2021 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 57 - Plant Variety Protection
Subchapter I - Plant Variety Protection Office
Part A - Organization and Publications
Sec. 2327 - Plant Variety Protection Board
| 7 U.S.C. § 2327 (2021) |
| §2327. Plant Variety Protection Board |
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(a) Appointment
The Secretary shall appoint a Plant Variety Protection Board. The Board shall consist of individuals who are experts in various areas of varietal development covered by this chapter. Membership of the Board shall include farmer representation and shall be drawn approximately equally from the private or seed industry sector and from the sector of government or the public. The Secretary or the designee of the Secretary shall act as chairperson of the Board without voting rights except in the case of ties. (b) Functions of BoardThe functions of the Plant Variety Protection Board shall include: (1) Advising the Secretary concerning the adoption of Rules and Regulations to facilitate the proper administration of this chapter; (2) Making advisory decisions on all appeals from the examiner. The Board shall determine whether to act as a full Board or by panels it selects; and whether to review advisory decisions made by a panel. For service on such appeals, the Board may select, as temporary members, experts in the area to which the particular appeal relates; and (3) Advising the Secretary on all questions under section 2404 of this title. The members of the Plant Variety Protection Board shall serve without compensation except for standard government reimbursable expenses. |
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(Pub. L. 91–577, title I, §7, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1543; Pub. L. 103–349, §13(a), Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3142.) |
| EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–349 substituted "the designee of the Secretary shall act as chairperson" for "his designee shall act as chairman" in last sentence. STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 103–349 effective 180 days after Oct. 6, 1994, see section 15 of Pub. L. 103–349, set out as a note under section 2401 of this title. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
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| Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 57 - PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION SUBCHAPTER I - PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE Part A - Organization and Publications Sec. 2327 - Plant Variety Protection Board |
| section 2327 |
| 2021 |
| January 3, 2022 |
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| standard |
| 84 Stat. 1543 108 Stat. 3142 |
| Public Law 91-577, Public Law 103-349 |
