[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5310]
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  SA 3538. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. King, and Ms. 
Murkowski) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 881. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF CUT FLOWERS AND CUT 
                   GREENS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means--
       (A) a foreign government; and
       (B) an agent of a foreign principal (as defined section 1 
     of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended 
     (22 U.S.C. 611)).
       (2) Cut flower.--The term ``cut flower'' means a flower 
     removed from a living plant for decorative use.
       (3) Cut green.--The term ``cut green'' means a green, 
     foliage, or branch removed from a living plant for decorative 
     use.
       (4) Qualifying area.--The term ``qualifying area'' means--
       (A) a State;
       (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.
       (b) Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Funds appropriated or otherwise available 
     to the Department of Defense may only be used for the 
     procurement of a cut flower or cut green if the cut flower or 
     cut green is grown in a qualifying area.
       (2) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to a 
     procurement made or contracted for--
       (A) in the United States; and
       (B) on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Gifts for Display.--
       (1) In general.--The Department of Defense may only accept 
     a gift of a cut flower or cut green that is not grown in a 
     qualifying area from a covered entity for the purpose of 
     displaying the cut flower or cut green if--
       (A) the origin of the cut flower or cut green is clearly 
     displayed at the time of delivery; and
       (B) at the time of delivery, the Department of Defense 
     procures an additional cut flower or cut green that is grown 
     in a qualifying area to display during the period of display 
     of the gift.
       (2) Requirement.--If the Department of Defense accepts a 
     gift of a cut flower or cut green from a covered entity under 
     paragraph (1), it shall clearly display the origin of the cut 
     flower or cut green during the period of display of the cut 
     flower or cut green.
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