1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Great Lakes Collaboration
Implementation Act of 2009
.
(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—Invasive species
Subtitle A—National aquatic invasive species
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Findings.
Sec. 103. Definitions.
PART I—Prevention of introduction of aquatic Invasive Species by
other pathways
Sec. 111. Priority pathway management program.
Sec. 112. Screening process for planned importations of live
aquatic organisms.
PART II—Early detection; rapid response; control and
outreach
Sec. 121. Early detection.
Sec. 122. Rapid response.
Sec. 123. Dispersal barriers.
Sec. 124. Environmental soundness.
Sec. 125. Information, education, and outreach.
PART III—Aquatic invasive species research
Sec. 131. Ecological, pathway, and experimental
research.
Sec. 132. Analysis.
Sec. 133. Vessel pathway standards research.
Sec. 134. Graduate education in systematics and
taxonomy.
PART IV—Coordination
Sec. 141. Program coordination.
Sec. 142. International coordination.
PART V—Authorization of appropriations
Sec. 151. Authorization of appropriations.
PART VI—Conforming amendments
Sec. 161. Conforming amendments.
Subtitle B—Asian carp prevention and control
Sec. 171. Addition of species of carp to the list of injurious
species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped.
Sec. 172. Dispersal barriers.
Subtitle C—National Invasive Species Council
Sec. 181. Definitions.
Sec. 182. Limitation on Federal actions.
Sec. 183. National Invasive Species Council.
Sec. 184. Duties of Council.
Sec. 185. National Invasive Species Management
Plan.
Sec. 186. Invasive Species Advisory Committee.
Sec. 187. Budget analysis and summary.
Sec. 188. Existing Executive order.
Sec. 189. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE II—Coastal health
Sec. 201. Technical assistance.
Sec. 202. Sewer overflow control grants.
Sec. 203. Water pollution control revolving loan
funds.
Sec. 204. Allotment of funds.
Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE III—Areas of concern
Sec. 301. Remediation of sediment contamination in areas of
concern.
TITLE IV—Toxic substances
Sec. 401. Mercury reduction grants.
TITLE V—Indicators and information
Subtitle A—Research program
Sec. 501. Research reauthorizations.
Sec. 502. Great Lakes Science Center.
Sec. 503. Center for Sponsor Coastal Ocean
Research.
Sec. 504. Great Lakes Environmental Research
Laboratory.
Subtitle B—Ocean and coastal observation system
Sec. 511. Definitions.
Sec. 512. Integrated ocean and coastal observing
system.
Sec. 513. Research, development, and education.
Sec. 514. Interagency financing.
Sec. 515. Application with Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act.
Sec. 516. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 517. Reporting requirement.
Subtitle C—Great Lakes water quality indicators and
monitoring
Sec. 521. Great Lakes water quality indicators and
monitoring.
TITLE VI—Sustainable development
Sec. 601. Waterfront restoration and remediation
projects.
Sec. 602. Authority of Secretary to restore and remediate
waterfront and related areas.
Sec. 603. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VII—Coordination and oversight
Sec. 701. Definitions.
Sec. 702. Great Lakes Interagency Task Force.
Sec. 703. Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Executive
Committee.
Sec. 704. Great Lakes Regional Collaboration.
Sec. 705. Great Lakes restoration grants.
2.Congress finds that—
(1)the Great Lakes, containing approximately
20 percent of the Earth's fresh surface water, are a treasure of global
significance;
(2)the Great Lakes provide drinking water for
millions of people, facilitate commerce, and provide recreational opportunities
for people from across the United States and around the world;
(3)renewed efforts and investments are
critical to aid in meeting the goals and objectives of the Great Lakes Water
Quality Agreement between the United States and Canada;
(4)in a report issued in December 2005, a
group of leading scientists from top institutions in the Great Lakes area found
that—
(A)the Great Lakes are on the brink of an
ecologic catastrophe;
(B)the primary stressors straining the health
of the Great Lakes are—
(i)toxic chemicals;
(ii)overloading of human waste and urban and
agricultural runoff;
(iii)physical changes to the shorelines and
wetlands;
(iv)invasive plant and animal species;
(v)changes in water patterns; and
(vi)overfishing;
(C)the deterioration of the Great Lakes
ecosystem is accelerating dramatically; and
(D)if the pattern of deterioration is not
reversed immediately, the damage could be irreparable;
(5)as a result of the stressors described in
paragraph (4)(B)—
(A)over 1,800 beaches were closed in
2003;
(B)Lake Erie has developed a 6,300 square mile
dead zone that forms every summer;
(C)zebra mussels, an aquatic invasive species,
cause $500,000,000 per year in economic and environmental damage in the Great
Lakes;
(D)there is no appreciable natural
reproduction of lake trout in the lower 4 Great Lakes; and
(E)wildlife habitats have been destroyed,
which has diminished fishing, hunting, and other outdoor recreation
opportunities in the Great Lakes;
(6)because of the patchwork approach to fixing
the problems facing the Great Lakes, the problems have not only persisted in,
but have also gotten worse in some areas of, the Great Lakes;
(7)rather than dealing with 1 problem or
location of the Great Lakes at a time, a comprehensive restoration of the
system is needed to prevent the Great Lakes from collapsing;
(8)in December 2004, work began on the Great
Lakes Regional Collaboration, a unique partnership that was—
(A)formed for the purpose of developing a
strategic action plan for Great Lakes restoration; and
(B)composed of—
(i)key members from the Federal Government,
State and local governments, and Indian tribes; and
(ii)other stakeholders;
(9)over 1,500 people throughout the Great
Lakes region participated in this collaborative process, with participants
working on 1 or more of the 8 strategy teams that focused on different issues
affecting the Great Lakes basin;
(10)the recommendations of the Great Lakes
Regional Collaboration, which was released on December 12, 2005, identify
actions to address the issues affecting the Great Lake basin on the Federal,
State, local, and tribal level; and
(11)comprehensive restoration must be adaptive,
and ongoing efforts will be required to continually implement the
recommendations of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration as the
recommendations relate to buffers, river restoration, wetlands, emerging toxic
pollutants, and other issues affecting the Great Lakes basin.
3.In this Act:
(1)The term
administering agencies means—
(A)the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (including the Great Lakes Environmental Research
Laboratory);
(B)the Smithsonian Institution (acting through
the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center); and
(C)the United States Geological Survey.
(2)The term Administrator means
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(3)The term
aquatic ecosystem means a freshwater, marine, or estuarine
environment (including inland waters, riparian areas, and wetlands) located in
the United States.
(4)The term ballast
water means any water (with its suspended matter) used to maintain the
trim and stability of a vessel.
(5)The term invasion means the
introduction and establishment of an invasive species into an ecosystem beyond
the historic range of the invasive species.
(6)The term
invasive species means a species—
(A)that is nonnative to the ecosystem under
consideration; and
(B)whose introduction causes or may cause harm
to the economy, the environment, or human health.
(7)The term
Invasive Species Council means the council established by section
3 of Executive Order No. 13112 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to invasive
species).
(8)The term pathway means 1 or
more routes by which an invasive species is transferred from 1 ecosystem to
another.
(9)The term species means any
fundamental category of taxonomic classification or any viable biological
material ranking below a genus or subgenus.
(10)The term Task
Force means the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force established by
section 1201(a) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control
Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721(a)).
(11)The term type
approval means an approval procedure under which a type of system is
certified as meeting a standard established pursuant to Federal law (including
a regulation) for a particular application.
<enum>I</enum><header>Invasive species</header>
<subtitle id="idFD3F2C223C074989AF59E9CB601B4331"><enum>A</enum><header>National aquatic
invasive species</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID763881A6E4284FFD8C0285B0D0BFEBDD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act
of 2009</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92E3931FDC434CE789644C15729FA89C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDADC32371D9A84C6E9229C45737B6AD56"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68A98C8413C34422B0BAEEA3A239FB92"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aquatic invasive species continue to be
introduced into waters of the United States at an unacceptable rate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ACAC2BE225C426A86E5AF1415D5FB3B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aquatic invasive species damage
infrastructure, disrupt commerce, out compete native species, reduce
biodiversity, and threaten human health;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID070B221664AB447FB486BC9FB5235EEA"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the direct and indirect costs of aquatic
invasive species to the economy of the United States amount to billions of
dollars per year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44B055045949412D00EAE9FE16E46F8F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0FADC4A63C53416BA3FDA1A2A915A6EA"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">wetlands suffer compound impacts
from—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81098B84B06A4702BFF258F9CE324B84"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aquatic infestations (such as Hydrilla);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA91C2B8687554D45AEA91D417DBAEA02"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">riparian infestations (such as Purple
Loosestrife);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID017793907A724186B959E4699ED200F3"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB2F82581850C45B4A1CE1C16391F2300"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to be effective, the prevention, early
detection, and control of and rapid response to aquatic invasive species should
be coordinated regionally, nationally, and internationally;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCFE3310E4F764D5C95D4FACB3BDEECA0"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pathway management is the most promising
approach to reducing unplanned introductions of aquatic invasive
species;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID292D882E9AA44229805795CB7E00AC6C"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consistent national screening criteria are
needed to evaluate the potential risk of nonindigenous aquatic species;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC62152CD7AA4BA0B1ED4F131730F332"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">States and regions have—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id796096F5E21F4794AC6A0CB07E7110C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">unique vulnerabilities with respect to
aquatic invasive species; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC6342102000C4D38909C28974B9CB25F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">unique means for addressing aquatic
invasive species;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E6EB98070EF432DA41149AE96F5096B"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to accurately identify and manage high risk
pathways, it is essential to carry out a comprehensive research program
that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id002CCF8E8CAA4AAC84657DD5568B04B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitors pathways and ecosystems to detect
the establishment and spread of invasive species;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFDD2CBA8C694924AF2464F8B2C48FFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develops and demonstrates effective methods
for the management and control of invasive species; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A8BE3A2DB514F05BDB376D9F7C68A11"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitors the success of efforts to prevent
and control invasive species; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5EAE97F7B3724CD1B31BCF66BEE2245D"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">it is in the interest of the United States
to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A630E97BEB34980A51D981E64887415"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out a comprehensive and thorough
program to research, prevent, manage, and control the introduction of aquatic
species that may become invasive; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4FF57371126F4F118734D74EC794A8D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable,
coordinate the program described in subparagraph (A) with neighboring nations
and other programs being carried out globally.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF16FEDA8F38C45E0B188BE36CD697167" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1003 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4702">16 U.S.C. 4702</external-xref>) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID305BEB7633D8480AA43DD3537DE47D00" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0AABB5E3AD6F4427933500F803BA8544" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1003.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA821C45F1A964D6BA18309C01EFE4526"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Administrator</term> means
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F9292E66CD547DBAF4CE614FDFA79C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aquatic ecosystem</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>aquatic ecosystem</term>
means a freshwater, marine, or estuarine environment (including inland waters
and wetlands), located wholly in the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD2EAC0B1D5454582BCA79E23DCF5C245"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aquatic organism</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A8626EF5AF04B138F2E575C1952FD06"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>aquatic organism</term>
means a living animal, plant, fungus, or microorganism inhabiting or
reproducing in an aquatic ecosystem.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE604603880F4FB4977A80ED67F45D0B"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>aquatic organism</term>
includes—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ECFE96E05774E9CAFD2D20B53E2F135"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">seeds;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A992DF64396498AB62072F6212749AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eggs;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99D53FB2D6B441A6AFD9BF03AA1ACC96"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">spores; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C8879DB92D64829AD497C72FE99BCE6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other viable biological
material.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC62476BE54644FF9BCDB33B4FD379EC"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistant secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Assistant Secretary</term>
means the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID165BAB5BDA1C44CFB03DD3F85E647E93"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ballast water</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEC100E5D6AC4475FB879974A908D450D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>ballast water</term>
means—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CB61B9C87084AD1BDE18C42A107EA33"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any water (including matter suspended in
the water) taken on board a vessel to control trim, list, draught, stability,
or stress of the vessel; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18641320D1984AA5827742DF60937CCB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any water placed into a ballast tank during
cleaning, maintenance, or any other operation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3AE834BFF7704B03B6C912948FA62E49"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>ballast water</term> does
not include water that, at the time of discharge of the water—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3EEBD4ABA1BD4CFD84D7984E1C077968"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not contain any aquatic invasive
species that was taken on board a vessel; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58F8E4D33FA04293BF5F28ACAD979FEB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was used for a purpose described in
subparagraph (A)(i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7275F2AA9F2E46BEAEE13C95E48F8A6A"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Best performing treatment
technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>best performing treatment technology</term> means the ballast water
treatment technology that is, as determined by the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0EA6B82B9AAF4F2C9B7B17F3FE320F46"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the most biologically effective;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D9E1ADB2C2C443F9F076260A5EAF2D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the most environmentally sound; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89610D7E5C514531924D3D61DD765A94"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">suitable, available, and economically
