§ 164. — Assistance of Department of Agriculture.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 35USC164]
TITLE 35--PATENTS
PART II--PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS
CHAPTER 15--PLANT PATENTS
Sec. 164. Assistance of Department of Agriculture
The President may by Executive order direct the Secretary of
Agriculture, in accordance with the requests of the Director, for the
purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this title with
respect to plants (1) to furnish available information of the Department
of Agriculture, (2) to conduct through the appropriate bureau or
division of the Department research upon special problems, or (3) to
detail to the Director officers and employees of the Department.
(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 804; Pub. L. 106-113, div. B,
Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4732(a)(10)(A)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113
Stat. 1536, 1501A-582; Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title III,
Sec. 13206(b)(1)(B), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1906.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., Sec. 56a (May 23, 1930, ch.
312, Sec. 4, 46 Stat. 376).
Language is changed.
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-273 made technical correction to directory
language of Pub. L. 106-113. See 1999 Amendment note below.
1999--Pub. L. 106-113, as amended by Pub. L. 107-273, substituted
``Director'' for ``Commissioner'' in two places.
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 106-113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999,
see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4731] of Pub. L. 106-113, set out
as a note under section 1 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies
of Department of Agriculture, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
Agriculture, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953,
Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out in the
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
