[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 860 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 860

To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the oak tree as the 
                  national tree of the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 10, 2003

 Mr. Nelson of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the oak tree as the 
                  national tree of the United States.

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

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL TREE.

    (a) Designation.--Chapter 3 of title 36, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 305. National tree
    ``The tree genus Quercus, commonly known as the oak tree, is the 
national tree.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Title 36 is amended--
            (1) in the table of contents for part A of subtitle I, in 
        the matter related to chapter 3, by striking ``, and March'' 
        and inserting ``March, and Tree'';
            (2) in the chapter heading for chapter 3, by striking ``, 
        AND MARCH'' and inserting ``MARCH, AND TREE''; and
            (3) in the table of sections for chapter 3, by adding at 
        the end the following:

``305. National tree.''.
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