practicable.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22A52C34AC2B4914AD37A314352630A8"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coastal
voyage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>coastal
voyage</term> means a voyage conducted entirely within the exclusive economic
zone.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC23CD7D25F7A4553A8999E79E1AA16A0"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Director</term> means the
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52621B1D0A854B7B94D622007B9B4672"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Environmentally sound</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>environmentally
sound</term>, refers to an activity that prevents or reduces introductions, or
controls infestations, of aquatic invasive species in a manner that minimizes
adverse effects on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0334E26495254143AE1ED5985400D1C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the structure and function of an ecosystem;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD9D9E8F63504479ABACA5D2387883E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nontarget organisms and ecosystems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4EFFF664AB0E4C5B9585D76BA0B896B7"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusive economic zone</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>exclusive economic
zone</term> means the area comprised of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04873FE151E44FFBB2A858CEC304E4C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United
States established by Proclamation Number 5030, dated March 10, 1983;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID449F74497C3743EA8B412DEAA7EA443D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the equivalent zones of Canada and
Mexico.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id901EFEB982F64007BB72A53B6984219B"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Existing vessel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>existing vessel</term> means
any vessel that enters service on or before December 31, 2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB1186B207174041AD73CBA3794DCA00"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Great lakes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Great Lakes</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C1D9BD126354DB099D7AE4B40B11FA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Erie;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B29A74992284BC786004300F9E124F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Huron (including Lake Saint
Clair);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18184F95C6354EA7B447567C85FE9D80"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Michigan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20AE0B7BC7254C73880001DAB64C5742"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Ontario;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36757C15E8FA40D0A7DDCB963EB9B1C6"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Superior;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBDE5CA88035D4DE7BB2C282FC124E08F"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the connecting channels of those Lakes,
including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA3EA31E9701F4EA38067F5521D92BB6F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Saint Mary’s River;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE590FBFF8D4E4DEAA563145C867CF382"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Saint Clair River;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A1E8B45A3B24B93831758C13FEA62AA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Detroit River;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9931AA2ECCB40E6BCE3B67267CF2BC8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Niagara River; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58E013CBD33B498E8722DB7100C4D45E"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Saint Lawrence River to the Canadian
border; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID280A986D708C44E8A801D98759CB3913"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID042CC9A1581E4C7B84B086A8DA2CB256"><enum>(13)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Great lakes region</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Great Lakes region</term>
means the region comprised of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C9318EEA3BD49E38F0086A7A234D9AC"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In trade</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>in trade</term>, with
respect to a species, means a species that has a documented history of
repeatedly being commercially imported into the United States during the period
beginning on January 1, 1990, and ending on January 1, 2007.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID866F0E20809C415AAD8009F8A184D920"><enum>(15)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25
U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77CCF6C10D1A46E3BBA31649E600965F"><enum>(16)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interbasin waterway</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>interbasin waterway</term>
means a waterway that connects 2 distinct water basins.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA2E1DBB977D44CF8B66AECAEEF6A258"><enum>(17)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Introduction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>introduction</term> means
the transfer of an organism to an ecosystem outside the historic range of the
species of which the organism is a member.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A137D6616D64A5D9FA2C9B514149CBE"><enum>(18)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Invasion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>invasion</term> means an
infestation of an aquatic invasive species.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77D06F69C65044C2A15108E5A5FBC3AA"><enum>(19)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Invasive species</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>invasive species</term>
means a nonindigenous species the introduction of which into an ecosystem may
cause harm to the economy, environment, human health, recreation, or public
welfare.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID495A551774F646F6A418753056AC1DE2"><enum>(20)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Invasive Species
Council</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>National Invasive Species Council</term> means the interagency council
established by section 3 of Executive Order No. 13112 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321 note">42 U.S.C. 4321 note</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44D1CB5EDEE74768BDC6C3D62FA9E2B0"><enum>(21)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">New vessel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>new vessel</term> means any
vessel that enters service on or after January 1, 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20741825F8914C1EAABAE0AF4F85FDBD"><enum>(22)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonindigenous species</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>nonindigenous species</term>
means any species in an ecosystem the range of which exceeds the historic range
of the species in that ecosystem.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E34A41F29044E57BC761E147EFB5374"><enum>(23)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Organism transfer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>organism transfer</term>
means the movement of an organism of any species from 1 ecosystem to another
ecosystem outside the historic range of the species.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD2CE8431ACD4E64A42DE99FEC230024"><enum>(24)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pathway</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>pathway</term> means 1 or
more vectors by which an invasive species is transferred from 1 ecosystem to
another.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4F0343C94FC049C9832F95C49F52EA05"><enum>(25)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Planned importation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>planned importation</term>
means the purposeful movement of 1 or more nonindigenous organisms for use in
the territorial limits of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E73E7DA4FC6442E98008FB9324E00EF"><enum>(26)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regional
panel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>regional
panel</term> means a panel convened in accordance with section 1203.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id720345BE4A1B4936A86D4AA402C38A56"><enum>(27)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Saltwater flushing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>saltwater flushing</term>
means the process of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id496F7D5AAE544AEFB8FDC4312A3ACF08"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adding midocean water to a ballast water
tank that contains residual quantities of ballast water;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6843FDE645645BCB6D236F0B2A7EA80"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mixing the midocean water with the residual
ballast water and sediment in the tank through the motion of a ship; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7DA9344D27BD431490AD0070CE9CA9F4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">discharging the mixed water so that the
salinity of the resulting residual ballast water in the tank exceeds 30 parts
per thousand.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6E6BD7DC3F534B8E997EF82EC9A2403B"><enum>(28)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2044884CCC2B426A9C634BB7040616C7"><enum>(29)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Species</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>species</term> means any
fundamental category of taxonomic classification below the level of genus or
subgenus, including a species, subspecies, or any recognized variety of animal,
plant, fungus, or microorganism.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5278CBF16F924961A58EAE8C337EFE08"><enum>(30)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Task force</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Task Force</term> means the
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force established by section 1201(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6176E954F7A346DB9523581DD382D0C1"><enum>(31)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>treatment</term> means a
mechanical, physical, chemical, biological, or other process or method of
killing, removing, or rendering inviable organisms.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD51D346FAF014A0AA000CF412600BC5C"><enum>(32)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Type approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>type approval</term> 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC4EFFD28E8D4904872C00AB0951F52F"><enum>(33)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Under Secretary</term> means
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID883A822952E1408EBC9B49445B006969"><enum>(34)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Undesirable impact</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>undesirable impact</term>
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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF975B77D1795407EB38B00989D4F8339"><enum>(35)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waters of the united states</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DBD16873F604FC091B6911EFFFDA930"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>waters of the United
States</term> means the navigable waters and territorial sea of the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BBBB5F366A04ABEB4EFED18B2C0382E"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>waters of the United
States</term> includes the Great
Lakes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><part id="id0AC26D51CD484A6ABE64F11327DBE9B1"><enum>I</enum><header>Prevention of
introduction of aquatic invasive species by other pathways</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD1E5876E839B4B5A92A2A389B6F670C1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE615C44CA59744AA95001B65C14400E7" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEB6590D61DEF4E13A3CF97AB581824EE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1210.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority pathway management
program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2AD07C6220E2424D88FFB7260041A1B6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification of high priority
pathways</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of
2009</short-title>, and every 3 years thereafter, the Task Force, in
coordination with the National 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA44325354FBF4287A4D7904381A77B08"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5D55D1363534370938655DE7B008E67"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop recommendations for management
strategies for those high-risk pathways;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF3C2B01D9BEA4DF4B4BF2819B5FF245D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29A2C77923514B9DB1E639C3D0CACB7D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F7DD7A0AAFE411EABE7C8008FBFDBFB"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Management of high priority
pathways</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3
years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of
2009</short-title>, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBDAD52E537414127AE69030262E2733E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>112.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6604149D4184E11954B80A82DFB146B" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76E4614FB77B4E45B60D2ECE71318C30" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Screening process for planned importations
of aquatic organisms</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7f80a6c80ea3426d8363e36445ddcb65"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of the screening process under
this section is 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>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5db940011cb44baa896c5620a7c5e560"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Catalog of species in trade</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, the Director of the United States Geological
Survey, the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
the Director of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, and other
Federal agencies with jurisdiction over planned importations of live organisms,
shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0aaa6fcc175346e29d45f8327465719a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and, as necessary, update a catalog
of species in trade; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3e9975e38b384e6cba9ceedd10bb735d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include the catalog in the information
provided to the public pursuant to section 1102(f) .</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf88de4c6ecd84944919fdbf35540af30"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Planned importations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, no aquatic organism of a species that is not
in trade shall be imported into the United States without screening and
approval in accordance with this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0b4e0074b18d4d77826a63b47ef21d7a"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidelines</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88DD62F4ADC144DE8435B4EE5258460B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 months after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, the National Invasive Species Council, in
conjunction with the Task Force and in consultation with affected regional
panels, States, Indian tribes, and other stakeholders, shall promulgate
guidelines for screening proposed planned importations of aquatic organisms
into the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7d5106b960b54e74a04dc320f45a8e05"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At a minimum, the guidelines under
paragraph (1) shall include guidelines relating to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDff71300f50894eda8bd3d29d324c291c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the minimum information requirements for
screening determinations under subsection (e);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb06fa67ff48e4c6691fca2fd1959dbc5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a simplified notification procedure for any
additional shipment of organisms that may occur after completion of an initial
screening process and determination under subsection (e);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcd59f8482e804a189871464e51d96e72"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">application forms; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID880d5b8827674e6cb4cebbaf499243a0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shipping labels.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ecdadf67a714f4ba343b46c4f67ac19"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Factors for consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing guidelines under this
section, the National Invasive Species Council and the Task Force shall take
into consideration—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd35cda7c277445c9b3677be8317a00af"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the likelihood of the spread of the
