American Grown Act

The American Grown Act would require three federal entities—the Executive Office of the President, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State—to procure cut flowers and cut greens only if they are grown in the United States, with a transition period of one year after enactment. In addition, the bill sets rules for accepting gifts of cut flowers or greens: if a gift is not grown in a qualifying area, the gift can be accepted for display only if the origin is clearly displayed, and the agency simultaneously procures an equivalent item grown in a qualifying area to display during the gift’s display period. The act defines key terms (such as “cut flower,” “cut green,” and “qualifying area”) and limits applicability to procurements made in the United States after the one-year effective date. The policy aims to promote domestic production of decorative plant materials and increase transparency regarding the origin of items displayed by federal agencies. It would not apply to procurements outside the United States or to agencies outside the three named covered agencies, and it imposes no detailed enforcement mechanism in the text provided.