,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cceb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself1 ,mrs4 
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,king1 and ,ms4        
,murkowski7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to require that ,federal agencies only 
procure cut flowers and cut greens grown
 in the ,united ,states1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,american ,grown    
,act4  #b4 ,limitation on procurement   
7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,cut flower ,the term cut flower means a
 flower removed from a living plant for 
decorative use4  7#b7 ,cut green ,the   
term cut green means a green1 foliage1  
or branch removed from a living plant   
for decorative use4  7#c7 ,federal      
agency ,the term ,federal agency means  
each agency and instrumentality of the  
,federal ,government located in a ,state

 or the ,district of ,columbia4  7b7    
,requirement ,funds appropriated or     
otherwise available to a ,federal 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-- 7#a7 a
 ,state2  7#b7 the ,district of         
,columbia2  7#c7 a territory or         
possession of the ,united ,states2 or   
7#d7 an area subject to the jurisdiction
 of a federally recognized ,indian      
,tribe4  7c7 ,applicability ,this       
section shall apply to a procurement    
made or contracted for on or after the  
date that is #a year after the date of  
enactment of this ,act4