applicable species by human or natural means;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa443411e842a4fba9869023de0a985dc"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">species that may occur in association with
the species planned for importation, including pathogens, parasites, and
free-living organisms;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe0c91b348cb1401c8f13f2c0d8b8d473"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regional differences in the probability of
invasion and associated impacts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51867d38e8bb4208ae63af17b6c58900"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the difficulty of controlling an
established population of an aquatic invasive species in the wild;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67ccbc85b1354b1bb99cd9d6f1b127f9"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the profile established under section
1108(b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94ba48002d204155849f955ba4936725"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any applicable best available
science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6b5f46ce34e04cf9a36f6a02911a0447"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential benefits associated with the
species; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ad03bbb087442b0a8bdbdadab8423ce"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the requirements of international
law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0d0e6f36c03340d3ac83752ea6be7903"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Screening</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc102c58980064bfbb52e8df274efb92a"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf494f0e3b21a4a81b6405893f14249de"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
publication of the guidelines under subsection (d), each Federal agency with
authority over an importation into the United States of an aquatic organism of
a species that is not in trade, as determined in accordance with the catalog
under subsection (b), and that is proposed for importation into the United
States, shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBEDE4BF4055847FDA3A3A9C76D547276"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promulgate regulations in accordance with
the guidelines under subsection (d); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78DC99EE935343FFB2E5F759953BFE51"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out screening in accordance with this
subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDba785bbb6e5449f884d251949f8b0547"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head a Federal agency described in
subparagraph (A) or the Director, as applicable, shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6ce360184c0d4584a6468b59f0ff4808"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibit the importation into the United
States of any species described in clause (i) or (iii) of paragraph (2)(B),
unless the importation is for the sole purpose of research conducted in
accordance with section 1202(f)(2);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6981f1b716e5449a9688f69d8a7ae5b6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">restrict, as necessary, the importation of
any species described in subsection (2)(B)(ii), unless the importation is for
the sole purpose of research conducted in accordance with section
1202(f)(2);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe4e5b13246bd47148765a0dbd9be6c09"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make a determination under this subsection
not later than 180 days after receiving a complete request for permission to
import a aquatic organism; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDad98ae8f2d634441a07dac801c20e612"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make the results of the screening process
available to the public.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56cd372d6cc7418bb14d7a276afb04e6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Categories</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The screening process under this subsection
shall require—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdf0ff73df3f14042b0cf480100bc39bc"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, the
identification, preferably to the species level but, at a minimum, to the genus
level, of aquatic organisms proposed for importation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ac96e07270e4ddc9c1a3a31007851fb"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the designation of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcae8260ba2224ffd8a023be750bab890"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">species with a high or moderate probability
of undesirable impacts to areas within the United States and contiguous areas
of neighboring countries to which the species is likely to be spread;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID632e397ae595431aaaca3d7bd5f4322e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">species with a low or no probability of
undesirable impacts to areas within the United States and contiguous areas of
neighboring counties to which the species is likely to be spread; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID421ea28b722d46a2bd44b20b35dfb0c5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">species with respect to which there is
insufficient information to determine the risk of such undesirable
impacts.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbbb9b750eeb74f32858b0fa75aa07c4c"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Delegation and authority</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa9550e8b52aa4808a22a31c331562e34"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If no Federal agency has the authority
described in paragraph (1)(A), or if the head of such a Federal agency
delegates the screening authority to the Director under subparagraph (B), the
Director shall screen the organism.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID201b6dc773d544ddbd12ee4844ba7ddd"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Delegation to director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of a Federal agency with the
authority described in paragraph (1)(A) may delegate to the Director the
authority to carry out the screening process under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8b15c10024c54b26b7f69df3d5dc1e6b"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States Fish and Wildlife
Service</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd3d9229787494671be7a9cafafdc9a58"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director may restrict or prohibit the
importation of an aquatic organism of a species not in trade in accordance with
the regulations promulgated under paragraph (1)(A)(i) if—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ab967fe9dfd474ba4fa5a0615ef8863"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no other Federal agency has authority to
regulate the importation of the species; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4a5885de3a69471ba762d0390e663ec8"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the head of a Federal agency delegates
authority to the Director under subparagraph (B).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID846ff7c2b9d740e9acc84571b9914371"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Screening requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall promulgate screening
requirements in accordance with the guidelines under subsection (d) to evaluate
any planned importation of an aquatic organism, including an importation
carried out by a Federal agency, that is not otherwise subject to Federal
authority to permit the importation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35224af247ba44179c22c9f6c5596df5"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Multiple jurisdiction</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4f69ecd9397840ce9ede53ef411ec3bd"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If more than 1 Federal agency has
jurisdiction over the importation of an aquatic organism, the agencies shall
conduct only 1 screening process in accordance with a memorandum of
understanding described in paragraph (4).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20955dc9975d49c485a2798ce1882f5e"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cultured aquatic organisms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct
screening of any aquatic organism imported to be cultured.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39fc304f817a47dd860025921555263e"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agency-initiated screening</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the discretion of the Federal agency
with jurisdiction over the importation of a species not in trade, the Federal
agency may initiate a screening process for a species for which no other person
has filed an application for importation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbdb884eed7ef42e987757141d1edbdce"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Memorandum of understanding</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0ee257fbecb9464a9f30ac5c2ca276fc"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall enter into a memorandum
of understanding with each Federal agency with the authority to conduct
screening under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0dc30bc0883c4c4cb532bb72d0bc14e4"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A memorandum of understanding under
subparagraph (A) shall contain, at a minimum—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21b3735da4434d8c989d84e62015b2de"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the relationship between,
and responsibilities of, each Federal agency, including a process designating a
lead agency in cases in which multiple agencies have jurisdiction over the
screening of an aquatic species;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1bf5e92b5a2e4a768b1ff4f6799f29be"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the process by which the Director will
delegate screening duties to, and receive delegation from, other agencies of
jurisdiction; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1c6346a26b9e4eb293c89a2a1f311de9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the process by which the agency and the
National Invasive Species Council will coordinate and share information
required for the screening of a species.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa60a719a54bf48c990801eafadfb21c7"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review and revision</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80fccc8979f2428cb457466f3ffb6f8c"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less frequently than once every 3
years, the National Invasive Species Council, in conjunction with the Task
Force, shall review and revise, based on research on early detection and
monitoring under section 1106 and other information, the guidelines, screening,
and other activities carried out under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93401f59dd1549b6aa818015173e3fa8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Together with the report required under
section 1201(f)(2)(B), the National Invasive Species Council shall submit to
Congress—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6695527f05034cb7a3d78fdfd9794fca"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the effectiveness of the
screening process carried out under subsection (e);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcfcfd89cdc85414c95dbf76560b531f2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the consistency of the application of the
screening process by Federal agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2f584adfcad447bab0848dbe9c00563b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for revisions of the
screening process.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID303db4e4ba814ed8993d72c154fe90ee"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibitions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID724d84abed524edda5e334e707098761"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this
section, it shall be unlawful to import an aquatic organism of a species not in
trade.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcc191f6e44a44d30a3c5e610df174a94"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45b1a7c8c9c549dca1d13423f496c1cd"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person that violates subsection (c)
shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $50,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb855e9a3c7c147d49853044d8199fe9f"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person that knowingly violates
subsection (c) is guilty of a class C felony.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68b8d8c9c3994370906fafecc00a9348"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of any agency that has
jurisdiction over a planned importation of an aquatic species subject to
screening under this section may increase the amount of any appropriate fee
that is charged under an applicable law (including regulations) to offset the
cost of screening carried out under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID245ff25abc6d4b13b7c2cd8ce1da978a"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on other laws</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd6863d21130242239f65613ce17571ef"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section repeals,
supersedes, or modifies any provision of Federal or State law relating to the
screening process for aquatic species importation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c080dea71a24891abd98dbb249a0069"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">More protective laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State, the District of Columbia, or a
territory of the Untied 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></part><part id="idD6888DFBF01A4BF0A0FFF24AEC715209"><enum>II</enum><header>Early detection;
rapid response; control and outreach</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID540FAB9E81C44BB59597A8720114C276" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>121.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 112) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E8DF571C4F74CC4A5A8FFEC8976AC6C" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B3AA284D15C4271BACCFD00D73DA4DB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Early detection and monitoring</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCDAD9CE1E1664DF3AC612BC2D9D0F4FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D3E8617A0904DADBBF7032CFA589795"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The protocols, plan, and budget shall, at a
minimum—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDED998CD9EACF468880EC04DA646DE1D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address a diversity of aquatic ecosystems
of the United States (including inland and coastal waters);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6ED1DC69D6314E19B46BC51E57BCA417"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourage State, local, port, and tribal
participation in monitoring;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4A0026730914E37AF18477389F83EC6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">balance scientific rigor with
practicability, timeliness, and breadth of sampling activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49AEE240B9654E6E9DADC8021D34BAFE"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">considers the pathways and organisms
identified under section 1210;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE042691409E344CBA203C237BCE9898F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include a capacity to evaluate the impacts
of permitted importations screened by the processes established under section
1105; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID418C6DE10CB94F4594E3CF98690800B9"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include clear lines of communication with
appropriate Federal, State, and regional rapid response authorities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7DA6672A6CD74AC498ED0700892DBF58"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, the Director of the United States Geological
Survey, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and the Administrator (in consultation with the National
Invasive Species Council and in coordination with other agencies and
organizations) shall implement a national system of ecological surveys that
is—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4CA71F4249804380A0151860CDA9AA93"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carried out in cooperation with State,
local, port, tribal authorities, and other non-Federal entities (such as
colleges and universities); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD3C8AD4584A8439F9264E780F82D50B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52E1A7FC079F4D24885B3200854B30C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>122.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 111) is amended by adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05BD89D341674BF89C016200E0950934" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE28DB44B5184506821FE3B08DF16CC1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1211.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rapid response</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD99F8DB69DDE4E08B8E39427B5A30074"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency Rapid Response Fund</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB87E6EB3E15A423C9459B522069F2D1F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID908456CA111641D6B7C30309EB6057AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such amounts as are appropriated to the
