Title: Seafood Marketing Act of 2022
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Seafood Marketing Act of 2022
This bill provides for the reestablishment of the National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council until December 31, 2027. It also modifies qualifications for voting members of the council.
Additionally, the bill also provides statutory authority for a definition of seafood to include finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, seaweed, and all other forms of aquatic life used for human consumption.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5032 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5032

  To provide for the reestablishment of the National Fish and Seafood 
              Promotional Council, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2022

Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Cardin) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the reestablishment of the National Fish and Seafood 
              Promotional Council, 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 ``Seafood Marketing Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The public health benefits of eating seafood for brain 
        health, heart health, mental health, and overall wellness are 
        well researched and established.
            (2) Prominent organizations have consistently recommended 
        eating at least 2 servings of seafood per week, including--
                    (A) the Department of Agriculture and the 
                Department of Health and Human Services in the Dietary 
                Guidelines for Americans in 2010, 2015, and 2020;
                    (B) the Food and Drug Administration since 2004; 
                and
                    (C) the American Heart Association.
            (3) Only 1 in 5 people in the United States follow the 
        Dietary Guidelines for Americans to eat at least 2 servings of 
        seafood per week, according to the Centers for Disease Control 
        and Prevention.
            (4) Eating seafood at least twice per week can reduce the 
        risk of dying from heart disease by 36 percent.
            (5) More than 877,500 people in the United States die of 
        heart disease or stroke each year, and the economic toll is 
        approximately $363,000,000,000 in healthcare costs and lost 
        productivity.
            (6) Close to 55,000 deaths per year are associated with 
        insufficient seafood consumption in the United States.
            (7) Pregnant people in the United States eat on average 1.8 
        ounces of seafood per week compared to the dietary 
        recommendation of 8 to 12 ounces of seafood per week.
            (8) Strong medical evidence shows that nutrients specific 
        to seafood reduce the risk of preterm birth by more than 40 
        percent. In the United States, 1 in 10 infants are born 
        prematurely, which can negatively impact brain development, 
        vision, and hearing.
            (9) Public education campaigns have effectively 
        communicated the health and nutritional benefits of other 
        dietary recommendations.
            (10) A previous effort to promote the public health 
        benefits of eating seafood was conducted by the National Fish 
        and Seafood Promotional Council, which was Federally funded 
        from 1987 to 1991.
            (11) The Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee of the 
        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a 
        report in July 2020 recommending establishing a National 
        Seafood Council to elevate the narrative of the nutritional 
        value of seafood, which the report states could directly 
        improve the health of the people of the United States.
            (12) Increasing the awareness and perception of edible 
        invasive non-native species of seafood can help control aquatic 
        invasive species populations and sustain native stocks.

SEC. 3. REESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTIONAL 
              COUNCIL.

    (a) First Meeting.--Section 205(g) of the Fish and Seafood 
Promotion Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4004(g)) is amended by striking 
``first meet'' and all that follows and inserting ``first meet not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Seafood 
Marketing Act of 2022.''.
    (b) Initial Appointments.--Section 207(a)(5) of the Fish and 
Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4006(a)(5)) is amended by 
striking ``within ninety'' and all that follows and inserting ``not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Seafood 
Marketing Act of 2022.''.
    (c) Termination.--Section 206(g) of the Fish and Seafood Promotion 
Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4005(g)) is amended by striking ``December 31, 
1991'' and inserting ``December 31, 2027''.

SEC. 4. MODIFICATIONS TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING MEMBERS OF NATIONAL 
              FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTIONAL COUNCIL.

    Section 205(d) of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 (16 
U.S.C. 4004(d))--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F) 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(E) one member-at-large with demonstrated expertise in 
        fresh-water and inland commercial fisheries who is not a 
        resident of the States of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, and 
        Northeast regions;
            ``(F) one member-at-large who is a person professionally 
        engaged in consumer marketing and the dissemination of 
        information pertaining to the nutritional benefits and 
        preparation of seafood and seafood products; and
            ``(G) one member-at-large with demonstrated expertise in 
        scientific research on the nutrition and public health benefits 
        of seafood consumption.''; and
            (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
    ``(2) Of the members appointed pursuant to each of subparagraphs 
(A) through (D) of paragraph (1), one shall be a harvester, one shall 
be a processor or a receiver, and at least one shall have demonstrated 
marketing expertise.''.

SEC. 5. FUNDING FOR FISHERIES PROMOTION FUND.

    Section 209 of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 (16 
U.S.C. 4008) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(1) amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
        appropriations under subsection (e) of this section;'';
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``fiscal year 1987 
        through fiscal year 1991'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2023 
        through fiscal year 2027''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for the Fund $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027.''.

SEC. 6. DEFINITION OF SEAFOOD IN FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTION ACT OF 
              1986.

    (a) In General.--Section 204 of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act 
of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4003) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (3);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (14) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (13), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (13), as redesignated, the 
        following:
            ``(14) `seafood' means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, 
        seaweed, and all other forms of aquatic life used for human 
        consumption; the term does not include marine mammals and 
        seabirds;''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 
1986 (16 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 202 (16 U.S.C. 4001)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``fish 
                resources'' and inserting ``seafood resources'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``fish 
                contribute'' and inserting ``seafood contributes''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``fish species'' 
                and inserting ``seafood species'';
            (2) in section 203 (16 U.S.C. 4002)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``species of 
                fish'' and inserting ``species of seafood'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``domestically-
                produced fish'' and inserting ``domestically produced 
                seafood'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``fish'' and 
                inserting ``seafood''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (7), by striking ``fish'' and 
                inserting ``seafood'';
            (3) in section 204 (16 U.S.C. 4003)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subsection 
                (a)(2), by striking ``fish'' and inserting ``seafood'';
                    (B) in paragraph (11), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``fish or fish products (including fish'' and 
                inserting ``seafood or seafood products (including 
                seafood'';
                    (C) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``fish'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``seafood'';
                    (D) by striking ``fish and fish products'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``seafood and seafood 
                products''; and
                    (E) by striking ``fish or fish products'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``seafood or seafood 
                products'';
            (4) in section 206 (16 U.S.C. 4005)--
                    (A) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``fish or fish products'' and inserting 
                        ``seafood or seafood products''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``fish species'' each place it appears and 
                        inserting ``seafood species''; and
                    (B) by striking ``fish and fish products'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``seafood and seafood 
                products'';
            (5) in section 210 (16 U.S.C. 4009)--
                    (A) by striking ``fish and fish products'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``seafood and seafood 
                products'';
                    (B) by striking ``fish or fish products'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``seafood or seafood 
                products''; and
                    (C) by striking ``fish or fish product'' each place 
                it appears and inserting ``seafood or seafood 
                product'';
            (6) in section 213 (16 U.S.C. 4012), by striking ``fish'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``seafood''; and
            (7) in section 216(a) (16 U.S.C. 4015(a))--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``fish or fish 
                products'' and inserting ``seafood or seafood 
                products''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``fish and fish 
                products'' and inserting ``seafood and seafood 
                products''.
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