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	Table of Contents Title Page About the National Science and Technology Council Letter from the White House Interagency Working Group on Plant Genomes Committee on Science National Science and Technology Council Acknowledgement National Plant Genome Initiative Progress Report October 1999 The Initiative - Year One Goal 1. Sequencing the and Rice Genomes A. Sequencing the Arabidopsis thaliana Genome B. Sequencing the Rice Genome Goal 2. Structural Genomics Goal 3. Functional Genomics Goal 4. Technology Development Goal 5. Distribution and Use of Genome Data and Resources Goal 6. Outreach and Training Other Issues Updates on Funding Glossary Abstract