1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of
2005
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I—Prevention of introduction of aquatic Invasive Species
into waters of the United States by vessels
Sec. 101. Prevention of introduction of aquatic invasive
species into waters of the United States by vessels.
Sec. 102. Armed services whole vessel management
program.
TITLE II—Prevention of introduction of aquatic Invasive Species
by other pathways
Sec. 201. Priority pathway management program.
Sec. 202. Screening process for planned importations of live
aquatic organisms.
TITLE III—Early detection; rapid response; control and
outreach
Sec. 301. Early detection.
Sec. 302. Rapid response.
Sec. 303. Dispersal barriers.
Sec. 304. Environmental soundness.
Sec. 305. Information, education, and outreach.
TITLE IV—Aquatic Invasive Species research
Sec. 401. Ecological, pathway, and experimental
research.
Sec. 402. Analysis.
Sec. 403. Vessel pathway standards research.
Sec. 404. Graduate education in systematics and
taxonomy.
TITLE V—Coordination
Sec. 501. Program coordination.
Sec. 502. International coordination.
TITLE VI—Authorization of appropriations
Sec. 601. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VII—Conforming amendments
Sec. 701. Conforming amendments.
2.Congress finds that—
(1)aquatic invasive
species are second only to habitat destruction as a cause of permanent losses
in biological diversity of aquatic ecosystems of the United States;
(2)aquatic invasive
species continue to be introduced into waters of the United States at an
unacceptable rate;
(3)aquatic invasive
species damage infrastructure, disrupt commerce, out compete native species,
reduce biodiversity, and threaten human health;
(4)the direct and
indirect costs of aquatic invasive species to the economy of the United States
amount to billions of dollars per year;
(5)in the Great
Lakes region, approximately $3,000,000,000 has been spent in the past 10 years
to mitigate the damage caused by a single invasive species, the zebra
mussel;
(6)wetlands suffer
compound impacts from—
(A)aquatic
infestations (such as Hydrilla); and
(B)riparian
infestations (such as Purple Loosestrife);
(7)prevention of
aquatic invasive species is the most environmentally sound and cost-effective
management approach because once established, aquatic invasive species are
costly, and sometimes impossible to control;
(8)to be effective,
the prevention, early detection, and control of and rapid response to aquatic
invasive species should be coordinated regionally, nationally, and
internationally;
(9)pathway
management is the most promising approach to reducing unplanned introductions
of aquatic invasive species;
(10)consistent
national screening criteria are needed to evaluate the potential risk of
nonindigenous aquatic species;
(11)States and
regions have—
(A)unique
vulnerabilities with respect to aquatic invasive species; and
(B)unique means for
addressing aquatic invasive species;
(12)to accurately
identify and manage high risk pathways, it is essential to carry out a
comprehensive research program that—
(A)monitors pathways
and ecosystems to detect the establishment and spread of invasive
species;
(B)develops and
demonstrates effective methods for the management and control of invasive
species; and
(C)monitors the
success of efforts to prevent and control invasive species; and
(13)it is in the
interest of the United States to—
(A)carry out a
comprehensive and thorough program to research, prevent, manage, and control
the introduction of aquatic species that may become invasive; and
(B)to the maximum
extent practicable, coordinate the program described in subparagraph (A) with
neighboring nations and other programs being carried out globally.
3.Section 1003 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4702) is amended to read
as follows:
1003.In this Act:
(1)The
term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
(2)The term aquatic ecosystems means
freshwater, marine, and estuarine environments (including inland waters and
wetlands), located wholly in the United States.
(3)The term Assistant Secretary means the
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.
(4)The term ballast water means any water (with
its suspended matter) used to maintain the trim and stability of a
vessel.
(5)Best performing
treatment technologyThe term best performing treatment
technology means the ballast water treatment technology that is, as
determined by the Secretary—
(A)the most
biologically effective;
(B)the most
environmentally sound; and
(C)suitable,
available, and economically practicable.
(6)The term coastal voyage means a voyage
conducted entirely within the exclusive economic zone.
(7)The
term Director means the Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.
(8)The term environmentally sound, refers to an
activity that prevents or reduces introductions, or controls infestations, of
aquatic invasive species in a manner that minimizes adverse effects on—
(A)the structure and
function of an ecosystem; and
(B)nontarget
organisms and ecosystems.
(9)The term exclusive economic zone means
the area comprised of—
(A)the Exclusive
Economic Zone of the United States established by Proclamation Number 5030,
dated March 10, 1983; and
(B)the equivalent
zones of Canada and Mexico.
(10)The term existing vessel means any vessel
that enters service on or before December 31, 2007.
(11)The term Great Lakes means—
(A)Lake Erie;
(B)Lake Huron
(including Lake Saint Clair);
(C)Lake
Michigan;
(D)Lake
Ontario;
(E)Lake
Superior;
(F)the connecting
channels of those Lakes, including—
(i)the Saint Mary’s
River;
(ii)the Saint Clair
River;
(iii)the Detroit
River;
(iv)the Niagara
River; and
(v)the Saint
Lawrence River to the Canadian border; and
(G)any other body of
water located within the drainage basin of a Lake, River, or connecting channel
described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (F).
(12)The term Great Lakes region means the region
comprised of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
(13)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.
450b).
(14)The term interbasin waterway means a
waterway that connects 2 distinct water basins.
(15)International
joint commissionThe term International Joint
Commission means the commission established by article VII of the Treaty
relating to boundary waters and questions arising along the boundary between
the United States and Canada, signed at Washington on January 11, 1909
(36
Stat. 2448; TS 548).
(16)The
term introduction means the transfer of an organism to an
ecosystem outside the historic range of the species of which the organism is a
member.
(17)The
term invasion means an infestation of an aquatic invasive
species.
(18)The term invasive species means a
nonindigenous species the introduction of which into an ecosystem may cause
harm to the economy, environment, human health, recreation, or public
welfare.
(19)The term Invasive Species Council
means the interagency council established by section 3 of Executive Order No.
13112 (42
U.S.C. 4321 note).
(20)The term new vessel means any vessel that
enters service on or after January 1, 2008.
(21)The term nonindigenous species means any
species in an ecosystem the range of which exceeds the historic range of the
species in that ecosystem.
(22)The term organism transfer means the
movement of an organism of any species from 1 ecosystem to another ecosystem
outside the historic range of the species.
(23)The
term pathway means 1 or more vectors by which an invasive species
is transferred from 1 ecosystem to another.
(24)The term planned importation means the
purposeful movement of 1 or more nonindigenous organisms for use in the
territorial limits of the United States.
(25)The term regional panel means a panel convened
in accordance with section 1203.
(26)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(27)The
term species means any fundamental category of taxonomic
classification, or any viable biological material, ranking below a genus or
subgenus.
(28)The term species in trade means a species that
has a documented history of being commercially imported into the United States
in the period beginning on January 1, 1990, and ending on January 1,
2002.
(29)The term Task Force means the Aquatic Nuisance
Species Task Force established by section 1201(a).
(30)The term territorial sea means the belt of the
sea measured from the baseline of the United States determined in accordance
with international law, as set forth in Presidential Proclamation Number 5928,
dated December 27, 1988.
(31)The
term treatment means a mechanical, physical, chemical, biological,
or other process or method of killing, removing, or rendering inviable
organisms.
(32)The term type approval means an approval
procedure under which a type of system is initially certified as meeting a
standard established by law (including a regulation) for a particular
application if the system is operated correctly.
(33)The term Under Secretary means the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
(34)The term undesirable impact means economic,
human health, aesthetic, or environmental degradation that is not necessary
for, and is not clearly outweighed by, public health, environmental, or welfare
benefits.
(35)Waters of the
united states
(A)The term waters of the United States means
the navigable waters and territorial sea of the United States.
(B)The
term waters of the United States includes the Great
Lakes.
.
<enum>I</enum><header>Prevention of
introduction of aquatic Invasive Species into waters of the United States by
vessels</header>
<section id="IDD847310499EE4DD299E312B6FF324012"><enum>101.</enum><header>Prevention of
introduction of aquatic Invasive Species into waters of the United States by
vessels</header>
<subsection id="ID6351E1110D984EB8B5AC1E1457CFB800"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 1101 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4711">16 U.S.C. 4711</external-xref>) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDD48C6E63BBC04AE28F5D96902C253FB4">
<section id="ID14C152B641914A6F89139181B7FF0585"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Prevention of
introduction of aquatic Invasive Species into waters of the United States by
vessels</header>
<subsection id="ID0A7B3BDEAAD84F8889FAC170B0785ED8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements
for vessels operating in waters of the United States</header>
<paragraph id="IDA36FE24D8CF344ACAB37B4212C90D0EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Invasive
Species management plan</header>
<subparagraph id="IDA1B3EDA7AE1C4428A4C4FDACD212F806"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Effective beginning on the date that is 180 days after
the issuance of guidelines pursuant to subparagraph (D) and promulgation of any
regulations under this section, each vessel that is equipped with a ballast
tank, and any towed vessel or structure, operating in waters of the United
States shall have in effect, and have available for inspection, an aquatic
invasive species management plan that prescribes safe and effective means by
which the master of the vessel shall minimize introductions and transfers of
invasive species by any part of the vessel, pursuant to the guidelines or
regulations applicable to that vessel.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1953FE62F1334515B209C564F00001B9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Specificity</header><text>The
management plan shall be specific to the vessel (or group of vessels with
characteristics similar to that of the vessel, as determined by the
Secretary).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC88F81E3E5EA47500000AEE04477CD80"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
management plan shall include, at a minimum, such information as is requested
by the Secretary pursuant to subparagraph (D), including—</text>
<clause id="ID2FDF5153E2954BD6BAA7590769BEEAC5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>operational
requirements to safely and effectively comply with the applicable ballast water
management requirements under paragraph (4);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4D091BA63D19421E87E52E6200878E22"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>operational
requirements to safely and effectively carry out any actions consistent with a
rapid response contingency strategy required by States and approved by the
Secretary under section 1211;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID65406B952E77447780484D10A5F12D48"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>at the
discretion of the Secretary, other operational requirements that are specified
in guidelines adopted by the International Maritime Organization;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDD4A7E8DA3D5D4965A983C20000A9CAFD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a description of
all reporting requirements and a copy of each form necessary to meet those
requirements;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9874586DB156497D9882CC2DF648302B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the position of
the officer responsible for implementation of ballast water management and
reporting procedures on board;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBB7EE45A649746A1A0B400D63F6BFA00"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>documents
relevant to aquatic invasive species management equipment or procedures;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDE357E6286A0E4FE5910036A823269046"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a description
of the location of access points for sampling ballast or sediments pursuant to
paragraph (3)(B)(vi);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID654E4A7B8B4A4D1FBFB781EBE61C56D9"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>a description
of requirements relating to compliance with any approved rapid response
strategy relevant to the voyage of the vessel;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6A22A395EBE4472A8792243C7F1DB8D8"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>a contingency
strategy applicable under section 1211, if appropriate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDDD5C81B44DC241CCA4A5EF410080E2D5"><enum>(x)</enum><text>such requirements
described in subsection (b) as are applicable to the vessel.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0F60089A802D42A68DC041EAF6BB4721"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the National Aquatic
Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Secretary shall issue final guidelines for
the development of invasive species management plans, including guidelines
that—</text>
<clause id="ID14D480EC623647CA96449088AFE62E75"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify types of
vessels for which plans are required;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDCCD0E7BAEF5D49908108287DCDA4AAA3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish
processes for updating and revising the plans; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4E9C2F9B6DCE4DD69D00BA205FD35F68"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>establish
criteria for compliance with this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID75FD17BDDEEB4897BF939F244F765F22"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Records</header><text>The
master of a vessel shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA2CDF9D9ABE64339A38690FDBE321382"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maintain records
of all ballast operations, for such period of time and including such
information as the Secretary may specify;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7DC0C4A53C9240EB82CF6F59EBC7D853"><enum>(B)</enum><text>permit inspection
of the records by representatives of the Secretary and of the State in which
the port is located; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFCF8373B5B8C4C2596CA83C3C2AC9587"><enum>(C)</enum><text>transmit records
to the National Ballast Information Clearinghouse established under section
1102(f).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDFF2F1B5B600946C8A8175D5D733443EE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Best management
practices</header>
<subparagraph id="ID2210546A0FC743DA004381ECFDD9D3D2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Secretary shall issue
guidelines on best management practices to eliminate or minimize and monitor
organism transfer by vessels.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFAB7ECD837EC4C8EAC15B3488E00B6CD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Practices to be
included</header><text>The best management practices shall include—</text>
<clause id="ID464D0A8D82EE4705B642885D5179EAEE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>sediment
management in transoceanic vessels;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDC0DF41B85D7842ECB6F6E1FCF01345FE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>minimization of
ballast water uptake in areas in which there is a greater risk of harmful
organisms entering ballast tanks (such as areas with toxic algal blooms or
known outbreaks of aquatic invasive species);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0B08CEB98F2443F2A300AFFC01435113"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>avoidance of
unnecessary discharge of ballast water in a port that was taken up in another
port;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID023C15762BC247DF93C2F8840035D7D7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, collection and the proper disposal of debris from the
cleaning of the hull;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDE26D81EC673F4ED085DF38537BAD9C61"><enum>(v)</enum><text>proper use of
anti-fouling coating; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID45DA0D15188B46349CF88CB2D247DE05"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>provision of
sample access ports in ballast piping for sampling of ballast intake and
discharge.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDA73BDA1DD702414E8E3BA16118AAB700"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Ballast water
management</header>
<subparagraph id="IDA058D5BF90E04B8190E19BFF9E3EA053"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Effective beginning on the date that is 180 days after
the Secretary promulgates regulations pursuant to subsection (d), and except as
provided in subparagraph (B), each vessel equipped with a ballast water tank
that enters a United States port shall comply with the regulations relating to
ballast water management.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDD2E2E6BAF454CB59BE400B26099F7D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<clause id="ID9C0AA33960B740C8BD1206D0E184A602"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Vessels
operating entirely within exclusive economic zone</header><text>Beginning on
December 31, 2011, a vessel equipped with a ballast tank, and any towed vessel
or structure, that operates entirely within the exclusive economic zone shall
comply with the regulations described in subsection (b)(3).</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1E6BE4E5B091474FAA176838EE98E1E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Vessels
operating in enclosed aquatic ecosystems</header>
<subclause id="ID5025549CE7CC42DFBE40079DF4816D9D"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subclause (II), an existing vessel equipped
with a ballast tank, and any towed vessel or structure, that operates
exclusively in the upper 4 Great Lakes (Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake
Huron, and Lake Erie, and the connecting channels), or in another enclosed
aquatic ecosystem shall not be required to comply with the regulations
described in subsection (b)(1).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDF29433AFD96C4C6E95037DB598C41600"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Additional
enclosed aquatic ecosystems</header><text>The Administrator and the Under
Secretary, in consultation with regional panels of the Task Force, may
determine additional enclosed aquatic ecosystems in which the potential for
movement of organisms by natural and anthropogenic means is not significantly
altered by the movement of the vessels equipped with ballast tanks.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID05B9CD0C341144E5BB8FF4F3CB45A12E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Invasive
species management regulations and certification procedures</header>
<paragraph id="IDE3F24D75E74C4506AC54EC24F26CB320"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the National Aquatic
Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Secretary, with the concurrence of the
Administrator and in consultation with the Task Force, shall promulgate final
regulations establishing performance requirements for vessels to reduce or
eliminate introduction by the vessels of invasive species to waters of the
United States, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID26A8E27A15184B8E008101817012BE31"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ballast water
management operations (including relevant contingency procedures in instances
in which a safety exemption is used pursuant to subsection (j)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB883456882BB4E18BCBEE2856AD2FED9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>management of
other vessel pathways, including the hull and sea chest of a vessel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6DF1F17DAB0D4523A4F395ADCA00B73C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ballast water
exchange</header><text>The regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id03030D2FAC614F66A2D0B3BBA87BE55F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall apply only
to existing vessels;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idACA7126B6B5749239E2E2F603C8383A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall expire not
later than December 31, 2011; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id151135935AF44E508521344AC3D1B482"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall
include—</text>
<clause id="idA3DD9DB6E71747EAACA5B9E6F37ED6DC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
provision for ballast water exchange that requires—</text>
<subclause id="idD5A8D8D2CB7B4181AF6F45A6771F315E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at least 1
empty-and-refill cycle, on the high sea or in an alternative exchange area
designated by the Secretary, of each ballast tank that contains ballast water
to be discharged into waters of the United States; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3A1E83C1820F4645BFA0F04629BB41B8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for a case in
which the master of a vessel determines that compliance with the requirement
under subclause (I) is impracticable, a sufficient number of flow-through
exchanges of ballast water, on the high sea or in an alternative exchange area
designated by the Secretary, to achieve replacement of at least 95 percent of
ballast water in ballast tanks of the vessel, as determined by a certification
dye study conducted or model developed in accordance with protocols developed
under paragraph (5)(B) and recorded in the management plan of a vessel pursuant
to subsection (a)(1)(C)(i); and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id8EC4B09616DB4CCBA4827E5E30EB3E5F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if a ballast
water exchange is not undertaken pursuant to subsection (j), a contingency
procedure that requires the master of a vessel to use the best practicable
technology or practice to treat ballast discharge.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id187F5D52E4ED40599D21E33A70D1F810"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Ballast water
treatment</header>
<subparagraph id="idA88CCAB685CE4EF590E31C2AAD9DBDD2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall—</text>
<clause id="id8A622106BC4C43568609DFDBB435D687"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establish a
numeric ballast water discharge standard at a level that ensures that there is
no measurable risk that any viable organisms of nonindigenous species entrained
in ballast water that meets the standard will be established in waters of the
United States; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id61F94AB9482A48CC8391831E7699DB58"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>require that a
vessel discharge ballast water the characteristics of which are consistent with
clause (i), unless no technology exists to enable a vessel to discharge such
ballast water.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32258DAADB354C5A9059719E6DE4CF4D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Best performing
treatment</header><text>If no technology exists to enable a vessel to discharge
ballast water in accordance with the discharge standard established under
subparagraph (A)(i), the regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall require the vessel to discharge ballast water that—</text>
<clause id="id7275EF7DF7004AE782C0B307BABB779C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has been treated
with the best performing treatment technology; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idCF953072D9B341CFA1780AE4A17D039B"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id5E07265FB3AD43259BC4CD29F2B0B965"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for existing vessels,
