Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 1826 (Introduced in House) — To reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes. · Sec. 12

Sec. 12. Marine aquaculture

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Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretaries of the Army, the Interior, and Health and Human Services, and with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall submit a report to Congress detailing a comprehensive framework for permitting and regulating marine aquaculture operations. The report under subsection

(a)shall include recommendations for making any regulatory program self-sustaining without additional appropriations. The report shall include detailed recommendations for how to ensure that marine aquaculture operations do not have any adverse effect on fisheries or fisheries ecosystems, including on water quality, habitat, forage, genetic diversity, and resiliency.