Fund under section 1301(g)(2)(A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDEF1CB6C8E834F71B796E6B85E12D28F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any interest earned on investment of
amounts in the Fund under paragraph (3).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72CBA45BD1F440E4B3F4FD55F33AAC30"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expenditures from fund</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1475BB464CDB4E84B16FFDF76CB44B9B"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC1353CB2FA74423AA64E1D499C2D002"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State assistance</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86D4187168684DDAB9AFBEE717195A4D"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may submit to the Secretary of the
Interior an application for emergency response assistance from the Fund.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0ACB589B2DF40ADBD3173FE0BCB106A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE387F9A609AA44A199764B2494259D9D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EDDBED3B4AC4B50B27F436F3ED4E883"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9AD0A69692E94993953A60E67C15CF22"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9724CABDFFA844AE9AEFD47A75CBECA6"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5603607AF5D94AF4BC15A9D3321A0821"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investment of amounts</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB41A9725093D45BAABBED0F22225BDF4"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6511CF2C0E1C45378F26AC70920DBAAF"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interest-bearing obligations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investments may be made only in
interest-bearing obligations of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64BE379517894186B89A1201FBFD944E"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acquisition of obligations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of investments under
subparagraph (A), obligations may be acquired—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2FBB30C1FE744A27BAD9FAB522B3731C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on original issue at the issue price;
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID119C636409D948D786ECA703681825D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by purchase of outstanding obligations at
the market price.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41DB13A27611478D8A6149DA3B5D78BE"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sale of obligations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any obligation acquired by the Fund may be
sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the market price.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID484E65079F0D4D97AAD686B9EEE029C8"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Credits to Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID990781DF86FA4B5A8ADACB8C3C4C49B3"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfers of amounts</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA15210E59234B4AB0176880E4E2B3F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF3824F211E742E7A61FAAF06623B01E"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFBEC44A7A0364C1CB9285B47A4DCDA3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State rapid response contingency
strategies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Task Force, in
consultation with the National Invasive Species Council, shall approve a rapid
response contingency strategy of a State if the strategy—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAEFBC97ECC874AD50014A79B68FE5900"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies all key governmental and
nongovernmental partners to be involved in carrying out the strategy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46043608A9AD4397A0C082FA98A4A997"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE06E9E8FA2A4CB19E00FDC0A3C2B228"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specifies criteria for rapid response
measures, including a diagnostic system that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23CE31392D4341F5B390003F1F90FE57"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID344AE68CA86B4212AD5D663B42002540"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">distinguishes rapid response measures from
ongoing management and control of established populations of aquatic invasive
species; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46EB2BD288A1449FAD2B52A94ECAE537"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">distinguishes instances in which the rate
and probability of organism dispersal is significantly altered by vessel
movements;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID735A88E78B604EAEA41C3028CF13F063"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes an early detection strategy that
supports or complements the early detection and monitoring system developed
under section 1108;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9D303DF0A60458F8B189EECFB00C5D5"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides for a monitoring capability to
assess—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31A876F1ADC448CD83BA00716931BFC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent of infestations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F1442DAE41E4244A7355471FDE3B171"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of rapid response
efforts;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID679963921F0643FAA3217BE214BFE6BA"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, is
integrated into the State aquatic invasive species management plan approved
under section 1204;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID864B859C3D2C4CE2AB7F28D88F55A200"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, includes
rapid response tools that meet environmental criteria developed under
subsection (f)(4);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24224994319149D2B4B8DB7C79D5707C"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes a public education and outreach
component directed at—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F0D2F9E9B6644A690D3939E45F8A08E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">potential pathways for spread of aquatic
invasive species; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29AA77474E3248F4BC58501470B2D064"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">persons involved in industries and
recreational activities associated with those pathways; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7915E497F8354F5D9C0000E1D763A0BB"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent that the strategy involves
vessels, conforms with guidelines issued by the Secretary under subsection
(d)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC75A538E41D14A97BDB5C8A84E44C517"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regional Rapid Response Contingency
Strategies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Task Force,
with the concurrence of the National 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD883F3CE92054D65A9A542CA5B5E10C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a consistent and coordinated
approach to rapid response; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFBA7FA976FBA43ADA85D691198C12EFF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are approved by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC79A7153284A494CA9B009943D6589F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87F65AB9BA5647A8A4008E9F4D792198"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Governors and Indian tribes having
jurisdiction over areas within a region.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID044D2511B1144EC382D59134921956D8"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Model Rapid Response Contingency
Strategies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18
months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of
2009</short-title>—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DF94D73CE90444EAA139E3EE4801392"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Task Force, with the concurrence of the
National Invasive Species Council and the regional panels of the Task Force
established under section 1203, shall develop—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC11CAF23B3C84391A0EBF99C57AE14B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE46CBE138BE24C238B492FC200A1ED6F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a model regional rapid response contingency
strategy (including rapid assessment capability) for aquatic invasive species;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB90719F2A9243CA863F53A3DC2EF590"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID869E2294E3EF41B9A7E79E0049942EB8"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost sharing</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC720008BF3724C00855D00824B2ED274"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State rapid response contingency
strategies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF047B000E3AF46BD92C98EC57F56C5C0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regional rapid response contingency
strategies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id484A0E8F6DAA4C40856D611868313D0E"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Form of non-federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share required under
paragraph (1) or (2) may be in the form of in-kind contributions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB4432BDF3AC40879573B03B1F557919"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal rapid response teams</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9CAA48EC3C6946189609D651006FEEED"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of teams</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, the National 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2FFDBC8635474D59ADFA3C1B072DF606"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties of teams</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Federal rapid response team shall, at
a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8329D6F67884413880CC0608FE483763"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implement rapid eradication or control
responses for newly detected aquatic invasive species on Federal and tribal
land;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B9A6C9D0AB34131A983AF9063BE00FE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C21E2997D3B4F52888DA236FAE7BAE2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide training and expertise for State,
tribal, or regional rapid responders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE63107030B9E4A1A94A741EB024134A1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide central sources of information for
rapid responders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2FF41A7501DB460B8F11A1C087B231C9"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain a list of researchers and rapid
response volunteers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFDFFD0CC42AF4247BA31154EB5067B75"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9FFD5ACE5B8146BAA5971ED1A22161B1"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria for identifying cases of rapid
response warranting federal assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, the Task Force, with the concurrence of the
National 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD1C2EC30EE5F4F54A65715B260F0EEB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which infestations of aquatic
invasive species may be managed successfully by rapid response;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7F27CE516A44459A2ECBB5BC0CCB055"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which rapid response efforts
may differ from ongoing management and control; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A19C41B453B4D919801317F94021598"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which infestations of
nonindigenous aquatic invasive species are considered to be an acute or chronic
threat to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID889F90CB1EA947FF9C3E87501601A300"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">biodiversity of native aquatic
organisms;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBDE0E2EAEC34763919034DFE54E1967"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">habitats of native fish and wildlife;
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID656337453513430E9465B857FC8B28BD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">human health.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A18AED95B8040AE89F8E0AA4DEE8ECB"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Environmental criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, the Administrator, in consultation with the
National 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84681652C3504C1B8CCFB7213D0A26F7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>123.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dispersal barriers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F2BAA88691A43A8983ADF29D30258A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1993EAA91EA04B0F009CDA2C9012D3B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as
subsections (m) and (n), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA2A5E832E86475093F5C687F5A8A99C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (i) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7D077EAF8AC4B11B9225FB21674B5F9" style="traditional">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41533706F66647D2AD945E8C0B555FDD"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National dispersal barrier program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82B4B0AE9FAB47858E6C4CBB4C99C007"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Monitoring Program</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45F91B7F85214656B92620E09882FCF1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, the Secretary of the Interior shall
establish an interbasin and intrabasin monitoring program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id802565363BC345169F366EE84ADB6570"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The monitoring program shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ACA6CE0A78F4F20930A652C521580D3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">track aquatic invasive species moving
through—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE544B546B7F1416AAAD838A4744BD5B2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Chicago River Ship and Sanitary
Canal;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48FCEB6852194E26B17CA8681BD1C6F2"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Lake Champlain Canal;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA88DF8530D7497A9EA286BAAAECA551"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other interbasin waterways; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0BFDC2527A8046709928A9812828EBFC"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B700DDB39954880A42F59B0FA670ECD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the efficacy of dispersal barriers
and other measures in preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species through
the waterways; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id446A3419A1B14EEEBCD5C962B3971EF4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of
2009</short-title>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81B784F14A65469C9096431266DFD10D"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall issue
biennial reports describing the findings of the monitoring program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD7DBD05A4024E68BEBCB5CC0DCBA9C9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prevention and mitigation plans for corps
projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB1062AC06244F6D89F60FC7990EBB2A"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01BF8D228DDB4C7BB6E06BAF9F77AE3A"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional waterways</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary, with the
concurrence of the Administrator, and other relevant Federal agencies,
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1F6695FAD3D4C06B62163B81E0C29EC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify additional waterways suitable for
the construction of new dispersal barriers (based on the monitoring program
established under paragraph (1)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF33C59ED7E14253A8302BABE5C31BFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construct, maintain, and operate such
dispersal barriers as necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D2AB76E60CD401BA2DC5665BCF817A3"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, the Assistant Secretary and the Director
shall jointly submit to Congress a report that describes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD73164E6623A4BC1BA18DEF9C1E998E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the efficacy of the Chicago River Ship and
Sanitary Canal dispersal barrier project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC93B7D75FB574A2A877FAFDB5FA48EAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11FED10EA4A74B63BFB15FDA1E3A066A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 345 of the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–335; 118 Stat. 1352), is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB162B18B5014203A7A446051BBF20C4" style="traditional">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID988acb5a6815496a9165727c502f2cfa" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>345.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as are necessary to carry out the Barrier II project of the project
for the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier, Illinois, initiated
pursuant to section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33
U.S.C.
