,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aebi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #cj1 #bjbe,mr4  
,book] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,sullivan7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit ,f$]al ag5cies f  
au?oriz+ or facilitat+ comm]cial f9fi%  
aquaculture op]ations 9 ! ,exclusive    
,economic ,zone except 9 accordance ) a 
,f$]al /atute au?oriz+ su* action4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,keep ,f9fi% ,free ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4   
,prohibition on au?oriz+ f9fi%          
aquaculture 9 ! ,,eez  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 no    
,f$]al ag5cy may issue any p]mit or take
 any o!r action to au?orize or          
facilitate comm]cial f9fi% aquaculture  
op]ations 9 ! ,exclusive ,economic ,zone
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7z e/abli%$ by       
,proclamation ,numb]$ #ejcj1 dat$ ,m>*  
#aj1 #aihc71 except 9 accordance ) a    
,f$]al /atute au?oriz+ su* action t is  

enact$ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 
7#a7 ! t]m f9fi%-- 7,a7 an aquatic f9fi%
 9 any /age ( its life cycle2 &  7,b7   
does n include amphibians1 seawe$s or   
o!r algae1 or inv]tebrates1 includ+     
%ellfi%2 &  7#b7 ! t]m comm]cial f9fi%  
aquaculture means an activity relat$ to 
! propagation1 re>+1 or attempt$        
propagation or re>+1 ( f9fi% 9 captivity
 or "u positive control = comm]cial     
purposes4