Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2004

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Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2004 - Requires persons who seek to retain seed harvested from the planting of patented seeds to register with the Secretary of Agriculture and pay related fees.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 24, 2004

Establishes in the Treasury the Patented Seed Fund.

Imposes a tariff equal to the difference in fees in any case in which: (1) genetically modified seed on which royalties or licensing or other fees are charged by the patent owner to U.S. purchasers is exported, and (2) no such fees, or lesser fee amounts, are charged to foreign purchasers of the exported seed.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2004

Latest action (Jul 7, 2004): Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.

Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 24, 2004

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.