“A bill to require that certain agencies only procure cut flowers and cut greens grown in the United States, and for other purposes.”
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This section prohibits the Executive Office of the President, Department of Defense, and Department of State (covered agencies) from using appropriated funds to procure cut flowers or cut greens (i.e., flowers, foliage, or branches removed from living plants for decorative use) unless grown in a qualifying area (i.e., a state, the District of Columbia, U.S. territory or possession, or area under a federally recognized Indian tribe), for procurements made or contracted for in the United States on or after one year after enactment. The section further restricts covered agencies from accepting gifts of non-qualifying cut flowers or cut greens from a foreign government or agent of a foreign principal (as defined in the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, 22 U.S.C. 611) for display purposes unless the origin is clearly displayed at delivery and during display, and the agency simultaneously procures an additional qualifying cut flower or cut green for display during the same period.