,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ifha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ad1 #bjbf,mr4  
,mc,govern 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cas>7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,leahy-,smi? ,am]ica ,inv5ts 
,act to limit intellectual prop]ty      
protection = plants1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,fair ,se$s = ,f>m]s ,act4  #b4       
,limitation on intellectual prop]ty     
protection = plants ,! ,leahy-,smi?     
,am]ica ,inv5ts ,act 7#ce ,u4,s4,c4 #a  
note2 ,public ,law #aab-bi7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 section #cc1 by add+ at ! end ( !
 section head+ ! foll[+3 = human        
organisms2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] su*   
section ! foll[+ 7& con=m+ ! table (    
cont5ts appropriately73  #cc;,a4        
,limitation on intellectual prop]ty     
protection = plants  7a7 ,9 g5]al       
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law-- 7#a7 
no protection may be provid$ "u any     
,f$]al law ) respect to a plant1 plant  

v>iety1 or plant g]mplasm1 except       
pursuant to a law describ$ 9 subsection 
7b72 &  7#b7 no contractual obligation  
or agreem5t t may be all[able "u ! laws 
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 t limits ! use
 ( a plant1 plant v>iety1 plant         
g]mplasm1 or o!r biological mat]ial =   
rese>*1 bre$+1 exp]im5tation1 se$ sav+1 
or propagation may be en=c$4  7b7 ,laws 
describ$ ,! laws describ$ 9 ?is         
subsection are ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,plant
 ,v>iety ,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcba et seq474  7#b7 ,*apt] #ae ( title
 #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n
 z ! ,plant ,pat5t ,act ( #aicj74  7c7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,g]mplasm ,! t]m g]mplasm means plant   
mat]ial capable ( propagation1 includ+  
se$s1 poll51 tub]s1 or root/ock = use 9 
bre$+1 cons]vation1 or rese>*4  7#b7    
,plant v>iety ,! t]m plant v>iety means 
a plant gr\p+ )9 a s+le botanical taxon 
( ! l[e/ kn[n rank t c be def9$ by !    
expression ( ! *>act]i/ics result+ f a  
giv5 g5otype or comb9ation ( g5otypes1  

di/+ui%$ f any o!r plant gr\p+ by !     
expression ( at lea/ "o *>act]i/ic &    
consid]$ z a unit ) reg>d to !          
suitability ( ! plant gr\p+ = be+       
propagat$ un*ang$4 ,a plant v>iety may  
be repres5t$ by se$1 transplants1       
plants1 tub]s1 tissue culture plantlets1
 & o!r matt]4  7d7 ,effective date  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,subsection 7a7 %all apply    
to--  7,a7 any application = a pat5t t  
is p5d+ on1 or fil$ on or aft]1 ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is section2 &  7,b7 any    
contractual obligation or agreem5t ent]$
 into on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 section4  7#b7 ,prior applications     
,subsection 7a7 %all n affect ! validity
 ( any pat5t issu$ on an application to 
:i* p>agraph 7#a7 does n apply4  4