3.0.0 3615 2020-02-12T18:54:42Z 2020-02-12T18:54:42Z Senate S S 2012-09-21 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-09-21T17:49:23Z 2012-09-21 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2012-09-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK N Commerce Food industry and services Government trust funds Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marketing and advertising Seafood Commerce 00 2012-09-21 Introduced in Senate 2012-11-15T18:17:37Z National Seafood Marketing and Development Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish Regional Seafood Marketing Boards. Designates states eligible to have members appointed to Boards of the: (1) Northeast Atlantic, (2) Mid and South Atlantic, (3) Gulf and Caribbean, (4) Pacific, and (5) West and North Pacific.

Requires the Secretary to solicit nominations for members of each Board from the public and to seek recommendations from the governors of states in the geographical area of each Board.

Sets forth the seafood industry expertise requirements for Board members.

Requires the establishment of a National Coordinating Committee.

Authorizes each Board to prepare an annual marketing plan, including grant award requirements and plans to coordinate activities with those of other Boards. Permits plans to include marketing activities referencing a particular brand or trade name and addressing projects designed to promote the consumption or purchase of a specific seafood species or group of similar seafood.

Directs each Board to make grants to carry out projects consistent with a Board marketing plan. Requires grantees to provide at least 50% of the total estimated cost of the project.

Establishes within the U.S. Treasury the National Seafood Marketing and Development Fund to be used by the Secretary to make annual grants to Boards.

]]> National Seafood Marketing and Development Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced National Seafood Marketing and Development Act of 2012 Display Title National Seafood Marketing and Development Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance national seafood marketing efforts through the creation of a National Seafood Marketing and Development Fund, Regional Seafood Marketing Boards and a National Coordinating Committee and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3615is/xml/BILLS-112s3615is.xml 2012-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.