,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #i1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,mc,caul introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to p]mit      
produc]s ( ,*oose & ,cut ,*ri/mas trees 
to opt out ( ! ,*ri/mas tree promotion1 
rese>*1 & in=mation ord]4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,*ri/mas
 ,tree ,tax ,exemption ,act4  #b4       
,au?ority ( ,*oose & ,cut ,*ri/mas tree 
produc]s to opt out ( ! ,*ri/mas tree   
promotion1 rese>*1 & in=mation ord]  7a7
 ,au?ority ( produc]s ,to opt out ,!    
,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all p]mit a   
,*oose & ,cut ,*ri/mas tree produc] to  
opt out ( ! ,*ri/mas tree promotion1    
rese>*1 & in=mation ord] conta9$ 9 "p   
#abad ( title #g1 ,code ( ,f$]al        
,regulations1 & issu$ by ! ,secret>y    
pursuant to ! ,commodity ,promotion1    
,rese>*1 & ,in=mation ,act ( #aiif 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #gdaa et seq47 ) respect to   
,*ri/mas trees produc$ by ! produc] &   

sold directly to f9al consum]s4  7b7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,*oose 
& ,cut ,*ri/mas tree produc] ,! t]m     
,*oose & ,cut ,*ri/mas tree produc]     
means a produc] :o produces ,*ri/mas    
trees 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 all[s consum]s 
to select a ,*ri/mas tree = pur*ase be=e
 ! ,*ri/mas tree is sev]$ or cut f its  
roots1 & sells t ,*ri/mas tree directly 
to ! f9al consum]4  7#b7 ,*ri/mas tree  
,! t]m ,*ri/mas tree means any tree ( ! 
conif]\s species t is sev]$ or cut f its
 roots & m>ket$ z a ,*ri/mas tree =     
holiday use4  7#c7 ,produc] ,! t]m      
produc] means any p]son :o is engag$ 9 !
 production ( ,*ri/mas trees 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 & :o owns1 or %>es ! own]%ip &  
risk ( loss ( ! production ( ,*ri/mas   
trees or a p]son :o is engag$ 9 !       
bus9ess ( produc+1 or caus+ to be       
dome/ically produc$1 ,*ri/mas trees     
beyond p]sonal use & hav+ value at fir/ 
po9t ( sale4