HR3951-118

Introduced

To establish in the Department of Agriculture an Office of Aquaculture, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 9, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish in the Department of Agriculture an Office of Aquaculture, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Agriculture.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HB757AD94C2E247EAB83BAA1D5B700A4C: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sustaining Healthy Ecosystems, Livelihoods, and Local Seafood Act or the SHELLS Act.
  • Section H871B974D69F84A368B164DA5CC22C734: 2. Office of Aquaculture Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by inserting after section 216 (7 U.S.C. 6916) the...
  • Section HF12AF0A0E1884BB0B0BD76C5E0695718: 217. Office of Aquaculture In this section: The term aquaculture has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (16...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish in the Department of Agriculture an Office of Aquaculture, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Environment, Agriculture

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish in the Department of Agriculture an Office of Aquaculture, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Environment Agriculture

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 9, 2023

Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pingree, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Environment Agriculture
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce

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