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Title 7 — Agriculture

Part A · Chapter 57 — Plant Variety Protection

§ 2328. Library

Statutory text

The Secretary shall maintain a library of scientific and other works and periodicals, both foreign and domestic, in the Plant Variety Protection Office to aid the examiners in the discharge of their duties.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 91–577 title I § 8 · 84 Stat. 1542

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 2328

    Pub. L. 91–577, title I, § 8, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1543

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 91–577, title I, § 8, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1543

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 8. Library. The Secretary shall maintain a library of scientific and other works and periodicals, both foreign and domestic, in the Plant Variety Protection Office to aid the officers in the discharge of their duties.

  2. Pub. L. 96–574 § 3 · 94 Stat. 3350

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 2328

    Pub. L. 96–574 substituted “examiners” for “officers”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 96–574 substituted “examiners” for “officers”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 3. Section 8 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2328) is amended by striking out “officers” and inserting in lieu thereof “examiners”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1980—Pub. L. 96–574 substituted “examiners” for “officers”.

Credits

1970–1980 · 2 acts
  1. 1970Pub. L. 91–577, title I, § 8, , 84 Stat. 1543
  2. 1980Pub. L. 96–574, § 3, , 94 Stat. 3350.
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(Pub. L. 91–577, title I, § 8, , 84 Stat. 1543; Pub. L. 96–574, § 3, , 94 Stat. 3350.)

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