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Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2011

Introduced: January 18, 2011 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Mar 3, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
Mar 3, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
Jan 18, 2011
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.
Jan 18, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2011 - 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 (USDA) 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.

What's happening now March 3, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 307: Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-307/
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"H.R. 307: Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-307/.
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H.R. 307, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-307/.
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