has a concentration of viable biological material that contains 99 percent
fewer near-coastal plankton than the concentration of viable biological
material of the intake water of the vessel, as estimated under the
certification process described in paragraph (5)(C); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idBC90744B4F8A4CD7A9E4A3A93636D2F7" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for new vessels, has a concentration of
viable biological material that contains 99.9 percent fewer near-coastal
plankton than the concentration of viable biological material of the intake
water of the vessel, as estimated under the certification process described in
paragraph (5)(C).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6E030E1F2134450C995146A57F3EE508"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Review and
revision</header><text>The Secretary, with the concurrence of the
Administrator, shall review and revise—</text>
<subparagraph id="id837C3FEC6BE44399845A4C1ABC255043"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less
frequently than every 3 years, any determination relating to best performing
treatment technology under paragraph (3)(B)(i); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57CF3DCD25F645EEB8CAF88F1FF36D45"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less
frequently than every 6 years, the regulations promulgated pursuant to
paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6CEF841CB36041E795004741BE586FC9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Certification
of treatments and practices</header>
<subparagraph id="ID09E13DFCB1AF4009BB6315B54D9C15BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than the date on which regulations are
promulgated pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall, with the
concurrence of the Administrator, promulgate regulations for—</text>
<clause id="ID6C3E65661D184CBABC09034810BE2E84"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the certification
of treatments or practices the performances of which comply with the
regulations; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDFD81B355D91447D800E43702E1D36E3B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on-going
enforcement of the effective use of the certified treatments or
practices.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID75796714F71D45BB9FDC896DB04BE3C2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certification
of ballast water exchange procedures</header><text>The certification of ballast
water exchange procedures in compliance with the regulations promulgated
pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be based on a qualified type-approval process,
including a protocol involving dye studies or models detailing flow dynamics of
a vessel or class of vessels described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) for
demonstrating the number of flow-through exchanges necessary for such a vessel
to meet the percentage purge requirements associated with the flow-through
technique for ballast water exchange.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF9DA3CB7704A428D996F3DB816EBFE23"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Certification
of all other ballast water discharge</header><text>The certification of
treatments in compliance with the regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph
(1)(B) shall be based on a qualified type-approval process that—</text>
<clause id="id8DB9B9F707914823903A88AE4CC8D288"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is capable of
estimating the extent to which ballast water discharge treated by a ballast
water treatment system is likely to comply with applicable standards, including
any restrictions relating to—</text>
<subclause id="idBC8D81B6FD0343D8B1AA72E05F657D93"><enum>(I)</enum><text>biological,
chemical, or physical conditions of water taken into ballast; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id7E53198BDF1F47CA883766DB021C6486"><enum>(II)</enum><text>conditions
encountered during a voyage;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idCA837679B55C4B3799004756DA971433"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is capable of
determining the extent to which a ballast water treatment method—</text>
<subclause id="id6FC375F38E6E4DD49A206A2784622CF8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is
environmentally sound, based on criteria promulgated by the Administrator under
paragraph (8)(A); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idDC65DF44FA0E44389573A4FA2F350C94"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is safe for
vessel and crew;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idA2C7AD786E5E480182BBC7D3C27109FA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may be used in
estimating the expected useful life of the ballast water treatment system, as
determined on the basis of voyage patterns and normal use conditions;</text>
</clause><clause id="idB78B8B54E48843F291448895B72AB11D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>includes a
ship-boarding testing component (and may include a shore-based testing
component);</text>
</clause><clause id="id706CDCFB65974D58B215BEA073F47A9A"><enum>(v)</enum><text>provides for
appropriate monitoring, as determined by the Administrator;</text>
</clause><clause id="idB51758B0D5D34FCC89A188623A4C9540"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>provides for
revocation by the Administrator of approval pending the results of the
monitoring; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id6AFDC7DBD9DF4153BB7CBA5780E2789F"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>is
cost-effective.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2F1D5F743F204090AA74BF75F63275EE"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Expiration of
ballast water exchange option</header><text>On the date of expiration of the
ballast water exchange option under paragraph (2), the certification process
shall apply to all methods of ballast water management, treatment, and system
design.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idADE835704BAC4B75A6B9CAE13791403F"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Review and
revision</header><text>Not less frequently than every 3 years, the Secretary,
in conjunction with the Administrator, shall review and, if necessary, revise
the certification process pursuant to subsection (e)(1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID942CEE0F730D4C3A8CF7D56F9FCF59C1"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Application for
approval</header>
<clause id="ID30D9AABAC0984FA2BBD162AFBDB95D86"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary and the Administrator shall approve an
application for certification of a ballast water treatment system only if the
application is in such form and contains such information as the Secretary and
Administrator may require.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBCEA743F225A47CFB6C78F444CF4A7CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Approval and
disapproval</header>
<subclause id="ID9668A5D5F90D446FBD7878A4A23300A6"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On receipt of an application under clause (i)—</text>
<item id="IDC32005CBDBA44FF69D8C3EA2A202A853"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
Administrator shall, not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the
application—</text>
<subitem id="IDC2E91E8932E944B39DFD55EAC281673C"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>review the
application for compliance and consistency with environmental soundness
criteria promulgated under paragraph (8)(A); and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="ID83C73511BD5244028063DD54B3F337EE"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>approve those
ballast water treatment systems that meet those criteria; and</text>
</subitem></item><item id="ID68489468351B4F70BBD2D727D1C91CB1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the Secretary,
in consultation with the Task Force, shall, not later than 180 days after the
date of receipt of the application—</text>
<subitem id="ID311D553801904B7B89AD980363F8E52E"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>determine
whether the ballast water treatment system covered by the application meets the
requirements of this subsection, as appropriate;</text>
</subitem><subitem id="ID4F42ED49C4D14BB09406AAEE23BFFAD5"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>approve or
disapprove the application; and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="ID9486E7EC6FCD426EBA82D27C46D6CFE4"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>provide the
applicant written notice of approval or disapproval.</text>
</subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="IDD8A4C742605140459CB1EE3BBFABAA58"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>An
application approved under subclause (I) shall—</text>
<item id="IDF1F85373EFB041E2B29E962B5FA3BBE0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>be
qualified with any limitations relating to voyage pattern, duration, or any
other characteristic that may affect the effectiveness or environmental
soundness of the ballast water treatment system covered by the application, as
determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Administrator;</text>
</item><item id="IDDB7B76EEDB8E4A67A5C5B2B308B94F4E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>be
applicable to a specific vessel or group of vessels, as determined by the
Secretary;</text>
</item><item id="ID66111667EA5146FAA5F04859B5E312CF"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>be
valid for the least of—</text>
<subitem id="IDE4735ECB78CB45EA9E81A6AD30B3CAC9"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the expected
useful life of the ballast water treatment system;</text>
</subitem><subitem id="ID1534E4F809864D92937300AD2C7258C4"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>10 years;
or</text>
</subitem><subitem id="ID30CBC3AD988647F8A6F844FB64D8BCB2"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>such period of
time for which the Secretary or Administrator (as appropriate) determines that
(based on available information, including information developed pursuant to
paragraph (6)(B)(iii)) there exists a serious deficiency in performance or
environmental soundness of the system relative to anticipated performance or
environmental soundness; and</text>
</subitem></item><item id="ID3CB1ECBA2D1344808DB16DF35991B9AC"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>be
renewed if—</text>
<subitem id="IDC073070FFFA44964A4517E3B00BB6010"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the Secretary
determines that the ballast water treatment system remains in compliance with
applicable standards as of the date of application for renewal; or</text>
</subitem><subitem id="ID41D08AD1D39A41A98FA7F092A0C779CF"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>the remaining
useful life of the vessel is less than 10 years.</text>
</subitem></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDEC88CBF1DE284F12987FF3B774B3C89C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Experimental
approval for ballast water treatment</header>
<subparagraph id="ID1B77B785606B4427B6EE6C94FB019BD0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The owner or operator of a vessel may submit to the
Secretary an application to test or evaluate a promising ballast water
treatment technology that—</text>
<clause id="id330A155A2F0843059102D515C586DAAD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has the potential
to achieve the standard set forth under subsection (b)(3)(A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3BECCB55A8D342E9AF0B43E376A9FF37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is likely to
achieve a minimum performance that is the same as or more stringent than the
best available performance that applies to a vessel under subsection
(b)(3)(B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4A1ECC92580948DB92AAE21057E0D32F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>The
Secretary shall approve an application under subparagraph (A) if—</text>
<clause id="IDF78B66025C62495187E173E76416749F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary and
the Administrator, in consultation with the Task Force (including relevant
regional panels, and the Prevention Committee, of the Task Force), determine
that the treatment technologies meet the requirements in paragraph (3)(B)(ii);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5730A2C89D3349EC8E8C88CB854247A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
Administrator determines, based on independent and peer-reviewed information
provided to the Secretary by the owner or operator of the vessel or other
applicable parties, that the treatment technologies—</text>
<subclause id="idD6B1FC936A8147E5AD9D4EC55F0FA10B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>comply with
environmental requirements (including regulations); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id97AF937C0E844EB6BAAAE526BDD143CC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>have the
potential to meet environmental soundness criteria established under paragraph
(8)(A)(i).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2AB3C09344194A8E99CB2E9A60A263DE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>If
the Secretary approves an application under subparagraph (B), the Secretary and
the Administrator may waive the requirements under subsection (a)(4)(A) with
respect to the vessel that is subject to the application approved.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC779342DB3554F008C649B9B752DB879"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<clause id="ID7417A97811F54271BBD08762C130DA97"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Period of
testing</header><text>Testing of the treatment system approved under this
section may cease prior to the termination of the approval period described in
clause (ii).</text>
</clause><clause id="IDEBF77BD9B0A74D5FBC1C049B889CDA9F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Period of
approval</header><text>Approval granted under subparagraph (B) shall be for the
least of—</text>
<subclause id="IDB84934CFA9D74145A5C822878CD8D2C3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the expected
useful life of the ballast water treatment system;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD38D6D18DD7C4981911C2C447FFB55D8"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a period of 10 years; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID12BEBCD6844847F2BA5D44A252601BC6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a period ending
on the date that the Secretary and Administrator (as appropriate) determines
that there exists a serious deficiency in performance or human safety or
environmental soundness of the system relative to anticipated performance or
environmental soundness.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDA7589AD6F04D496D912D850037BFE2FA"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Information</header><text>As
a condition of receiving experimental approval for a treatment under
subparagraph (B), the owner or operator of a vessel shall agree to collect and
report such information regarding the operational and biological effectiveness
of the treatment through sampling of the intake and discharge ballast as the
Secretary may request.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF38C508306AA4EFAA5B6E1B1BBA3D62D"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text>An
experimental approval may be renewed in accordance with paragraph
(5)(F)(ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID38FCE82D01CA417E8B3D29405786B17E"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Incentives for
use of treatment systems</header>
<subparagraph id="ID9B53DBBCABD743ED0054B6987E39F653"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, the Secretary of Transportation, and the
Administrator shall assist owners or operators of vessels that seek to obtain
experimental approval for installation of ballast water treatment systems,
including through providing guidance on—</text>
<clause id="ID127A6715F1D14D0482A2E419A28502D1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
sampling protocol and test program for cost effective treatment
evaluation;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9D8610DEB4B8435ABF52519603B12065"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sources of
sampling equipment and field biological expertise; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID32E56F2AF85B45CA9F30D7E0E2227DC9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>examples of
shipboard evaluation studies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID97767F5B8FB247ACB6962D0059ED63D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection of
technologies and practices</header><text>In selecting technologies and
practices for shipboard demonstration under section 1104(b), the Secretary of
the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall give priority consideration to
technologies and practices that have received or are in the process of
receiving certification under paragraph (5).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8BB3CAEE4CAC44D4B4E3720000DCF975"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Annual
summaries</header><text>The Secretary shall annually summarize, and make
available to interested parties, all available information on the performance
of technologies proposed for ballast treatment to facilitate the application
process for experimental approval for ballast water treatment under paragraph
(6).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID76C30A356A9D41C5BAFB3F6682DC7972"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Environmental
soundness criteria for ballast treatments</header>
<subparagraph id="IDD3F349BE662C4A10A04C296BE3F8839C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall include in criteria promulgated
under section 1202(k)(1)(A) specific criteria—</text>
<clause id="ID92F7323786B84A2CA0ADC16FA823DAF6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to ensure
environmental soundness of ballast treatment systems; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8B3FE887737042D1AA7F7C004EC193BD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to grant
environmental soundness exceptions under subparagraph (B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA894898998384D3597825190F87EA023"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<clause id="ID860768627DC94B34A1A6713023DB25E6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In reviewing applications under paragraph
(5)(F)(ii)(I)(aa) in an emergency situation to achieve reductions in
significant and acute risk of transfers of invasive species by vessels, the
Secretary and the Administrator may jointly determine to make an exception to
criteria described in subparagraph (A)(i).</text>
</clause><clause id="ID153EBB35E6A049B3A5143F5CD7BF7C54"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Qualification
of approvals</header><text>To be eligible for an exception under clause (i), an
approval under paragraph (5)(F)(ii)(I)(aa) shall be qualified under paragraph
(5)(F)(ii)(II).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID64A0D7CDD9B6490B8600AB77A07B30BE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Great Lakes
Program</header>
<paragraph id="IDF0CB21EDDFA3497FAB23B4CD00707BA0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Until
such time as regulations are promulgated to implement the amendments made by
the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, regulations promulgated to
carry out this Act shall remain in effect until revised or replaced pursuant to
the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID98DAD3A0022E46AE97CCFF452547B8D7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relationship to
other programs</header><text>On implementation of a national mandatory ballast
management program that is at least as comprehensive as the Great Lakes program
(as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Governors of Great
Lakes States)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4103CA2299B243D1BB9F2B527BD1ECCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the program
regulating vessels and ballast water in Great Lakes under this section shall
terminate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE43413607F304D41BA6122D755660303"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the national
program shall apply to such vessels and ballast water.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5179A36FB2B94F8387EE1BA4D775A3DC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review and
revision</header>
<subparagraph id="ID8E9CF35833414ECD9D5860E67E23F900"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than the date that is 18 months after the date
of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, the
Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="ID3E42F1DF5E75479687BACB8C15C69C27"><enum>(i)</enum><text>review and revise
regulations promulgated under this section to ensure the regulations provide
the maximum practicable protection of the Great Lakes ecosystem from
introduction by vessels (including vessels in the unballasted condition) of
aquatic invasive species; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID82C74B2398DB42F3915B84DE9F3F7F08"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promulgate the
revised regulations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID184B8685072D47F1A8A8F92988323348"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
revised regulations shall include, at a minimum, requirements under subsections
(a) and (b) (as amended by that Act).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3EE93C691E04444690551C9573C600CD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authority of
the Secretary</header>
<paragraph id="IDB5AFD0CF99FD4BE0806975CA946C70C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall, with
the concurrence of the Administrator, promulgate regulations in accordance with
subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5452FA47AEB544A88E46765E247C4FA8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
components</header>
<subparagraph id="IDC1EE788F5FEE4F5AAAA1CA3C95BBC331"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
promulgate a separate set of regulations for—</text>
<clause id="ID821C22CBD9F44D298EF494B2C4659400"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ships that enter
the Great Lakes after operating outside the exclusive economic zone; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9E7C341737DA474689AF42B8843F10AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ships that enter
United States ports after operating outside the exclusive economic zone,
excluding United States ports on the Great Lakes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6F5A5E1C2C184CD18F35306CF85B1C29"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Regulations
promulgated under subparagraph (A)(i) shall remain in effect until the Great
Lakes program is terminated pursuant to subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID27ED23E789F04ABF89FC5EC5E5B214DE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID96C8EE78CA6D49F2A72EE2B337538119"><enum>(A)</enum><text>protect the
safety of—</text>
<clause id="IDC6092A1EFE4A400E87DA8D6B9683CED3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>each vessel;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDE962A9A79653491BB4481E98D0F797B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the crew and
passengers of each vessel;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2455BC925A204AF8B945C719AAC22829"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide for
sampling of ballast intake and discharge flows through ballast piping to
monitor for compliance with the regulations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8E03AF19FE3E4AE2AD579CD36903083C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>take into
consideration—</text>
<clause id="ID74DFCA759E1E4D9BA28B845DB5CD4783"><enum>(i)</enum><text>vessel
types;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5281D278A9B948ECA393B6314138F000"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>variations in
the ecological conditions of waters and coastal areas of the United States;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID18D342C22B464F9CAD82753217F64EEA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>different
operating conditions;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID74C67654FF7C47D5A8F6686995DAB2E2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>be based on the
best scientific information available;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0699B6700D7E4153A0A318DE8F28FF2B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>not affect or
supersede any requirements or prohibitions pertaining to the discharge of
ballast water into waters of the United States under the
<act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water Pollution Control Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C.
