[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4205 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4205

To permit producers of ``Choose and Cut'' Christmas trees to opt out of 
     the Christmas tree promotion, research, and information order.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 9, 2015

  Mr. McCaul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To permit producers of ``Choose and Cut'' Christmas trees to opt out of 
     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 Exemption Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF ``CHOOSE AND CUT'' CHRISTMAS TREE PRODUCERS TO OPT 
              OUT OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND 
              INFORMATION ORDER.

    (a) Authority of Producers To Opt Out.--The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall permit a Choose and Cut Christmas tree producer to 
opt out of the Christmas tree promotion, research, and information 
order contained in part 1214 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, 
and issued by the Secretary pursuant to the Commodity Promotion, 
Research, and Information Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7411 et seq.) 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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