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[CITE: 7USC2321]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                  CHAPTER 57--PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE
 
                  Part A--Organization and Publications
 
Sec. 2321. Establishment

    There is hereby established in the Department of Agriculture an 
office to be known as the Plant Variety Protection Office, which shall 
have the functions set forth in this chapter.

(Pub. L. 91-577, title I, Sec. 1, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1542; Pub. L. 
96-574, Sec. 1, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3350.)


                               Amendments

    1980--Pub. L. 96-574 substituted ``an office'' for ``a bureau''.


                             Effective Date

    Section 141 of Pub. L. 91-577 provided that: ``This Act [this 
chapter] shall take effect upon enactment [Dec. 24, 1970]. Applications 
may be filed with the Secretary and held by him until the Office of 
Plant Variety Protection is organized and in operation''.


                      Short Title of 1994 Amendment

    Pub. L. 103-349, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3136, provided 
that: ``This Act [amending sections 2327, 2330, 2353, 2354, 2357, 2401, 
2402, 2404, 2422, 2423, 2424, 2425, 2442, 2461, 2462, 2463, 2482, 2483, 
2486, 2501, 2504, 2532, 2541, 2542, 2543, 2561, 2566, 2567, 2568, and 
2570 of this title, repealing sections 2463, 2502 and 2503 of this 
title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 2401 of 
this title] may be cited as the `Plant Variety Protection Act Amendments 
of 1994'.''


                      Short Title of 1992 Amendment

    Pub. L. 102-560, Sec. 1, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4230, provided 
that: ``This Act [enacting section 2570 of this title and section 296 of 
Title 35, Patents, amending section 2541 of this title and section 271 
of Title 35, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 
2541 of this title] may be cited as the `Patent and Plant Variety 
Protection Remedy Clarification Act'.''


                               Short Title

    Section 145 of Pub. L. 91-577 provided that: ``This Act [enacting 
this chapter, section 1611 of this title, and sections 1545 and 2353 of 
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, amending section 1562 of 
this title and sections 1338 and 1498 of Title 28, and enacting 
provisions set out as notes under this section] may be cited as the 
`Plant Variety Protection Act'.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 28 section 1545.
