7 U.S.C. § 7641
Patent Culture Collection fees
United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective
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- 7 U.S.C. § 7641, Patent Culture Collection fees, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/431379
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All funds collected by the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture in connection with the acceptance of microorganisms for deposit in, or the distribution of microorganisms from, the Patent Culture Collection maintained and operated by the Agricultural Research Service shall be credited to the appropriation supporting the maintenance and operation of the Patent Culture Collection.
The collected funds shall be available to the Agricultural Research Service, without further appropriation or fiscal-year limitation, to carry out its responsibilities under law (including international treaties) with respect to the Patent Culture Collection.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998