Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act of 2023

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4940 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4940 To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to support the commercial fishing industry. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2023 Ms. Pingree (for herself and Mr. Higgins of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ 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 2023''. 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) b…