; (6) coordinate with Department of Agriculture Climate Hubs to share research findings and data insights; and (7) collaborate with Department of Agriculture Climate Hubs to translate research findings into educational, outreach, and technical assistance materials for agricultural producers. (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out activities of the Network under this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. . 205. Public breed and cultivar research (a) In general The Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act ( 7 U.S.C. 3157 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (3) Definitions In this section: (A) Conventional breeding The term conventional breeding means the development of a new variety of an organism through controlled mating and selection without the use of transgenic methods. (B) Cultivar The term cultivar means a variety of a species of plant that has been intentionally selected for use in cultivation because of the improved characteristics of that variety of the species. (C) Public animal breed The term public animal breed means an animal breed that is the commercially available end product of a publicly funded breeding program that has been sufficiently tested to demonstrate improved characteristics and stable performance. (D) Public cultivar The term public cultivar means a cultivar— (i) that is the commercially available end product of a publicly funded breeding program that has been sufficiently tested to demonstrate improved characteristics and stable performance; and (ii) with respect to which, if intellectual property rights are asserted, the intellectual property rights are in the form of plant patents or plant variety protection and not utility patents. (E) Public cultivar or animal breed The term public cultivar or animal breed means— (i) a public animal breed; and (ii) a public cultivar.