1251</external-xref> et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id007B39699F5440EC8CCFF95E818070B0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>include a list of
the best performing treatment technologies that is reviewed and updated under
subsection (b)(4)(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5DAF3637FFC141BA90445D0064A8B73B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Education and
technical assistance programs</header><text>The Secretary may carry out
education and technical assistance programs and other measures to promote
compliance with the regulations promulgated under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID26737F7368F542ECA1E98C78C11D7654"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Periodic review
and revision of regulations</header>
<paragraph id="ID68E4B2C7F89B4E97AF4ECC97EBD930BC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the
National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, and not less often than every 3
years thereafter, the Secretary shall (with the concurrence of the
Administrator, based on recommendations of the Task Force, and information
collected and analyzed under this title and in accordance with criteria
developed by the Task Force under paragraph (3))—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDFFDA77B17DA04363BBAEC23443B2C9AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess the
compliance by vessels with regulations promulgated under this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID68A81AF35368474D9500E2D0A62CD5D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assess the
effectiveness of the regulations referred to in subparagraph (A) in reducing
the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species by vessels; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6DA2AEFC3C734C8DA7A1819744746213"><enum>(C)</enum><text>as necessary, on
the basis of the best scientific information available—</text>
<clause id="ID05383BD6B96E4A17A95CF55E389EBB62"><enum>(i)</enum><text>revise the
regulations referred to in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID36777F5F3C6A412EBF76FEDB8168FF3D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promulgate
additional regulations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID14884F8D3B3D408FA2B5C091EEC777C9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special review
and revision</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the
Task Force makes a request to the Secretary for a special review and revision
of the Program, the Secretary shall (with the concurrence of the
Administrator)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDFA8D1348E2D14B9387FC801D7FD21238"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct a special
review of regulations in accordance with paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE4C3D000C7C74125A53B595021DB6246"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as necessary, in
the same manner as provided under paragraph (1)(C)—</text>
<clause id="IDB63215EA28B64F5E8BEEAEA5539D00F8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>revise those
guidelines; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDE6E7C007C56B4A2D8F00E82482439600"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promulgate
additional regulations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDFA19EA6E4D2B4793BA4EE7D76F62949C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria for
effectiveness</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, and every 3 years
thereafter, the Task Force shall submit to the Secretary criteria for
determining the adequacy and effectiveness of all regulations promulgated under
this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDC3ACB7A204D04DE3BAB500B80051F45F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Sanctions</header>
<paragraph id="ID1462806BBD044AFFB11E008D924D7200"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Civil
penalties</header>
<subparagraph id="ID75AF131C62B14E2B80FEF5AE988B00FB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any person that violates a regulation promulgated under
this section shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed
$50,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2FD22491E9054CC9AF2F70BE135CBCA8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Separate
violations</header><text>Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a
separate violation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID87A95C4A4D6745B8B4D552394DD69B07"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Liability of
vessels</header><text>A vessel operated in violation of a regulation
promulgated under this Act shall be liable in rem for any civil penalty
assessed under this subsection for that violation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID874EC211207047B8A1EF4DBC3C8D7EE2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criminal
penalties</header><text>Any person that knowingly violates the regulations
promulgated under subsection (b) is guilty of a class C felony.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDAD50BBCF24C4F6989A4115962B43342"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Revocation of
clearance</header><text>On request of the Secretary, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall withhold or revoke the clearance of a vessel required by section
4197 of the Revised Statutes (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="uscapp/46/91">46 U.S.C. App. 91</external-xref>), if the owner
or operator of that vessel is in violation of the regulations promulgated under
subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3E9DF2D49D87412480495F4CE7422E1C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exception to
sanctions</header><text>This subsection does not apply to a failure to exchange
ballast water if—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDDA017F67CF554757A3C902CF66359735"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the master of a
vessel, acting in good faith, decides that the exchange of ballast water will
threaten the safety or stability of the vessel or the crew or passengers of the
vessel; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1D2D09005701489200DBB75700E53708"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the vessel
complies with—</text>
<clause id="IDD3D3A008679647D8BF82CD4C2FE394FE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recordkeeping
requirements of this Act;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID862AC5EA71C44C00BAF06268733450C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>contingency
requirements of section 1211; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDC67804DD2CD845889363AF4C30A3047D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reporting
requirements of this Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8E35D07A3A4E4A30BFE4F0BB8C64D68B"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Coordination
with other agencies</header><text>The Secretary is encouraged to use (with
consent) the expertise, facilities, members, or personnel of, appropriate
Federal and State agencies and organizations that have routine contact with
vessels, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3E9476161BD8439F8CBD874F953376D7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Consultation
with Canada, Mexico, and other foreign governments</header><text>In developing
the guidelines issued and regulations promulgated under this section, the
Secretary is encouraged to consult with the Government of Canada, the
Government of Mexico, and any other government of a foreign country that the
Secretary, in consultation with the Task Force, determines to be necessary to
develop and implement an effective international program for preventing the
unintentional introduction and spread of nonindigenous species.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID46C1AC0BB97E4AE0000199EC20698816"><enum>(i)</enum><header>International
cooperation</header><text>The Secretary, in cooperation with the International
Maritime Organization of the United Nations and the Commission on Environmental
Cooperation established pursuant to the North American Free Trade Agreement, is
encouraged to enter into negotiations with the governments of foreign countries
to develop and implement an effective international program for preventing the
unintentional introduction and spread of nonindigenous species.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDB78AA6034EC84E9FB6D4C7A400C72DD1"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Safety
exemption</header>
<paragraph id="ID5FCCB70DA15649D6BD1F931D21C31D5F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Master
discretion</header><text>The Master of a vessel is not required to conduct a
ballast water exchange if the Master determines that the exchange would
threaten the safety or stability of the vessel, or the crew or passengers of
the vessel, because of adverse weather, vessel architectural design, equipment
failure, or any other extraordinary conditions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1A0FD0B78557497DA2ABE320C07D4E65"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
requirements</header><text>A vessel that does not exchange ballast water on the
high seas under paragraph (1) shall not discharge ballast water in any harbor,
except in accordance with a contingency strategy approved by the Secretary (and
included in the invasive species management plan of the vessel) to reduce the
risk of organism transfer by the discharge (using the best practicable
technology and practices pursuant to regulations promulgated under subsection
(b)(1)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0C3B89D356C4431684C49DA6175C96FA"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Non-discrimination</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that vessels registered outside of the United States do
not receive more favorable treatment than vessels registered in the United
States in any case in which the Secretary performs studies, reviews compliance,
determines effectiveness, establishes requirements, or performs any other
responsibilities under this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDF39DCA84DA3F431A87577382A9ED5EEB"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Effect on other
law</header><text>Nothing in this section or any regulation promulgated under
this section supersedes or otherwise affects any requirement or prohibition
relating to the discharge of ballast water under the
<act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water Pollution Control Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C.
1251</external-xref> et
seq.).</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDD954AC0059FC4BF9A052C653F441331D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="ID5D62EB6B407949A59CE4F85800872812"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section
1102(c)(1) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of
1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4712(c)(1)">16
U.S.C. 4712(c)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>issued under
section 1101(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>promulgated under section
1101(e)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID68869438D61C4F1C8F5054ED7B2F838F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section
1102(f)(1)(B) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act
of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4712(f)(1)(B)">16
U.S.C. 4712(f)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>guidelines
issued pursuant to section 1101(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>regulations
promulgated under section 1101(e)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDBF5CCC5888B94457998F18FA0092DA42"><enum>102.</enum><header>Armed services
whole vessel management Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1103 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4713">16 U.S.C. 4713</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID074540FC49F44871AF3760BC06FBE663"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
section heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID80BA85FB6779450BB617090020B57D75">
<section id="IDEE0A14630AD3461BB97F7507DA996C50"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Armed
services whole vessel management
Program</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE53D20A1D9FC413A9939A8E9CE53C25C"><enum></enum><text>and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2C42E299E80C4431B0A900E780BF003B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7626C36B4E694BADB78C3F2B915E2195"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Subject to</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDF4AE847B5B924107B1E4D807E4863F18">
<paragraph id="ID784F58EFAF604E0EB93C6792F1C3F7E4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Ballast
water</header><text>Subject to</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID981B39BA953A47C5BB1901AB1C906E18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDE275825A85394060B6071987F3866D1F">
<paragraph id="ID8765B2B1B136405CB4BBE5E5C5FEC0C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Towed vessel
management Program</header>
<subparagraph id="ID4151D5F23E424A47BE46E6392CC2F9BF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to operational conditions, the Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary, the Task Force, and the
International Maritime Organization, shall implement a towed vessel management
program for Department of Defense vessels to minimize the risk of introductions
of aquatic invasive species through hull and associated hull aperture transfers
by towed vessels.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD6E9C71E78D1428EB8B3988B61ACFA87"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Current ballast
Program</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (A), this Act does not
affect the ballast program for Department of Defense vessels in effect on the
date of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID73AD767441AA4C4892C30557CAD7D58C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2005, and every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to Congress a report that includes a summary and analysis of the
program carried out under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Prevention of
introduction of aquatic Invasive Species by other pathways</header>
<section id="IDD1E5876E839B4B5A92A2A389B6F670C1"><enum>201.</enum><header>Priority
pathway management Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle C of title I of the Nonindigenous
Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4721">16 U.S.C. 4721</external-xref> et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDE615C44CA59744AA95001B65C14400E7">
<section id="IDEB6590D61DEF4E13A3CF97AB581824EE"><enum>1210.</enum><header>Priority
pathway management Program</header>
<subsection id="ID2AD07C6220E2424D88FFB7260041A1B6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification
of high priority pathways</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, and every 3
years thereafter, the Task Force, in coordination with the Invasive Species
Council and in consultation with representatives of States, industry, and other
interested parties, shall, based on pathway surveys conducted under this title
and other available research relating to the rates of introductions in waters
of the United States—</text>
<paragraph id="IDA44325354FBF4287A4D7904381A77B08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify those
pathways that pose the highest risk for introductions of invasive species, both
nationally and on a region-by-region basis;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD5D55D1363534370938655DE7B008E67"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop
recommendations for management strategies for those high-risk pathways;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF3C2B01D9BEA4DF4B4BF2819B5FF245D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>include in the
report to Congress required under section 1201(f)(2)(B) a description of the
identifications, strategies, and recommendations based on research collected
under this title; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID29A2C77923514B9DB1E639C3D0CACB7D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify invasive
species not yet introduced into waters of the United States that are likely to
be introduced into waters of the United States unless preventative measures are
taken.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0F7DD7A0AAFE411EABE7C8008FBFDBFB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Management of
high priority pathways</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Task Force
or agencies of jurisdiction shall, to the maximum extent practicable, implement
the strategies described in subsection (a)(2), considering appropriate periodic
updates to the
strategies.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDBDAD52E537414127AE69030262E2733E"><enum>202.</enum><header>Screening
process for planned importations of live aquatic organisms</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle B of the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4711">16 U.S.C. 4711</external-xref> et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID75EC13CDB15A4F1CA65D1E00466927E5">
<section id="IDB21002000EF342778760253FDC00BA50"><enum>1105.</enum><header>Screening
process for planned importations of live aquatic organisms</header>
<subsection id="ID8E6CD11601D6435AB0143BEE61992505"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the
National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, no live aquatic organism of a
species not in trade shall be imported into the United States without screening
and approval in accordance with subsections (c) and (d).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3236F72DF61F4754907E625B9E16A990"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidelines</header>
<paragraph id="ID529BFF374B3D44ED8760A778C8D5D966"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of
the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, in consultation with
regional panels convened under section 1203, States, tribes, and other
stakeholders, the Invasive Species Council (in conjunction with the Task Force)
shall promulgate guidelines for screening proposed planned importations of live
aquatic organisms into the United States that include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2D94431CC241443688912E001BF47FA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>guidelines for
minimum information requirements for determinations under subsection (c);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3C721ACA78664CB5ACC6F24396CF1FAB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>guidelines for a
simplified notification procedure for any additional shipments of organisms
that may occur after completion of an initial screening process and
determination under subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDD1844D25887F4E248E1ED2C6BA5066AE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of the screening process shall be to prevent the introduction or
establishment of aquatic invasive species (including pathogens and parasites of
the species) in waters of the United States and contiguous waters of Canada and
Mexico.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID425EC78F556F469FAF887D3995F4D739"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>In
developing guidelines under this subsection and reviewing and revising the
guidelines under subsection (j), the Invasive Species Council and the Task
Force shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDEEA031CCBBD9403E9386D4D996E6266D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the likelihood of
the spread of species by human or natural means;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE4C8EB364BBF48B383D1017905985600"><enum>(B)</enum><text>species that may
occur in association with the species planned for importation including
pathogens, parasites, and free-living organisms;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9F522E0230394ABABCD56D67BF02BA6B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>regional
differences in probability of invasion and associated impacts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA678F535999347EAB9AB90C631161737"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the difficulty of
controlling an established population of an aquatic invasive species in the
wild; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID52F87261B80B43DCB5BD5D4E6C1DC760"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the profile
established under section 1108(b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDE784A6FF39CF47929BA181C51C8839F0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Categories</header><text>The
screening process shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5C630F62F73B41F7B8F1D7A15EAA00D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>require the
identification, to the maximum extent practicable, to the species level and, at
a minimum, to the genus level, of live aquatic organisms proposed for
importation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE0E7583C646B46119D30A0A640DF771E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>designate—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC6917CC5B4134889B390557CF1283ED1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>species with high
or moderate probability of undesirable impacts to areas within the boundaries
of the United States and contiguous areas of neighboring countries, to which
the species is likely to be spread by human or natural means; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1A28158EE3F84020B09E8BBC5FB3F6F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>species with
respect to which there is insufficient information to determine the risk
category based on guidelines issued pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID88B6D7BCF65A48BFB6A4CB3839CDAB98"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="IDA8091A372E744B4CAC601480255539AE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of promulgation of
guidelines under subsection (b), in consultation with regional panels convened
under section 1203, States, tribes, and other stakeholders, a Federal agency
with authority over an importation into the United States of a live organism of
a species not in trade and proposed for importation into the United States
shall screen the species in accordance with guidelines promulgated under
subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID34099031D0694388004E6221732605BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Delegation and
authority</header>
<subparagraph id="ID6302CDA83A3A434AA6A7C26BBACF3CDC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), if no agency has authority
described in paragraph (1) or an agency delegates the screening to the Director
under subsection (h), the Director shall screen the organisms in accordance
with subsections (a) and (b).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5A537007FCBA4CACB680D15DC100EFA6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>United states
fish and wildlife service</header><text>The Director may restrict or prohibit
the importation of an organism of a species not in trade if—</text>
<clause id="IDA7930F0103294A79A87C168092E5CEB7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>no other Federal
agency has authority to regulate the importation of the species in trade;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF06A03993D8541D8AD008093451044F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Director
determines, based on an evaluation that is consistent with the screening
requirements promulgated under subsection (g), that the species in trade has a
high or moderate probability of an undesirable impact to an area within the
boundaries of the United States or a contiguous area of a neighboring country,
to which the species may be spread by human or natural means.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1D2377FBB6A64A1FA43E29EE5FCA8924"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Multiple
jurisdiction</header>
<subparagraph id="ID55935F3F277142219B64FFDBE4C89512"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), if more than 1 agency has
jurisdiction over the importation of a live organism, the agencies shall
conduct only 1 screening process in accordance with the memorandum of
understanding described in subsection (f) (in consultation with National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrator).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID300726F24481400AB97DDFF62B909438"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cultured
aquatic organisms</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct
screening of organisms imported to be cultured.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9AF3399B812D4B15BAF92B7BF667A44F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A
Federal agency of jurisdiction, or the Director shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3AD72BEE3E8A4957AF0258BD3F67D1CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>restrict or
prohibit the importation into the United States from outside the United States
of any species that is described in subsection (c)(2)(A);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID720E5D201FBA41BE8C1D9C8742FE5D44"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prohibit the
importation of any species described in subsection (c)(2)(B), unless the
importation is for the sole purpose of research that is conducted in accordance
with section 1202(f)(2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID400EFC6B1C8145E4B0063BE03DA61600"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make a
determination under this subsection not later than 180 days after receiving a
complete request for permission to import a live aquatic species.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDE7FC435B23BA45EF953EB55729E5F3E7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Memorandum of
understanding</header>
<paragraph id="ID9A298591A262456F009700B8144D975B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the agencies of
jurisdiction regarding the screening requirements of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCE4D9AC9E3A44C66A991FA59DE96E6C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
memorandum of understanding shall contain, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC1A5121CF803471DBE44856D99738106"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
the relationship between and responsibilities of the agencies of jurisdiction,
including a process designating a lead agency in cases in which multiple
agencies may have jurisdiction over the screening of an aquatic species;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBC5852745A854413B2DFC830CB2F92B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the process by
which the Director will delegate screening duties to and receive delegation
from other agencies of jurisdiction; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5951348D4DBD498B981B579EB2E35BF8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the process by
which agencies of jurisdiction and the Invasive Species Council will coordinate
and share information required for the screening of species.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID42D62279CA904D418FA5123CA8EEE759"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Screening
requirements</header><text>The Director shall promulgate screening requirements
consistent with the guidelines promulgated under subsection (b) to evaluate any
planned live aquatic species importation (including an importation carried out
by a Federal agency) from outside the borders of the United States into waters
of the United States that is—</text>
<paragraph id="ID842C365AFECF415C9134E7A374782334"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not otherwise
subject to Federal authority to permit the importation; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB8F8489F466B43088BC76FE45F69BFB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>delegated to the
Director by another agency of jurisdiction under subsection (h).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID477FFB64A68849929827A9BFAE2B2CC6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Delegation to
Director</header><text>Any agency with authority over the planned importation
of a live aquatic organism may delegate to the Director the screening process
carried out under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4CCB375C0B5E40A48BA98CF1F86876CB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Catalog of
species in trade</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Director of
the United States Geological Survey and the Director of the Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center, in cooperation with agencies with jurisdiction
over planned importations of live organisms, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID922BE37BCE834646A8D2F536C1BBAA63"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop and, as
necessary, update a catalog of species in trade; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID15296F2200A84E71B8E46000297E1416"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include the list
in the information provided to the public pursuant to section 1102(f).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDB919D2008A9D404ABD644865DB21044F"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Review and
revision</header>
<paragraph id="ID4E0C4B66D87E447FBD4889A420AC66CF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>At least once every 3 years, the Council, in conjunction
with the Task Force, shall use research on early detection and monitoring under
section 1106, among other information sources, to review and revise to the
screening, guidelines, and process carried out under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1ACE6EDC431844D7A51E157218D77B6D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Invasive Species Council shall include in its report to Congress required
pursuant to section 1201(f)(2)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDAF7331C26C314B92A64B23C713955C64"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an evaluation of
the effectiveness of the screening processes carried out under this
section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4BFBF15473A3484C90B59072E6480016"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the consistency
of the application of the screening process by agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6779C9E8C6B14F339ED51B1DE983BF51"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations
for revisions of the processes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID81B5C61C19EB47B8A90393C276064CBE"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Prohibitions</header>
<paragraph id="IDA1D89244DEC14FDBAF16BBDF5803EF4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be
unlawful to import a live aquatic organism of a species not in trade.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID55F261B3128E4C9797CB9DCE35C04CF6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalties</header>
<subparagraph id="IDC1B56BFE658C4D13B641C0173947FD8B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Civil
penalty</header><text>Any person that violates paragraph (1) shall be liable
for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $50,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDEBB286B4C04342559CFC7292B256152B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criminal
penalties</header><text>Any person that knowingly violates paragraph (1) is
guilty of a class C felony.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDC3E174FA09584E05008F8E9CEB9E9F8D"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>The
head of any agency that has jurisdiction over a planned importation of a
species subject to screening under this Act may increase the amount of any
appropriate fee that is charged under an authority of law to offset the cost of
any screening process carried out under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1053FB50D56944A899D400337256C25E"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Information</header><text>A
Federal agency conducting a screening process under this section shall make the
results of the process available to the public (including international
organizations).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idC60D101A5A734991B9E43C2D2EA9FA31"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Effect on other
laws</header>
<paragraph id="id3776C2DA9A694E5EBFF556B70B465CE6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Nothing in this section repeals, supercedes, or modifies
any provision of Federal or State law relating to the screening process for
aquatic species importation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id172ABC0DC5714C9992D3EC2A8398F948"><enum>(2)</enum><header>More protective
laws</header><text>A State, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the
United States may adopt an aquatic plant or animal importation law, regulation,
or policy that requires a more protective screening process for aquatic species
importation than the regulations and policies of this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Early
detection; rapid response; control and outreach</header>
<section id="ID540FAB9E81C44BB59597A8720114C276"><enum>301.</enum><header>Early
detection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle B of the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4711">16 U.S.C.
