; (B) holds a category II veterinary accreditation from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; and (C) has a valid veterinarian client-patient relationship with the facility in which the individual is practicing veterinary medicine. (q) Savings clause Nothing in this Act shall supersede permit applications in process on the date of enactment of this Act or permits that are in place on the date of enactment of this Act. 203. Research and development grant program (a) In general The Secretary shall establish, in consultation with applicable Federal agencies, coastal States, federally recognized Indian Tribes, Regional Fishery Management Councils, academic institutions, and interested aquaculture stakeholders, a research and development grant program to further the purposes of this Act. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall consider using existing programs that leverage State and local partnerships and take advantage of the extramural research community, including the National Sea Grant College Program under the National Sea Grant College Program Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq. ). (b) Components The research and development grant program described in subsection (a) shall include research conducted internally by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and through the award of competitive, peer-reviewed grants to fund research and extension services— (1) to create innovative design and engineering solutions to common obstacles within the offshore aquaculture industry; (2) to enable the transition of innovative aquaculture technologies, including technologies focused on the commercialization of high-value marine species, from controlled studies to commercial use; (3) to evaluate the role of genetics in relation to the development of improved lines of brood stock, disease resistance, and interactions between cultured species and wild stocks; (4) to advance research into the management, mitigation, and prevention of cultured species diseases