110 STAT. 1186 PUBLIC LAW 104-127—APR. 4, 1996 until at least January 1, 1999, all cotton classing office locations in the State of Missouri that existed on January 1, 1996.". SEC. 913. PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION FOR CERTAIN TUBER PROPA- GATED PLANT VARIETIES. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 42(a)(l)(B)(i) of the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2402(a)(l)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting after "filing" the following: ", except that in the case of a tuber propagated plant variety the Secretary may waive the 4-year limitation for a period ending 1 year after the date of enactment of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996". (b) TERM OF PROTECTION.— Section 83(b) of the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2483(b)) is amended— (1) by striking "(b) The term" and inserting the following: "(b) TERM. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term"; (2) in the second sentence, by striking "If the certificate" and inserting the following: "(2) EXCEPTIONS.—I f the certificate"; and (3) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by striking "except that, in the case" and inserting the following: "except that— "(A) in the case of a tuber propagated plant variety subject to a waiver granted under section 42(a)(l)(B)(i), the term of the plant variety protection shall expire 20 years after the date of the original grant of the plant breeder's rights to the variety outside the United States; and "(B) in the case". SEC. 914. SWINE HEALTH PROTECTION. (a) TERMINATION OF STATE PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT RESPON- SIBILITY.— Section 10 of the Swine Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 3809) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: " (c) REQUEST OF STATE OFFICIAL.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— On request of the Governor or other appropriate official of a State, the Secretary may terminate, effective as soon as the Secretary determines is practicable, the primary enforcement responsibility of a State under subsection (a). In terminating the primary enforcement responsibility under this subsection, the Secretary shall work with the appropriate State official to determine the level of support to be provided to the Secretary by the State under this Act. "(2) REASSUMPTION. —Nothing in this subsection shall prevent a State from reassuming primary enforcement responsibility if the Secretary determines that the State meets the requirements of subsection (a).". (b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE. —The Swine Health Protection Act is amended— (1) by striking section 11 (7 U.S.C. 3810); and (2) by redesignating sections 12, 13, and 14 (7 U.S.C. 3811, 3812, and 3813) as sections 11, 12, and 13, respectively.
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