7 U.S.C. § 2327 | Plant Variety Protection Board

(a)

Appointment

The Secretary shall appoint a Plant Variety Protection Board. The Board shall consist of individuals who are experts in various areas of varietal development covered by this chapter. Membership of the Board shall include farmer representation and shall be drawn approximately equally from the private or seed industry sector and from the sector of government or the public. The Secretary or the designee of the Secretary shall act as chairperson of the Board without voting rights except in the case of ties.

(b)

Functions of Board

The functions of the Plant Variety Protection Board shall include:

(1)

Advising the Secretary concerning the adoption of Rules and Regulations to facilitate the proper administration of this chapter;

(2)

Making advisory decisions on all appeals from the examiner. The Board shall determine whether to act as a full Board or by panels it selects; and whether to review advisory decisions made by a panel. For service on such appeals, the Board may select, as temporary members, experts in the area to which the particular appeal relates; and

(3)

section 2404 of this title Advising the Secretary on all questions under .

(c)

Compensation of Board

The members of the Plant Variety Protection Board shall serve without compensation except for standard government reimbursable expenses.

Pub. L. 91–577, title I, § 7Dec. 24, 197084 Stat. 1543 Pub. L. 103–349, § 13(a)Oct. 6, 1994108 Stat. 3142(, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–3491994—Subsec. (a). substituted “the designee of the Secretary shall act as chairperson” for “his designee shall act as chairman” in last sentence.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–349Oct. 6, 1994section 15 of Pub. L. 103–349 section 2401 of this titleAmendment by effective 180 days after , see , set out as a note under .