American Grown Act

Bill: 116-s-3352
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2020-02-27
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Buy American requirements

Horticulture and plants

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-02-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>American Grown Act</b></p>  <p>This bill requires cut flowers and cut greens procured for decorative use with federal funds to be grown in the United States.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3352 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 27, 2020 Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. King , 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 Federal agencies only procure cut flowers and cut greens grown in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Grown Act . 2. Limitation on procurement (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Cut flower The term cut flower means a flower removed from a living plant for decorative use. (2) Cut green The term cut green means a green, foliage, or branch removed from a living plant for decorative use. (3) Federal agency The term Federal agency means each agency and instrumentality of the Federal Government located in a State or the District of Columbia. (b) Requirement Funds appropriated or otherwise available to a Federal 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— (1) a State; (2) the District of Columbia; (3) a territory or possession of the United States; or (4) an area subject to the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian Tribe. (c) Applicability This section shall apply to a procurement made or contracted for on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.