2309a).</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61284F286AE3442BAF2F6EF441CE18E0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>124.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 123) is amended by inserting after subsection (j) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9794750E8A584B668CEB5FBE96273BFE" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09ADD980B5F341B78349B795779909DC"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improvement of treatment methods for
aquatic Invasive Species</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6E21F3951F841AFABFAA6B337F34058"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria to evaluate environmental
soundness of treatment methods</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34EDD096EE264F2DA75596169F976500"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, the Administrator, in consultation with the
Secretary, the National 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD97CA8158FD487EB62E00DA623BC821"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment methods</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4C18F59D0BB549B28F9259588409A812"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subparagraph (A), the
Administrator shall consult with—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF70CE256B1134E6F96F5DAAF7E138EA8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Transportation;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A0B3B3EFB7E45D1BE65512CA2DA18CF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Task Force (including the regional
panels of the Task Force established under section 1203);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC9A4C3621B54F839E657C5063F92C4B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Director;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB48F467976CF4A3097226ED7DC3B4BE3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Assistant Secretary;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A162C43614C4B2C9009F4513680BD30"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Director of the National Marine
Fisheries Service; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA18FBCA31B3141B4A55F02BB6787CB94"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relevant State agencies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7AD33FC1FC7D4815B40084C7F65C005C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Publication of information on
environmentally sound treatment methods</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, in consultation with the
National Invasive Species Council, shall publish (not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic
Invasive Species Act of 2009</short-title>) and update annually—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE29C87D9F98C44928500658DF770A685"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of environmentally sound treatment
methods that may apply to a potential aquatic invasive species response
effort;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C3A305DCF9E45DB9B47007FEAA6892D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accompanying research that supports the
environmental soundness of each approved treatment method; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAF067D1962C44E1FA3001E51FE98CBA4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">explicit guidelines under which each
treatment method can be used in an environmentally sound manner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAF9EBDDB86634FAC92125C96A0F39C26"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE147F366F8604DE1BC0042B55584CC4E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>125.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3AF9931FEF944D3891A53977D6FE7DFF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(h)
<header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Education</header-in-text>.—The
Task Force</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB02407C243BE40509111E45B35EE00AF" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A86DBE4FE6A43AAA05F147FB2E48E33"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information, education, and
outreach</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38989FDEA0E1417C8FB04700571D11A9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Task
Force</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0516CC8D83784F5B93001C108F9BD6B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAAB84ECA579F4B3591256B1C8CCD6D3C" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39F5F51DAE864699A3863C8E32F19F46"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID222D299447374D0D95C35888C751B2AF"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The programs carried out under paragraph
(1) shall include the activities described in this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63F259E714114BB19E471462D1AE4F69"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public outreach</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17C0FBB5155C47AE93B18232081E2FE6"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public warnings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID387F0FC653E34CD0A57379FA93FFF2D9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the danger of spread of aquatic invasive
species through the transport of recreational watercraft; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE639F58AE274422BB8DDE321E063F9C9"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">methods for removing organisms prior to
transporting a watercraft.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6E980578250446A88E2CEA85709CD800"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cleaning of watercraft at
marinas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National
Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2009</short-title>, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCAE3050E90814DF6952FBBAD28545461"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">checking watercraft for live
organisms;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE0DA793546C4469850025D517C1061B"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">removing live organisms from the watercraft
before the watercraft are commercially or recreationally trailered;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID924C8918F44040C9BFED58E7BCA952A1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encouraging regular hull cleaning and
maintenance, avoiding in-water hull cleaning; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C8498E055B94D28B4DBA6B05296201C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other activities, as identified by the
Secretary.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA70D0DC1C13542EB9B5B1700F72FD3E1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proper disposal of nonindigenous live
aquatic organisms in trade</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Task Force shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2ED9AA183C3D4F1E919BD17062ADF982"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, develop (in consultation with industry and
other affected parties) guidelines for proper disposal of live nonindigenous
aquatic organisms in trade; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC6118D373A9845E1948515726C17737C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use the guidelines in appropriate public
information and outreach efforts.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD3353E4D6894ED09D016D629E360080"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">100th meridian program</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF14406AA4D7B4B958E1E2853AE80E887"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9FBAA7EF3A874580B0E6C436A1E54F1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program, the task force
shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6FE2E406605840DEA111D68F2CE8F392"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">survey owners of watercraft transported
westward across the 100th meridian to determine the States of origin of most
such owners;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DF1740901C54BD9A53008E831803BBF"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide information directly to watercraft
owners concerning the importance of cleaning watercraft carrying live organisms
before transporting the watercraft; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40BD18E89EBC4C319196E4D2094FC8EE"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support education and information programs
of the States of origin to ensure that the State programs address westward
spread.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID215FE8A767814ED69C4E619B98E28E66"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information and education program by
national park service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF40E5B2182E14A0C87327F1C87929748"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Outreach to industry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Task Force, in conjunction with the
National 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA46C07F899434DAD86A0F98206FB25FA"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public access to monitoring
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Task Force,
the National Invasive Species Council, and other relevant agencies, shall
maintain information on the Internet regarding—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5D6FCC92173435F8DEE7662206726FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10FD6A64BF2C4A04B09F04D0E51E378F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contact locations for joining a national
network of monitoring stations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB64FB2202CA940ECA57C61E9E7A159DB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F6E018E58A342CD95FF6B79D97B9EB9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the list of potential invaders under
section
1201(a)(4).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></part><part id="id1B59291E82DC4A26B606BB76E9093B8C"><enum>III</enum><header>Aquatic
invasive species research</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C4D95B9566342ADB4F416ACEF275FED" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>131.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ecological, pathway, and experimental
research</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D04CA07AC4146BEA0002185AF81DC94"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-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 121) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC70C7177BBA4BAF00B725B634649C95" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3498F985E6A541D7944EFB0211FA8856" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1107.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ecological, pathway, and experimental
research</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE43D832940FE448EBBAF61745626888E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of administering
agencies</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D849599334E426EA78742D9AA87D2AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section and section 1108, the term
<term>administering agencies</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID440C36A5451040D3B1EE2D8993E8B5F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Smithsonian Environmental Research
Center;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05E7CD06963D4473861315BF34F19500"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States Geological Survey;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID726CBA4116574109BB00A2B85D9F10D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (including the Great Lakes Environmental Research
Laboratory).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39362C63865741618470656418566148"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Memorandum of understanding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The administering agencies shall enter into
an agreement regarding implementation of this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB5F9598474324B58A3874F060074DFBC"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the
administering agencies shall consult with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC4A0125C3A0B4BA9AA182B2107CB8932"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Task Force;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D6195E32294483CBBFA60FA0000238F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Environmental Protection Agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5460FEBCA7AC4F6D82C403364C656B8E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32BE53CC32444A7CB2E46FC0FFE8312B"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other appropriate Federal and State
agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD18D9DCFBF4347DB87E500B7B000D3CC"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the
administering agencies shall contract, as appropriate, or otherwise cooperate
with academic researchers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC8FD3EA927AB40ED8B3F1FBF947DA559"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The administering agencies shall develop
(not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of
2009</short-title>) 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0BCFD588170D4BAFB690DB22CE8F195F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of the program is to support
efforts to prevent the introduction of, and detect and eradicate, invasive
species by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB1547C91FDD4489E92EABDF25F718078"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing information for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID539993D24DE84C53ABBAEFA5A4E3007B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">early detection and rapid response efforts;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC696013CA75460EB7B9A173949C98A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relevant policy questions; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7E76BEAF305E4FCC91CF153251B84BDF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessing the effectiveness of implemented
policies (including any standard) to prevent the introduction and spread of
aquatic invasive species.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE08D9B027902490C8FEA6758755CFEAE"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protocol development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The administering agencies shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03D304BF6F404B2DBAA8B6B7C9353E00"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B9A0F84ED1F4143875BD7E09B649963"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38EAAED3966C423C80673FA57D7639BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID741667ADA77E45C686E24681D4933017"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protocols to support pathway
surveys;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE6C12B75D98A481FA1449FB4BFAE54A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend a standardized approach for
classifying species;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5175770584B47F69B1932F69EFF9050"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">when proposing protocols, consider
recommendations made at the workshop conducted under subsection (h);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86975F3A781247349100EDA679ED839B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject the protocols to peer
review;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD41A2F0B1E70494800338FE59C479343"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete the protocols not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of
2009</short-title>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC470A5E5CC82409787EAC3558B60C5D2"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">revise protocols as necessary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE65D8CACE74740289951FA9D3BBE9256"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disseminate the protocols to the Task Force
and other Federal, State, and local stakeholders.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41AF6BE732DD45F6BF36C1138FA23870"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ecological and pathway survey
requirements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID776B2080F8D3491AB8B878EEF2755242"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each comprehensive ecological survey
conducted under this section shall, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB816216B99544D8EA27DFA5C50F2A9A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">document baseline ecological information of
the aquatic ecosystem, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1675F063974A480289DDC098E7000011"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB3952C702D54C4093433E5DF0E68F8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the chemical and physical characteristics
of water and underlying substrate in the ecosystem;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5633ED39F2846C0B6313E37C0114BDD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of nonindigenous species,
gather information to assist in identifying—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID155F241C50E641268CB1DE4E9919EA66"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the life history of the species;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4ACCE7E418E54F9BBAC5FE2674551321"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the environmental requirements and
tolerances of the species;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5274305AA931439490621E19C0AF79B5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the native ecosystems of the species;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3B80C2AC256E4E0D867324D9C14FEDB7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the history of the species spread from the
native ecosystems of the species;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24CDA4E45E584152B25E7637DD323F19"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC0829C0E28EF47A89D385BB7D115E6EB"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the likely pathway of entry of
nonindigenous species.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80F3E2A6BF2949639B6E1254F000A562"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each pathway survey conducted under this
section shall, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21AD5D833D6844ADABC808C62510A03B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify which nonindigenous aquatic
species are being introduced, or have the potential to be introduced, through
the pathways under consideration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD394DCBEB9274068000707700423D61E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine the rate of organism introduction
through the pathways under consideration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3AACBF7411AC49EAAE4BA70524D8A2F2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID277A42C9660C451FB1D4B0B5D700ECFB"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Number and location of survey
sites</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB6B504F204124C95A809B956996BA723"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required
sites</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFC5CDFBA14E405694E9BE617E5D68C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emphasis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out paragraph (1) and
subsection (g), the administering agencies shall give particular consideration
to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5AA77E5596F241A8B9FFB0B11B3882A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the geographic diversity of sites;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3231EFAE98F54DD8930020C338D26955"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the diversity of human uses and biological
characteristics of sites.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9FE0FCD3B7124B82A5BA4477CFCA8647"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Competitive grant Program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6AFDDB42F63F44E3B37328E3E923D5EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD487453763E84AF50049267200615C36"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program required under this section
shall be competitive, peer-reviewed, and merit-based.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD84420EF35F9431190B567AB564CBF91"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workshop</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, to assist in the development of the
protocols and design for the surveys under this section, the administering
agencies shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D25908CF1AB497DA2B9321CCB322CAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52A92D92844D4F8AA5AB90D635D082E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make the results of the workshop widely
available to the public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D1508BE5B9C45839EB16DAA903D005B"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Experimentation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22B0A6FF6D7643C8B26FEAF2C3628EB2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the relationship between the introduction
and establishment of nonindigenous aquatic species; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA0CBE8AD36A444978480E8DCDECEA8D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the circumstances necessary for the species
to survive and thrive.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5FB73A7D09444269AC675641F0D5C522"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National pathways and ecological surveys
database</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE343F580A664B0B87198D5CD1634977"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB3AE56471BE46469372C7DDA4493433"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States Geological Survey
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4CB92FFE30E44B0E84BDFC0379EA00A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make the database widely available to the
public;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85A089F30120436A9F3E8F463EAA94AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">update the database not less often than
once every 90 days;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A74B166BBD34F37ACFAD100979CC2C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate the database with existing
