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11 



1 "(i) the 2-year period beginning on the date of 



2 the expiration of the period of priority ; or 



3 "(ii) if the first application is rejected or with- 



4 drawn, an appropriate period after the rejection or 



5 withdrawal, to be determined by the Secretary. 



6 "(B) An event occurring within the period of priority 



7 (such as the filing of another application or use of the 



8 variety that is the subject of the first application) shall 



9 not constitute a ground for rejecting the application or 



10 give rise to any third party right.". 



1 1 SEC. 6. CONTENTS AND TERM OF PLANT VARIETY PROTEC- 



12 TION. 



13 Section 83 (7 U.S.C. 2483) is amended— 



14 (1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by 



15 striking "by variety name"; 



16 (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b) — 



17 (A) by striking "eighteen" and inserting 



18 "20"; and 



19 (B) by inserting before the period at the 



20 end the following: ", except that, in the case of 



21 a tree or vine, the term of the plant variety pro- 



22 tection shall expire 25 years from the date of 



23 issue of the certificate"; and 



24 (3). in subsection (c), by striking "repository: 



25 Provided, however, That" and inserting "repository, 



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