3.0.0 3138 2023-01-11T13:42:07Z 2023-01-11T13:42:07Z Senate S 2018-06-26 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-06-26T20:38:18Z AQUAA Act 115 6966 HR 2018-10-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. Identical bill CRS 2018-06-26 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2018-06-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2018-06-26 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aquaculture Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Department of Commerce Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Executive agency funding and structure Fishes Hunting and fishing Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Pacific Ocean Seafood Seashores and lakeshores User charges and fees Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2018-06-26 Introduced in Senate 2019-06-20T15:47:00Z Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture Act or the AQUAA Act

This bill directs the Department of Commerce to establish an Office of Marine Aquaculture within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to coordinate regulatory, scientific, outreach, and international issues related to aquaculture.

Commerce must establish a research and development program to award competitive, peer-reviewed grants to fund research and extension services, including to develop and evaluate methodologies to prevent, minimize, and mitigate potential adverse ecosystem and socioeconomic impacts of marine aquaculture.

]]> AQUAA Act Display Title AQUAA Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a regulatory system for marine aquaculture in the United States exclusive economic zone, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced AQUAA Act Short Titles as Introduced Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture Act Introduced in Senate 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3138is/xml/BILLS-115s3138is.xml 2018-06-26 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.