H.R. 2518

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2518 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2518

To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to support the commercial fishing 
industry.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 31, 2025

Ms. Pingree (for herself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Ms. Tokuda, and Mr. 
Harder of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Agriculture

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A BILL

To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to support the commercial fishing 
industry.

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 ``Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CREDIT TO BUSINESSES PROVIDING SERVICES TO 
PRODUCERS OR HARVESTERS OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS.

(a) Farm Credit Banks.--
(1) Eligibility for credit and financial services.--Section 
1.9 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2017) is 
amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the 
end;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
(4); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) persons furnishing to producers or harvesters of 
aquatic products services directly related to their operating 
needs; or''.
(2) Purposes for extensions of credit.--Section 1.11(c)(1) 
of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2019(c)(1)) is 
amended by inserting ``and to persons furnishing services 
directly related to the operating needs of producers or 
harvesters of aquatic products'' after ``needs''.
(b) Production Credit Associations.--Section 2.4(a) of the Farm 
Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2075(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) persons furnishing to producers or harvesters of 
aquatic products services directly related to their operating 
needs.''.
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