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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

99 STAT. 1641

Subtitle C—National Aquaculture Improvement Act of 1985

National Aquaculture

SHORT TITLE iTonlsf SEC. 1731. This subtitle may be cited as the "National Aqua- note. culture Improvement Act of 1985". FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND POLICY

SEC. 1732. Section 2 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 2801) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a)(3)— (A) by striking out "10 per centum" and inserting in lieu thereof "13 percent", and (B) by striking out "3 per centum" and inserting in lieu thereof "6 percent"; (2) by amending subsection (a)(7) by inserting "scientific," before "economic,, and by inserting "the lack of supportive Government policies," immediately after "management information,"; (3) by amending subsection (b)— (A) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (2), (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4), and (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: "(3) establishing the Department of Agriculture as the lead Federal agency with respect to the coordination and dissemination of national aquaculture information by designating the Secretary of Agriculture as the permanent chairman of the coordinating group and by establishing a National Aquaculture Information Center within the Department of Agriculture; and"; and (4) by amending subsection (c) by inserting "for reducing the United States trade deficit in fisheries products," immediately after "potential" in the first sentence. DEFINITIONS

SEC. 1733. Section 3 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 2802) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph: "(8) The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Agriculture.". NATIONAL AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

SEC. 1734. Section 4 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 2803) is amended as follows: (1) Subsection (a) is amended— (A) by striking out "Secretaries" each place it appears in paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary"; (B) by amending the first sentence of paragraph (2) by inserting "the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior," immediately after "shall consult with" (C) by striking out paragraph (3). (2) Subsection (b) is amended—