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103d CONGRESS 

 1st Session 



S. 1406 



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. 



IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 



August 6 (legislative day, June 30), 1993 



Mr. KERREY (for himself and Mr. Daschle) introduced the following bill; 

 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 

 Nutrition, and Forestry 



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. 



1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 



2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 



3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. 



4 (a) Short Title. — This Act may be cited as the 



5 ' ' Plant Variety Protection Act Amendments of 1 9 9 3 " . 



6 (b) References to Plant Variety Protection 



7 Act. — Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever 



