PUBLIC LAW 97-98—DEC. 22, 1981
95 STAT. 1317
"(c) The Secretary may assist States to formulate aquaculture development plans for the enhancement of the production and marketing of aquacultural species and products from such States and may make grants to States on a matching basis, as determined by the Secretary. The aggregate amount of the grants made to any one State under this subsection may not exceed $50,000. The plans shall be consistent with the national aquaculture development plan, and revisions thereto, developed under the National Aquaculture Act of 1980. "(d) To provide for aquacultural research, development, and demonstration projects having a national or regional application, the Secretary may establish in existing Federal facilities or in cooperation with State agencies (including State departments of agriculture), and land-grant colleges and universities, up to four aquacultural research, development, and demonstration centers in the United States for the performance of aquacultural research, extension work, and demonstration projects. Funds made available for the operation of such regional centers may be used for the rehabilitation of existing buildings or facilities to house such centers, but may not be used for the construction or acquisition of new buildings or facilities. "(e) Not later than one year after the effective date of this subtitle and not later than March 1 of each subsequent year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the President, the House Committee on Agriculture, the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and the Senate Committee on Appropriations, containing a summary outlining the progress of the Department of Agriculture in meeting the purposes of the programs established under this subtitle.
94 Stat. 1198. 16 USC 2801 note.
Report to President and congressional committees.
AQUACULTURE ADVISORY BOARD
"SEC. 1476. (a) The Secretary shall establish within the Department of Agriculture a board to be known as the Aquaculture Advisory Board (hereinafter in this subtitle referred to as the 'Board') which shall have a term that expires September 30, 1985, and which shall be composed of the following twelve members appointed by the Secretary— "(1) four representatives of agencies of the Department of Agriculture which have significant research, extension, or teaching responsibilities; "(2) two representatives of cooperative extension services; "(3) two representatives of State agricultural experiment stations; and "(4) four representatives of national aquaculture organizations. Members of the Board shall serve without compensation, if-not otherwise officers or employees of the United States. While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Board, members of the Board shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under sections 5701 through 5707 of title 5, United States Code. "(b) The board shall meet at the call of the Secretary, but at least annually, to consult with and advise the Secretary with respect to the implementation of this subtitle and to recommend priorities for the conduct of research and extension programs authorized in this
Establishment. 7 USC 3323.
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