4711</external-xref> et seq.) (as amended by section 202) is amended by adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID5E8DF571C4F74CC4A5A8FFEC8976AC6C">
<section id="ID9B3AA284D15C4271BACCFD00D73DA4DB"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Early
detection and monitoring</header>
<subsection id="IDCDAD9CE1E1664DF3AC612BC2D9D0F4FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, in conjunction with the
Council, the Task Force shall (based on the standard protocol for early
detection surveys developed under this title), promulgate a set of sampling
protocols, a geographic plan, and budget to support a national system of
ecological surveys to rapidly detect recently-established aquatic invasive
species in waters of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0D3E8617A0904DADBBF7032CFA589795"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
protocols, plan, and budget shall, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="IDED998CD9EACF468880EC04DA646DE1D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>address a
diversity of aquatic ecosystems of the United States (including inland and
coastal waters);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6ED1DC69D6314E19B46BC51E57BCA417"><enum>(2)</enum><text>encourage State,
local, port, and tribal participation in monitoring;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA4A0026730914E37AF18477389F83EC6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>balance
scientific rigor with practicability, timeliness, and breadth of sampling
activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID49AEE240B9654E6E9DADC8021D34BAFE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>considers the
pathways and organisms identified under section 1210;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE042691409E344CBA203C237BCE9898F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>include a
capacity to evaluate the impacts of permitted importations screened by the
processes established under section 1105; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID418C6DE10CB94F4594E3CF98690800B9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>include clear
lines of communication with appropriate Federal, State, and regional rapid
response authorities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7DA6672A6CD74AC498ED0700892DBF58"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2005, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, the
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the
Administrator (in consultation with the Invasive Species Council and in
coordination with other agencies and organizations) shall implement a national
system of ecological surveys that is—</text>
<paragraph id="ID4CA71F4249804380A0151860CDA9AA93"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carried out in
cooperation with State, local, port, tribal authorities, and other non-Federal
entities (such as colleges and universities); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD3C8AD4584A8439F9264E780F82D50B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>based on the
protocols, plan, and budget published under subsection (a) and any public
comment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID52E1A7FC079F4D24885B3200854B30C5"><enum>302.</enum><header>Rapid
response</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle C of title I
of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4721">16 U.S.C.
4721</external-xref> et seq.) (as amended by section 201) is amended by adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID05BD89D341674BF89C016200E0950934">
<section id="IDDE28DB44B5184506821FE3B08DF16CC1"><enum>1211.</enum><header>Rapid
response</header>
<subsection id="IDD99F8DB69DDE4E08B8E39427B5A30074"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Emergency Rapid
Response Fund</header>
<paragraph id="IDB87E6EB3E15A423C9459B522069F2D1F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to assist
States in implementing rapid response measures for aquatic invasive species, to
be known as the <quote>Emergency Rapid Response Fund</quote> (referred to in
this subsection as the <quote>Fund</quote>), consisting of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID908456CA111641D6B7C30309EB6057AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such amounts as
are appropriated to the Fund under section 1301(g)(2)(A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDEF1CB6C8E834F71B796E6B85E12D28F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any interest
earned on investment of amounts in the Fund under paragraph (3).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID72CBA45BD1F440E4B3F4FD55F33AAC30"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expenditures
from fund</header>
<subparagraph id="ID1475BB464CDB4E84B16FFDF76CB44B9B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (C), on request by the Secretary
of the Interior, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the Fund to
the Secretary of the Interior such amounts as the Secretary of the Interior
determines are necessary to provide financial assistance to a State or the
Federal rapid response team under subparagraph (B) to assist in implementing
rapid response measures for aquatic invasive species.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAC1353CB2FA74423AA64E1D499C2D002"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State
assistance</header>
<clause id="id86D4187168684DDAB9AFBEE717195A4D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State may submit to the Secretary of the Interior an
application for emergency response assistance from the Fund.</text>
</clause><clause id="idB0ACB589B2DF40ADBD3173FE0BCB106A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>If
the Secretary of the Interior approves an application submitted under clause
(i), the Secretary shall use amounts provided to the Secretary under
subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause id="idE387F9A609AA44A199764B2494259D9D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in a case in
which a State has in effect a rapid response contingency strategy that is
approved under subsection (b), to provide emergency response assistance to the
State; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2EDDBED3B4AC4B50B27F436F3ED4E883"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in a case in
which the State does not have a rapid response contingency strategy approved
under subsection (b) in effect, to provide emergency response assistance to the
Federal rapid response team established under subsection (f).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id9AD0A69692E94993953A60E67C15CF22"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Additional
funds</header><text>If additional amounts are needed for the conduct of
emergency response activities in the State, the Secretary of the Interior may
provide additional assistance to the State or Federal rapid response team under
this paragraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9724CABDFFA844AE9AEFD47A75CBECA6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text>An amount not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts in the
Fund shall be available for each fiscal year to pay the administrative expenses
necessary to carry out this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5603607AF5D94AF4BC15A9D3321A0821"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Investment of
amounts</header>
<subparagraph id="IDB41A9725093D45BAABBED0F22225BDF4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion
of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury,
required to meet current withdrawals.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6511CF2C0E1C45378F26AC70920DBAAF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Interest-bearing
obligations</header><text>Investments may be made only in interest-bearing
obligations of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID64BE379517894186B89A1201FBFD944E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Acquisition of
obligations</header><text>For the purpose of investments under subparagraph
(A), obligations may be acquired—</text>
<clause id="ID2FBB30C1FE744A27BAD9FAB522B3731C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>on original issue
at the issue price; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID119C636409D948D786ECA703681825D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by purchase of
outstanding obligations at the market price.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID41DB13A27611478D8A6149DA3B5D78BE"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Sale of
obligations</header><text>Any obligation acquired by the Fund may be sold by
the Secretary of the Treasury at the market price.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID484E65079F0D4D97AAD686B9EEE029C8"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Credits to
Fund</header><text>The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or
redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to and form a
part of the Fund.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID990781DF86FA4B5A8ADACB8C3C4C49B3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transfers of
amounts</header>
<subparagraph id="IDEA15210E59234B4AB0176880E4E2B3F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under
this section shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of the
Treasury to the Fund on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the
Treasury.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF3824F211E742E7A61FAAF06623B01E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>Proper
adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent
prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be
transferred.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDFBEC44A7A0364C1CB9285B47A4DCDA3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State rapid
response contingency strategies</header><text>The Task Force, in consultation
with the Invasive Species Council, shall approve a rapid response contingency
strategy of a State if the strategy—</text>
<paragraph id="IDAEFBC97ECC874AD50014A79B68FE5900"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies all
key governmental and nongovernmental partners to be involved in carrying out
the strategy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID46043608A9AD4397A0C082FA98A4A997"><enum>(2)</enum><text>clearly
designates the authorities and responsibilities of each partner, including the
authority of any State or government of an Indian tribe to distribute emergency
funds;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDEE06E9E8FA2A4CB19E00FDC0A3C2B228"><enum>(3)</enum><text>specifies
criteria for rapid response measures, including a diagnostic system
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID23CE31392D4341F5B390003F1F90FE57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>distinguishes
cases in which rapid response has a likelihood of success and cases in which
rapid response has no likelihood of success;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID344AE68CA86B4212AD5D663B42002540"><enum>(B)</enum><text>distinguishes
rapid response measures from ongoing management and control of established
populations of aquatic invasive species; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID46EB2BD288A1449FAD2B52A94ECAE537"><enum>(C)</enum><text>distinguishes
instances in which the rate and probability of organism dispersal is
significantly altered by vessel movements;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID735A88E78B604EAEA41C3028CF13F063"><enum>(4)</enum><text>includes an early
detection strategy that supports or complements the early detection and
monitoring system developed under section 1108;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE9D303DF0A60458F8B189EECFB00C5D5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provides for a
monitoring capability to assess—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID31A876F1ADC448CD83BA00716931BFC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent of
infestations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8F1442DAE41E4244A7355471FDE3B171"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the effectiveness
of rapid response efforts;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID679963921F0643FAA3217BE214BFE6BA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, is integrated into the State aquatic invasive species
management plan approved under section 1204;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID864B859C3D2C4CE2AB7F28D88F55A200"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, includes rapid response tools that meet environmental
criteria developed under subsection (f)(4);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID24224994319149D2B4B8DB7C79D5707C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>includes a public
education and outreach component directed at—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8F0D2F9E9B6644A690D3939E45F8A08E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>potential
pathways for spread of aquatic invasive species; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID29AA77474E3248F4BC58501470B2D064"><enum>(B)</enum><text>persons involved
in industries and recreational activities associated with those pathways;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7915E497F8354F5D9C0000E1D763A0BB"><enum>(9)</enum><text>to the extent
that the strategy involves vessels, conforms with guidelines issued by the
Secretary under subsection (d)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDC75A538E41D14A97BDB5C8A84E44C517"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regional Rapid
Response Contingency Strategies</header><text>The Task Force, with the
concurrence of the Invasive Species Council and in consultation with the
regional panels of the Task Force established under section 1203, shall
encourage the development of regional rapid response contingency strategies
that—</text>
<paragraph id="IDD883F3CE92054D65A9A542CA5B5E10C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide a
consistent and coordinated approach to rapid response; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFBA7FA976FBA43ADA85D691198C12EFF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are approved
by—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC79A7153284A494CA9B009943D6589F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID87F65AB9BA5647A8A4008E9F4D792198"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Governors and
Indian tribes having jurisdiction over areas within a region.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID044D2511B1144EC382D59134921956D8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Model Rapid
Response Contingency Strategies</header><text>Not later than 18 months after
the date of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of
2005—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0DF94D73CE90444EAA139E3EE4801392"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Task Force,
with the concurrence of the Invasive Species Council and the regional panels of
the Task Force established under section 1203, shall develop—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC11CAF23B3C84391A0EBF99C57AE14B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a model State
rapid response contingency strategy (including rapid assessment capability) for
aquatic invasive species that meets, to the maximum extent practicable, the
requirements of paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE46CBE138BE24C238B492FC200A1ED6F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a model regional
rapid response contingency strategy (including rapid assessment capability) for
aquatic invasive species; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDCB90719F2A9243CA863F53A3DC2EF590"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary, in
concurrence with the Task Force and the regional panels of the Task Force,
shall issue guidelines that describe vessel-related requirements that may be
used in a rapid response contingency strategy approved under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID869E2294E3EF41B9A7E79E0049942EB8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cost
sharing</header>
<paragraph id="IDC720008BF3724C00855D00824B2ED274"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State rapid
response contingency strategies</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of
activities carried out under a State rapid response contingency strategy
approved under subsection (b) shall be not less than 50 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF047B000E3AF46BD92C98EC57F56C5C0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regional rapid
response contingency strategies</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of
activities carried out under a regional rapid response contingency strategy
approved under subsection (c) shall be not less than 75 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id484A0E8F6DAA4C40856D611868313D0E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Form of
non-federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share required under paragraph
(1) or (2) may be in the form of in-kind contributions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDDB4432BDF3AC40879573B03B1F557919"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal rapid
response teams</header>
<paragraph id="ID9CAA48EC3C6946189609D651006FEEED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment
of teams</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Invasive Species Council, in
coordination with the Task Force and the heads of appropriate Federal agencies,
shall establish a Federal rapid response team for each of the 10 Federal
regions that comprise the Standard Federal Regional Boundary System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2FFDBC8635474D59ADFA3C1B072DF606"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties of
teams</header><text>Each Federal rapid response team shall, at a
minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8329D6F67884413880CC0608FE483763"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implement rapid
eradication or control responses for newly detected aquatic invasive species on
Federal and tribal land;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6B9A6C9D0AB34131A983AF9063BE00FE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>carry out, or
assist in carrying out, rapid responses for newly detected aquatic invasive
species on non-Federal land at the request of a State, Indian tribe, or group
of States or Indian tribes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5C21E2997D3B4F52888DA236FAE7BAE2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide training
and expertise for State, tribal, or regional rapid responders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE63107030B9E4A1A94A741EB024134A1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide central
sources of information for rapid responders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2FF41A7501DB460B8F11A1C087B231C9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>maintain a list
of researchers and rapid response volunteers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFDFFD0CC42AF4247BA31154EB5067B75"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in carrying out
any rapid response activity with respect to an aquatic noxious weed listed
under section 412(f) of the Plant Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7712(f)">7 U.S.C.
