Sec. 701. Limitation on procurement
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This section may be cited as the American Grown Act . In this section: The term covered agency means— the Executive Office of the President; the Department of Defense; and the Department of State. The term covered entity means— a foreign government; and 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 )). The term cut flower means a flower removed from a living plant for decorative use. The term cut green means a green, foliage, or branch removed from a living plant for decorative use.
The term qualifying area means— a State; the District of Columbia; a territory or possession of the United States; and an area subject to the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian Tribe. Funds appropriated or otherwise available to a covered agency 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. This subsection shall apply to a procurement made or contracted for— in the United States; and on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
A covered agency 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— the origin of the cut flower or cut green is clearly displayed at the time of delivery; and at the time of delivery, the covered agency 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. A covered agency that accepts a gift of a cut flower or cut green from a covered entity under paragraph
(1)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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