#aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #dbid  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct !        
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce to e/abli% a pilot 
program ) respect to ! sale ( blue      
catfi% caught )9 ! ,*esapeake ,bay      
,wat]%$4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,mitigation ,action &       
,wat]m5 ,support ,act ( #bjbf or !      
,,maws ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,blue catfi%  
pilot program ,section #cjg ( !         
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration ,au?orization ,act ( #aiib
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #aeaa;d7 is am5d$--     
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7e7 z     
subsection 7f72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7d7 ! foll[+3  7e7 ,blue     
catfi% pilot program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y1 utiliz+ & coord9at+ )        
applicable programs & activities        
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#c71 %all c>ry
 out a pilot program to ent] into       
coop]ative agreem5ts ) cov]$ entities = 
su* cov]$ entities to pur*ase1 9        
accordance ) p>agraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 f     
wat]m51 blue catfi% caught )9 !         

,*esapeake ,bay ,wat]%$ by su* wat]m52 &
  7,b7 f seafood processors1 su* blue   
catfi% pur*as$ by seafood processors f  
su* wat]m54  7#b7 ,applications ,to be  
eligible to ent] into a coop]ative      
agreem5t "u ! pilot program1 a cov]$    
entity %all submit to ! ,secret>y an    
application 9 su* =m1 at su* "t1 &      
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y     
det]m9es appropriate4  7#c7 ,use (      
am\nts ,a cov]$ entity t ent]s into a   
coop]ative agreem5t "u ! pilot program--
 7,a7 %all use any am\nts aw>d$ "u su*  
coop]ative agreem5t to pur*ase blue     
catfi% f wat]m5 or seafood processors = 
at lea/ ! am\nt det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y  
"u p>agraph 7#e72 &  7,b7 may use n m   
?an #ae p]c5t ( su* am\nts to (fset !   
co/ to transport su* blue catfi% to     
manufactur+ or process+ facilities4     
7#d7 ,wat]man & seafood processor       
eligibility ,to be eligible to sell a   
blue catfi% "u ! pilot program to a     
cov]$ entity t ent]s into a coop]ative  
agreem5t "u ! pilot program--  7,a7 a   

wat]man %all c]tify to su* cov]$ entity 
t ! wat]man caught ! blue catfi% )9 !   
,*esapeake ,bay ,wat]%$2 &  7,b7 a      
seafood processor %all c]tify to su*    
cov]$ entity t ! seafood processor      
pur*as$ ! blue catfi% f a wat]man :o    
caught ! blue catfi% )9 ! ,*esapeake    
,bay ,wat]%$4  7#e7 ,det]m9ation (      
m9imum pur*ase am\nt ,) respect to blue 
catfi% sold by wat]m5 or seafood        
processors "u ! pilot program1 !        
,secret>y %all det]m9e ! m9imum price p]
 p\nd1 tak+ into consid]ation-- 7,a7    
m>ket factors2  7,b7 fe$back f wat]m51  
seafood processors1 & cov]$ entities t  
p>ticipate 9 ! pilot program1 if        
available2 &  7,c7 diff]5tiation ( price
 po9ts = fillet & byproduct4  7#f7      
,abundance basel9e  7,a7 ,memor&um (    
und]/&+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 !   
,secret>y %all seek to ent] into a      
memor&um ( und]/&+ ) eligible non-,f$]al
 p>tn]s-- 7i7 to compile exi/+          
non-,f$]al data necess>y = ! ,secret>y--

  7,i7 to develop "u subp>agraph 7,b7 an
 e/imate ( ! abundance ( blue catfi% 9 !
 ,*esapeake ,bay ,wat]%$2 &  7,,ii7 to  
provide ! in=mation describ$ 9          
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 ( p>agraph 
7#g7 9 ! report requir$ "u t p>agraph2 &
  7ii7 to adju/ ! collection by su*     
eligible non-,f$]al p>tn]s ( relevant   
data su* t su* data c be us$ z describ$ 
9 subclauses 7,i7 & 7,,ii7 ( clause 7i74
  7,b7 ,abundance e/imates ,n lat] ?an  
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbg1 & annually !reaft]
 ?r\gh fiscal ye> #bjcb1 ! ,secret>y    
%all develop1 pursuant to ! memor&um (  
und]/&+ describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 &  
make publicly available on ! website ( !
 ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic       
,adm9i/ration an e/imate ( ! abundance (
 blue catfi% 9 ! ,*esapeake ,bay        
,wat]%$4  7#g7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date on :i* ! pilot program 
t]m9ates 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#i71 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a   
report reg>d+ ! pilot program1 includ+ !
 foll[+ in=mation3 7,a7 ,a summ>y (     

