H.R. 9673

MARA Act of 2026

Sponsor: Mike Ezell

4 cosponsors

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Introduced Jul 14
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Introduced Jul 14
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (Jul 14)

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Text of the bill

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

Sec. 2. Purposes

Sec. 3. Definitions

I Office of Aquaculture

Sec. 101. Office of Aquaculture

II Commercial-scale demonstration projects

Sec. 201. Assessment program for offshore aquaculture

Sec. 202. Permits for demonstration projects for offshore aquaculture facilities

Sec. 203. Coordination of permit reviews for demonstration projects

Sec. 204. Reporting by assessment program participants

Sec. 205. Rule of construction; savings provisions

III Workforce development, financing, and other support

Sec. 301. General support for industry

Sec. 302. Aquaculture Centers of Excellence

IV Studies and reports

Sec. 401. Study on offshore aquaculture by Ocean Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Sec. 402. Report on offshore aquaculture by Government Accountability Office