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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2026

 To make appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for the establishment and 
           operation of a plant genetic conservation center.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2001

 Mrs. Mink of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for the establishment and 
           operation of a plant genetic conservation center.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Plant Genetic Conservation Center 
Act''.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATION FOR PLANT GENETIC CONSERVATION CENTER.

    The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2002:

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                     Agricultural Research Service

                   plant genetic conservation center

    For the establishment and operation of a center to carry out a 
plant genetic conservation program to store genetic material from rare, 
endangered, and threatened plants, including construction and 
maintenance of a temperature-controlled facility for such purpose, 
$5,000,000.
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