AQUACULTURE

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate prohibition on indirect costs relative to aquaculture assistance (see S. 2580), S4995 [31JY] (see H.R. 5164), H3861 [4SE]

——— require report to Congress on spending related to seafood purchases and grants (see H.R. 4898), H3679 [5AU]

Depts. of Commerce and the Interior: prohibit from authorizing commercial octopus aquaculture operations in U.S., exclusive economic zone, and U.S. waters (see S. 1947), S3234 [4JN]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from authorizing or facilitating commercial finfish aquaculture operations in Executive Economic Zone (see S. 1529), S2714 [30AP]

FEMA: include algal blooms in definition of major disaster (see H.R. 1786), H943 [3MR] (see H.R. 2408), H1334 [27MR]

Fish and fishing: establish East Coast Bivalve Research Task Force (see S. 2883), S6729 [18SE]

NOAA: establish assessment program for commercial-scale offshore aquaculture, establish Aquaculture Centers of Excellence, and support aquaculture workforce development and working waterfronts (see S. 2586), S4995 [31JY] (see H.R. 5746), H4536 [14OC]