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(n) Section 86 (7 U.S.C. 2486) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘him’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’; and
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘he’’ and
inserting ‘‘the person’’.
(o) Section 91(c) (7 U.S.C. 2501(c)) is amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’.
(p) The fourth sentence of section 92(b) (as transferred
by section 8(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Secretary’’.
(q) The first sentence of section 111(f) (as redesignated
by section 9(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘his official capac-
ity’’ and inserting ‘‘the official capacity of the officer or
employee’’.
(r) Section 112 (7 U.S.C. 2542) is amended by striking
‘‘his successor in interest’’ and inserting ‘‘the successor in
interest of the person’’.
(s) Section 113 (7 U.S.C. 2543) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the
person’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘his farm’’ and inserting
‘‘the farm of the person’’; and
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘his ac-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘the actions of the purchaser’’.
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(t) Section 121 (7 U.S.C. 2561) is amended by striking
‘‘his’’.
(u) Section 126(b) (7 U.S.C. 2566(b)) is amended by
striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’.
(v) Section 128(a) (7 U.S.C. 2568(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’.
(w) Section 130(a) (7 U.S.C. 2570(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘his official capacity’’ and inserting ‘‘the official
capacity of the officer or employee’’.
SEC. 14. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this section,
any variety for which a certificate of plant variety protec-
tion has been issued prior to the effective date of the Act,
and any variety for which an application is pending on
the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be governed
by the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.),
as in effect on the day before the effective date of this Act.
(b) APPLICATIONS REFILED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—An applicant may refile a
pending application on or after the effective date of
this Act.
(2) EFFECT OF REFILING.—If a pending appli-
cation is refiled on or after the effective date of this
Act—
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(A) eligibility for protection and the terms
of protection shall be governed by the Plant Vari-
ety Protection Act, as amended by this Act; and
(B) for purposes of section 42 of the Plant
Variety Protection Act, as amended by section 3
of this Act, the date of filing shall be the date of
filing of the original application.
(c) LABELING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—To obtain the protection pro-
vided to an owner of a protected variety under the
Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.)
(as amended by this Act), a notice given by an owner
concerning the variety under section 127 of the Plant
Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2567) shall state
that the variety is protected under such Act (as
amended by this Act).
(2) SANCTIONS.—Any person that makes a false
or misleading statement or claim, or uses a false or
misleading label, concerning protection described in
paragraph (1) shall be subject to the sanctions de-
scribed in section 128 of the Plant Variety Protection
Act (7 U.S.C. 2568).
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SEC. 15. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
become effective 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
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