[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3905 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3905

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
 reauthorize the Genome to Phenome Initiative, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2023

    Mr. Feenstra (for himself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
 reauthorize the Genome to Phenome Initiative, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Genome to Phenome Initiative 
Reauthorization Act of 2023'' or the ``AG2PI Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Understanding crop and livestock genomes (genes) and 
        phenomes (traits) has been a significant roadblock in 
        converting what we know about genetics into useful improvements 
        in agriculturally important species.
            (2) Significant research is needed to fully characterize 
        phenomes and how these plant and livestock traits relate to 
        genes, disease resilience, and environmental factors.
            (3) This information will help farmers and ranchers 
        determine the best combinations of genetics and management 
        practices to improve the resilience, productivity, and 
        profitability of their businesses.
            (4) Reauthorization of the Genome to Phenome Initiative to 
        build on the work of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 
        (Public Law 115-334) is critical.
            (5) In addition, reauthorization will help support a broad 
        network of researchers, including data scientists, engineers, 
        agricultural economists, and social scientists, and will help 
        develop the most promising of the new concepts generated via 
        the seed grant program into full-fledged research projects.
            (6) These efforts will ultimately promote efficient and 
        sustainable agricultural production systems under current as 
        well as future climactic conditions.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF GENOME TO PHENOME INITIATIVE.

    Section 1671(f) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924(f)) is amended by striking ``2023'' and 
inserting ``2028''.
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