TITLE III—REFINEMENTS 
SEC. 301. RECORDKEEPING, INSPECTIONS, AND ACCESS TO 
INFORMATION. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, after consulta-
tion with other interested Federal departments and agen-
cies, shall prescribe by regulation— 
(1) the records that an offshore aquaculture 
permit holder is required to establish and maintain; 
(2) the reports that an offshore aquaculture 
permit holder is required to make; 
(3) the information that an offshore aqua-
culture permit holder is required to provide, which 
shall at a minimum include— 
(A) data regarding escape events; 
(B) the prevalence of disease in the off-
shore aquaculture facility, including a descrip-
tion of veterinary services provided for treat-
ment; 
(C) a copy of any required incident or an-
nual report required under a permit necessary 
for aquaculture operations under other Federal 
law; and 
(D) other information, as the Secretary 
may require; and 
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(4) any other recordkeeping that an offshore 
aquaculture permit holder is required to satisfy, as 
necessary to carry out this Act. 
(b) REGULATORY CONSISTENCY.—The regulations 
under subsection (a) may not amend, contradict, or dupli-
cate regulations under any other Federal law. 
(c) RECORDKEEPING.—An offshore aquaculture per-
mit holder shall— 
(1) comply with the recordkeeping regulations 
under subsection (a); and 
(2) submit such reports, and make such records 
and information available as the Secretary may re-
quest. 
(d) INSPECTIONS.— 
(1) FREQUENCY.—The Secretary shall conduct 
an annual inspection of offshore aquaculture facili-
ties. 
(2) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide rea-
sonable notice prior to site inspections at offshore 
aquaculture facilities pursuant to paragraph (1). 
The Secretary shall take into consideration biosecu-
rity concerns and work with the permit holder to en-
sure best inspection practices to ensure safety and 
protect cultured species. 
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(3) FACILITIES LOCATED ON THE OUTER CON-
TINENTAL SHELF.—The Secretary of the Interior, or 
a designee of such Secretary, is authorized with in-
spection authority under this section for offshore 
aquaculture facilities located on the outer conti-
nental shelf. 
(e) GOVERNMENT ACCESS.—Any Federal Govern-
ment official representing an agency with authority for im-
plementing and enforcing Federal law applicable to off-
shore aquaculture shall have reasonable access to an off-
shore aquaculture facility for which a permit is issued 
under this Act for the purpose of enforcing the Federal 
law under the official’s jurisdiction or otherwise carrying 
out the official’s responsibilities. Such an official, relative 
to their jurisdictional authority, may inspect, at reason-
able times, appropriate records, files, papers, permits, 
processes, controls, and the offshore aquaculture facility 
and may test any feature of the offshore aquaculture facil-
ity, provided testing does not risk incurring damage or po-
tentially compromise the structural integrity of the facility 
or the health of cultured species. Each inspection shall be 
conducted with reasonable promptness. The permit holder 
shall receive timely notification, in writing, of the results 
of the inspection. 
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(f) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The Secretary shall make re-
ports and other information received under this Act avail-
able to the public unless the Secretary determines it is 
necessary to withhold disclosure to protect confidential 
business information or sensitive personal information. 
The Secretary shall establish procedures to protect con-
fidential business information and sensitive personal infor-
mation from being disclosed. 
SEC. 302. MARINE FEED STANDARDS. 
(a) RELATION TO CURRENT LAW.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed in derogation of applicable law re-
garding the production of animal feed, and offshore aqua-
culture operations shall comply with all applicable law (in-
cluding regulations). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR FISHERIES-DERIVED MA-
RINE FEED INGREDIENTS.—The Secretary shall require 
that fish meal, or any fisheries-derived marine feed ingre-
dients (both first-use and trimmings), used at offshore 
aquaculture facilities in the exclusive economic zone— 
(1) are sourced from a sustainably managed 
fishery for aquaculture feed; 
(2) employ traceability sufficient to credibly 
demonstrate the ingredients were sourced from a 
sustainably managed fishery for aquaculture feed; 
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(3) are harvested and produced without convict, 
forced, or indentured labor; and 
(4) are delivered to the cultured species as part 
of a formulated feed. 
(c) STUDY
ON
BEST
PRACTICES
FOR
MARINE 
FEED.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of the Advancing the Quality and Understanding of 
American Aquaculture Act, the Secretaries of Commerce 
and Agriculture, through the coordinating group, shall 
conduct a study of the best management practices related 
to sustainable, economic feed for the United States marine 
aquaculture industry. The study shall— 
(1) recommend best practices for sourcing fish 
meal from sustainably managed fisheries for aqua-
culture feed; 
(2) recommend best practices to provide 
traceability on the source of fish meal ingredients; 
(3) recommend best practices for sourcing for-
mulated feed ingredients from domestic sources; and 
(4) recommend best practices for harvesting 
and producing fish meal so that it can be known 
that it is harvested and produced without convict, 
forced, or indentured labor. 
(d) REPORT.—Upon completion of the study under 
subsection (c), the Secretaries of Commerce and Agri-
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