Sec. 7207. Agricultural genome to phenome initiative
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Section 1671 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5924 ) is amended— in the section heading, by inserting after to phenome ; genome by amending subsection
(a)to read as follows: The goals of this section are— to expand knowledge concerning genomes and phenomes of crops of importance to United States agriculture; to understand how variable weather, environments, and production systems impact the growth and productivity of specific varieties of crops, thereby providing greater accuracy in predicting crop performance under variable growing conditions; to support research that leverages plant genomic information with phenotypic and environmental data through an interdisciplinary framework, leading to a novel understanding of plant processes that affect crop growth, productivity, and the ability to predict crop performance, resulting in the deployment of superior varieties to growers and improved crop management recommendations for farmers; to promote and coordinate research linking genomics and predictive phenomics at different sites nationally to achieve advances in crops that generate societal benefits; to combine fields such as genetics, genomics, plant physiology, agronomy, climatology, and crop modeling with computation and informatics, statistics, and engineering; to focus on crops that will yield scientifically important results that will enhance the usefulness of many other crops; to build on genomic research, such as the Plant Genome Research Project, to understand gene function in production environments that are expected to have considerable payoffs for crops of importance to United States agriculture; to develop improved data analytics to enhance understanding of the biological function of crop genes; to allow resources developed under this section, including data, software, germplasm, and other biological materials, to be openly accessible to all persons, subject to any confidentiality requirements imposed by law; and to encourage international partnerships with each partner country responsible for financing its own research. ; by amending subsection
(b)to read as follows: The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a research initiative (to be known as the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative ) for the purpose of— studying agriculturally significant crops in production environments to achieve sustainable and secure agricultural production; ensuring that current gaps in existing knowledge of agricultural crop genetics and phenomics knowledge are filled; identifying and developing a functional understanding of agronomically relevant genes from crops of importance to United States agriculture; ensuring future genetic improvement of crops of importance to United States agriculture; studying the relevance of diverse germplasm as a source of unique genes that may be of importance to United States agriculture in the future; enhancing crop genetics to reduce the economic impact of plant pathogens on crops of importance to United States agriculture; and disseminating findings to relevant audiences. ; in subsection (c)(1), by inserting , acting through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, after The Secretary ; in subsection (e), by inserting to Phenome after Genome ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. .
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