Don Young American Grown Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Don Young American Grown Act creates a domestic-sourcing rule for official floral displays in major federal executive buildings. A cut flower or cut green may not be officially displayed in any public area of a building of the Executive Office of the President, Department of State, or Department of Defense unless it is produced in the United States. The bill does not apply to a cut flower or cut green used by a federal officer or employee for personal display. It defines a cut flower as a flower removed from a living plant for decorative use and a cut green as a green, foliage, or branch removed from a living plant for decorative use. Produced in the United States means grown in a state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. territory or possession, or an area under the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian Tribe. The rule takes effect one year after enactment, giving federal offices and suppliers time to adjust procurement and display practices.
Who Benefits and How
U.S. flower growers benefit from a domestic-source requirement for official public displays in covered federal buildings. Domestic greenery producers benefit from the same requirement for cut greens used in official displays. Federally recognized tribal growers benefit because production in tribal jurisdiction counts as produced in the United States. American-grown floral industry advocates benefit from a federal procurement preference for visible executive-branch displays.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Executive Office of the President facility managers must ensure official public floral displays use U.S.-produced flowers and greens. State Department building managers must adjust official display procurement to meet the domestic-source rule. Defense Department facility managers must apply the rule in public areas of covered buildings. Foreign flower suppliers lose access to official public displays in covered federal buildings.
Key Provisions
- Requires official public displays of cut flowers and cut greens in covered federal buildings to use U.S.-produced products.
- Applies to Executive Office of the President, State Department, and Defense Department buildings.
- Exempts personal displays by federal officers and employees.
- Defines U.S. production to include states, DC, territories, possessions, and tribal jurisdiction.
- Provides a one-year delayed effective date.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires cut flowers and cut greens officially displayed in public areas of Executive Office of the President, State Department, and Defense Department buildings to be produced in the United States, exempts personal displays by federal officers or employees, defines cut flowers, cut greens, and U.S. production, and takes effect one year after enactment.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Federal Procurement, Domestic Sourcing
Primary Purpose
Requires cut flowers and cut greens officially displayed in public areas of Executive Office of the President, State Department, and Defense Department buildings to be produced in the United States, exempts personal displays by federal officers or employees, defines cut flowers, cut greens, and U.S. production, and takes effect one year after enactment.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- U.S. flower growers
- Domestic greenery producers
- Tribal growers
- American-grown floral advocates
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Executive Office facility managers
- State Department building managers
- Defense Department facility managers
- Foreign flower suppliers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Carbajal (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Panetta, Mr. LaMalfa, …
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and …
Introduced in House
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