7712(f)</external-xref>), include representatives of the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9FFD5ACE5B8146BAA5971ED1A22161B1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria for
identifying cases of rapid response warranting federal
assistance</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Task Force, with the
concurrence of the Invasive Species Council, shall develop criteria to identify
cases warranting Federal assistance for rapid assessment and response under
this subsection, including indicative criteria relating to, at a
minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDD1C2EC30EE5F4F54A65715B260F0EEB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent to
which infestations of aquatic invasive species may be managed successfully by
rapid response;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC7F27CE516A44459A2ECBB5BC0CCB055"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the extent to
which rapid response efforts may differ from ongoing management and control;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4A19C41B453B4D919801317F94021598"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the extent to
which infestations of nonindigenous aquatic invasive species are considered to
be an acute or chronic threat to—</text>
<clause id="ID889F90CB1EA947FF9C3E87501601A300"><enum>(i)</enum><text>biodiversity of
native aquatic organisms;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBBDE0E2EAEC34763919034DFE54E1967"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>habitats of
native fish and wildlife; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID656337453513430E9465B857FC8B28BD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>human
health.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2A18AED95B8040AE89F8E0AA4DEE8ECB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Environmental
criteria</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Administrator, in
consultation with the Invasive Species Council, the Secretary of
Transportation, the Task Force (including regional panels of the Task Force
established under section 1203), the Director, and the Director of the National
Marine Fisheries Service, shall develop environmental criteria to minimize
nontarget environmental impacts of rapid responses carried out pursuant to this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID1875919D0EF34CE5ABEEB5A9BFC1B234"><enum>303.</enum><header>Dispersal
barriers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1202 of the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4722">16 U.S.C.
4722</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1993EAA91EA04B0F009CDA2C9012D3B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (l) and (m), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFA2A5E832E86475093F5C687F5A8A99C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (i) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID80F6095803704EB58156B36B05977C3F">
<subsection id="ID5F98946FC28747759948D7C4BEDA644D"><enum>(j)</enum><header>National
dispersal barrier Program</header>
<paragraph id="IDE02D056C4D304413AA6C1DB7F173ED37"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chicago river
ship and sanitary canal dispersal barrier project</header>
<subparagraph id="idCDF221BF63F64C8A9A5A19A281DE88CD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Existing
barrier</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall upgrade and make permanent,
at full Federal expense, the existing Chicago sanitary and ship canal dispersal
barrier in Chicago, Illinois, constructed as a demonstration project under
subsection (i)(3).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBF474C8F91E94BF5958D24EE683773C3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>New
barrier</header><text>Notwithstanding the project cooperation agreement with
the State of Illinois dated November 21, 2003, the Secretary shall construct,
at full Federal expense, the Chicago sanitary and ship canal dispersal barrier
authorized by section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33
U.S.C. 2309a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84DCAF1A772248A882C656D25E47DD27"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Operation and
maintenance</header><text>The Chicago sanitary and ship canal dispersal
barriers described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be operated and
maintained as a system by the Corps of Engineers, at full Federal expense, in
such a manner as the Chief Engineer determines optimizes the effectiveness of
the barriers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9579E10F82D749679953AE1B33C8581E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Credit</header>
<clause id="id770BCA2F72B2407486477BB6595B0706"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall provide to each State a
credit in an amount equal to the proportion that—</text>
<subclause id="idC8B4176370194ADFBF01A273FF7B186D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount of
funds contributed by the State toward the authorized dispersal barriers
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B); bears to</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idE211DA7980A4437B8B664624A4D50E2C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount of
funds contributed by all States toward the authorized dispersal barriers
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id1850CAE630E346FF8A290995A81717C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of
credit</header><text>A State may apply a credit received under clause (i) to
any existing or future project of the Corps of Engineers in that State.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0698BE2984FC4568AE85C749AB91758D"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Feasibility
study of chicago river ship and sanitary canal</header>
<clause id="ID1F845E7CD8CE42F1AF4F357301E7E037"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the
National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Assistant Secretary, in
consultation with appropriate Federal, State, local, and non-governmental
entities, shall conduct a feasibility study of the full range of options
available to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species through the Chicago
River Ship and Sanitary Canal dispersal barrier.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDA73D518C41074C219D47D58BA200AC07"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Matters to be
studied</header><text>The study shall—</text>
<subclause id="ID1FF95F424BD74DBB83C3F8206950D7DE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provide
recommendations concerning additional measures and long-term measures necessary
to improve the performance of the Chicago River Ship and Sanitary Canal
dispersal barrier; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID882B52A3CCDC4F20BD00765C03EF4B96"><enum>(II)</enum><text>examine methods
and measures necessary to achieve, to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<item id="ID8C4FF4D0852846A69DB0B5380077C7B7"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>100 percent
efficacy of the barrier with respect to aquatic invasive species of fish;
and</text>
</item><item id="ID25334CDB5E5746C8A18500C6C9F3BF4E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>maximum efficacy
of the barrier with respect to other taxa of aquatic invasive species.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDEEECAD03DCD94843BAED6302A4399120"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The
State of Illinois shall be reimbursed for all State funds expended on the
planning, design, construction, and operation and maintenance of the project
identified, along with any subsequent modifications, in the report entitled
<quote>Aquatic Nuisance Species Dispersal Barrier II</quote>, dated December
2002, issued under section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2294 note">33 U.S.C. 2294
note</external-xref>;
<external-xref legal-doc="statute-at-large" parsable-cite="stat/100/4251">100
Stat. 4251</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDBC2BB8A3699949898428B34D72000027"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Monitoring
Program</header>
<subparagraph id="ID6449FA7AC7CC407EBC42DEC27C00298D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2005, the Secretary of the Interior shall establish an
interbasin and intrabasin monitoring program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBF6E0273AEFC4F3EAA00771F6E006647"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Required
elements</header><text>The monitoring program shall—</text>
<clause id="ID4F5F8F86F8D34E059CFE42D9FB599DA7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>track aquatic
invasive species moving through—</text>
<subclause id="ID4D82FA15A5224C3BA998F83286011DD1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Chicago River
Ship and Sanitary Canal;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDB7B370A190054CCD8FC602BA4EF387C3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Lake
Champlain Canal;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDA438AE5891FE45108E658BC4FA32DB1E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>other
interbasin waterways; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID7975EF7C3FD1477791538602F6E80201"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>major river
systems (such as the Mississippi River), as recommended by regional panels
convened under section 1203, in which interbasin transfers of aquatic invasive
species have been shown to pose a significant threat to fish and wildlife
resources;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID2374DE5A3ABF40E8B2AA2E2F16F2B0C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assess the
efficacy of dispersal barriers and other measures in preventing the spread of
aquatic invasive species through the waterways; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDC7973DB822004DE88093D4228C70A47D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identify
waterways suitable for dispersal barrier demonstration projects, in addition to
the waterways at which dispersal barrier demonstration projects were carried
out before the date of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act
of 2005.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4B2C59F244D448BD8870F6F646825236"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Secretary of the Interior shall issue biennial reports describing the findings
of the monitoring program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDBCA1BF520DC0406F8C20ABD4CC61B500"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prevention and
mitigation plans for corps projects</header><text>In developing projects
involving interbasin waterways or other hydrologic alterations that could
create pathways for aquatic invasive species, the Assistant Secretary shall
develop adequate prevention and mitigation plans for controlling the dispersal
of the aquatic invasive species.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFB36C0E5827E4079911BB90044DF3BB3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, acting through the Great Lakes Environmental
Research Laboratory, shall provide technical assistance to appropriate entities
to assist in the research conducted under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7EE612A899014F48AE6E4CB9E4A0CDE1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Additional
waterways</header><text>The Assistant Secretary, with the concurrence of the
Administrator, and other relevant Federal agencies, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID376D44F9F534453C8D3DC0B0CC20AFF5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify
additional waterways suitable for the construction of new dispersal barriers
(based on the monitoring program established under paragraph (2));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF92DD9CECF6741C08E556C30002D8600"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine the
feasibility of a dispersal barrier project at the Lake Champlain Canal and in
the Upper Mississippi River and, if feasible, establish a plan for a dispersal
barrier at the Lake Champlain Canal and in the Upper Mississippi River;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2015F5BDDBDF4F829BD7C5FB16A9F44D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>construct,
maintain, and operate such dispersal barriers as necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID428FAD75C971447A8BB477A7A62071DA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2005, the Assistant Secretary and the Director shall jointly
submit to Congress a report that describes—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID82FC36C61F3047BF8206E558AA9CECDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the efficacy of
the Chicago River Ship and Sanitary Canal dispersal barrier project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB8EFAE6F10FD48FAB0641208E0EF07DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a plan to provide
for additional dispersal barrier demonstration projects and related research
projects.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID61284F286AE3442BAF2F6EF441CE18E0"><enum>304.</enum><header>Environmental
soundness</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1202 of the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4722">16 U.S.C.
4722</external-xref>) (as amended by section 303) is amended by inserting after
subsection (j) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID9794750E8A584B668CEB5FBE96273BFE">
<subsection id="ID09ADD980B5F341B78349B795779909DC"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Improvement of
treatment methods for aquatic Invasive Species</header>
<paragraph id="IDA6E21F3951F841AFABFAA6B337F34058"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Criteria to
evaluate environmental soundness of treatment methods</header>
<subparagraph id="ID34EDD096EE264F2DA75596169F976500"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Administrator, in
consultation with the Secretary, the Invasive Species Council, and the Task
Force (including any regional panels of the Task Force) shall promulgate
criteria to evaluate the treatment methods described in subparagraph (B) for
the purpose of ensuring that the treatment methods pose no significant threat
of adverse effect on human health, public safety, or the environment (including
air quality and the aquatic environment) that is acute, chronic, cumulative, or
collective.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCD97CA8158FD487EB62E00DA623BC821"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment
methods</header><text>The treatment methods referred to in subparagraph (A) are
all mechanical, physical, chemical, biological, and other treatment methods
used in bodies of water of the United States (regardless of whether the bodies
of water are navigable and regardless of the origin of the waters), to prevent,
treat, or respond to the introduction of aquatic invasive species.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4C18F59D0BB549B28F9259588409A812"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
carrying out subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall consult with—</text>
<clause id="IDF70CE256B1134E6F96F5DAAF7E138EA8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Transportation;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9A0B3B3EFB7E45D1BE65512CA2DA18CF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Task Force
(including the regional panels of the Task Force established under section
1203);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDAC9A4C3621B54F839E657C5063F92C4B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
Director;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDB48F467976CF4A3097226ED7DC3B4BE3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Assistant
Secretary;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6A162C43614C4B2C9009F4513680BD30"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Director of
the National Marine Fisheries Service; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDA18FBCA31B3141B4A55F02BB6787CB94"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>relevant State
agencies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7AD33FC1FC7D4815B40084C7F65C005C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication of
information on environmentally sound treatment methods</header><text>The
Administrator, in consultation with the Invasive Species Council, shall publish
(not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National Aquatic
Invasive Species Act of 2005) and update annually—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDE29C87D9F98C44928500658DF770A685"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of
environmentally sound treatment methods that may apply to a potential aquatic
invasive species response effort;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1C3A305DCF9E45DB9B47007FEAA6892D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>accompanying
research that supports the environmental soundness of each approved treatment
method; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDAF067D1962C44E1FA3001E51FE98CBA4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>explicit
guidelines under which each treatment method can be used in an environmentally
sound manner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDAF9EBDDB86634FAC92125C96A0F39C26"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Invasive Species Council and Task Force shall include the information described
in paragraph (2) in the reports submitted under section
1201(f)(2)(B).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDE147F366F8604DE1BC0042B55584CC4E"><enum>305.</enum><header>Information,
education, and outreach</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1202(h) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4722(h)">16 U.S.C. 4722(h)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3AF9931FEF944D3891A53977D6FE7DFF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(h) <header-in-text>Education</header-in-text>.—The Task Force</quote>
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDB02407C243BE40509111E45B35EE00AF">
<subsection id="ID8A86DBE4FE6A43AAA05F147FB2E48E33"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Information,
education, and outreach</header>
<paragraph id="ID38989FDEA0E1417C8FB04700571D11A9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Task Force</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0516CC8D83784F5B93001C108F9BD6B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDAAB84ECA579F4B3591256B1C8CCD6D3C">
<paragraph id="ID39F5F51DAE864699A3863C8E32F19F46"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header>
<subparagraph id="ID222D299447374D0D95C35888C751B2AF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The programs carried out under paragraph (1) shall
include the activities described in this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID63F259E714114BB19E471462D1AE4F69"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public
outreach</header>
<clause id="ID17C0FBB5155C47AE93B18232081E2FE6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Public
warnings</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, each Federal officer of an
agency that provides Federal funds to States for building or maintaining public
access points to United States water bodies shall amend the guidelines of the
agency, in consultation with relevant State agencies, to encourage the posting
of regionally-specific public warnings or other suitable informational and
educational materials at the access points regarding—</text>
<subclause id="ID387F0FC653E34CD0A57379FA93FFF2D9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the danger of
spread of aquatic invasive species through the transport of recreational
watercraft; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDE639F58AE274422BB8DDE321E063F9C9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>methods for
removing organisms prior to transporting a watercraft.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID6E980578250446A88E2CEA85709CD800"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Cleaning of
watercraft at marinas</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Under
Secretary and the Director (in cooperation with the Task Force and in
consultation with the States, relevant industry groups, and Indian tribes)
shall develop an education, outreach, and training program directed toward
marinas and marina operators regarding—</text>
<subclause id="IDCAE3050E90814DF6952FBBAD28545461"><enum>(I)</enum><text>checking
watercraft for live organisms;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDEE0DA793546C4469850025D517C1061B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>removing live
organisms from the watercraft before the watercraft are commercially or
recreationally trailered;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID924C8918F44040C9BFED58E7BCA952A1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>encouraging
regular hull cleaning and maintenance, avoiding in-water hull cleaning;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID6C8498E055B94D28B4DBA6B05296201C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>other
activities, as identified by the Secretary.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDA70D0DC1C13542EB9B5B1700F72FD3E1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Proper
disposal of nonindigenous live aquatic organisms in trade</header><text>The
Task Force shall—</text>
<subclause id="ID2ED9AA183C3D4F1E919BD17062ADF982"><enum>(I)</enum><text>not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act
of 2005, develop (in consultation with industry and other affected parties)
guidelines for proper disposal of live nonindigenous aquatic organisms in
trade; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDC6118D373A9845E1948515726C17737C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>use the
guidelines in appropriate public information and outreach efforts.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDD3353E4D6894ED09D016D629E360080"><enum>(C)</enum><header>100th meridian
program</header>
<clause id="IDF14406AA4D7B4B958E1E2853AE80E887"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Task Force shall expand the
information and education program directed at recreational boaters in States
from which watercraft are transported westward across the 100th
meridian.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9FBAA7EF3A874580B0E6C436A1E54F1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>In
carrying out the program, the task force shall—</text>
<subclause id="ID6FE2E406605840DEA111D68F2CE8F392"><enum>(I)</enum><text>survey owners of
watercraft transported westward across the 100th meridian to determine the
States of origin of most such owners;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID8DF1740901C54BD9A53008E831803BBF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provide
information directly to watercraft owners concerning the importance of cleaning
watercraft carrying live organisms before transporting the watercraft;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID40BD18E89EBC4C319196E4D2094FC8EE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>support
education and information programs of the States of origin to ensure that the
State programs address westward spread.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID215FE8A767814ED69C4E619B98E28E66"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Information and
education program by national park service</header><text>The Secretary of the
Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, shall
develop a program to provide public outreach and other educational activities
to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species by recreational watercraft in
parkland or through events sponsored by the National Park Service.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDF40E5B2182E14A0C87327F1C87929748"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Outreach to
industry</header><text>The Task Force, in conjunction with the Invasive Species
Council, shall carry out activities to inform and promote voluntary cooperation
and regulatory compliance by members of the national and international
maritime, horticultural, aquarium, aquaculture, pet trade, and other
appropriate industries with screening, monitoring, and control of the
transportation of aquatic invasive species.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA46C07F899434DAD86A0F98206FB25FA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public access
to monitoring information</header><text>The Task Force, the Invasive Species
Council, and other relevant agencies, shall maintain information on the
Internet regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA5D6FCC92173435F8DEE7662206726FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the best
approaches for the public and private interests to use in assisting with
national early detection and monitoring of aquatic invasive species in waters
of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID10FD6A64BF2C4A04B09F04D0E51E378F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contact locations
for joining a national network of monitoring stations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB64FB2202CA940ECA57C61E9E7A159DB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>approved State
Management Plans under section 1204(a) and Rapid Response Contingency
Strategies under subsections (b) and (c) of section 1211; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8F6E018E58A342CD95FF6B79D97B9EB9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the list of
potential invaders under section
1201(a)(4).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Aquatic Invasive
Species research</header>
<section id="ID6C4D95B9566342ADB4F416ACEF275FED"><enum>401.</enum><header>Ecological,
pathway, and experimental research</header>
<subsection id="ID9D04CA07AC4146BEA0002185AF81DC94"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subtitle B of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4711">16 U.S.C. 4711</external-xref> et seq.) (as amended
by section 301) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDDC70C7177BBA4BAF00B725B634649C95">
<section id="ID3498F985E6A541D7944EFB0211FA8856"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Ecological,
pathway, and experimental research</header>
<subsection id="IDE43D832940FE448EBBAF61745626888E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
administering agencies</header>
<paragraph id="ID6D849599334E426EA78742D9AA87D2AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In this section and section 1108, the term
<term>administering agencies</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID440C36A5451040D3B1EE2D8993E8B5F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05E7CD06963D4473861315BF34F19500"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the United States
Geological Survey; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID726CBA4116574109BB00A2B85D9F10D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (including the Great Lakes Environmental
Research Laboratory).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID39362C63865741618470656418566148"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Memorandum of
understanding</header><text>The administering agencies shall enter into an
agreement regarding implementation of this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB5F9598474324B58A3874F060074DFBC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
carrying out this section, the administering agencies shall consult
with—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC4A0125C3A0B4BA9AA182B2107CB8932"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Task
Force;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5D6195E32294483CBBFA60FA0000238F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Environmental
