Sec. 227. BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE FOR MODEL PLANT SPECIES

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## SEC. 227 BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE FOR MODEL PLANT SPECIES ###

(a)Establishment and Purpose The Secretary, acting through the Agricultural Research Service, may enter into a cooperative agreement with the National Center for Genome Resources in Santa Fe, New Mexico, New Mexico State University, and Iowa State University, for the establishment and operation of an institute (to be known as the “Bioinformatics Institute for Model Plant Species”) in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the purpose of enhancing the accessibility and utility of genomic information for plant genetic research. ###

(b)Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— ####

(1)$3,000,000 for the purpose of establishing the Institute under subsection (a); and ####

(2)such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year to carry out the cooperative agreement authorized by subsection (a). ## subtitle D Agricultural Marketing