section and every 2 years thereafter, convene a conference 
(including a conference held on a virtual platform or 
through webinars) providing for education of officers and 
employees of the Department of Agriculture and relevant 
stakeholders on the state of aquaculture in the United 
States.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Effective as if in-
cluded in the enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2018, 
subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganiza-
tion Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6912 et seq.) is amended by 
redesignating the first section 225 (7 U.S.C. 6925) (relat-
ing to the Food Access Liaison) as section 224A. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 296(b)(7) 
of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 
1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)(7)) is amended by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘or to develop 
and implement the requirement relating to aquaculture 
education under section 226C’’. 
TITLE III—SUPPORT FOR 
AQUACULTURE PRODUCERS 
SEC. 301. REGIONAL AQUACULTURE CENTERS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1477(a) of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3324(a)) is amended— 
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(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) to carry out section 1475(b), $30,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.’’. 
(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.—Of the funds made available 
under subsection (a) to carry out this section for a fiscal 
year, not more than 15 percent may be used for expenses 
related to administering the program under this section.’’. 
SEC. 302. SHELLFISH RESEARCH UNDER AGRICULTURE 
AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) of the 
Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act 
(7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(2)(B)(i)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i)(I) aquaculture; and 
‘‘(II) methods of increasing survival 
rate and adaptability of shellfish, including 
resistance to heat, disease, salinity, and 
acidification;’’. 
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(b) DEVELOPING NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGY 
FOR THE SEAFOOD AND AQUACULTURE INDUSTRIES.— 
Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 9015. DEVELOPING NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGY 
FOR THE SEAFOOD AND AQUACULTURE IN-
DUSTRIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall 
make competitive grants to eligible entities to develop next 
generation technology, which may include more efficient 
gear and equipment, to reduce pollution and fuel usage 
in the seafood and aquaculture industries. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘eligible entity’ includes a regional aquaculture 
center established under section 1475 of the National Ag-
ricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3322), institution of higher education, 
federally-funded research and development center, and an 
organization organization described in section 501(c)(5) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax-
ation under section 501(a) of such Code. 
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‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.’’. 
SEC. 303. CROP INSURANCE POLICY FOR AQUACULTURE 
PRODUCTS. 
Section 522(c) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
1938 (7 U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(20) AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
carry out research and development, or offer to 
enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more 
qualified persons to carry out research and de-
velopment, regarding a policy to insure aqua-
culture products. 
‘‘(B) 
AVAILABILITY.—The 
Corporation 
shall establish a policy to insure aquaculture 
products for the first reinsurance year that be-
gins after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph.’’. 
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