Title: American Grown Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
American Grown Act
This bill prohibits certain agencies from procuring cut flowers or cut greens grown outside the United States. The bill also sets forth requirements for such agencies accepting gifts of cut flowers or cut greens grown outside the United States.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2542 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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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.


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                   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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require that certain agencies only procure cut flowers and cut 
       greens grown in the United States, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Grown Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered agency.--The term ``covered agency'' means--
                    (A) the Executive Office of the President;
                    (B) the Department of Defense; and
                    (C) the Department of State.
            (2) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means--
                    (A) a foreign government; and
                    (B) an agent of a foreign principal (as defined 
                section 1 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 
                1938, as amended (22 U.S.C 611)).
            (3) Cut flower.--The term ``cut flower'' means a flower 
        removed from a living plant for decorative use.
            (4) Cut green.--The term ``cut green'' means a green, 
        foliage, or branch removed from a living plant for decorative 
        use.
            (5) Qualifying area.--The term ``qualifying area'' means--
                    (A) a State;
                    (B) the District of Columbia;
                    (C) a territory or possession of the United States; 
                or
                    (D) an area subject to the jurisdiction of a 
                federally recognized Indian Tribe.
    (b) Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Funds appropriated or otherwise available 
        to a covered agency may only be used for the procurement of a 
        cut flower or cut green if the cut flower or cut green is grown 
        in a qualifying area.
            (2) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to a 
        procurement made or contracted for--
                    (A) in the United States; and
                    (B) on or after the date that is 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Gifts for Display.--
            (1) In general.--A covered agency may only accept a gift of 
        a cut flower or cut green that is not grown in a qualifying 
        area from a covered entity for the purpose of displaying the 
        cut flower or cut green if--
                    (A) the origin of the cut flower or cut green is 
                clearly displayed at the time of delivery; and
                    (B) at the time of delivery, the covered agency 
                procures an additional cut flower or cut green that is 
                grown in a qualifying area to display during the period 
                of display of the gift.
            (2) Requirement.--A covered agency that accepts a gift of a 
        cut flower or cut green from a covered entity under paragraph 
        (1) shall clearly display the origin of the cut flower or cut 
        green during the period of display of the cut flower or cut 
        green.
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