,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #d1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,kaptur introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 
& 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,ways & 
,means1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly     
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require p]sons :o seek to  
reta9 se$ h>ve/$ f ! plant+ ( pat5t$    
se$s to regi/] ) ! ,secret>y (          
,agriculture & pay fees set by !        
,secret>y = reta9+ su* se$1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort ,title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,se$ ,availability &    
,competition ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,reta9+ 
,pat5t$ ,se$  7a7 ,regi/ration ,any     
p]son :o plants pat5t$ se$ or se$ d]iv$ 
f pat5t$ se$ may reta9 se$ f ! h>ve/ ( !
 plant$ se$ = replant+ by t p]son if t  
p]son--  7#a7 submits to ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture notice1 9 su* =m z !       
,secret>y may require1 ( ! type &       

quantity ( se$ to be reta9$ & any o!r   
in=mation ! ,secret>y det]m9es to be    
appropriate2 &  7#b7 pays ! fee e/abli%$
 by ! ,secret>y pursuant to subsection  
7b7 = ! type & quantity ( se$ reta9$4   
7b7 ,fees ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture   
%all e/abli% a fee to be paid by a p]son
 pursuant to subsection 7a77#b7 bas$ on 
! type & quantity ( se$ reta9$4 ,!      
,secret>y %all deposit am\nts collect$  
pursuant to subsection 7a77#b7 9 !      
,pat5t$ ,se$ ,fund e/abli%$ "u          
subsection 7e77#a74  7c7 ,refunds ,!    
,secret>y ( ,agriculture may refund or  
make an adju/m5t ( ! fee paid pursuant  
to subsection 7a77#b7 :5 ! p]son is     
unable to plant or h>ve/ ! reta9$ se$ z 
a result ( a natural disa/] or relat$   
condition & "u su* o!r circum/ances z ! 
,secret>y consid]s su* refund or        
adju/m5t appropriate4  7d7 ,di/ributions
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all pay ! 
collect$ fees to ! appropriate pat5t    
hold]s1 at a frequ5cy t ! ,secret>y     
det]m9es is appropriate1 f ! ,pat5t$    

,se$ ,fund e/abli%$ "u subsection       
7e77#a71 tak+ into consid]ation !       
possibility ( refunds pursuant to       
subsection 7c74  7e7 ,pat5t$ ,se$ ,fund 
7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ 9 !   
,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates a fund to be
 kn[n z ! ,pat5t$ ,se$ ,fund1 consi/+ ( 
su* am\nts z may be receiv$ by !        
,secret>y & deposit$ into su* ,fund z   
provid$ 9 ?is section4  7#b7            
,adm9i/ration ,! ,fund %all be adm9i/]$ 
by ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture & all     
moneys 9 ! ,fund %all be di/ribut$      
solely by ! ,secret>y 9 accordance ) ?is
 section & %all n be di/ribut$ or       
appropriat$ = any o!r purpose4 ,am\nts 9
 ! ,fund are available )\t fur!r        
appropriation & until exp5d$ to make    
paym5ts to pat5t hold]s4  7f7           
,inapplicability ( contracts & pat5t    
fees ,a p]son :o reta9s se$ "u          
subsection 7a7 f ! h>ve/ ( pat5t$ se$ or
 se$ d]iv$ f pat5t$ se$ %all n be b\nd  
by any contractual limitation on reta9+ 
su* se$1 or by any requirem5t to pay    

royalties or lic5s+ or o!r fees1 by     
reason ( ! pat5t1 = reta9+ su* se$4  7g7
 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m pat5t$
 se$ means se$ = :i* a p]son holds a    
valid pat5t4  #c4 ,t>iff on c]ta9       
import$ products  7a7 ,t>iff ,9 any case
 9 :i*--  7#a7 g5etically modifi$ se$ on
 :i* royalties or lic5s+ or o!r fees are
 *>g$ by ! own] ( a pat5t on su* se$ to 
p]sons pur*as+ ! se$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
is export$1 &  7#b7 no su* fees1 or a   
less] am\nt ( su* fees1 are *>g$ to     
pur*as]s ( ! export$ se$ 9 a =eign      
c\ntry1  !n !re %all be impos$ on any   
product ( ! export$ se$ f t =eign c\ntry
 t ent]s ! cu/oms t]ritory ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates a duty det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( !
 ,treasury1 9 addition to any duty t    
o!rwise applies1 9 an am\nt t recov]s ! 
diff]5ce betwe5 ! fees paid by pur*as]s 
( ! se$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & pur*as]s ( !
 export$ se$ 9 t c\ntry4  7b7 ,deposit (
 duties ,!re %all be deposit$ 9 !       
,pat5t$ ,se$ ,fund e/abli%$ "u section  
#b7;e77#a7 ! am\nt ( all duties collect$

 "u subsection 7a7 = di/ribution to !   
appropriate pat5t hold]s 9 accordance ) 
section #b7;d74  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section--  7#a7 ! t]m g5etically modifi$
 se$ means any se$ t conta9s a          
g5etically modifi$ mat]ial1 0 produc$ ) 
a g5etically modifi$ mat]ial1 or is     
desc5d$ f a se$ t conta9$ a g5etically  
modifi$ mat]ial or 0 produc$ ) a        
g5etically modifi$ mat]ial2 &  7#b7 !   
t]m g5etically modifi$ mat]ial means    
mat]ial t has be5 alt]$ at ! molecul> or
 cellul> level by means t are n possible
 "u natural conditions or processes     
7includ+ recomb9ant ,,dna & ,,rna       
te*niques1 cell fusion1                 
micro5capsulation1 macro5capsulation1   
g5e deletion & d\bl+1 introduc+ a =eign 
g5e1 & *ang+ ! positions ( g5es71 o!r   
?an a means consi/+ exclusively ( bre$+1
 conjugation1 f]m5tation1 hybridization1
 9 vitro f]tilization1 tissue culture1  
or mutag5esis4