,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bifd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #bd1 #bjah ,ms4 ,baldwin introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,competitive1 ,special1 and ,facilities ,research ,grant ,act and the ,department of ,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of #aiid to further plant cultivar research1 development1 and commercialization1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,seeds for the ,future ,act4 #b4 ,public cultivar development ,section #b of the ,competitive1 ,special1 and ,facilities ,research ,grant ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #caeg7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7,a7 ,conventional breeding ,the term conventional breeding means the development of new varieties of an organism through controlled mating and selection without the use of transgenic methods4 7,b7 ,cultivar ,the term cultivar means a variety of a species of plant that has been intentionally selected for use in cultivation because of the improved characteristics of that variety of the species4 7,c7 ,public cultivar ,the term public cultivar means a cultivar that is the commercially available uniform end product of a publicly funded breeding program that has been sufficiently tested to demonstrate improved characteristics and stable performance4 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7l7 ,public cultivar development funding 7#a7 ,in general ,of the amount of grants made under subsections 7b7 and 7c71 the ,secretary of ,agriculture 7referred to in this subsection as the ,secretary7 shall ensure that not less than #ej1jjj1jjj for each fiscal year is used for competitive research grants that support the development of public cultivars4 7#b7 ,priority ,in making grants under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall give priority to high-potential research projects that lead to the release of public cultivars4 7#c7 ,grants ,the ,secretary shall ensure that the terms and renewal process for any competitive grants made under subsection 7b7 in accordance with paragraph 7#a7 facilitate the development and commercialization of public cultivars through long-term grants not less than #e years in length4 7#d7 ,report ,not later than ,october #a of each year1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report that provides information on all public cultivar and breeding research funded by the ,department of ,agriculture1 including-- 7,a7 a list of public cultivars and varieties of public cultivars developed and released in a commercially available form2 7,b7 areas of high priority research2 7,c7 identified research gaps relating to public cultivar development2 and 7,d7 an assessment of the state of commercialization for cultivars that have been developed4 4 #c4 ,public cultivar research coordination 7a7 ,in general ,section #bea of the ,department of ,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of #aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #figa7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7e71 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 ,public cultivar research activities coordinator 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,under ,secretary shall appoint a coordinator within the ,research1 ,education1 and ,extension ,office that reports to the ,under ,secretary to coordinate research activities at the ,department relating to the breeding of public cultivars 7as defined in paragraph 7#c7 of section #b7;a7 of the ,competitive1 ,special1 and ,facilities ,research ,grant ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #caeg7;a7774 7,b7 ,duties of coordinator ,the coordinator appointed under subparagraph 7,a7 shall-- 7i7 coordinate plant breeding research activities funded by the ,department relating to the development of public cultivars2 7ii7 7,i7 carry out ongoing analysis and track activities for any ,federal research funding supporting plant breeding 7including any public cultivars developed with ,federal funds72 and 7,,ii7 ensure that the analysis and activities are made available to the public not later than #fj days after the last day of each fiscal year2 7iii7 develop a strategic plan that establishes targets for public cultivar research investments across the ,department to ensure that a diverse range of crop needs are being met in a timely and transparent manner2 7iv7 convene a working group in order to carry out the coordination functions described in this subparagraph comprised of individuals who are responsible for the management1 administration1 or analysis of public breeding programs within the ,department from-- 7,i7 the ,national ,institute of ,food and ,agriculture2 7,,ii7 the ,agricultural ,research ,service2 and 7,,iii7 the ,economic ,research ,service2 7v7 in order to maximize delivery of public cultivars1 promote collaboration among-- 7,i7 the coordinator2 7,,ii7 the working group convened under clause 7iv72 7,,iii7 the advisory council established under section #afcd of the ,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ehdc72 7,,iv7 genetic resource conservation centers2 7,v7 land-grant colleges and universities 7as defined in section #adjd of the ,national ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc772 7,,vi7 ,hispanic-serving institutions 7as defined in section #ejb7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja;a7a7772 7,,vii7 ,native ,american-serving nontribal institutions 7as defined in section #cga7;c7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7c7772 7,,viii7 nongovernmental organizations with interest or expertise in public breeding2 and 7,,ix7 public and private plant breeders2 7vi7 convene regular stakeholder listening sessions to provide input on national and regional priorities for public cultivar breeding research activities across the ,department2 and 7vii7 evaluate and make recommendations to the ,under ,secretary on training and resource needs to meet future breeding challenges4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7f77#a77;,d77i71 by striking 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;i7b77 and inserting 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #caeg7;b774 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #bif7;b77#f77;,b7 of the ,department of ,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of #aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gjad7;b77#f77;,b77 is amended by striking ,office2 and and inserting ,office 7including the public cultivar research activities coordinator under subsection 7e77#f7 of that section72 and4