Protection Agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5460FEBCA7AC4F6D82C403364C656B8E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID32BE53CC32444A7CB2E46FC0FFE8312B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other appropriate
Federal and State agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDD18D9DCFBF4347DB87E500B7B000D3CC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cooperation</header><text>In
carrying out this section, the administering agencies shall contract, as
appropriate, or otherwise cooperate with academic researchers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDC8FD3EA927AB40ED8B3F1FBF947DA559"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
administering agencies shall develop (not later than 18 months after the date
of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005) and conduct
a marine and freshwater research program (including ecological and pathway
surveys and experimentation) to assess rates of, patterns of, and conditions
surrounding introductions of nonindigenous aquatic species in aquatic
ecosystems.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0BCFD588170D4BAFB690DB22CE8F195F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of the program is to support efforts to prevent the introduction of,
and detect and eradicate, invasive species by—</text>
<paragraph id="IDB1547C91FDD4489E92EABDF25F718078"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing
information for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID539993D24DE84C53ABBAEFA5A4E3007B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>early detection
and rapid response efforts; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBC696013CA75460EB7B9A173949C98A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>relevant policy
questions; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7E76BEAF305E4FCC91CF153251B84BDF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assessing the
effectiveness of implemented policies (including any standard) to prevent the
introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDE08D9B027902490C8FEA6758755CFEAE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Protocol
development</header><text>The administering agencies shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID03D304BF6F404B2DBAA8B6B7C9353E00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish
standardized protocols for conducting surveys that are integrated and produce
comparable data, and, as practicable, build on existing protocols and data
collection methods (including surveys required under subsection (b)),
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4B9A0F84ED1F4143875BD7E09B649963"><enum>(A)</enum><text>protocols to
support early detection surveys of nonindigenous aquatic species conducted by
Federal, State, or local agencies involved in the management of invasive
species, including surveys carried out pursuant to section 1106;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID38EAAED3966C423C80673FA57D7639BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>protocols to
support comprehensive ecological surveys conducted under this section for
purposes of research and analysis of rates and patterns of invasions;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID741667ADA77E45C686E24681D4933017"><enum>(C)</enum><text>protocols to
support pathway surveys;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDE6C12B75D98A481FA1449FB4BFAE54A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommend a
standardized approach for classifying species;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE5175770584B47F69B1932F69EFF9050"><enum>(3)</enum><text>when proposing
protocols, consider recommendations made at the workshop conducted under
subsection (h);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID86975F3A781247349100EDA679ED839B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>subject the
protocols to peer review;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD41A2F0B1E70494800338FE59C479343"><enum>(5)</enum><text>complete the
protocols not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National
Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC470A5E5CC82409787EAC3558B60C5D2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>revise protocols
as necessary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE65D8CACE74740289951FA9D3BBE9256"><enum>(7)</enum><text>disseminate the
protocols to the Task Force and other Federal, State, and local
stakeholders.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID41AF6BE732DD45F6BF36C1138FA23870"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Ecological and
pathway survey requirements</header>
<paragraph id="ID776B2080F8D3491AB8B878EEF2755242"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each comprehensive ecological survey conducted under this
section shall, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDB816216B99544D8EA27DFA5C50F2A9A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>document baseline
ecological information of the aquatic ecosystem, including—</text>
<clause id="ID1675F063974A480289DDC098E7000011"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, a comprehensive inventory of native species, nonindigenous
species, and species of unknown origin, present in the ecosystem; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDAB3952C702D54C4093433E5DF0E68F8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the chemical and
physical characteristics of water and underlying substrate in the
ecosystem;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE5633ED39F2846C0B6313E37C0114BDD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of
nonindigenous species, gather information to assist in identifying—</text>
<clause id="ID155F241C50E641268CB1DE4E9919EA66"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the life history
of the species;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4ACCE7E418E54F9BBAC5FE2674551321"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
environmental requirements and tolerances of the species;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5274305AA931439490621E19C0AF79B5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the native
ecosystems of the species; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3B80C2AC256E4E0D867324D9C14FEDB7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the history of
the species spread from the native ecosystems of the species;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID24CDA4E45E584152B25E7637DD323F19"><enum>(C)</enum><text>track the
establishment of nonindigenous species, including information about the
estimated population of nonindigenous organisms to allow an analysis of the
probable date of introduction of the species; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC0829C0E28EF47A89D385BB7D115E6EB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identify the
likely pathway of entry of nonindigenous species.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID80F3E2A6BF2949639B6E1254F000A562"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum
requirements</header><text>Each pathway survey conducted under this section
shall, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID21AD5D833D6844ADABC808C62510A03B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify which
nonindigenous aquatic species are being introduced, or have the potential to be
introduced, through the pathways under consideration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD394DCBEB9274068000707700423D61E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine the
rate of organism introduction through the pathways under consideration;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3AACBF7411AC49EAAE4BA70524D8A2F2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>determine the
practices that contributed to or could contribute to the introduction of
nonindigenous aquatic species through the pathways under consideration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID277A42C9660C451FB1D4B0B5D700ECFB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Number and
location of survey sites</header>
<paragraph id="IDB6B504F204124C95A809B956996BA723"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required
sites</header><text>The administering agencies shall designate the number and
location of survey sites necessary to carry out marine and freshwater research
required under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDFC5CDFBA14E405694E9BE617E5D68C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Emphasis</header><text>In
carrying out paragraph (1) and subsection (g), the administering agencies shall
give particular consideration to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5AA77E5596F241A8B9FFB0B11B3882A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the geographic
diversity of sites; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3231EFAE98F54DD8930020C338D26955"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the diversity of
human uses and biological characteristics of sites.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9FE0FCD3B7124B82A5BA4477CFCA8647"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Competitive
grant Program</header>
<paragraph id="ID6AFDDB42F63F44E3B37328E3E923D5EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to assist in carrying out subsections (b) and
(i), the administering agencies (acting through the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration) shall administer a program to award grants to
academic institutions, State agencies, and other appropriate groups.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD487453763E84AF50049267200615C36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
program required under this section shall be competitive, peer-reviewed, and
merit-based.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDD84420EF35F9431190B567AB564CBF91"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Workshop</header><text>Not
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the National Aquatic
Invasive Species Act of 2005, to assist in the development of the protocols and
design for the surveys under this section, the administering agencies
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6D25908CF1AB497DA2B9321CCB322CAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>convene a
workshop among researchers from Federal and State agencies and academic
institutions to obtain recommendations for the development of the protocols and
surveys; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID52A92D92844D4F8AA5AB90D635D082E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make the results
of the workshop widely available to the public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4D1508BE5B9C45839EB16DAA903D005B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Experimentation</header><text>The
administering agencies shall conduct (at existing field stations and such other
sites as may be appropriate) coordinated experiments on a range of taxonomic
groups to identify—</text>
<paragraph id="ID22B0A6FF6D7643C8B26FEAF2C3628EB2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the relationship
between the introduction and establishment of nonindigenous aquatic species;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA0CBE8AD36A444978480E8DCDECEA8D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the circumstances
necessary for the species to survive and thrive.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5FB73A7D09444269AC675641F0D5C522"><enum>(j)</enum><header>National
pathways and ecological surveys database</header>
<paragraph id="IDAE343F580A664B0B87198D5CD1634977"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The United States Geological Survey shall develop,
maintain, and update, in consultation and cooperation with the Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, a central national database of information concerning
information collected under section 1107(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCB3AE56471BE46469372C7DDA4493433"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The
United States Geological Survey shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4CB92FFE30E44B0E84BDFC0379EA00A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make the database
widely available to the public;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID85A089F30120436A9F3E8F463EAA94AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>update the
database not less often than once every 90 days;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9A74B166BBD34F37ACFAD100979CC2C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinate the
database with existing databases collecting similar information; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1A89AE06603442DC865C94069E929479"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, format the databases in a manner such that the data is
useful for researchers and Federal and State employees managing relevant
invasive species
programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDC2AB9BD27B154DE2A65700BF5F6D1975"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vessel pathway
surveys</header><text>Section 1102(b)(2)(B) of Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4712(b)(2)(B)">16 U.S.C. 4712(b)(2)(B)</external-xref>)
is amended by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDECC80179B54C40029DDF5635ECE43B97">
<clause id="ID439E283314F841F7AE56528255256B1B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>examine other
potential modes for the introduction of nonindigenous aquatic species by
vessel, including hull
fouling.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID1B0C9F1D0CB24A469D20B4448FCB3C51"><enum>402.</enum><header>Analysis</header>
<subsection id="IDF9066C740D3842D59E65F3111DF4C380"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subtitle B of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4711">16 U.S.C. 4711</external-xref> et seq.) (as amended
by section 401(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDD91CE492BD524E629E1213E928892FC8">
<section id="IDDA34326B824943019761C48180D26836"><enum>1108.</enum><header>Analysis</header>
<subsection id="ID89F09E2C6DB8493997D2824E1920FFE3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Invasion
analysis</header>
<paragraph id="IDA98BB0F4195D47118FBBD12CC11D2459"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the
National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, and annually thereafter, the
administering agencies shall analyze data collected under section 1107 and
other relevant research, for the purpose of preventing the introduction of,
detecting, and eradicating invasive species by—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDF7CD43C979C841E785BF1C00CBDFA278"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing
information for early detection and rapid response efforts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCF14EDEAB3F34330A49FA26F6004B3AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing
information for relevant policy questions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID02F1B2D46CB74A84B815CE99F407526D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assessing the
effectiveness of implemented policies to prevent the introduction and spread of
invasive species.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID22BDBE3A9D3C4F9A80BE492BB1C972FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
analysis required under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to aquatic
invasive species—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID463CB8F6897A41C8A556BB2299E7DB17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an analysis of
pathways to—</text>
<clause id="ID680EE85ECE8E4F0691F198E10594A95B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify, and
characterize as high-, medium-, or low-risk, regional and national pathways for
the introduction of nonindigenous aquatic species into aquatic
ecosystems;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBF015A65614E4E9A9FEA114892CB9E2D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify new and
expanding pathways through which nonindigenous aquatic species may be
introduced into aquatic ecosystems;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID34496CB9C8434FB58D22FA33E5FBE958"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identify
handling practices that contribute to the introduction of species in pathways;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5F868167989D404898F039AD567695FD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>assess the risk
that species currently used in commerce pose for introduction into aquatic
ecosystems;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0F8CDDDFC98A414FBBDCA9AEC99679A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include patterns
and rates of invasion and susceptibility to invasion of various types of bodies
of water;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID90F4A237261948A0B7964EABA84FBA76"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consider the ways
in which the risk of establishment of an aquatic invasive species through a
pathway is related to the identity and number of organisms transported;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID24B10007DFC74586A9C9A746CA005BE5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>consider rates of
spread and numbers and types of pathways of spread of new populations of the
aquatic invasive species and estimate the potential for the spread and
distribution of newly introduced invasive species based on the environmental
requirements and historical distribution of the species;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3ACCE8ED100E48D485FC60EEB179AF9E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>document factors
that influence the vulnerability of an ecosystem to invasion by a nonindigenous
aquatic species;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDAB192BC12F734BA2BFB84BDEBEE42E59"><enum>(F)</enum><text>include a
description of the potential for, and impacts of, pathway management programs
on invasion rates;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6BE77924C1AB42DD910900951435364E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>provide
recommendations for improvements on the effectiveness of pathway
management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9D66C3D47FB440FE890900D8DE067D6B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>to the extent
practicable, determine the level of reduction in live organisms of various
taxonomic groups required to reduce to an acceptable level the risk of
establishment to receiving aquatic ecosystems; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBE106DFBA6EF40D4B8DA8BE19E652971"><enum>(I)</enum><text>evaluate the
effectiveness of management actions (including any standard) at reducing
species introductions and establishment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4520091D439E412B913680CBB8F0C6A0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
administering agencies shall submit to the Task Force a report on analyses
conducted under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID937348013AE544BBA060287B17C1F6DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research To
assess the potential of the establishment of introduced species</header>
<paragraph id="ID3EA07299FCB7407FA3ACADA5ABDB2913"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the
National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, the administering agencies shall
develop, conduct peer review of, and submit to the Task Force a profile of the
general characteristics of invasive species, in order to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDD0B91F54A3D54C5CAA225C6F6EFCFEB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>predict, to the
extent practicable, whether a species planned for importation is likely to
invade a particular aquatic ecosystem if introduced; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8DFEF414A71F4A25830080E5CAD4A0CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support the
development of the screening process authorized under section 1105.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID347A131318934DC3AB914F62CAF3E28C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Research</header><text>In
developing the profile, the administering agencies shall analyze the research
conducted under section 1107 and other research as necessary to
determine—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDE5EF26B69039440AA777BAC7DCD534B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>characteristics
of general species and ecosystems (taking into account the opportunity for
introduction into any ecosystem); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID65F0CBADBEF643A6AE436C00BBA1F119"><enum>(B)</enum><text>circumstances
that may lead to establishment of a nonindigenous aquatic organism.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID137C62C890D14720A4ACC908DC53DFC9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>Based
on the profile, the administering agencies shall develop and submit to the Task
Force, for inclusion in the report to Congress developed under section
1201(f)(2)(B), recommendations concerning which planned importation of
nonindigenous aquatic organisms warrant restriction under section 1105.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID7B5D97DDBE8A4F1AA0F7B78702235D5F"><enum>1109.</enum><header>Dissemination</header>
<subsection id="ID5DE290F1DE294F8AA0E82E263F0065A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Invasive Species Council, in coordination with the
Task Force, and the administering agencies shall disseminate the information
collected under this Act to Federal, State, and local entities (including
relevant policymakers and private researchers with responsibility over or
interest in aquatic invasive species).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1698A678A4C84E21AD361F614CCF5446"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Invasive Species Council shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9E6E5271D0BC4C0E9B009142D49EED41"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than 3
years after the date of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act
of 2005, submit to Congress a report that describes the actions and findings
carried out under this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD4D32DA9C97F478A84A1E9873726BED5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>at least once
every 3 years thereafter or more often as necessary, update the report.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDFD620B92C2514FEF9D8B7D50CC5DD2DE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Response
strategy</header><text>To enable Federal, State, and local entities having
responsibility for responding to the introduction of potentially harmful
nonindigenous aquatic species to better and more rapidly respond to those
introductions, the Invasive Species Council, in coordination with the Task
Force, the administering agencies, and other appropriate Federal and State
agencies, shall implement a national strategy for the sharing of information
collected under this Act with those entities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDEE0FE17398C745DEA05BBF0907009E00"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pathway
practices</header><text>The Invasive Species Council, in coordination with the
Task Force, and the administering agencies shall disseminate information to,
and develop an ongoing educational program for, pathway users (including
vendors and customers) to inform those users about means by which users can
prevent the intentional or unintentional introduction of nonindigenous aquatic
species into aquatic ecosystems.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID663FF646ED71469FB06D7C6B92674CBB"><enum>1110.</enum><header>Technology
development demonstration and verification–</header>
<subsection id="ID06BE54BCD5D14B1FA2398C05CA9BEA6C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Environmentally
sound technology development, demonstration and verification</header>
<paragraph id="ID142DA8CA553C48FC8C765FECA7CCD95E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Administrator, in
consultation with the Army Corps of Engineers and the administering agencies,
shall develop and implement a grant program to fund research, development,
demonstration, and verification of environmentally sound cost-effective
technologies and methods to control and eradicate aquatic invasive
species.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE90E4C9B4A2D45048DEB073C16E877B7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>Proposals
funded under this program shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID68ECCA4893654F6B8DA5E20070E64050"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide funds to
support on-going efforts of Federal, State, or local officials to control and
eradicate aquatic invasive species in an environmentally sound manner;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID684D09AE42FF4F7D9C147557D7AD2B58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase the
number of environmentally sound technologies or methods Federal, State, or
local officials may use to control or eradicate aquatic invasive
species;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDEC2D09B1BA5349339D2E008243BEA85F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide for the
demonstration or dissemination of the technologies or methods to potential
end-users; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID93298D368BE7426CB2FE38793D2DC5E5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>verify that any
technology or practice meets any appropriate criteria developed for
effectiveness and environmental soundness that are established by the
Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID93395AD276BB45BA873037C780DA0011"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In
making grants under this subsection, the Administrator shall give preference to
proposals that meet criteria developed for environmental soundness that are
established by the Administrator.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID17291E82ABB942E595D794ED133CD97B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Merit
review</header><text>Grants awarded through this subsection shall be awarded
through a competitive, peer-reviewed process and shall be merit-based.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID93030B72317C4952859252AE8BB378FF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2005, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the
program conducted under this subsection, including findings and recommendations
of the Secretary with respect to technologies and methods described in
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDB10CF963818A416FA9EC2D45FCB50009"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Dispersal
barrier research Program</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Assistant
Secretary, in conjunction with the Director and other appropriate Federal
agencies and academic researchers, shall establish a research, development, and
demonstration program—</text>
<paragraph id="ID94A6C701BE714523B25DCA6999F9002D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to study
environmentally sound methods and technologies to reduce dispersal of aquatic
invasive species through interbasin waterways; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6904E3ADF3414C7985CCEB9E1BEE5B5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to assess the
potential for using those methods and technologies in other
waterways.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID99CD6CE721A745FC93CA70CB8500B255"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expansion of
vessel pathway technology demonstration Program</header><text>Section 1104(b)
of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4712(b)">16 U.S.C.
