[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5032 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5032
To provide for the reestablishment of the National Fish and Seafood
Promotional Council, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 29, 2022
Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Cardin) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To provide for the reestablishment of the National Fish and Seafood
Promotional Council, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Seafood Marketing Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The public health benefits of eating seafood for brain
health, heart health, mental health, and overall wellness are
well researched and established.
(2) Prominent organizations have consistently recommended
eating at least 2 servings of seafood per week, including--
(A) the Department of Agriculture and the
Department of Health and Human Services in the Dietary
Guidelines for Americans in 2010, 2015, and 2020;
(B) the Food and Drug Administration since 2004;
and
(C) the American Heart Association.
(3) Only 1 in 5 people in the United States follow the
Dietary Guidelines for Americans to eat at least 2 servings of
seafood per week, according to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
(4) Eating seafood at least twice per week can reduce the
risk of dying from heart disease by 36 percent.
(5) More than 877,500 people in the United States die of
heart disease or stroke each year, and the economic toll is
approximately $363,000,000,000 in healthcare costs and lost
productivity.
(6) Close to 55,000 deaths per year are associated with
insufficient seafood consumption in the United States.
(7) Pregnant people in the United States eat on average 1.8
ounces of seafood per week compared to the dietary
recommendation of 8 to 12 ounces of seafood per week.
(8) Strong medical evidence shows that nutrients specific
to seafood reduce the risk of preterm birth by more than 40
percent. In the United States, 1 in 10 infants are born
prematurely, which can negatively impact brain development,
vision, and hearing.
(9) Public education campaigns have effectively
communicated the health and nutritional benefits of other
dietary recommendations.
(10) A previous effort to promote the public health
benefits of eating seafood was conducted by the National Fish
and Seafood Promotional Council, which was Federally funded
from 1987 to 1991.
(11) The Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a
report in July 2020 recommending establishing a National
Seafood Council to elevate the narrative of the nutritional
value of seafood, which the report states could directly
improve the health of the people of the United States.
(12) Increasing the awareness and perception of edible
invasive non-native species of seafood can help control aquatic
invasive species populations and sustain native stocks.
SEC. 3. REESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTIONAL
COUNCIL.
(a) First Meeting.--Section 205(g) of the Fish and Seafood
Promotion Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4004(g)) is amended by striking
``first meet'' and all that follows and inserting ``first meet not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Seafood
Marketing Act of 2022.''.
(b) Initial Appointments.--Section 207(a)(5) of the Fish and
Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4006(a)(5)) is amended by
striking ``within ninety'' and all that follows and inserting ``not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Seafood
Marketing Act of 2022.''.
(c) Termination.--Section 206(g) of the Fish and Seafood Promotion
Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4005(g)) is amended by striking ``December 31,
1991'' and inserting ``December 31, 2027''.
SEC. 4. MODIFICATIONS TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING MEMBERS OF NATIONAL
FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTIONAL COUNCIL.
Section 205(d) of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 (16
U.S.C. 4004(d))--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F)
and inserting the following:
``(E) one member-at-large with demonstrated expertise in
fresh-water and inland commercial fisheries who is not a
resident of the States of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, and
Northeast regions;
``(F) one member-at-large who is a person professionally
engaged in consumer marketing and the dissemination of
information pertaining to the nutritional benefits and
preparation of seafood and seafood products; and
``(G) one member-at-large with demonstrated expertise in
scientific research on the nutrition and public health benefits
of seafood consumption.''; and
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) Of the members appointed pursuant to each of subparagraphs
(A) through (D) of paragraph (1), one shall be a harvester, one shall
be a processor or a receiver, and at least one shall have demonstrated
marketing expertise.''.
SEC. 5. FUNDING FOR FISHERIES PROMOTION FUND.
Section 209 of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 (16
U.S.C. 4008) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (1) to read as
follows:
``(1) amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations under subsection (e) of this section;'';
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``fiscal year 1987
through fiscal year 1991'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2023
through fiscal year 2027''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated for the Fund $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023
through 2027.''.
SEC. 6. DEFINITION OF SEAFOOD IN FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTION ACT OF
1986.
(a) In General.--Section 204 of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act
of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4003) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (3);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (14) as
paragraphs (3) through (13), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (13), as redesignated, the
following:
``(14) `seafood' means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans,
seaweed, and all other forms of aquatic life used for human
consumption; the term does not include marine mammals and
seabirds;''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--The Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of
1986 (16 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 202 (16 U.S.C. 4001)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``fish
resources'' and inserting ``seafood resources'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``fish
contribute'' and inserting ``seafood contributes''; and
(C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``fish species''
and inserting ``seafood species'';
(2) in section 203 (16 U.S.C. 4002)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``species of
fish'' and inserting ``species of seafood'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``domestically-
produced fish'' and inserting ``domestically produced
seafood'';
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``fish'' and
inserting ``seafood''; and
(D) in paragraph (7), by striking ``fish'' and
inserting ``seafood'';
(3) in section 204 (16 U.S.C. 4003)--
(A) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subsection
(a)(2), by striking ``fish'' and inserting ``seafood'';
(B) in paragraph (11), as so redesignated, by
striking ``fish or fish products (including fish'' and
inserting ``seafood or seafood products (including
seafood'';
(C) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by
striking ``fish'' each place it appears and inserting
``seafood'';
(D) by striking ``fish and fish products'' each
place it appears and inserting ``seafood and seafood
products''; and
(E) by striking ``fish or fish products'' each
place it appears and inserting ``seafood or seafood
products'';
(4) in section 206 (16 U.S.C. 4005)--
(A) in subsection (c)--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking
``fish or fish products'' and inserting
``seafood or seafood products''; and
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking
``fish species'' each place it appears and
inserting ``seafood species''; and
(B) by striking ``fish and fish products'' each
place it appears and inserting ``seafood and seafood
products'';
(5) in section 210 (16 U.S.C. 4009)--
(A) by striking ``fish and fish products'' each
place it appears and inserting ``seafood and seafood
products'';
(B) by striking ``fish or fish products'' each
place it appears and inserting ``seafood or seafood
products''; and
(C) by striking ``fish or fish product'' each place
it appears and inserting ``seafood or seafood
product'';
(6) in section 213 (16 U.S.C. 4012), by striking ``fish''
each place it appears and inserting ``seafood''; and
(7) in section 216(a) (16 U.S.C. 4015(a))--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``fish or fish
products'' and inserting ``seafood or seafood
products''; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``fish and fish
products'' and inserting ``seafood and seafood
products''.
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