Sec. 202. Department of Agriculture internal education requirement
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Subtitle B of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6931 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 226B ( 7 U.S.C. 6934 ) the following: The Secretary shall develop and implement a requirement for employees of each regional office of the Farm Service Agency with respect to education on aquaculture. Such requirement shall include training for all existing and new employees on— eligibility for aquaculture-related Federal grants and programs; the role of aquaculture in United States agriculture; and the support the Department of Agriculture provides to seafood producers and aquaculture.
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue a department-wide memorandum that— affirms the Department of Agriculture’s current position that aquaculture plays a vital role in the United States agriculture system; and reiterates the eligibility of aquaculture and seafood products and producers for programs administered by the Secretary. The Secretary shall, beginning not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section and every 2 years thereafter, convene a conference (including a conference held on a virtual platform or through webinars) providing for education of officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture and relevant stakeholders on the state of aquaculture in the United States. .
Effective as if included in the enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2018, subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6912 et seq. ) is amended by redesignating the first section 225 ( 7 U.S.C. 6925 ) (relating to the Food Access Liaison) as section 224A. Section 296(b)(7) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 7014(b)(7) ) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: or to develop and implement the requirement relating to aquaculture education under section 226C .
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