3.0.0 3299 2023-01-11T13:18:26Z 2023-01-11T13:18:26Z House H HR 2009-07-22 111 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-07-22T14:07:44Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-07-22T14:07:43Z 2009-07-22 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-07-22 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-22 Referred to House Agriculture IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2009-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 N K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2010-07-30 False Agriculture and Food Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural trade Genetics Government trust funds Horticulture and plants Intellectual property Tariffs User charges and fees Agriculture and Food 00 2009-07-22 Introduced in House 2009-10-19T19:01:05Z Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2009 - Permits a person who plants patented seed or seed derived from patented seed to retain harvested seed for replanting by such person if that person: (1) notifies the Secretary of Agriculture of the type and quantity of seed to be retained; and (2) pays the appropriate fee established by the Secretary.

Establishes the Patented Seed Fund in the Treasury into which such fees shall be deposited and from which the Secretary shall pay appropriate fees to patent holders.

Imposes an additional duty on the imported product of exported genetically modified seed on which royalties or other fees are charged by the patent owner to purchasers of the seed in the United States and on which no fees or lesser fees are charged to purchasers of the exported seed in a foreign country. Requires that such duties be deposited in the Fund for distribution to the appropriate patent holders.

]]> Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2009 Display Title Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To require persons who seek to retain seed harvested from the planting of patented seeds to register with the Secretary of Agriculture and pay fees set by the Secretary for retaining such seed, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3299ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3299ih.xml 2009-07-22 Referred to House Ways and Means text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.