S 1580 · 96th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to amend the Plant Variety Protection Act to clarify its provisions.

Introduced 1979-07-26· Sponsored by Sen. Talmadge, Herman E. [D-GA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.(1979-07-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Plant Variety Protection Act to: (1) make numerous technical amendments; (2) repeal the bonding requirement for designated employees of the Plant Variety Protection Office; (3) extend the term of plant variety protection from 17 to 18 years; (4) authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to issue corrected certificates of plant variety protection instead of (the current) mere certificates of correction; and (5) allow application of its provisions to the seeds, plants or transplants of okra, celery, peppers, tomatoes, carrots and cucumbers, which are currently excluded from the protection of the Act.…

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