available in=mation reg>d+ ! size &     
spawn+ /ock biomass ( ! blue catfi%     
population 9 ! ,*esapeake ,bay ,wat]%$  
prior to & at ! conclusion ( ! pilot    
program1 us+ ! mo/ rec5t data available4
  7,b7 ,a summ>y ( available data reg>d+
 ! size di/ribution & diet ( ! blue     
catfi% population 9 ! ,*esapeake ,bay   
,wat]%$ dur+ & at ! conclusion ( ! pilot
 program4  7,c7 ,! numb] ( blue catfi% &
 ! am\nt ( blue catfi% 7measur$ 9 p\nds7
 caught by wat]m5 :o p>ticipate 9 !     
pilot program dur+ ! pilot program4     
7,d7 ,! effects ( ! pilot program on    
species o!r ?an ! blue catfi% 9 & !     
environm5t ( ! ,*esapeake ,bay ,wat]%$1 
to ! ext5t kn[n4  7,e7 ,! economic      
effect ( ! pilot program on wat]m5 :o   
p>ticipate 9 ! pilot program1 includ+-- 
7i7 ! rev5ue g5]at$ by ea* su* wat]man  
by sell+ blue catfi% "u ! pilot program2
 &  7ii7 cat* data ) respect to & rev5ue
 g5]at$ f o!r species fi%$ by su* wat]m5
 dur+ ! pilot program4  7,f7 ,! m>ket   
response to ! pilot program1 includ+--  

7i7 ! total am\nt aw>d$ "u ! pilot      
program to cov]$ entities t ent] into   
coop]ative agreem5ts "u ! pilot program2
 &  7ii7 tr5ds 9 ! types ( su* cov]$    
entities4  7,g7 ,) respect to !         
manufactur+ or process+ practices ( ea* 
cov]$ entity t ent]s into a coop]ative  
agreem5t "u ! pilot program1 in=mation  
reg>d+ :e!r ea* su* cov]$ entity--  7i7 
uses int]nal or ?ird-p>ty manufactur]s  
or processors2  7ii7 uses1 = ea* type ( 
food product produc$ by ! cov]$ entity1 
:ole fi%1 fillet1 or byproduct2 &  7iii7
 if ! cov]$ entity uses only "p ( ! fi%1
 sells ! rema9d] to ?ird p>ties4  7,h7  
,h[ ea* cov]$ entity t ent]s into a     
coop]ative agreem5t "u ! pilot program  
transports blue catfi% pur*as$ by !     
cov]$ entity1 includ+--  7i7 :e!r !     
cov]$ entity freezes su* blue catfi%2   
7ii7 h[ (t5 ! cov]$ entity picks up su* 
blue catfi%2 &  7iii7 :e!r ! cov]$      
entity uses a seafood transport company 
t is local to ! ,*esapeake ,bay ,wat]%$4
  7,i7 ,policy recomm5dations reg>d+--  

7i7 ! cont9uation ( ! pilot program 9 ! 
,*esapeake ,bay ,wat]%$2 &  7ii7 !      
expansion ( ! pilot program to o!r      
wat]%$s1 includ+--  7,i7 be/ practices2 
7,,ii7 specific recomm5dations reg>d+   
invasive species ( c>p 9 ! ,mississippi 
riv]%$2  7,,iii7 ) respect to o!r       
invasive aquatic species & wat]%$s t may
 b5efit f ! pilot program2 &  7,,iv7 o!r
 /rategies ) respect to ! mitigation (  
aquatic invasive species = ,congress to 
consid] pilot+4  7,j7 ,additional data  
necess>y = ,congress to %ape relat$     
policy1 includ+-- 7i7 data--  7,i7 !    
,secret>y 0 unable to collect2 or       
7,,ii7 is n collect$ by eligible        
non-,f$]al p>tn]s2 &  7ii7              
recomm5dations = congressional action to
 support ! collection ( relevant data   
sets4  7#h7 ,brief+s ,n lat] ?an #ij    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
subsection & qu>t]ly !reaft] until !    
date on :i* ! pilot program t]m9ates 9  
accordance ) p>agraph 7#i71 ! ,secret>y 
%all provide to ! ,committee on ,natural

 ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &
 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &   
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate brief+s on ! 
/atus ( ! implem5tation ( ?is           
subsection4  7#i7 ,duration  7,a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out ! pilot
 program dur+ ! #b-ye> p]iod t beg9s on 
! fir/ day ( ! fiscal ye> imm$iately    
foll[+ ! lat] ( ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* !    
,secret>y-- 7i7 fir/ makes publicly     
available ! fir/ abundance e/imate "u   
p>agraph 7#f72 &  7ii7 issues guidance  
"u subp>agraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,crit]ia ,n  
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y1 9       
consultation ) ! ,*esapeake ,bay        
,program ,invasive ,catfi% ,workgr\p & !
 heads ( relevant ,f$]al ag5cies )      
exp]i5ce adm9i/]+ simil> programs1 %all 
issue guidance = ! pilot program4  7#aj7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7    
,animal fe$ ,! t]m animal fe$--  7i7    
means an article t is int5d$ = use--    
7,i7 = food = an animal o!r ?an man2 &  
7,,ii7 z a sub/antial s\rce ( nutri5ts 9

 ! diet ( su* an animal2 &  7ii7 is n   
limit$ to a mixture int5d$ to be ! sole 
ration ( su* an animal4  7,b7           
,aquaculture fe$ ,! t]m aquaculture     
fe$-- 7i7 means an article t is int5d$ =
 use--  7,i7 = food = an aquacultural   
species1 includ+ any species ( f9fi%1   
mollusk1 cru/acean 7or o!r aquatic      
inv]tebrate71 amphibian1 reptile1       
ornam5tal fi%1 or aquatic plant t is    
propagat$ & re>$ 9 a controll$ or       
select$ environm5t2 &  7,,ii7 z a       
sub/antial s\rce ( nutri5ts 9 ! diet (  
su* an aquacultural species2 &  7ii7 is 
n limit$ to a mixture int5d$ to be !    
sole ration ( su* an aquacultural       
species4  7,c7 ,blue catfi% ,! t]m blue 
catfi% means ! species ,ictalurus       
furcatus4  7,d7 ,*esapeake ,bay ,wat]%$ 
,! t]m ,*esapeake ,bay ,wat]%$ means !  
region t cov]s-- 7i7 ! ,*esapeake ,bay2 
7ii7 ! portions ( ! ,/ates ( ,delaw>e1  
,m>yl&1 ,new ,york1 ,p5nsylvania1       
,virg9ia1 & ,we/ ,virg9ia t dra9 into ! 
,*esapeake ,bay2 &  7iii7 ! ,di/rict (  

,columbia4  7,e7 ,cov]$ entity ,! t]m   
cov]$ entity means a p]son engag$ 9 !   
bus9ess ( manufactur+ or process+-- 7i7 
pet food2  7ii7 animal fe$2 or  7iii7   
aquaculture fe$4  7,f7 ,eligible        
non-,f$]al p>tn] ,! t]m eligible        
non-,f$]al p>tn] means-- 7i7 ,m>yl&2    
7ii7 ,virg9ia2 &  7iii7 rese>*          
in/itutions1 includ+ rese>* in/itutions 
) exp]tise 9--  7,i7 blue catfi% rese>* 
9 ! ,*esapeake ,bay ,wat]%$2 or  7,,ii7 
act+ 9 coord9ation ) ! ,invasive ,catfi%
 ,workgr\p ( ! ,*esapeake ,bay ,program4
  7,g7 ,pilot program ,! t]m pilot      
program means ! pilot program e/abli%$  
"u p>agraph 7#a74  7,h7 ,seafood        
processor ,! t]m seafood processor means
 a p]son engag$ 9 ! bus9ess ( prep>+ or 
packag+ fi% or fi% products 7includ+ fi%
 h>ve/$ by ! processor7 = sale4  7,i7   
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 act+ ?r\gh !      
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4  4  ,pass$ ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,m>* #ag1       

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