,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #behj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjbe ,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,hirono7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,national ,agricultural   
,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching    
,policy ,act of #aigg to eliminate the  
prohibition on indirect costs with      
respect to aquaculture assistance1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4  ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,promoting ,american ,competition in    
,aquaculture ,research ,act4  #b4       
,reauthorizing aquaculture assistance   
programs2 treatment of indirect costs   
7a7  ,in general  ,section #adgg7;a7 of 
the ,national ,agricultural ,research1  
,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act  
of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ccbd7;a77 is    
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by   
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       

paragraph 7#b71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#c7 #ae1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal   
years #bjbe through #bjbi4  4  7b7      
,indirect costs  ,section #adgg of the  
,national ,agricultural ,research1      
,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act  
of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ccbd7 is amended
 by adding at the end the following3    
7c7  ,indirect costs  ,effective        
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this subsection--  7#a7 the limitation  
with respect to indirect costs under    
section #adfb shall apply with respect  
to awards made under this subtitle2 and 
7#b7 the limitation with respect to     
indirect costs under section #adgc shall
 not apply with respect to those awards4
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