Boosts funding for research into better plant and animal breeds for farmers.
This bill would set aside at least $75 million each year for research into new, improved plant varieties and animal breeds. It would also create a new coordinator role within the Department of Agriculture to oversee this work. Farmers, researchers, and consumers would benefit from more resilient and diverse crops and livestock.
Today, there isn't a dedicated funding amount or a specific coordinator for developing public plant varieties and animal breeds. Also, there's no national plan for collecting and using animal genetic material. After this bill, at least $75 million (about $0.23 per American) would be set aside each year for this research, a new coordinator would oversee it, and a national plan for animal genetic material would be created.
S 5126 · 119th Congress · July 23, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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