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H.R. 2927 to allow a farmer to sell protected varieties according to local 

 commercial law, if the contract with the farmer is broken or delivery of seed under 

 such contracts is refused. There has been particular concern that growers of grass 

 and forage seed could be particularly hard hit if the contracting party fails to 

 accept the seed. 



The American Farm Bureau Federation supports amendments to the PVPA 

 which are beneficial for all of U.S. agriculture. Some components of the UPOV 

 treaty fall into that category, and some do not. We hope the committee and all the 

 interested groups will, first, concentrate on workable amendments to the PVPA 

 and, second, on how these amendments conform to UPOV. 



I appreciate the opportunity to share the views of Farm Bureau with you 

 today. We look forward to working with you to improve the PVPA. 



