,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,feenstra 7for himself and ,mr4 ,nunn  
of ,iowa7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and 
,trade ,act of #aiij to reauthorize the 
,genome to ,phenome ,initiative1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,genome to    
,phenome ,initiative ,reauthorization   
,act of #bjbe or the ,,ag#b,,pi ,act of 
#bjbe4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3  7#a7 ,understanding crop
 and livestock genomes 7genes7 and      
phenomes 7traits7 has been a significant
 roadblock in converting what we know   
about genetics into useful improvements 
in agriculturally important species4    
7#b7 ,significant research is needed to 
fully characterize phenomes and how     
these plant and livestock traits relate 
to genes1 disease resilience1 and       

environmental factors4  7#c7 ,this      
information will help farmers and       
ranchers determine the best combinations
 of genetics and management practices to
 improve the resilience1 productivity1  
and profitability of their businesses4  
7#d7 ,reauthorization of the ,genome to 
,phenome ,initiative to build on the    
work of the ,agriculture ,improvement   
,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ccd7 is
 critical4  7#e7 ,in addition1          
reauthorization will help support a     
broad network of researchers1 including 
data scientists1 engineers1 agricultural
 economists1 and social scientists1 and 
will help develop the most promising of 
the new concepts generated via the seed 
grant program into full-fledged research
 projects4  7#f7 ,these efforts will    
ultimately promote efficient and        
sustainable agricultural production     
systems under current as well as future 
climactic conditions4  #c4              
,reauthorization of ,genome to ,phenome 
,initiative ,section #afga7;g7 of the   

,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and 
,trade ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4      
#eibd7;g77 is amended by striking #bjbc 
and inserting #bjcj4