databases collecting similar information; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A89AE06603442DC865C94069E929479"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC2AB9BD27B154DE2A65700BF5F6D1975"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vessel pathway surveys</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDECC80179B54C40029DDF5635ECE43B97" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID439E283314F841F7AE56528255256B1B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B0C9F1D0CB24A469D20B4448FCB3C51" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>132.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Analysis</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF9066C740D3842D59E65F3111DF4C380"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-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 131(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD91CE492BD524E629E1213E928892FC8" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA34326B824943019761C48180D26836" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1108.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Analysis</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89F09E2C6DB8493997D2824E1920FFE3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Invasion analysis</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA98BB0F4195D47118FBBD12CC11D2459"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF7CD43C979C841E785BF1C00CBDFA278"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing information for early detection
and rapid response efforts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF14EDEAB3F34330A49FA26F6004B3AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing information for relevant policy
questions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02F1B2D46CB74A84B815CE99F407526D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessing the effectiveness of implemented
policies to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22BDBE3A9D3C4F9A80BE492BB1C972FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis required under paragraph (1)
shall include, with respect to aquatic invasive species—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID463CB8F6897A41C8A556BB2299E7DB17"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of pathways to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID680EE85ECE8E4F0691F198E10594A95B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify, and characterize as<linebreak></linebreak>
high-, medium-, or low-risk, regional and national pathways for the
introduction of nonindigenous aquatic species into aquatic ecosystems;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF015A65614E4E9A9FEA114892CB9E2D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify new and expanding pathways through
which nonindigenous aquatic species may be introduced into aquatic
ecosystems;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34496CB9C8434FB58D22FA33E5FBE958"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify handling practices that contribute
to the introduction of species in pathways; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F868167989D404898F039AD567695FD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the risk that species currently used
in commerce pose for introduction into aquatic ecosystems;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F8CDDDFC98A414FBBDCA9AEC99679A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include patterns and rates of invasion and
susceptibility to invasion of various types of bodies of water;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90F4A237261948A0B7964EABA84FBA76"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24B10007DFC74586A9C9A746CA005BE5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ACCE8ED100E48D485FC60EEB179AF9E"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">document factors that influence the
vulnerability of an ecosystem to invasion by a nonindigenous aquatic
species;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB192BC12F734BA2BFB84BDEBEE42E59"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include a description of the potential for,
and impacts of, pathway management programs on invasion rates;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6BE77924C1AB42DD910900951435364E"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide recommendations for improvements on
the effectiveness of pathway management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D66C3D47FB440FE890900D8DE067D6B"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE106DFBA6EF40D4B8DA8BE19E652971"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the effectiveness of management
actions (including any standard) at reducing species introductions and
establishment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4520091D439E412B913680CBB8F0C6A0"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The administering agencies shall submit to
the Task Force a report on analyses conducted under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID937348013AE544BBA060287B17C1F6DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research To assess the potential of the
establishment of introduced species</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3EA07299FCB7407FA3ACADA5ABDB2913"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD0B91F54A3D54C5CAA225C6F6EFCFEB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DFEF414A71F4A25830080E5CAD4A0CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support the development of the screening
process authorized under section 1105.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID347A131318934DC3AB914F62CAF3E28C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the profile, the
administering agencies shall analyze the research conducted under section 1107
and other research as necessary to determine—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5EF26B69039440AA777BAC7DCD534B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">characteristics of general species and
ecosystems (taking into account the opportunity for introduction into any
ecosystem); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65F0CBADBEF643A6AE436C00BBA1F119"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">circumstances that may lead to
establishment of a nonindigenous aquatic organism.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID137C62C890D14720A4ACC908DC53DFC9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B5D97DDBE8A4F1AA0F7B78702235D5F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1109.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dissemination</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5DE290F1DE294F8AA0E82E263F0065A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1698A678A4C84E21AD361F614CCF5446"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Invasive Species Council
shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E6E5271D0BC4C0E9B009142D49EED41"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, submit to Congress a report that describes
the actions and findings carried out under this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD4D32DA9C97F478A84A1E9873726BED5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least once every 3 years thereafter or
more often as necessary, update the report.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFD620B92C2514FEF9D8B7D50CC5DD2DE"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Response strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 National 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE0FE17398C745DEA05BBF0907009E00"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pathway practices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID663FF646ED71469FB06D7C6B92674CBB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1110.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technology development demonstration and
verification</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06BE54BCD5D14B1FA2398C05CA9BEA6C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Environmentally sound technology
development, demonstration and verification</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID142DA8CA553C48FC8C765FECA7CCD95E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE90E4C9B4A2D45048DEB073C16E877B7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proposals funded under this program
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68ECCA4893654F6B8DA5E20070E64050"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID684D09AE42FF4F7D9C147557D7AD2B58"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC2D09B1BA5349339D2E008243BEA85F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for the demonstration or
dissemination of the technologies or methods to potential end-users; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93298D368BE7426CB2FE38793D2DC5E5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93395AD276BB45BA873037C780DA0011"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17291E82ABB942E595D794ED133CD97B"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Merit review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded through this subsection
shall be awarded through a competitive, peer-reviewed process and shall be
merit-based.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93030B72317C4952859252AE8BB378FF"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB10CF963818A416FA9EC2D45FCB50009"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dispersal barrier research
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National
Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2009</short-title>, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94A6C701BE714523B25DCA6999F9002D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to study environmentally sound methods and
technologies to reduce dispersal of aquatic invasive species through interbasin
waterways; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6904E3ADF3414C7985CCEB9E1BEE5B5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99CD6CE721A745FC93CA70CB8500B255"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expansion of vessel pathway technology
demonstration program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.
4714(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9EFED59CFDC7479EBC843C61468BB1F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as
paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDED861007D6E6477AB201F46B5D076D04"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9014BC019C5A463DB226F5028CC16DF5" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID781377FEA8494F7CAB8B6600F4BD8202"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E9E238D06B6482B9F84093E4700F3EB"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE2305FA292D3483681CD002278217E15"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Workshop</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Commerce shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B153973356B4353A81221F41F1D865C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hold an annual workshop to encourage the
exchange of information between and among—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6476E4C946E9439E90EB66B47387DFD6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">principal investigators for which funds are
made available under this subsection; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42B47DC83DA94FDA92B8718F73A301F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">researchers conducting research directly
relating to vessel pathway technology development; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60F6F43238E64CF0BEB48D1FE2E5F8B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB95B18FA2AB14A1EAD8687A2961103B7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>133.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 132(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B3DD88BF05A4CFCAB99CFF101D2FCDC" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5EE956530FF04CCCAFC6C13EBC622698" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1111.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vessel pathway standards research</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID217B765B9260405D9EFBCB6EA729FCCC"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research Program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1403024363994921A3926C679899355F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E7F5C10875C484080E3746DB1450842"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Components</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The research program shall include programs
to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF3BB827DAD8345EEA46B3DC7E32E0096"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE7A9B2449DE54BC089552B005F215BF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop testing protocols for determining
the effectiveness of vector monitoring and control technologies and
practices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62918BA840C646EC9C2F53189CE15EFA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D45C970E74944AF953B44399DB94F35"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6FA850E916614B4FAE53AF0379E103A5"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE19219A936E44AF28DA2EAAD0200F9A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance test</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F715E33B70A40DDA080B18D1BB641C0"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Academy of Sciences study</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDBE14872EE26435BA920FC5DCE77751E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall enter into an agreement
with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A0713D9B88441A1A09D626946E4DFF5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the relative risk of transfer of
various taxonomic groups of invasive species by different vessel modes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6FA06612DFEE4DD0A4BE7E1BCF012891"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDB6163B257FD245E29747DD43AE02A688"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C318227CE81429DABC3A1AFD8D7A4CB" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">explain the degree of uncertainty in such
an assessment; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57CAEEA5CCDC46E881072C9CB1484037"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID10BEFD689F224F3EB3F3005FF7D68879"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6C27439E8694F2C92A2F83804E567E2" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the research, development, and
demonstration needed to improve the information base to support those methods,
including economic information.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID967549562D0940768C15F3C1925EBF62"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report that describes the results of the study under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID999BEC84E6014F1BA3B8B706AA2878A2"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation of
recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEFAEBB419CDF4BAD9032D30400FBC266"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a vessel pathway treatment standard that
incorporates all potential modes of transfer by vessel; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BDB6A17E634441CBD4221AFF4B3A8DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">methods for type approval and accurate
monitoring of treatment performance that are simple and streamlined and follow
established protocols.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB94D7E2521744BE3B04352A2C9B9FAB7"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Working group</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID749FC85EA04D429B98A029F27D302073"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC378DAE5D6FC434D9EB07CC7C1D321F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The duties of the working group shall
include, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF2D7FF068EC1441A95800026733CD28C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BF21B7239A84CCE8B0001A833A2462F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2577531BAFB24C1A96C2FD168BD9E0E7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">effectiveness in reducing introductions of
invasive species; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0FE5CA543A59488B002D9BE0F2AD5F2B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB5A58F4FA894E81A9C61DBA7BDA2235" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>134.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 133) is amended by adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID542AA2A377CB4035BDF3D59146482558" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC5E78019D45475A83DBCDA7E500ED82" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1112.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research in systematics and
taxonomy</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6818A69426E040BD002B4C00040243A4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB1BE13AF12EE4C42B3BE352B25F4AE9B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of the program are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04ECE0ABEE4A43D5AC6D2DD525A4DD79"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to encourage scientists to pursue careers
in systematics and taxonomy to ensure a continuing knowledge base in those
disciplines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF5AF5D66D7BF43F484D9EF75F29EA475"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4CD05AA22B664A1F9B9FBF066E015CB6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop that expertise throughout the
United States with an emphasis on regional diversity; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7AB4B19D7D5D4B6B896154C2FE8F1F00"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID281DC8F3BED74DDB8E7D5E91506DD61C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5474F2AB89A4CF2BF9C003FCB589321"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Merit review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded through this section shall
be awarded through a competitive, peer-reviewed process and shall be
merit-based.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID133ED00B05E64B9FB7BC52EDD50900B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preferences</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making grants under this section, the
National Science Foundation shall provide a preference for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID454FF3E042A749FE8B3B2FE58F03F2AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projects in a diverse set of ecosystems and
geographic locations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID873F38288F6F4E80BFFB7933FFAF902E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if applicable, projects that are integrated
with the Long Term Ecological Research Network created by the National Science
Foundation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFCD4A85C9E90413DBCA2B19E73AC3694"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projects that include student
participation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA1E022C7396495C87FBCE00CB2FA8C5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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></part><part id="id39BC38C46BBB4FA8AF277525A1D1D58B"><enum>IV</enum><header>Coordination</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFAFC9EC298FF4F2AAF426FF992B34738" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>141.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program coordination</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC592EE97A58E4D35A6287770A61DD717"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership of task force</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07AE98694B08482F8B18A8957DEC12C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6899DC74458242DDB95F9700A6262B2C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph
(12); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2B6F7B098B6844B3992620F2B0918014"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (6) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF92C21230F3C4FDD85EC1EE6D8AE13F2" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37B969E39DD349028F789F36001C6817"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Director of the United States
Geological Survey;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE90AAD602F3C4FB4B5E21BEB29458C27"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Director of the Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA899F7B5989A43E6B22CE95D3543AA87"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID434C6940D4564BA391E13DE9DDD9FB4D"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Transportation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID69C4A8DC7F4E4000AF485414B906DA4C"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Homeland Security;
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6768DF6D24854848B1C0A20096674700"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination with National Invasive Species
Council</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID27766D59CEBB4AC8B4C400C85692E878"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Each Task Force
member</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA44F1184DD6146AAA30103A52B00EC17" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB372307C56D54625BA25DD6DB78B62B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each member of the Task
Force</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD104CD4536754372A0D8B11009F0C64D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF66CB3A81E846809BB0A3D2506F8B36" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D61D31513804EAE9D58B361DC7EA299"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Invasive Species
Council</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Invasive
Species Council shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C41BE504E7E413FA8E2B2D5A0D0CF61"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate and cooperate with the Task
Force in carrying out the duties of the National Invasive Species Council
relating to aquatic invasive species;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6FE7DE7A69444DD5ABA2F02DC9EADDE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID879DE4BE95CB418BB7428E00E9F1B341"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4DA87443BD4E4B1994B95619236B61B5"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination with other
programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B03E9E18CB34D3DA899EBC1FC04766C" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63693A3FF1584C28B33B1030EA58229B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations for lists</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID939688520E864A0D829432683D639229"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID643B6D82DDFE409380889000CE9E2DA2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any list of species of wildlife covered by
