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H.R. 2927, a bill to amend the Plant Variety Protection Act to make such 

 Act consistent with the International Convention for the Protection of New 

 Varieties of Plants of March 19, 1991, to which the United States is a 

 signatory, and for other purposes 2 



Roberts, Hon. Pat, a Representative in Congress from the State of Kansas, 



opening statement 18 



Prepared statement 19 



Sarpalius, Hon. Bill, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, 

 prepared statement 25 



Smith, Hon. Robert F. (Bob), a Representative in Congress from the State 

 of Oregon, prepared statement 21 



Stenholm, Hon. Charles W., a Representative in Congress from the State 

 of Texas, opening statement 1 



Witnesses 



Clayton, Kenneth C, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Marketing and In- 

 spection Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture 26 



Prepared statement 63 



Clemons, Lester, president, Washington Seed Council 36 



Prepared statement 83 



Douches, David S., research geneticist and potato breeder, department of 



crop and soil sciences, Michigan State University 54 



Prepared statement 94 



Flieler, Fred, director, potato purchasing, Frito-Lay, Inc 52 



Prepared statement 85 



Keeling, John, director, governmental relations, American Farm Bureau Fed- 

 eration 32 



Prepared statement 76 



Lower, Richard L., associate dean, college of agricultural and life sciences, 

 University of Wisconsin-Madison, on behalf of the experiment station com- 

 mittee, operations planning, National Association of State Universities and 



Land-Grant Colleges 58 



Prepared statement 114 



Schmidt, Dietrich, president, Petoseed Co., Inc., on behalf of the American 



Seed Trade Association 30 



Prepared statement 71 



Shand, Hope, J., director, research, Rural Advancement Foundation Inter- 

 national-USA 56 



Prepared statement 106 



Strouts, Lawrence, farmer and certified seed dealer, Strouts Seeds, Inc 34 



Prepared statement 81 



Submitted Material 



Bolusky, Benjamin C, director, government affairs, American Association 

 of Nurseryman, and Craig J. Regelbrugge, administrator, National Associa- 

 tion of Plant Patent Owners, letter of June 8, 1994 117 



Calvani, Jerry, chairman, National Cotton Council of America, letter of June 

 6, 1994 119 



Cochran, Dale E., president, National Council of Commercial Plant Breeders, 

 statement 121 



Haley, Timothy J., president, and William Carlson, Jr., executive director, 

 Floral Trade Council, statement 125 



Peters, Terry, general manager, Seeds Inc., letter of May 19, 1994 130 



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