[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4940 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4940

To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to support the commercial fishing 
                               industry.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2023

 Ms. Pingree (for herself and Mr. Higgins of Louisiana) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to support the commercial fishing 
                               industry.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement 
Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CREDIT TO BUSINESSES PROVIDING SERVICES TO 
              PRODUCERS OR HARVESTERS OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS.

    (a) Farm Credit Banks.--
            (1) Eligibility for credit and financial services.--Section 
        1.9 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2017) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (4); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) persons furnishing to producers or harvesters of 
        aquatic products services directly related to their operating 
        needs; or''.
            (2) Purposes for extensions of credit.--Section 1.11(c)(1) 
        of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2019(c)(1)) is 
        amended by inserting ``and to persons furnishing services 
        directly related to the operating needs of producers or 
        harvesters of aquatic products'' after ``needs''.
    (b) Production Credit Associations.--Section 2.4(a) of the Farm 
Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2075(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) persons furnishing to producers or harvesters of 
        aquatic products services directly related to their operating 
        needs.''.
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