Expressing the sense of the Congress that the trade and economic development policies of the United States should respect and support the rights of African farmers with respect to their agricultural and biological resources, traditional knowledge, and technologies.

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HCONRES 260

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Nov 1, 2001

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Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period t ...

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Africa Africa (Sub-Saharan) Agricultural conservation Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade Arts, Culture, Religion Cultural relations Economic development Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Farmers Foreign Trade and International Finance Housing and Community Development Intellectual property International Affairs Middle East and North Africa Patents Public Lands and Natural Resources Science, Technology, Communications Sustainable agriculture

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Expresses the sense of Congress that the trade and economic development policies of the United States toward Africa should respect and support the rights of African farmers with respect to their agricultural and biological resources, traditional knowledge, and technologies, and the provisions of the African Model Legislation for the Protection of the Rights of Local Communities, Farmers and Breeders, and for the Regulation of Access to Biological Resources.

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Nov 1, 2001

Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 1, 2001

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