section 42 of title 18, United States Code (including regulations); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51440DA8D7354D13A0A5D021936165D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID571721954CE54C929512791E751188B0"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B96E34AF0A44B6B91D11F3FC82BAC73"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regional coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE421E2DD64FD477F92D67BDD8814E662" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD5C3FABE9E149FAAB005F03769E3B56"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual Inter-Regional meeting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7803D2B4A74842C2B6F04E80F3D300A2"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Organizations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFFF35BA100A64D488E2458ED2E83E827"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB24DE70E8F144251969F368D1D03BEA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regional aquatic invasive species
management plans; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1BA545F5DD4B48778DB5FA75357BD437"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rapid response activities that are—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D26475F1A4949C4B81530CD96C1426C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requested by the Governors of the member
States of the organization; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA1E409E45B940C8BA8523B06E724186"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consistent with any relevant State aquatic
invasive species management plans.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31E2E199BE684F1CB4F5AC84A7DDC813"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCDA71113C4CC45A7A2AA637F1C507DEF"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State aquatic invasive species management
plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A354DF340104074AC8F9DF7A6EA7560"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA237DC13EDEB474588B9BD75FC8E3445"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting before
the semicolon at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDCA084799C90F42B20026A6F7C692A140" style="OLC">
<text>,
including, in accordance with guidelines issued by the Task Force under
paragraph (5)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC0922DA7740842DA857C8D28B5881852"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rapid assessment and response contingency
strategies under section 1211;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2527AFCBC94949519CCBD54E9E9C316D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">early detection strategies under section
1211(b)(4);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE71D466F8F7459D9821A5B605ABE079"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aquatic plant control programs conducted
pursuant to other laws; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D576027369E41C9A7913C682EE185D3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">screening of planned introductions pursuant
to section 1105</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA39E5E660554FA099268B456ED2131C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by inserting
<quote>include</quote> after <quote>(D)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C43BA83E7074E67BCA77ECEE12C3163"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63A8CC91C3C6464497313E882100EFFD" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC3D9FFAB94C941E1BFBB27CB61CED738"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidelines</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4A1C189424347C4B869082BB17500C2"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9ECC0D2BDACC429EAE94C3EC72A19BAA"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The guidelines published under subparagraph
(A) shall include, for the purpose of paragraph (2)(A), guidelines
concerning—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C0C78CB65184F078DF5D9492D1036EB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rapid response contingency strategies under
section 1211;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA35B225B6C84659A5508F000078E2BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">early detection strategies under section
1211(b)(4);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65E4E70379D148369B9705D1DBDEDAB5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aquatic plant control programs conducted
pursuant to other laws;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39083028784643E2BE26B343FA719CF7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">screening of planned introductions pursuant
to section 1105; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9936D534084419D816D2B2CBDAA3F6C"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the review and revision of requirements of
this subsection and the reapproval process under this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0AD6A253EE3F438789EDC83B83309F35"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relationship to other plans</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF64975E2823842F5B702D94D7FC46E06"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB7A5A84B84A841C5B40376A2078EDDFA"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F56A6EB774D4249911913E400B16EDE"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility of existing plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan approved under this section as of
the day immediately before the date of enactment of the
<short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of
2009</short-title> shall be eligible to receive a grant awarded under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB5A76911261E48D7936BA3AF3578F9E5"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review and revision</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D1ADAADC25B459B9ED1911EDE32B7AB"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID720642DD30FB4199ADBB03E584905090"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Update of existing plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan approved under this section as of
the day immediately before the date of enactment of the
<short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of
2009</short-title> shall be updated after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of
2009</short-title> to conform to the guidelines published under paragraph
(5).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF10CF14C0934424C8EC477EFC51B0095"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other State management plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4BC0402CD77B4B218E76D48DB6DA00AB"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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" style="OLC">
<text>subsection
(a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC8AF80272D441E88B83E3D41F86F3D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC5878B8BA2AA4F37A41F268F85641748"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to implement those
plans.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2BAFA583E4AF4E818DE2FBC357D6CE57" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>142.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">International coordination</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60FE863D05BC46A78EBF67C279006EAA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB6CD887AE2BA4909A46F9B0725F09EC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the subtitle heading and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A6DBC1AE306468000C58454427C158E" style="OLC">
<subtitle commented="no" id="ID752493CF0B084106BE410179DDEF21E6" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>E</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header>
</subtitle><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID660BB98510194BA0BC0031B500A1C96C"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71F846E137334E37800800E163AD8174"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5286D750F3C244FB8DA76035AB30AB58" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID199E49B1CBA94E2F8C0345EACF4BED27" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1402.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">International coordination</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43464153FEE94A08A1E4AB6B522D37BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Task Force, the National 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6097B203389F40909559887527B1BEC9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination with neighboring
countries</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9CB0D1A81A6489A9D19969F00EDDAB1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Task Force, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, shall include in the report required by section 1202(n) 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1AF4FB1035C246AB96E0B6DD891B54CE"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Negotiations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Aquatic Invasive
Species Act of 2009</short-title>, the Secretary of State may enter into
negotiations with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBED3B5E201204333945E18F2DC00A1B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF4898BA8832F4D29A4D8800475E1A2B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of current Federal, State or
Provincial, local, and international laws, enforcement practices, and
agreements;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID869B8D6BF8824FB2B5BAC463F7F02E97"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E33DB541BD0452BB75BBDC6026C5B00"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D6B9E2B7D3A487F00FF295406470198"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA84BAC9BFCF4C7682E827FA9C749296" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1403.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of National Invasive Species
Council</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The National Invasive
Species Council shall continue regardless of the termination of section 3 of
Executive Order No. 13112 (42 U.S.C. 4321
note).</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section></part><part id="id75372E3612E34928ABC53696B25ABF82"><enum>V</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID346FFB7959B84F1FB11C1DEDA80148C9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>151.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A6A268A8D3D4670B6A214FF036B179B" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3BD54EDA8FB14BF58500E914AA748D54" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21FB37D72E384C4CB2442F70DA16D19F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 2010 through 2014.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID472B8CE49EAF4908862C154DDA89B47B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Task force and aquatic invasive species
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE2CC8FF1CFE4777AE577E6C0440FC31"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$8,000,000, to carry out activities of the
Task Force under section 1202, of which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC5C5AC523E9D4C91AC5331BC00935C94"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,000,000 shall be used by the
Director;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID750998AAF64B43AB8921C44D4328AA00"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,000,000 shall be used by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF4E8F8C29A5B4C9EA32B13D5E3D27E00"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000 shall be used by the National
Invasive Species Council;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEAFD6763B81847DB8CB9AD1BF21EAD8B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$30,000,000, to provide grants under
section 1204(b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9CB9D74979C14B249700A152BCFB2470"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,000,000, to provide assistance to the
regional panels of the Task Force; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75763BD1378D4419B8420070C639CAF8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000, to be used by the Director to
carry out section 1105(g).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4385A635F19044FB9910F486B2BC69ED"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">International coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Department of State to carry out section 1403 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2010 through 2014.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28836BC20D454CA8935B8B5BE20405C0"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prevention of introduction by vessels of
aquatic invasive species into waters of the United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated for
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17EF0FD3090E4084AB826933EB26B99F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$6,000,000, to be used by the Secretary to
carry out section 1101;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID450760B0DDF34F3C92966B5DDBBF089F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,500,000, to be used by the Administrator
to carry out section 1101; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5CFF8F9A878B4D19B797C2093730A91C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,750,000, to be used by the Task Force to
carry out section 1101, of which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E9D037BF6EF496A83E8F53241007018"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,500,000 shall be used by the Director;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C7A526AD0BF4A62B400EBD6DB000022"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,250,000 shall be used by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19FD4414EB7743F2A567F33DEDAAA883"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prevention of the introduction by nonvessel
pathways of aquatic invasive species into waters of the United
States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A54BAF1DD7344BFAB002669FC4ED6B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000, to carry out the priority
pathway management program under section 1210, of which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDADA5EDDA9F424864978DBF47952CDFE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,000,000 shall be used by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFFA1BF68C48F4B528D70DB15F4A9736E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,000,000 shall be used by the
Director;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8993DC6C10B40528980A6D7654D225D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000, to be used by the National
Invasive Species Council to establish screening guidelines under section
1105(d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F0CBC3F44944ABA9589488096E702A4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,500,000, to be used by the Director to
promulgate and implement screening requirements under section 1105(e).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9B19EF9A03C46729D19087B9ECAA4BA"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Early detection and
monitoring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 2010 and 2011 and $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012
through 2014, of which—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE2A234B9DF54EC999F0750287445F76"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each of fiscal years 2010 and
2011—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5143500697A1495DA26B0349226DE510"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000 shall be used by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5CDA02B1E44E4C1BB4E642B6D3F3ED3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000 shall be used by the Director;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID182229A6C9FE42348047525E1C3D539B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each of fiscal years 2010 through
2012—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1BD056BBC7CB4F5390C9949463FB8258"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 shall be used by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58618F443F7B4DC98E70312833A44505"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 shall be used by the
Director.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7396533F41F74FCDA47B31D6B599BDF0"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Containment and control</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E32331739B847BCBF00BFBD32910986"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dispersal barriers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated for
use by the Director to carry out the monitoring program under section
1202(j)(2) $2,150,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A0E3B94E5194974AEBC54E9D9B32928"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rapid
response</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6EB371D0DCBE4613A203DACB992BC600"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,000,000, to the Emergency Rapid
Response Fund established under section 1211(a), to remain available until
expended;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F047FD33EEE4A25A3F2B6007000A6C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000, to be used by the National
Invasive Species Council in developing the State and regional rapid response
contingency strategy under section 1211; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA730EAA941341A585F00017CF42F6C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,500,000, to be used for Federal rapid
response teams under section 1211(f), of which—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID661A386D2EB741BE9D46BB31437EF053"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$500,000 shall be used by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60A6C0A5C95942D6915742C9ECBF9ED3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000 shall be used by the
Director.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF87630063AEE4DFEA84686F9370986F9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Environmental soundness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 2010 through 2014.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF334650A295743C6979C1CBCD10060C9"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information, education and
outreach</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID84B6262C9B5B4415B5F66F547C39A880"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC59C69D2884468F9FE7F536B7289FEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$750,000, to be used by the Director in
carrying out the 100th meridian program under section 1202(h)(2)(C);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBFCAF995A0E4B1DA4DC28582000B220"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3BF88CA34FE94541B997C76100063D19"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000 shall be used by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6AF77D62C37047A49CC53F8385CDA200"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000 shall be used by the Director;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26707600FADF4D1B99FAF44490D56775"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA7BBEF00255B498D871B213224D100F8"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFDFE784AEBA64122A761AF2930CA56D9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ecological and pathway research and
analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7053AF14D6FA4F0BACF4A88E78AE2B05"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF4C28FCB82104080928975DCF4BE3E8D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,000,000, to be used by the Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center to carry out sections 1107 and 1108;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC16128F380344337B403FC981310C041"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF97AF3E18FB24D6B98A0D103FAC29E02"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15718220EF1847F4B357CC07A4EDDE36"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dissemination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to
provide for the dissemination of information by the National Invasive Species
Council under section 1109 $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through
2014.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5D5E9A8D46E49B7AB2C07EC299C1DDB"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technology development, demonstration, and
verification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2010 through
2014—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCA719E175314E258857A75B5CA33EF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81F2C0DEBE5346A3003981748BB87746"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000, to be used by the Assistant
Secretary to carry out the program under section 1110(b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF85D4CA242A4AD3A2E32DEA1D890000"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$7,500,000, to carry out vessel pathway
technology development under sections 1104 and 1301(e).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66588071B68A433FBC7800F6063294C0"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vessel pathway standards
research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E7555887EAC42B48EBF2DB4829897CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014,
$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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CCEFF3A9546456AB8FB864063EB936B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,500,000 shall be used by the
Administrator; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B29D89410D343EF9EE605EA2C225750"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary
of the Coast Guard;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA1A66F0DBD1B4A09BC1571C9D73ED25F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2012,
$500,000, to be used by the Coast Guard to carry out the performance test
required under section 1111(b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB3B999162A6B4C18839954BA18BAAECF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2010, $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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F3CC517BEE64EA190B8B0471F84FA46"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research in systematics and
taxonomy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized
to be appropriated for the National Science Foundation to provide research
grants for systematics and taxonomy under section 1112 $2,500,000 for each of
fiscal years 2010 through
2014.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></part><part id="idB465B437B2204174B46A994FA86D1BD6"><enum>VI</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBDE7DA81DF484E53B118C06979511723" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>161.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D96C51F23E746C5AC24230033BA42E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF509ED92A374D8A832C8F88B48E49A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 1102 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4712">16 U.S.C.
