,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,fe5/ra 7= himself & ,mr4 ,nunn ( ,i[a7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,food1 ,agriculture1       
,cons]vation1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij to  
reau?orize ! ,g5ome to ,ph5ome          
,initiative1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,g5ome to ,ph5ome ,initiative           
,reau?orization ,act ( #bjbe or !       
,,ag#b,,pi ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,und]/&+ 
crop & live/ock g5omes 7g5es7 & ph5omes 
7traits7 has be5 a significant roadblock
 9 conv]t+ :at we "k ab\t g5etics into  
useful improvem5ts 9 agriculturally     
important species4  7#b7 ,significant   
rese>* is ne$$ to fully *>act]ize       
ph5omes & h[ ^! plant & live/ock traits 
relate to g5es1 disease resili5ce1 &    
environm5tal factors4  7#c7 ,?is        
in=mation w help f>m]s & ran*]s det]m9e 

! be/ comb9ations ( g5etics & managem5t 
practices to improve ! resili5ce1       
productivity1 & pr(itability ( _!       
bus9esses4  7#d7 ,reau?orization ( !    
,g5ome to ,ph5ome ,initiative to build  
on ! "w ( ! ,agriculture ,improvem5t    
,act ( #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ccd7 is 
critical4  7#e7 ,9 addition1            
reau?orization w help support a broad   
network ( rese>*]s1 includ+ data        
sci5ti/s1 eng9e]s1 agricultural         
economi/s1 & social sci5ti/s1 & w help  
develop ! mo/ promis+ ( ! new concepts  
g5]at$ via ! se$ grant program into     
full-fl$g$ rese>* projects4  7#f7 ,^!   
ef=ts w ultimately promote effici5t &   
su/a9able agricultural production sy/ems
 "u curr5t z well z future climactic    
conditions4  #c4 ,reau?orization (      
,g5ome to ,ph5ome ,initiative ,section  
#afga7;g7 ( ! ,food1 ,agriculture1      
,cons]vation1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #eibd7;g77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
#bjbc & ins]t+ #bjcj4