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H.R. 3583 111th Congress House

ASPIRE Act

Official title: To provide for a subsidy to sellers and buyers of fish directly delivered to American Samoa from vessels with United States fisheries endorsements that manufacture for the United States.

Introduced: September 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics American SamoaEconomic developmentFood industry and servicesGovernment trust funds
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Income tax exclusionMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationU.S. territories and protectoratesUser charges and fees
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 4, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 18, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Sep 16, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Sep 16, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 16, 2009
Referred to House Natural Resources
Sep 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 4, 2009

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Samoa Protection of Industry, Resources, and Employment Act or ASPIRE Act - States that the federal government should provide American Samoa with employment stabilization and economic development assistance, including incentives for the operation and development of its tuna processing industry.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical assistance to American Samoa through grants in specified per metric ton amounts to sellers and buyers of whole tuna directly delivered to tuna processors located within American Samoa for processing in American Samoa.

States that a grantee may be eligible either as a seller of direct-delivered whole tuna or as a processor buying direct-delivered whole tuna.

Exempts such grants from inclusion as gross income under the Internal Revenue Code.

Establishes: (1) an annual fee for vessels that make less than three direct deliveries of whole tuna to processors on American Samoa for processing in American Samoa; and (2) a per ton fee for each delivery by a U.S.-documented vessel that delivers tuna to another vessel or other location for transshipment.

Establishes within the Treasury the American Samoa Economic Development Trust Fund.



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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3583: ASPIRE Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3583/
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"H.R. 3583: ASPIRE Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3583/.
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H.R. 3583, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3583/.
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