[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2580 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2580

 To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 to eliminate the prohibition on indirect costs with 
       respect to aquaculture assistance, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2025

Mr. Wicker (for himself and Ms. Hirono) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
                        Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 to eliminate the prohibition on indirect costs with 
       respect to aquaculture assistance, 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 ``Promoting American Competition in 
Aquaculture Research Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZING AQUACULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS; TREATMENT OF 
              INDIRECT COSTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1477(a) of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3324(a)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
        2029.''.
    (b) Indirect Costs.--Section 1477 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3324) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Indirect Costs.--Effective beginning on the date of enactment 
of this subsection--
            ``(1) the limitation with respect to indirect costs under 
        section 1462 shall apply with respect to awards made under this 
        subtitle; and
            ``(2) the limitation with respect to indirect costs under 
        section 1473 shall not apply with respect to those awards.''.
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