1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sustaining Healthy Ecosystems, Livelihoods, and Local Seafood Act or the SHELLS Act . 2. Office of Aquaculture (a) In general Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by inserting after section 216 ( 7 U.S.C. 6916 ) the following: 217. Office of Aquaculture (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Aquaculture The term aquaculture has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 ( 16 U.S.C. 2802 ). (2) Committee The term Committee means the Aquaculture Advisory Committee established under subsection (c)(1). (3) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office appointed under subsection (b)(2). (4) Indian tribe The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). (5) Native hawaiian organization The term Native Hawaiian organization has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the NATIVE Act ( 25 U.S.C. 4352 ). (6) Office The term Office means the Office of Aquaculture established under subsection (b)(1). (7) Tribal organization The term Tribal organization has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). (b) Office (1) In general The Secretary shall establish in the Department an Office of Aquaculture. (2) Director The Secretary shall appoint a senior official to serve as the Director of the Office. (3) Mission The mission of the Office, in coordination with any other relevant Federal agency, shall be to encourage and promote aquaculture operations that promote United States food security and limit adverse environmental effects, including— (A) shellfish cultivation (including oysters, clams, and mussels); (B) micro- and macro-algae cultivation; (C) aquaculture production within land-based systems