S.Amdt. 3538

SA 3538. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. King, and Ms.
Murkowski) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. 881. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF CUT FLOWERS AND CUT
GREENS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means--
(A) a foreign government; and
(B) an agent of a foreign principal (as defined section 1
of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended
(22 U.S.C. 611)).
(2) Cut flower.--The term ``cut flower'' means a flower
removed from a living plant for decorative use.
(3) Cut green.--The term ``cut green'' means a green,
foliage, or branch removed from a living plant for decorative
use.
(4) Qualifying area.--The term ``qualifying area'' means--
(A) a State;
(B) the District of Columbia;
(C) a territory or possession of the United States; or
(D) an area subject to the jurisdiction of a federally
recognized Indian Tribe.
(b) Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Funds appropriated or otherwise available
to the Department of Defense may only be used for the
procurement of a cut flower or cut green if the cut flower or
cut green is grown in a qualifying area.
(2) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to a
procurement made or contracted for--
(A) in the United States; and
(B) on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(c) Gifts for Display.--
(1) In general.--The Department of Defense may only accept
a gift of a cut flower or cut green that is not grown in a
qualifying area from a covered entity for the purpose of
displaying the cut flower or cut green if--
(A) the origin of the cut flower or cut green is clearly
displayed at the time of delivery; and
(B) at the time of delivery, the Department of Defense
procures an additional cut flower or cut green that is grown
in a qualifying area to display during the period of display
of the gift.
(2) Requirement.--If the Department of Defense accepts a
gift of a cut flower or cut green from a covered entity under
paragraph (1), it shall clearly display the origin of the cut
flower or cut green during the period of display of the cut
flower or cut green.
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