United States · Bill · S
S. 3138 (115th)
AQUAA Act
Introduced
26 June 2018
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary
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.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 June 2018
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 June 2018
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 June 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3138
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/3138