4712(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9EFED59CFDC7479EBC843C61468BB1F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDED861007D6E6477AB201F46B5D076D04"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (3) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID9014BC019C5A463DB226F5028CC16DF5">
<paragraph id="ID781377FEA8494F7CAB8B6600F4BD8202"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional
purposes</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Commerce may demonstrate and verify technologies under this subsection to
monitor and control pathways of organism transport on vessels other than
through ballast water.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2E9E238D06B6482B9F84093E4700F3EB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
making grants under this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Commerce shall give priority to technologies that meet criteria
established in any testing protocol developed under the Environmental
Technology Verification program of the Administrator.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE2305FA292D3483681CD002278217E15"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Workshop</header><text>The
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9B153973356B4353A81221F41F1D865C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>hold an annual
workshop to encourage the exchange of information between and among—</text>
<clause id="ID6476E4C946E9439E90EB66B47387DFD6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>principal
investigators for which funds are made available under this subsection;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID42B47DC83DA94FDA92B8718F73A301F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>researchers
conducting research directly relating to vessel pathway technology development;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID60F6F43238E64CF0BEB48D1FE2E5F8B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make the results
of the proceedings widely available to the
public.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDB95B18FA2AB14A1EAD8687A2961103B7"><enum>403.</enum><header>Vessel pathway
standards research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle B
of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4711">16 U.S.C.
4711</external-xref> et seq.) (as amended by section 402(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID1B3DD88BF05A4CFCAB99CFF101D2FCDC">
<section id="ID5EE956530FF04CCCAFC6C13EBC622698"><enum>1111.</enum><header>Vessel
pathway standards research</header>
<subsection id="ID217B765B9260405D9EFBCB6EA729FCCC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Research
Program</header>
<paragraph id="ID1403024363994921A3926C679899355F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary and the Administrator (in coordination with
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Task Force, and other
appropriate Federal agencies and academic researchers) shall develop and
conduct a coordinated research program to support the establishment and
implementation of standards to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic
invasive species by vessels.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2E7F5C10875C484080E3746DB1450842"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The
research program shall include programs to—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDF3BB827DAD8345EEA46B3DC7E32E0096"><enum>(A)</enum><text>characterize
physical, chemical, and biological harbor conditions relevant to ballast
discharge into waters of the United States to provide information for the
design and implementation of vessel vector control technologies and
practices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE7A9B2449DE54BC089552B005F215BF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop testing
protocols for determining the effectiveness of vector monitoring and control
technologies and practices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID62918BA840C646EC9C2F53189CE15EFA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>research and
demonstrate methods for mitigating the spread of aquatic invasive species by
coastal voyages, including the exploration of the effectiveness of alternative
exchange zones in the near coastal areas and other methods proposed to reduce
the transfers of organisms;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7D45C970E74944AF953B44399DB94F35"><enum>(D)</enum><text>verify the
practical effectiveness of any type approval process to ensure that the process
produces repeatable and accurate assessments of treatment effectiveness;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6FA850E916614B4FAE53AF0379E103A5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>evaluate the
effectiveness and residual risk and environmental impacts associated with any
standard established with respect to a ship pathway through experimental
research.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDE19219A936E44AF28DA2EAAD0200F9A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Performance
test</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Secretary, in conjunction
with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Maritime
Administration, shall design a performance test for ballast water exchange
(such as a dye study) to measure the effectiveness of ballast water
exchange.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2F715E33B70A40DDA080B18D1BB641C0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National
Academy of Sciences study</header>
<paragraph id="IDDBE14872EE26435BA920FC5DCE77751E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the
National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4A0713D9B88441A1A09D626946E4DFF5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify the
relative risk of transfer of various taxonomic groups of invasive species by
different vessel modes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6FA06612DFEE4DD0A4BE7E1BCF012891"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDB6163B257FD245E29747DD43AE02A688"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assess the extent to
which a ballast water standard that virtually eliminates the risk of
introduction of invasive species by ballast water may relate to the risk of
introductions by all vessel modes; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9C318227CE81429DABC3A1AFD8D7A4CB" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>explain the degree of uncertainty
in such an assessment; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID57CAEEA5CCDC46E881072C9CB1484037"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID10BEFD689F224F3EB3F3005FF7D68879"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recommend methods for
reducing the transfers of invasive species by vessels by addressing all parts
and systems of vessels and all related modes of transport of invasive
organisms; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF6C27439E8694F2C92A2F83804E567E2" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify the research,
development, and demonstration needed to improve the information base to
support those methods, including economic information.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID967549562D0940768C15F3C1925EBF62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2005, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that
describes the results of the study under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID999BEC84E6014F1BA3B8B706AA2878A2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Implementation
of recommendations</header><text>Not later than the later of the date that is 1
year after the date of submission of the report under paragraph (2) or the date
that is 3 years after the date of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2005, the Task Force, in conjunction with the Administrator,
administering agencies, and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall submit to
the Secretary a report that describes recommendations for—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDEFAEBB419CDF4BAD9032D30400FBC266"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a vessel pathway
treatment standard that incorporates all potential modes of transfer by vessel;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8BDB6A17E634441CBD4221AFF4B3A8DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>methods for type
approval and accurate monitoring of treatment performance that are simple and
streamlined and follow established protocols.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDB94D7E2521744BE3B04352A2C9B9FAB7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Working
group</header>
<paragraph id="ID749FC85EA04D429B98A029F27D302073"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of issuance by the
Secretary of any standard relating to the introduction by vessels of invasive
species, the Secretary shall convene a working group (including the
Administrator, the administering agencies, and other appropriate Federal and
State agencies and academic researchers) to evaluate the effectiveness of that
standard and accompanying implementation protocols.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDC378DAE5D6FC434D9EB07CC7C1D321F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
duties of the working group shall include, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDF2D7FF068EC1441A95800026733CD28C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reviewing the
effectiveness of the standard in reducing the establishment of invasive species
in aquatic ecosystems, taking into consideration the data collected under
section 1107; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8BF21B7239A84CCE8B0001A833A2462F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submitting
recommendations to the Secretary (who shall make the recommendations widely
available to the public) for the revision of the standard and type approval
process in order to ensure—</text>
<clause id="ID2577531BAFB24C1A96C2FD168BD9E0E7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>effectiveness in
reducing introductions of invasive species; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0FE5CA543A59488B002D9BE0F2AD5F2B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
effectiveness of accurate shipboard monitoring of treatment performance in a
simple and streamlined
manner.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="IDDB5A58F4FA894E81A9C61DBA7BDA2235"><enum>404.</enum><header>Graduate
education in systematics and taxonomy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle B of the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4711">16 U.S.C. 4711</external-xref> et seq.) (as amended
by section 403) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID542AA2A377CB4035BDF3D59146482558">
<section id="IDDC5E78019D45475A83DBCDA7E500ED82"><enum>1112.</enum><header>Research in
systematics and taxonomy</header>
<subsection id="ID6818A69426E040BD002B4C00040243A4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The National Science Foundation shall establish a program
to award grants to researchers at institutions of higher education and museums
to carry out research in systematics and taxonomy.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDB1BE13AF12EE4C42B3BE352B25F4AE9B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the program are—</text>
<paragraph id="ID04ECE0ABEE4A43D5AC6D2DD525A4DD79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to encourage
scientists to pursue careers in systematics and taxonomy to ensure a continuing
knowledge base in those disciplines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF5AF5D66D7BF43F484D9EF75F29EA475"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to ensure that
there will be adequate expertise in systematics and taxonomy to meet Federal,
State, and local needs to identify invasive species;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4CD05AA22B664A1F9B9FBF066E015CB6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to develop that
expertise throughout the United States with an emphasis on regional diversity;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7AB4B19D7D5D4B6B896154C2FE8F1F00"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to draw on
existing expertise in systematics and taxonomy at institutions of higher
education and museums to train the next generation of systematists and
taxonomists.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID281DC8F3BED74DDB8E7D5E91506DD61C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="IDD5474F2AB89A4CF2BF9C003FCB589321"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Merit
review</header><text>Grants awarded through this section shall be awarded
through a competitive, peer-reviewed process and shall be merit-based.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID133ED00B05E64B9FB7BC52EDD50900B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preferences</header><text>In
making grants under this section, the National Science Foundation shall provide
a preference for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID454FF3E042A749FE8B3B2FE58F03F2AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>projects in a
diverse set of ecosystems and geographic locations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID873F38288F6F4E80BFFB7933FFAF902E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if applicable,
projects that are integrated with the Long Term Ecological Research Network
created by the National Science Foundation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFCD4A85C9E90413DBCA2B19E73AC3694"><enum>(C)</enum><text>projects that
include student participation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDEA1E022C7396495C87FBCE00CB2FA8C5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>projects carried
out by institutions of higher education and museums that actively train
students to become experts in systematics and
taxonomy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Coordination</header>
<section id="IDFAFC9EC298FF4F2AAF426FF992B34738"><enum>501.</enum><header>Program
coordination</header>
<subsection id="IDC592EE97A58E4D35A6287770A61DD717"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Membership of
Task Force</header><text>Section 1201(b) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4721">16 U.S.C. 4721</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID07AE98694B08482F8B18A8957DEC12C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6899DC74458242DDB95F9700A6262B2C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (7) as paragraph (12); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2B6F7B098B6844B3992620F2B0918014"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (6) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDF92C21230F3C4FDD85EC1EE6D8AE13F2">
<paragraph id="ID37B969E39DD349028F789F36001C6817"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the Director of
the United States Geological Survey;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE90AAD602F3C4FB4B5E21BEB29458C27"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the Director of
the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA899F7B5989A43E6B22CE95D3543AA87"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the Secretary of
State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID434C6940D4564BA391E13DE9DDD9FB4D"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Transportation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID69C4A8DC7F4E4000AF485414B906DA4C"><enum>(11)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Homeland Security;
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6768DF6D24854848B1C0A20096674700"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination
with Invasive Species Council</header><text>Section 1201(f) of the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4721(f)">16 U.S.C.
4721(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID27766D59CEBB4AC8B4C400C85692E878"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Each Task Force member</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDA44F1184DD6146AAA30103A52B00EC17">
<paragraph id="IDB372307C56D54625BA25DD6DB78B62B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each member of the Task
Force</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD104CD4536754372A0D8B11009F0C64D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDBF66CB3A81E846809BB0A3D2506F8B36">
<paragraph id="ID2D61D31513804EAE9D58B361DC7EA299"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Invasive
Species Council</header><text>The Invasive Species Council shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1C41BE504E7E413FA8E2B2D5A0D0CF61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate and
cooperate with the Task Force in carrying out the duties of the Invasive
Species Council relating to aquatic invasive species;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6FE7DE7A69444DD5ABA2F02DC9EADDE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act
of 2005, and every 3 years thereafter, submit to Congress a report that
summarizes the status of the conduct of activities authorized by and required
under this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID879DE4BE95CB418BB7428E00E9F1B341"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish any
regional panels or task forces in coordination with the regional panels of the
Task Force convened under section
1203.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4DA87443BD4E4B1994B95619236B61B5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination
with other programs</header><text>Section 1202(c) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4722(c)">16 U.S.C. 4722(c)</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID6B03E9E18CB34D3DA899EBC1FC04766C">
<paragraph id="ID63693A3FF1584C28B33B1030EA58229B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recommendations
for lists</header>
<subparagraph id="ID939688520E864A0D829432683D639229"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Task Force shall annually recommend to Federal
agencies of jurisdiction such additions of aquatic invasive species as the Task
Force determines to be appropriate for inclusion on—</text>
<clause id="ID643B6D82DDFE409380889000CE9E2DA2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any list of
species of wildlife covered by section 42 of title 18, United States Code
(including regulations); or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID51440DA8D7354D13A0A5D021936165D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any list of
noxious weeds under the Plant Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7701">7 U.S.C. 7701</external-xref> et seq.) (including
regulations promulgated under that Act contained in part 360 of title 7, Code
of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID571721954CE54C929512791E751188B0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Process</header><text>The
Task Force may use the screening process developed pursuant to section 1105 to
identify species pursuant to subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7B96E34AF0A44B6B91D11F3FC82BAC73"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regional
coordination</header><text>Section 1203 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4723">16 U.S.C. 4723</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDE421E2DD64FD477F92D67BDD8814E662">
<subsection id="IDDD5C3FABE9E149FAAB005F03769E3B56"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual
Inter-Regional meeting</header><text>The Task Force shall annually convene all
regional panels established pursuant to this Act for the purpose of information
transfer between and among panels, and between the panels and the Task Force,
regarding aquatic invasive species management.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7803D2B4A74842C2B6F04E80F3D300A2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Organizations</header>
<paragraph id="IDFFF35BA100A64D488E2458ED2E83E827"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An interstate organization that has a Federal charter
authorized by law or executive order for purposes of fisheries or natural
resource management may develop and implement—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDB24DE70E8F144251969F368D1D03BEA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>regional aquatic
invasive species management plans; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1BA545F5DD4B48778DB5FA75357BD437"><enum>(B)</enum><text>rapid response
activities that are—</text>
<clause id="ID0D26475F1A4949C4B81530CD96C1426C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requested by the
Governors of the member States of the organization; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBA1E409E45B940C8BA8523B06E724186"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consistent with
any relevant State aquatic invasive species management plans.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID31E2E199BE684F1CB4F5AC84A7DDC813"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funds</header><text>The
interstate organization may receive funds under this Act to implement
activities under the regional aquatic invasive species management plan of the
organization.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDCDA71113C4CC45A7A2AA637F1C507DEF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>State aquatic
Invasive Species management plans</header><text>Section 1204(a) of the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4724(a)">16 U.S.C.
