Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110
§7641 Patent Culture Collection Fees
Title 7 › CHAPTER 103 — AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM › SUBCHAPTER III — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Part A — Miscellaneous › § 7641
Summary
Money the Agricultural Research Service collects for accepting or sending microorganisms to the Patent Culture Collection must go into the account that pays to run it. Those funds are available to the Service without more appropriation or yearly limits to meet its legal and treaty duties.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §7641
Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(1)Retention
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.
(2)Use
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.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 7641
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110