Y4. Ag 8/1:96-ccc PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION ACT AMENDMENTS 6-1-2 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIONS, OVERSIGHT, AND RESEARCH OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE NINETY-SIXTH CONGRESS E DE LA GARZA, Texas Vice Chairman COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE THOMAS S. FOLEY, Washington, Chairman WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina ED JONES, Tennessee DAWSON MATHIS, Georgia GEORGE E. BROWN, JR., California DAVID R. BOWEN, Mississippi FREDERICK W. RICHMOND, New York ALVIN BALDUS, Wisconsin CHARLES WHITLEY, North Carolina BERYL ANTHONY, JR., Arkansas WILLIAM C. WAMPLER, Virginia JAMES P. JOHNSON, Colorado EDWARD R. MADIGAN, Illinois MARGARET M. HECKLER, Massachusetts CONTENTS H.R. 999, a bill to amend the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.) to clarify its provisions, and for other purposes Report from U.S. Department of Agriculture de la Garza, Hon. E, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, Leese, Bernard, Commissioner, Plant Variety Protection Office, AMS, U.S. McCurry, Dan, director, Consumers Federation of America McLaughlin, Foil W., director, Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies, 32 Nabhan, Gary Paul, agricultural botanist 62 25 10 MATERIAL SUBMITTED Anderson, Katharine, Gardens for All, National Association for Gardening Dahlberg, Kenneth A., associate professor of political science, Western Michi- Doyle, Jack, Washington representative, Environmental Policy Center 221 106 Hanson, A. A., Waterman-Loomis Co., Highland, Md.; former director, Agricul- 89 Lewis, Charles F., Bryan, Tex.; former staff scientist for plant genetics and Mast, Heribert, vice secretary-general, International Union for the Protection 1 Nelson, Ginger, National Center for Appropriate Technology, Butte, Mont Schlei, Barbara, Administrator, AMS, U.S. Department of Agriculture Smith, Daniel C., Peoples Business Commission, Washington, D.C Sprague, George F., professor of plant breeding and genetics, University of Arnold, Lloyd E., Arnold-Thomas Seed Service, Inc., Fresno, Calif., letter of 293 Becker, Roy O., secretary-manager, Ohio Seed Improvement Association, Dub- 311 Bodger, Howard, president, Bodger Seeds, Ltd., El Monte, Calif., letter of April 304 Donahue, Leo J., American Association of Nurserymen and National Associ- Flanagan, Lou, Ramsey Seed, Inc., Manteca, Calif., letter of April 7, 1980.... George, B. F., agricultural research, H. J. Heinz Co., Tracy, Calif., letter of April 325 Greenleaf, Walter H., professor of horticulture, Auburn University, Auburn, 268 Hanway, D. G., professor of agronomy, University of Nebraska, letter of April 281 Harms, Henry Jr., Texas production branch manager, Asgrow Seed Co., San 307 308 Hayes, David J., production/research agronomist, Great Western Seed Co., 312 Hill, Phillip E., research director, Keystone Seed Co., Inc., Hollister, Calif., 315 Hoag, James D., Musser Seed Co., Inc., Twin Falls, Idaho, letter of February 28, 295 Hollar, Larry A., vice president, Hollar & Co., Inc., Rocky Ford, Colo., letter of 294 Innis, Donald Q., department of geography, State University of New York, Johnson, Huey, D., Priscilla C. Grew, and Robert Judd, The Resources Agency Johnston, R. L., Jr., Johnny's Selected Seeds, Albion, Maine letter to Hon. E de Jump, Lorin, manager, foundation seed and seed production research, Funk's Seeds International, Bloomington, Ill., letters of April 10, 1980, and October 283 264 Kindsvater, Charles H., executive vice president, Otis S. Twilley Seed Co. Inc., 291 321 Leenders, Hans H., secretary general, Federation Internationale du Commerce Lockhart, Ian, president, California Seed Association, Sacramento, Calif., letter MacNab, Scot, secretary-treasurer, Indiana Seed Trade Association, Lafayette, 261 327 Moore, Willis C., director of processor relations, A. L. Castle, Inc., Morgan Hill, Murphy, Patrick_W., Controller, United Kindom Plant Variety Rights Office... Olivas, Nathan, J., president, Quali-Sel, Inc., Salinas, Calif., letter of April 11, Olson, Earl W., general manager, Lynks, Marshalltown, Iowa, letter of October Page 309 Oshiro, Victoria P., National Coalition for Development Action, Minneapolis, 326 Schery, Robert W., director, The Lawn Institute, Marysville Ohio, letter of 300 Silva, Robert J., vegetable seed division, Western region, Asgrow Seed Co., 317 Smith, J. Clifton, Southwestern Breeding Station, Asgrow Seed Co., San Antonio, Tex., letter of April 14, 1980, to Hon. George E. Brown, Jr., a Smith, J. Clifton, Southwestern Breeding Station, Asgrow Seed Co., San 307 Strange, Marty, Center for Rural Affairs, Walthill, Nebr., letter of March 31, 296 Tigchelaar, E. C., professor of horticulture, Purdue University, letters of 284 Urmston, Dean, vice president, marketing, Waterman-Loomis Co., Bakersfield, 310 |