American Grown Act

American Grown Act

This bill prohibits the official display of a cut flower or green in any public area of a building of the Executive Office of the President, the Department of State, or the Department of Defense unless it is produced in the United States.

The prohibition does not apply to any cut flower or green used by a federal officer or employee for personal display.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4613 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4613

  To require cut flowers and cut greens displayed in certain Federal 
 buildings to be produced in the United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 21, 2021

 Mr. Young (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Panetta, Ms. 
Pingree, and Ms. Herrera Beutler) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition 
to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require cut flowers and cut greens displayed in certain Federal 
 buildings to be produced 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.

    (a) In General.--A cut flower or a cut green may not be officially 
displayed in any public area of a building of the Executive Office of 
the President or of the Department of State or of the Department of 
Defense unless the cut flower or cut green is produced in the United 
States.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--The limitation in subsection (a) may not 
be construed to apply to any cut flower or cut green used by a Federal 
officer or employee for personal display.
    (c) 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) Produced in the united states.--The term ``produced in 
        the United States'' means grown in--
                    (A) any of the several States;
                    (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.
    (d) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on the date that is 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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