To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an assessment program for offshore aquaculture, to establish Aquaculture Centers of Excellence, to require a study and report, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an assessment program for offshore aquaculture, to establish Aquaculture Centers of Excellence, to require a study and report, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Education, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users 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, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HF73C9E4D96ED41EC9E5F02463B81B006: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Science-based Equitable Aquaculture Food Act or the SEAfood Act.
- Section H99DC8C3802C04E36A404015E6CC63819: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. The term appropriate...
- Section HA469143C0D46452EBFF199E90A6F80CE: 3. Study on offshore aquaculture by Ocean Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine The Administrator shall seek to enter...
- Section H799428F54B3942509C782279E53C2CAE: 4. Assessment program for offshore aquaculture Not earlier than 180 days after the date on which the Administrator enters into a contract under section 3(a)...
- Section H625567F7C5834929A273A224323FAA1A: 5. Aquaculture Centers of Excellence Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a program to award...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an assessment program for offshore aquaculture, to establish Aquaculture Centers of Excellence, to require a study and report, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Education, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an assessment program for offshore aquaculture, to establish Aquaculture Centers of Excellence, to require a study and report, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition …
Ms. Mace (for herself, Mr. Panetta, and Ms. Pingree) introduced …
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?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
- → Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
land that is subject to the jurisdiction of an Indian Tribe. The term Tribal or Indigenous community means a population of people who are— enrolled members of an Indian Tribe
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