119-hr2839

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2839 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2839

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

 April 10, 2025

 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 2025'' or the ``AG2PI Act of 2025''.

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

    (g) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924

    (g) ) is amended by striking ``2023'' and 
inserting ``2030''.
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