,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,mc,caul 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,jones1
 and ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to exclude ,choose and ,cut    
,christmas tree producers from the      
,christmas tree promotion1 research1 and
 information order4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,christmas ,tree ,tax ,exclusion ,act4  
#b4 ,exclusion of ,choose and ,cut      
,christmas tree producers from the      
,christmas tree promotion1 research1 and
 information order  7a7 ,exclusion ,the 
,christmas tree promotion1 research1 and
 information order contained in part    
#abad of title #g1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations1 and issued by the         
,secretary of ,agriculture pursuant to  
the ,commodity ,promotion1 ,research1   
and ,information ,act of #aiif 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #gdaa et seq47 shall not apply

 to any ,choose and ,cut ,christmas tree
 producer with respect to ,christmas    
trees produced by the producer and sold 
directly to final consumers4  7b7       
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,choose and ,cut ,christmas tree        
producer ,the term ,choose and ,cut     
,christmas tree producer means a        
producer who produces ,christmas trees  
in the ,united ,states1 allows consumers
 to select a ,christmas tree for        
purchase before the ,christmas tree is  
severed or cut from its roots1 and sells
 that ,christmas tree directly to the   
final consumer4  7#b7 ,christmas tree   
,the term ,christmas tree means any tree
 of the coniferous species1 that is     
severed or cut from its roots and       
marketed as a ,christmas tree for       
holiday use4  7#c7 ,producer ,the term  
producer means any person who is engaged
 in the production of ,christmas trees  
in the ,united ,states1 and who owns1 or
 shares the ownership and risk of loss  
of the production of ,christmas trees or

 a person who is engaged in the business
 of producing1 or causing to be         
domestically produced1 ,christmas trees 
beyond personal use and having value at 
first point of sale4