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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 516

To transfer responsibility for the aquaculture research program under Public

Law 85–342 from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of

Agriculture, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 7 (legislative day, MARCH 6), 1995

Mr. HEFLIN (for himself and Mr. SHELBY) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and

Public Works

A BILL

To transfer responsibility for the aquaculture research program under Public Law 85–342 from the Secretary of

the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture, and for

other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Aquaculture

5 Research Center Act of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

7 (a) TITLE OF PUBLIC LAW 85–342.—The title of

8 Public Law 85–342 (72 Stat. 35; 16 U.S.C. 778 et seq.)
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1 is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’ and

2 inserting ‘‘Secretary of Agriculture’’.

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION.—The first section of Public

4 Law 85–342 (16 U.S.C. 778) is amended—

5 (1) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’ and

6 all that follows through ‘‘directed’’ and inserting

7 ‘‘Secretary of Agriculture shall’’;

8 (2) by striking ‘‘station or stations’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘1 or more centers’’; and

10 (3) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘Department

11 of Agriculture’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of the

12 Interior’’.

13 (c) AUTHORITY.—Section 2 of Public Law 85–342

14 (16 U.S.C. 778a) is amended—

15 (1) by striking ‘‘, the Secretary’’ and all that

16 follows through ‘‘is authorized (1) to’’ and inserting

17 ‘‘, the Secretary of Agriculture may (1)’’.

18 (2) by striking ‘‘to cooperate’’ and inserting

19 ‘‘cooperate’’; and

20 (3) by striking ‘‘to make’’ and inserting

21 ‘‘make’’.

22 (d) ASSISTANCE.—Section 3 of Public Law 85–342

23 (16 U.S.C. 778b) is amended—

24 (1) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’ and

25 inserting ‘‘Secretary of Agriculture’’; and
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘Department of Agriculture’’

2 and inserting ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’.

3 SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF FISH CULTURE LABORATORY.

4 (a) DESIGNATION OF SOUTHEASTERN NATIONAL

5 AQUACULTURE RESEARCH CENTER.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Southeastern Fish Cul7 ture Laboratory in Marion, Alabama, shall be known

8 and designated as the ‘‘Claude Harris National

9 Aquaculture Research Center’’.

10 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law,

11 map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of

12 the United States to the laboratory referred to in

13 paragraph 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the

14 Marion National Aquaculture Research Center.

15 (b) TRANSFER OF LABORATORY TO THE DEPART16 MENT OF AGRICULTURE.—Subject to section 1531 of title

17 31, United States Code, not later than 90 days after the

18 date of enactment of this Act, there are transferred to the

19 Department of Agriculture—

20 (1) the personnel employed in connection with

21 the laboratory referred to in subsection (a);

22 (2) the assets, liabilities, contracts, and real

23 and personal property of the laboratory;

24 (3) the records of the laboratory; and
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1 (4) the unexpended balance of appropriations,

2 authorizations, allocations and other funds em3 ployed, held, arising from, available to, or to be

4 made available in connection with the laboratory.

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