[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5827 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5827

    To exclude ``Choose and Cut'' Christmas tree producers from the 
       Christmas tree promotion, research, and information order.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 10, 2014

 Mr. McCaul (for himself, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Poe of Texas) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
    To exclude ``Choose and Cut'' Christmas tree producers from the 
       Christmas tree promotion, research, and information order.

    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 ``Christmas Tree Tax Exclusion Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF ``CHOOSE AND CUT'' CHRISTMAS TREE PRODUCERS FROM 
              THE CHRISTMAS TREE PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION 
              ORDER.

    (a) Exclusion.--The Christmas tree promotion, research, and 
information order contained in part 1214 of title 7, Code of Federal 
Regulations, and issued by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to the 
Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
7411 et seq.) shall not apply to any Choose and Cut Christmas tree 
producer with respect to Christmas trees produced by the producer and 
sold directly to final consumers.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Choose and cut christmas tree producer.--The term 
        ``Choose and Cut Christmas tree producer'' means a producer who 
        produces Christmas trees in the United States, allows consumers 
        to select a Christmas tree for purchase before the Christmas 
        tree is severed or cut from its roots, and sells that Christmas 
        tree directly to the final consumer.
            (2) Christmas tree.--The term ``Christmas tree'' means any 
        tree of the coniferous species, that is severed or cut from its 
        roots and marketed as a Christmas tree for holiday use.
            (3) Producer.--The term ``producer'' means any person who 
        is engaged in the production of Christmas trees in the United 
        States, and who owns, or shares the ownership and risk of loss 
        of the production of Christmas trees or a person who is engaged 
        in the business of producing, or causing to be domestically 
        produced, Christmas trees beyond personal use and having value 
        at first point of sale.
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