columbia; 

19 (C) a territory or possession of the United 

20 States; or 

21 (D) an area subject to the jurisdiction of 

22 a federally recognized Indian Tribe. 

23 (b) REQUIREMENT.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated or oth25 erwise available to a covered agency may only be 


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1 used for the procurement of a cut flower or cut 

2 green if the cut flower or cut green is grown in a 

3 qualifying area. 

4 (2) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection shall 

5 apply to a procurement made or contracted for— 

6 (A) in the United States; and 

7 (B) on or after the date that is 1 year 

8 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

9 (c) GIFTS FOR DISPLAY.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—A covered agency may only 

11 accept a gift of a cut flower or cut green that is not 

12 grown in a qualifying area from a covered entity for 

13 the purpose of displaying the cut flower or cut green 

14 if— 

15 (A) the origin of the cut flower or cut 

16 green is clearly displayed at the time of deliv17 ery; and 

18 (B) at the time of delivery, the covered 

19 agency procures an additional cut flower or cut 

20 green that is grown in a qualifying area to dis21 play during the period of display of the gift. 

22 (2) REQUIREMENT.—A covered agency that ac23 cepts a gift of a cut flower or cut green from a cov24 ered entity under paragraph (1) shall clearly display 


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1 the origin of the cut flower or cut green during the 

2 period of display of the cut flower or cut green. 

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