; and (10) to encourage international partnerships with each partner country responsible for financing its own research. ; (3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) Duties of Secretary The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a research initiative (to be known as the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative ) for the purpose of— (1) studying agriculturally significant crops in production environments to achieve sustainable and secure agricultural production; (2) ensuring that current gaps in existing knowledge of agricultural crop genetics and phenomics knowledge are filled; (3) identifying and developing a functional understanding of agronomically relevant genes from crops of importance to United States agriculture; (4) ensuring future genetic improvement of crops of importance to United States agriculture; (5) studying the relevance of diverse germplasm as a source of unique genes that may be of importance to United States agriculture in the future; (6) enhancing crop genetics to reduce the economic impact of plant pathogens on crops of importance to United States agriculture; and (7) disseminating findings to relevant audiences. ; (4) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting , acting through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, after The Secretary ; (5) in subsection (e), by inserting to Phenome after Genome ; and (6) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. . 7208. High-priority research and extension initiatives Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (8)— (i) in the heading, by striking Alfalfa and forage and inserting Alfalfa seed and alfalfa forage systems ; (ii) by striking alfalfa and forage and inserting alfalfa seed and alfalfa forage systems