(1) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(2) FEDERAL
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Federal 
project’’ means a construction or maintenance activ-
ity that— 
(A) is carried out— 
(i) by a Federal agency; and 
(ii) at a Federal facility (as defined in 
section 930(g) of title 18, United States 
Code); 
(B) involves landscape planting improve-
ments; and 
(C) is located in a State of the United 
States, the District of Columbia, or a common-
wealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States. 
(3) NATIVE PLANT.—The term ‘‘native plant’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘native plant spe-
cies’’ in section 101(a) of title I of division DD of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (43 
U.S.C. 1732 note; Public Law 117–328). 
(b) FEDERAL PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, any Federal agency that car-
ries out a Federal project shall— 
(A) prioritize, as feasible with respect to 
cost, schedule, and product supply or a sci-
entific, historical, or educational purpose, the 
use of native plants over non-native plants; and 
(B) consider the benefits, such as habitat 
creation, supporting native pollinators, pro-
viding food and shelter to insect and wildlife 
populations, decreasing soil erosion and land-
scape water usage, increasing sediment control, 
and controlling stormwater runoff, of using na-
tive plants over the life of the Federal project 
when deciding whether to use native plants. 
(2) TURFGRASS AND LAWNS.—A Federal agen-
cy— 
(A) is not required to prioritize and con-
sider turfgrass and lawn plantings as required 
by paragraph (1); but 
(B) is encouraged to consider, with respect 
to cost, schedule, product supply, overall main-
tenance requirements, and property usage, the 
planting of native plants on appropriate areas 
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of existing or planned turfgrass and lawns, par-
ticularly unused areas, while carrying out a 
Federal project. 
(c) CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS.—In entering into 
a Federal contract, the head of a Federal agency shall— 
(1) include the priority and consideration re-
quirements described in subsection (b) in the con-
tract, to the maximum extent practicable; and 
(2) require that any subcontract (at any tier) of 
that contract include those priority and consider-
ation requirements. 
(d) UPDATE TO AGENCY-SPECIFIC DESIGN STAND-
ARDS.—Not later than 270 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, a Federal agency that maintains agency- 
specific facility design standards or that has landscape 
and maintenance development requirements or standards 
shall update those requirements and standards in accord-
ance with subsections (b) and (c). 
(e) CEQ GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years there-
after, the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality 
shall distribute to Federal agencies guidance on— 
(1) the use of native plants in Federal projects; 
and 
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(2) implementing the requirements of this sec-
tion. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, 
the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality shall 
make publicly available on the website of the Council on 
Environmental Quality a report on the use of native plants 
in Federal projects for at least the previous 2 years that 
includes, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) Case studies on best practices used in var-
ious Federal projects. 
(2) A general analysis of scientific or environ-
mental findings relating to selected Federal projects, 
the types of plants used, and any quantifiable im-
pacts of native plant usage in the Federal projects. 
(3) A description of how the Federal Govern-
ment is promoting native habitats and native plant 
usage. 
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