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Ex. Rept. 114-11 1 (2016-09-13)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxqxf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Gp 114TH CONGRESS ExEc. REPT. 2nd Session SENATE 114-11 INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SEPTEMBER 13, 2016.-Ordered to be printed Mr. CORKER, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany Treaty Doc. 110-19] The Committee on Foreign Relations, to which was referred the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agri- culture (Treaty Doc. 110-19), having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with one understanding and one declaration, as indicated in the resolution of advice and consent, and recommends that the Senate give its advice and consent to ratification thereof. CONTENTS Page I. P u rpose ........................................................................................................... 1 II. B ackground ............... ........................... ...................................................... 2 III. Sum m ary of Key Provisions .......................................................................... 3 IV . E ntry Into Force ........................................................................................... 8 V. Im plem enting Legislation ............................................................................. 8 V I. Com m ittee A ction ......................................................................................... 8 VII. Committee Recommendation and Comments ............................................. 9 VIII. Text of Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification .......................... 11 I. PURPOSE The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the treaty) aims to promote global food security through conservation and the promotion of sustainable agricultural practices. The centerpiece of the treaty is the establishment of a multilateral system by which all parties make available the genetic information that they have accumulated pertaining to agricultural products included in the list attached to the treaty. The treaty fur- ther endeavors to employ a fair and equitable sharing of benefits derived from the use and commercialization of plant genetic re- sources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) among parties to the treaty. 59-115

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