Establishment of Office of Seafood in the Department of Agriculture

(a) In general Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6912 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 224B. Office of Seafood (a) Establishment The Secretary shall establish for the Department an Office of Seafood to provide leadership, expertise, management, and advice to the Secretary of Agriculture on matters impacting the seafood industry. (b) Duties The Office of Seafood shall be additionally responsible for— (1) coordinating across the Department to ensure fishermen are integrated into Department programs; and (2) working alongside appropriate counterparts of the Department of Commerce and other Federal departments and agencies to revitalize the American seafood industry.. (b) Technical correction Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6912 et seq.), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by redesignating section 225 (relating to the Food Access Liaison) as section 224A.