7 USC § 2581 - Intent

---
identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s2581"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 2581 - Intent"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "2581"
section_name: "Intent"
chapter_number: 57
chapter_name: "PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION AND RIGHTS"
part_number: "M"
part_name: "Intent and Severability"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–577, title III, § 131, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1558.)"
---


# § 2581. Intent

It is the intent of Congress to provide the indicated protection for new varieties by exercise of any constitutional power needed for that end, so as to afford adequate encouragement for research, and for marketing when appropriate, to yield for the public the benefits of new varieties. Constitutional clauses 3 and 8 of article I, section 8 are both relied upon.

---

**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–577, title III, § 131, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1558.)