| Shorttitle: | National Aquaculture Act of 1980 |
| Othershorttitles: | National Aquaculture Act of 1979 |
| Longtitle: | An Act to provide for the development of aquaculture in the United States, and for other purposes. |
| Enacted By: | 96th |
| Effective Date: | September 26, 1980 |
| Public Law Url: | http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-94/pdf/STATUTE-94-Pg1198.pdf |
| Cite Public Law: | 96-362 |
| Title Amended: | 16 U.S.C.: Conservation |
| Sections Created: | ยง 2801 |
| Leghisturl: | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d096:SN01650:@@@R |
| Introducedin: | Senate |
| Introducedby: | Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) |
| Introduceddate: | August 2, 1979 |
| Committees: | Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation |
| Passedbody1: | Senate |
| Passeddate1: | April 30, 1980 |
| Passedvote1: | passed/agreed |
| Passedbody2: | House |
| Passeddate2: | September 8, 1980 |
| Passedvote2: | passed/agreed, in lieu of H.R. 20 |
| Signedpresident: | Jimmy Carter |
| Signeddate: | September 26, 1980 |
The National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-362, as amended) is intended to promote and support the development of private aquaculture and to ensure coordination among the various federal agencies that have aquaculture programs and policies. It provided for a national aquaculture policy, including a formal National Aquaculture Development Plan; established a Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture on which officials of USDA, Commerce, the Interior, and nine other federal agencies sit; designated USDA as the lead agency for coordination; and authorized the National Aquaculture Information Center within the National Agricultural Library.[1] [2]
The S. 1650 legislation was passed by the 96th U.S. Congressional session and signed into law by the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter on September 26, 1980.[3]