,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eajd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bc1 #bjbf,ms4   
,w>r5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,book]1 & ,mr4    
,wel*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & 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$s = ,f>m]s ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on
 intellectual prop]ty protection =      
plants  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,leahy-,smi?    
,am]ica ,inv5ts ,act 7,public ,law      
#aab-bi2 #abe ,/at4 #bhd7 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 section #cc 7#ce ,u4,s4,c4 #aja  
note2 ,public ,law #aab-bi71 9 ! section
 head+1 by ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod at ! end 
! foll[+3 = human organisms2 &  7#b7 by 
ins]t+ aft] section #cc 7#ce ,u4,s4,c4  
#aja note2 ,public ,law #aab-bi7 !      
foll[+3  #cc;,a4 ,limitation on         
intellectual prop]ty protection = plants
  7a7 ,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-- 7,a7
 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/ #a *>act]i/ic
 & consid]$ z a unit ) reg>d to !       
suitability ( ! plant gr\p+ = be+       
propagat$ un*ang$2 &  7,b7 may be       
repres5t$ by se$1 transplants1 plants1  
tub]s1 tissue culture plantlets1 or o!r 
matt]4  7b7 ,limitation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law-- 7,a7 
no protection may be provid$ "u any     
,f$]al law ) respect to a plant1 plant  
v>iety1 or plant g]mplasm1 except       
pursuant to a law describ$ 9 subsection 
7c72 &  7,b7 no contractual obligation  
or agreem5t t may be all[able "u a law  
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 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$4  7#b7      
,application  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,p>agraph   
7#a7 %all apply to-- 7i7 any application
 = a pat5t t is p5d+ on1 or fil$ on or  
aft]1 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section2 &
  7ii7 any contractual obligation or    
agreem5t ent]$ into on or aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is section4  7,b7 ,prior    
applications ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n      
affect ! validity ( any pat5t issu$ on  
an application to :i* subp>agraph 7,a7  
does n apply4  7c7 ,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  4  7b7    
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 9   
section #a7;b7 ( ! ,leahy-,smi? ,am]ica 
,inv5ts ,act 7,public ,law #aab-bi7 is  
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   

section #cc ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #cc;,a4    
,limitation on intellectual prop]ty     
protection = plants4  4