4724(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9A354DF340104074AC8F9DF7A6EA7560"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA237DC13EDEB474588B9BD75FC8E3445"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDCA084799C90F42B20026A6F7C692A140">
<text>, including, in accordance with
guidelines issued by the Task Force under paragraph
(5)—</text><clause id="IDC0922DA7740842DA857C8D28B5881852"><enum>(i)</enum><text>rapid assessment
and response contingency strategies under section 1211;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2527AFCBC94949519CCBD54E9E9C316D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>early detection
strategies under section 1211(b)(4);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDCE71D466F8F7459D9821A5B605ABE079"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>aquatic plant
control programs conducted pursuant to other laws; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2D576027369E41C9A7913C682EE185D3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>screening of
planned introductions pursuant to section
1105</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDA39E5E660554FA099268B456ED2131C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by inserting <quote>include</quote> after <quote>(D)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5C43BA83E7074E67BCA77ECEE12C3163"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID63A8CC91C3C6464497313E882100EFFD">
<paragraph id="IDC3D9FFAB94C941E1BFBB27CB61CED738"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Guidelines</header>
<subparagraph id="IDA4A1C189424347C4B869082BB17500C2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Task Force shall amend the
guidelines of the Task Force for the development of plans under this
subsection, including guidelines for reporting progress in implementing the
plans, to encourage consistency in implementation of and reporting under those
plans.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9ECC0D2BDACC429EAE94C3EC72A19BAA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>The
guidelines published under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the purpose of
paragraph (2)(A), guidelines concerning—</text>
<clause id="ID1C0C78CB65184F078DF5D9492D1036EB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>rapid response
contingency strategies under section 1211;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDEA35B225B6C84659A5508F000078E2BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>early detection
strategies under section 1211(b)(4);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID65E4E70379D148369B9705D1DBDEDAB5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>aquatic plant
control programs conducted pursuant to other laws;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID39083028784643E2BE26B343FA719CF7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>screening of
planned introductions pursuant to section 1105; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDD9936D534084419D816D2B2CBDAA3F6C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the review and
revision of requirements of this subsection and the reapproval process under
this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0AD6A253EE3F438789EDC83B83309F35"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Relationship to
other plans</header>
<subparagraph id="IDF64975E2823842F5B702D94D7FC46E06"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A plan approved under paragraph (4) shall be deemed to
meet any State planning requirement of the program established under section
104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/610">33 U.S.C. 610</external-xref>) for a plan to control
noxious aquatic plant growths.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB7A5A84B84A841C5B40376A2078EDDFA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>Funds
provided to States for implementation of plans pursuant to section 1204 may be
used by States to enforce requirements relating to aquatic invasive species
under the Plant Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7701">7 U.S.C. 7701</external-xref> et seq.) (including
regulations promulgated under that Act contained in part 360 of title 7, Code
of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5F56A6EB774D4249911913E400B16EDE"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Eligibility of
existing plans</header><text>A plan approved under this section as of the day
immediately before the date of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2005 shall be eligible to receive a grant awarded under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB5A76911261E48D7936BA3AF3578F9E5"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Review and
revision</header>
<subparagraph id="ID7D1ADAADC25B459B9ED1911EDE32B7AB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each State shall periodically review and, as necessary,
revise the management plan of the State in accordance with guidelines of the
Task Force.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID720642DD30FB4199ADBB03E584905090"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Update of
existing plans</header><text>A plan approved under this section as of the day
immediately before the date of enactment of the National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2005 shall be updated after the date of enactment of the
National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2005 to conform to the guidelines
published under paragraph (5).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDF10CF14C0934424C8EC477EFC51B0095"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Other State
Management Plans</header><text>In addition to the management plans required
under this subsection, the Director shall encourage each State to develop and
implement new, and expand existing, State management plans to improve State
actions to prevent and control aquatic invasive
species.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4BC0402CD77B4B218E76D48DB6DA00AB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Grant
Program</header><text>Section 1204(b)(1) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4724(b)(1)">16 U.S.C. 4724(b)(1)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>subsection (a) for the implementation of those
plans.</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDA832DC5016F045B2996BD7B885333320">
<text>subsection
(a)—</text><subparagraph id="IDAC8AF80272D441E88B83E3D41F86F3D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop those
plans with a total amount that does not exceed 10 percent of the amounts made
available for grants under this section for each fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC5878B8BA2AA4F37A41F268F85641748"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to implement
those
plans.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID2BAFA583E4AF4E818DE2FBC357D6CE57"><enum>502.</enum><header>International
coordination</header>
<subsection id="ID60FE863D05BC46A78EBF67C279006EAA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subtitle E of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4751">16 U.S.C. 4751</external-xref> et seq.) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDB6CD887AE2BA4909A46F9B0725F09EC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
subtitle heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID5A6DBC1AE306468000C58454427C158E">
<subtitle id="ID752493CF0B084106BE410179DDEF21E6"><enum>E</enum><header>Administration</header>
</subtitle><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID660BB98510194BA0BC0031B500A1C96C"><enum></enum><text>and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID71F846E137334E37800800E163AD8174"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID5286D750F3C244FB8DA76035AB30AB58">
<section id="ID199E49B1CBA94E2F8C0345EACF4BED27"><enum>1402.</enum><header>International
coordination</header>
<subsection id="ID43464153FEE94A08A1E4AB6B522D37BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Task Force, the Invasive Species Council, and the
Secretary of State shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that
international efforts to prevent, detect, monitor, assess, and control aquatic
invasive species (including through the International Maritime Organization,
the International Convention on the Exploration of the Sea, the Global Invasive
Species Program, and other appropriate programs) are coordinated with policies
of the United States established by this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6097B203389F40909559887527B1BEC9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination
with neighboring countries</header>
<paragraph id="IDC9CB0D1A81A6489A9D19969F00EDDAB1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Task Force, in consultation with the Secretary of
State, shall include in the report required by section 1202(m) a description of
the means by which international agreements and regulations with countries that
share a border with the United States will be implemented and enforced by
Federal agencies (including a clarification of the roles and responsibilities
of those agencies).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1AF4FB1035C246AB96E0B6DD891B54CE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Negotiations</header><text>As
soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the National Aquatic
Invasive Species Act of 2005, the Secretary of State may enter into
negotiations with—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDBED3B5E201204333945E18F2DC00A1B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Canada to issue a
request that the International Joint Commission, not later than 18 months after
the date of enactment of that Act, review, research, conduct hearings on, and
submit to the parties represented on the International Joint Commission a
report that describes the success of current policies of governments in the
United States and Canada having jurisdiction over the Great Lakes in
anticipating and preventing biological invasions of the aquatic ecosystem in
the Great Lakes, including—</text>
<clause id="IDF4898BA8832F4D29A4D8800475E1A2B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an analysis of
current Federal, State or Provincial, local, and international laws,
enforcement practices, and agreements;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID869B8D6BF8824FB2B5BAC463F7F02E97"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an analysis of
prevention efforts relating to all likely pathways for biological invasions of
the aquatic ecosystem in the Great Lakes; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1E33DB541BD0452BB75BBDC6026C5B00"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>recommendations
of the International Joint Commission for means by which to improve and
harmonize the policies and enforcement practices referred to in clause (i);
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9D6B9E2B7D3A487F00FF295406470198"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Mexico, to ensure
coordination of efforts of the United States with efforts of Mexico to manage
invasive species established in the United States-Mexico border
region.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<section id="ID346FFB7959B84F1FB11C1DEDA80148C9"><enum>601.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1301
of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4741">16 U.S.C.
4741</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID6A6A268A8D3D4670B6A214FF036B179B">
<section id="ID3BD54EDA8FB14BF58500E914AA748D54"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="ID21FB37D72E384C4CB2442F70DA16D19F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, there are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act
for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID472B8CE49EAF4908862C154DDA89B47B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Task Force and
aquatic Invasive Species Program</header><text>There are authorized to be
appropriated for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010—</text>
<paragraph id="IDEE2CC8FF1CFE4777AE577E6C0440FC31"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$8,000,000, to
carry out activities of the Task Force under section 1202, of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC5C5AC523E9D4C91AC5331BC00935C94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$4,000,000 shall
be used by the Director;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID750998AAF64B43AB8921C44D4328AA00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$3,000,000 shall
be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF4E8F8C29A5B4C9EA32B13D5E3D27E00"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$1,000,000 shall
be used by the Invasive Species Council;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDEAFD6763B81847DB8CB9AD1BF21EAD8B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$30,000,000, to
provide grants under section 1204(b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9CB9D74979C14B249700A152BCFB2470"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$3,000,000, to
provide assistance to the regional panels of the Task Force; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID75763BD1378D4419B8420070C639CAF8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$1,000,000, to be
used by the Director to carry out section 1105(g).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4385A635F19044FB9910F486B2BC69ED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>International
coordination</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of State to carry out section 1403 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2006 through 2010.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID28836BC20D454CA8935B8B5BE20405C0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prevention of
introduction by vessels of aquatic Invasive Species into waters of the United
States</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal
years 2006 through 2010—</text>
<paragraph id="ID17EF0FD3090E4084AB826933EB26B99F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$6,000,000, to be
used by the Secretary to carry out section 1101;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID450760B0DDF34F3C92966B5DDBBF089F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$2,500,000, to be
used by the Administrator to carry out section 1101; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5CFF8F9A878B4D19B797C2093730A91C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$2,750,000, to be
used by the Task Force to carry out section 1101, of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1E9D037BF6EF496A83E8F53241007018"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,500,000 shall
be used by the Director; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5C7A526AD0BF4A62B400EBD6DB000022"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,250,000 shall
be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID19FD4414EB7743F2A567F33DEDAAA883"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Prevention of
the introduction by nonvessel pathways of aquatic Invasive Species into waters
of the United States</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for
each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010—</text>
<paragraph id="ID4A54BAF1DD7344BFAB002669FC4ED6B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$5,000,000, to
carry out the priority pathway management program under section 1210, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDADA5EDDA9F424864978DBF47952CDFE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$2,000,000 shall
be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDFFA1BF68C48F4B528D70DB15F4A9736E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$3,000,000 shall
be used by the Director;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB8993DC6C10B40528980A6D7654D225D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$1,000,000, to be
used by the Invasive Species Council to establish screening guidelines under
section 1105(b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9F0CBC3F44944ABA9589488096E702A4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$3,500,000, to be
used by the Director to promulgate and implement screening requirements under
section 1105(g).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDC9B19EF9A03C46729D19087B9ECAA4BA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Early detection
and monitoring</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated, to carry
out early detection, monitoring, and survey planning and implementation under
section 1106, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007 and $10,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2010, of which—</text>
<paragraph id="IDDE2A234B9DF54EC999F0750287445F76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for each of
fiscal years 2006 and 2007—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5143500697A1495DA26B0349226DE510"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,000,000 shall
be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5CDA02B1E44E4C1BB4E642B6D3F3ED3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,000,000 shall
be used by the Director; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID182229A6C9FE42348047525E1C3D539B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for each of
fiscal years 2008 through 2010—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1BD056BBC7CB4F5390C9949463FB8258"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$5,000,000 shall
be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID58618F443F7B4DC98E70312833A44505"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$5,000,000 shall
be used by the Director.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7396533F41F74FCDA47B31D6B599BDF0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Containment and
control</header>
<paragraph id="ID2E32331739B847BCBF00BFBD32910986"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Dispersal
barriers</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for each of
fiscal years 2006 through 2010—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID282ACF4A406A49AB8700EF6976D8FBED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$300,000, to be
used by the Assistant Secretary in carrying out operation and maintenance of
the Chicago River Canal Dispersal Barrier under section 1202(j)(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID70226F00A59846B398003886164D1189"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,800,000, to be
used by the Assistant Secretary in carrying out the complete construction of
the Chicago River Canal Dispersal Barrier;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID99F4A22995BF46C3BC23DCFD9187CC3B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$8,000,000, to be
used by the Assistant Secretary for the construction of a second long-service
life barrier for the Chicago River Canal;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID09EBD519D32F475392A4FAFD6BFCB093"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$500,000, to be
used by the Assistant Secretary to carry out a feasibility study for the
construction described in subparagraph (C); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID42EDEFD3E7BC496CB7DE13D9A89F66D6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$2,150,000, to be
used by the Director to carry out the monitoring program under section
1202(j)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7A0E3B94E5194974AEBC54E9D9B32928"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rapid
response</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for each of
fiscal years 2006 through 2010—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6EB371D0DCBE4613A203DACB992BC600"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$25,000,000, to
the Emergency Rapid Response Fund established under section 1211(a), to remain
available until expended;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0F047FD33EEE4A25A3F2B6007000A6C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,000,000, to be
used by the Invasive Species Council in developing the State and regional rapid
response contingency strategy under section 1211; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDA730EAA941341A585F00017CF42F6C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$1,500,000, to be
used for Federal rapid response teams under section 1211(f), of which—</text>
<clause id="ID661A386D2EB741BE9D46BB31437EF053"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$500,000 shall be
used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID60A6C0A5C95942D6915742C9ECBF9ED3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$1,000,000 shall
be used by the Director.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDF87630063AEE4DFEA84686F9370986F9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Environmental
soundness</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated for
establishment under section 1202(k) of criteria for the improvement of
treatment methods for aquatic invasive species $600,000 for each of fiscal
years 2006 through 2010.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDF334650A295743C6979C1CBCD10060C9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Information,
education and outreach</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated
for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010—</text>
<paragraph id="ID84B6262C9B5B4415B5F66F547C39A880"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$500,000, to be
used by the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the information and
education program under section 1202(h)(2)(D);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDBC59C69D2884468F9FE7F536B7289FEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$750,000, to be
used by the Director in carrying out the 100th meridian program under section
1202(h)(2)(C);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDBBFCAF995A0E4B1DA4DC28582000B220"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$2,000,000, to be
used to carry out informational and educational activities of the Task Force
under section 1202(h), of which—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3BF88CA34FE94541B997C76100063D19"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,000,000 shall
be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6AF77D62C37047A49CC53F8385CDA200"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,000,000 shall
be used by the Director; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID26707600FADF4D1B99FAF44490D56775"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$500,000, to be
used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out
section 1202(h)(2)(B)(ii).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDA7BBEF00255B498D871B213224D100F8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Research</header>
<paragraph id="IDFDFE784AEBA64122A761AF2930CA56D9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Ecological and
pathway research and analysis</header><text>There are authorized to be
appropriated for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7053AF14D6FA4F0BACF4A88E78AE2B05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$17,000,000, to
be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out
sections 1107 and 1108, of which $13,000,000 shall be used to carry out the
grant program under section 1107(g));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF4C28FCB82104080928975DCF4BE3E8D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$4,000,000, to be
used by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center to carry out sections
1107 and 1108;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC16128F380344337B403FC981310C041"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$4,500,000, to be
used by the United States Geological Survey to carry out sections 1107 and
1108, of which $500,000 shall be used to develop, maintain, and update the
database required under section 1107(j)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF97AF3E18FB24D6B98A0D103FAC29E02"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$1,650,000, to be
used by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory to carry out the
demonstration program under section 1202(i).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID15718220EF1847F4B357CC07A4EDDE36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Dissemination</header><text>There
is authorized to be appropriated to provide for the dissemination of
information by the Invasive Species Council under section 1109 $500,000 for
each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA5D5E9A8D46E49B7AB2C07EC299C1DDB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technology
development, demonstration, and verification</header><text>There are authorized
to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDBCA719E175314E258857A75B5CA33EF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$2,500,000, to be
used by the Administrator for the purposes of environmental soundness screening
and improvement under section 1110(a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID81F2C0DEBE5346A3003981748BB87746"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,000,000, to be
used by the Assistant Secretary to carry out the program under section 1110(b);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDF85D4CA242A4AD3A2E32DEA1D890000"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$7,500,000, to
carry out vessel pathway technology development under sections 1104 and
1301(e).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID66588071B68A433FBC7800F6063294C0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Vessel pathway
standards research</header><text>There are authorized to be
appropriated—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5E7555887EAC42B48EBF2DB4829897CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for each of
fiscal years 2006 through 2010, $3,000,000, to be used for research in support
of vessels pathway standards and technology evaluation under section 1111(a) of
which—</text>
<clause id="ID8CCEFF3A9546456AB8FB864063EB936B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$1,500,000 shall
be used by the Administrator; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1B29D89410D343EF9EE605EA2C225750"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$2,000,000 shall
be used by the Secretary of the Coast Guard;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA1A66F0DBD1B4A09BC1571C9D73ED25F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for each of
fiscal years 2006 through 2008, $500,000, to be used by the Coast Guard to
carry out the performance test required under section 1111(b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB3B999162A6B4C18839954BA18BAAECF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for fiscal year
2006, $500,000, to be used by the Secretary of the Coast Guard to enter into an
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out the study required
under section 1111(c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1F3CC517BEE64EA190B8B0471F84FA46"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Research in
systematics and taxonomy</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated
for the National Research Foundation to provide research grants for systematics
and taxonomy under section 1112 $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2006
through
2010.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>VII</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<section id="IDBDE7DA81DF484E53B118C06979511723"><enum>701.</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<subsection id="ID2D96C51F23E746C5AC24230033BA42E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control
Act of 1990 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDBF509ED92A374D8A832C8F88B48E49A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 1102
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4712">16 U.S.C.
4712</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDC178D1758C1746618621EA022F577F5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking the subsection heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDF2A31C949B314A3600165BEB994E7102">
<subsection id="ID745EB04E410B4C6592B42D4F506600FA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Studies on
introduction of aquatic Invasive Species by
vessels</header>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID26560C2E2C644ADB9CD59C23DE48441D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<clause id="ID2D26B3DF081A40BCB4504D9C74F1F9B4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (1); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID54F30BE0B87540F6BD514C39D3D95B06"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2),
respectively;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDEC52A0661EBB418AB7A0B833B4C3F3FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subtitle C
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4721">16 U.S.C.
4721</external-xref> et seq.), by striking the subtitle heading and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID21F81F6270D14E5682F91B3450B260BB">
<subtitle id="ID6C810A7F2F834CBC8F83F5F866D2A911"><enum>C</enum><header>Prevention and
control of aquatic Invasive Species
dispersal</header>
</subtitle><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID187D73B0F1C04634873E2CFEA63247A8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section
1201(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4721(a)">16
U.S.C. 4721(a)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>Nuisance Species</quote>
and inserting <quote>Invasive Species</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3F35188125434629B0B3F73B5D696158"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 1202
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4722">16 U.S.C.
4722</external-xref>), by striking the section heading and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDF5B27F9AAF724BA4807642007CC089B1">
<section id="ID8A01BCECF36E4D3DB6749091C5BA0151"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Aquatic
Invasive Species
Program</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID30868494B88245B1856F4D682E96A6CF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section 1204
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4724">16 U.S.C.
4724</external-xref>), by striking the section heading and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDF9993DA313BC452A95F8ACC6D1614B3B">
<section id="ID63F50EEF5FF848F58652456FD0120133"><enum>1204.</enum><header>State aquatic
Invasive Species management
plans</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1A77FEBC88D849C19952A7A3B321E2BA"><enum></enum><text>and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB6659B403199454E82362C7807BB8952"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>aquatic nuisance species</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>aquatic invasive species</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDDF459CAD51F345C984C76B008F87B622"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Short
title</header>
<paragraph id="ID4DE003A92C8E4B6E9F07BA97BF86E900"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 1001 of
the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4701">16 U.S.C.
4701</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance</quote> and inserting <quote>Nonindigenous Aquatic Invasive
Species</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID34A4CC886C0A4EEE00A1AA133709729B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>References</header><text>Any
reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the
United States to the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act
of 1990 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Nonindigenous Aquatic Invasive
Species Prevention and Control Act of 1990.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>