[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3019 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3019

   To require that Federal agencies only procure cut flowers and cut 
     greens produced in the United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2019

 Mr. Young (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Herrera Beutler, 
Mr. Panetta, Mr. Carbajal, and Mr. Yoho) introduced the following bill; 
      which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require that Federal agencies only procure cut flowers and cut 
     greens 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 ON PROCUREMENT.

    (a) In General.--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 produced in the United 
States.
    (b) 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.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``Federal agency'' means 
                each instrumentality of the Federal Government.
                    (B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
                the term ``Federal agency'' does not include an 
                instrumentality of the Federal Government if the 
                instrumentality is located outside of the several 
                States or the District of Columbia.
            (4) 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.
    (c) Applicability.--This section shall apply to a procurement made 
or contracted for on or after the date that is one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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