NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM.

SEC. 7206. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM. (a) Advisory Council.—Section 1634 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5843) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking “The Secretary” and inserting the following: “(1) In general.—The Secretary” ; (B) in the second sentence of paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking “The advisory” and inserting the following: “(2) Membership.—The advisory” ; (C) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by striking “nine” and inserting “13”; and (D) by adding at the end the following: “(3) Recommendations.— “(A) In general.—In making recommendations under paragraph (1), the advisory council shall include recommendations on— “(i) the state of public cultivar development, including— “(I) an analysis of existing cultivar research investments; “(II) the research gaps relating to the development of cultivars across a diverse range of crops; and “(III) an assessment of the state of commercialization of federally funded cultivars; “(ii) the training and resources needed to meet future breeding challenges; “(iii) the appropriate levels of Federal funding for cultivar development for underserved crops and geographic areas; and “(iv) the development of the plan described in section 1632(d)(6).” ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking “Two-thirds” and inserting “6”; and (ii) by inserting “economics and policy,” after “agricultural sciences,”; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking “One-third” and inserting “3”; and (ii) by inserting “community development,” after “public policy,”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(3) 4 of the members shall be appointed from among individuals with expertise in public cultivar and animal breed development. “(4) 4 of the members shall be appointed from among individuals representing— “(A) 1862 Institutions (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)); “(B) 1890 Institutions (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)); “(C) Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)); or “(D) 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103-382)).” . (b) Authorization of Appropriations.—Section 1635(b)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5844(b)(2)) is amended by striking “2018” and inserting “2023”.