4712</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC178D1758C1746618621EA022F577F5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking the
subsection heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF2A31C949B314A3600165BEB994E7102" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID745EB04E410B4C6592B42D4F506600FA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Studies on introduction of aquatic Invasive
Species by vessels</header>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26560C2E2C644ADB9CD59C23DE48441D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D26B3DF081A40BCB4504D9C74F1F9B4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54F30BE0B87540F6BD514C39D3D95B06"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC52A0661EBB418AB7A0B833B4C3F3FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21F81F6270D14E5682F91B3450B260BB" style="OLC">
<subtitle commented="no" id="ID6C810A7F2F834CBC8F83F5F866D2A911" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prevention and control of aquatic invasive
species
dispersal</header>
</subtitle><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID187D73B0F1C04634873E2CFEA63247A8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F35188125434629B0B3F73B5D696158"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF5B27F9AAF724BA4807642007CC089B1" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A01BCECF36E4D3DB6749091C5BA0151" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aquatic invasive species
program</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30868494B88245B1856F4D682E96A6CF"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF9993DA313BC452A95F8ACC6D1614B3B" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63F50EEF5FF848F58652456FD0120133" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State aquatic invasive species management
plans</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A77FEBC88D849C19952A7A3B321E2BA"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB6659B403199454E82362C7807BB8952"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>aquatic nuisance
species</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>aquatic invasive
species</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF459CAD51F345C984C76B008F87B622"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4DE003A92C8E4B6E9F07BA97BF86E900"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34A4CC886C0A4EEE00A1AA133709729B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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></part></subtitle><subtitle id="idDBDEF5744AF74E239BE14C3333D01F56"><enum>B</enum><header>Asian carp
prevention and control</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC30CEE17628466AB6A007A1A0B563A6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>171.</enum><header>Addition of species
of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being
imported or shipped</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
42(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
<quote>Dreissena polymorpha;</quote> the following: <quote>of the bighead carp
of the species Hypophthalmichthys nobilis;</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1875919D0EF34CE5ABEEB5A9BFC1B234" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>172.</enum><header>Dispersal
barriers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1202 of the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C.
4722) (as amended by section 124) is amended by inserting after subsection (k)
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80F6095803704EB58156B36B05977C3F" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F98946FC28747759948D7C4BEDA644D"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Interbasin and
intrabasin monitoring program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC2BB8A3699949898428B34D72000027"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Monitoring
program</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6449FA7AC7CC407EBC42DEC27C00298D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Great Lakes Collaboration
Implementation Act of 2009</short-title>, the Secretary of the Interior shall
establish an interbasin and intrabasin monitoring program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF6E0273AEFC4F3EAA00771F6E006647"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Required
elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The monitoring
program shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4F5F8F86F8D34E059CFE42D9FB599DA7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">track aquatic invasive species moving
through—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D82FA15A5224C3BA998F83286011DD1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Chicago River Ship and Sanitary
Canal;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB7B370A190054CCD8FC602BA4EF387C3"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Lake Champlain Canal;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA438AE5891FE45108E658BC4FA32DB1E"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other interbasin waterways; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7975EF7C3FD1477791538602F6E80201"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2374DE5A3ABF40E8B2AA2E2F16F2B0C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the efficacy of dispersal barriers
and other measures in preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species through
the waterways; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7973DB822004DE88093D4228C70A47D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <short-title>Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation
Act of 2009</short-title>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B2C59F244D448BD8870F6F646825236"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall issue
biennial reports describing the findings of the monitoring program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCA1BF520DC0406F8C20ABD4CC61B500"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prevention and
mitigation plans for Corps projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB36C0E5827E4079911BB90044DF3BB3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7EE612A899014F48AE6E4CB9E4A0CDE1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional
waterways</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary, with the concurrence of the Administrator, and other relevant
Federal agencies, shall identify additional waterways suitable for the
construction of new dispersal barriers (based on the monitoring program
established under paragraph (1)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID428FAD75C971447A8BB477A7A62071DA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>Great Lakes Collaboration
Implementation Act of 2009</short-title>, the Assistant Secretary and the
Director shall jointly submit to Congress a report that describes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82FC36C61F3047BF8206E558AA9CECDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the efficacy of the Chicago River Ship and
Sanitary Canal dispersal barrier project; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8EFAE6F10FD48FAB0641208E0EF07DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idE9168A8F9FF346CDBDA15D6EBD21EBB3" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>National Invasive Species Council</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID534992F725684EEEAC2DF5A3FD4C5357" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>181.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2BF2155DF4F548959C4E5C4E00826BF8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Council</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Council</term> means the
National Invasive Species Council established by section 183(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67B154AFF04942AE80702EC211A4DD92"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Invasive
species</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>invasive species</term> means a species—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6F385E2746FC4F10949DA30015F0ECDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is nonnative to an ecosystem;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F1BDDC497B541FEABE2B296CCB798D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the introduction of which to that ecosystem
causes or may cause harm to the environment, the economy, or human
health.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4AE2950152D243F4A21DF7EFA0E16100"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National
Management Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>National Management Plan</term> means the National Invasive Species
Management Plan developed by the Council under section 185(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE5585D636B1490F9920808230005202"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Species</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>species</term> means a
category of taxonomic classification that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BC28EC4590A49629700A8E6A7AEF4E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ranks below a genus or subgenus; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5B940FBE5B643CF87BF3780A6A84F24"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consists of related organisms capable of
interbreeding.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD2DA1770B90541EAA4542EDC21B8EEDC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>182.</enum><header>Limitation on
Federal actions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID258A27E87C22413B92205EBD067DF431"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No Federal agency may
authorize, fund, or carry out any action that would likely cause or promote the
introduction or spread of an invasive species in the United States or any other
location, unless the head of the Federal agency, at the sole discretion of the
head of the agency and in accordance with guidelines developed under subsection
(b), determines that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89C9E4635823432C81D7EE0003C4476D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the benefits of the action under
consideration clearly outweigh the potential harm to the environment, the
economy, and human health caused by the introduction or spread of the invasive
species; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5D6C22CBB3F47AFA606AB4F19009578"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all feasible and practical measures to
minimize risk of harm to the environment, the economy, and human health will be
taken in carrying out the action.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06D4856617134A9BBF80C71BEF980000"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council on Environmental Quality, in
conjunction with the Council, shall develop guidelines for Federal agencies to
use in analyzing actions under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E1E267B26704B99899D30BBD58EF37D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>183.</enum><header>National Invasive
Species Council</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA54763FD37AB46DF929100DD50E59DBD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID225C0E470BFA4C92A6266E04A825D737"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established,
as an independent entity in the executive branch, the National Invasive Species
Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB21D6D2E032474482029F9727E2AF6C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall provide leadership and
coordination among Federal agencies and between the Federal Government and
State and local governments, with respect to efforts—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID703B6A215E084018BFB9C950BF995F5F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to minimize the environmental, economic,
and human health effects caused by invasive species; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D0DA71E915448C1B9FBC5F6B021B045"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce the threat of further invasions
of invasive species.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE9C1710A071446AB4DBA2E2A8A60363"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3AA73F5C55914334BFF1452F55EFEED6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall
consist of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID123522E1D3F2493CBEE5F663D8CB5D61"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of the Interior;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19E9B732D6F24995A93B58D6683490D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Agriculture;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3BEEA566172F4343AF043F5BEDB4A089"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Commerce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55D3468D0148455EA8FC9C1DB697A8D2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID363B6776E73140DEA37F9866DE4E91AD"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of the Treasury;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB2461ABC1C3B4792AF8D73CBCD714047"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Defense;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6B1486EECF0544E48394A3CBD245C72B"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Transportation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF694E4224DC430ABAEEEAE2E82B8312"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Health and Human
Services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65A31CACE4BF40BB85FA516B2DB76533"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB96A2F7219954218ACDD310081EC85F3"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1E581E67E8C472CB7E226A4EAA8E329"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such additional members as are appointed
under paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A30B3C5248E469B9F523F7CDA8FB7BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With the concurrence
of a majority of the members of the Council, the chairperson of the Council may
appoint additional members to the Council from among individuals who are
officers or employees of the Federal Government with significant
responsibilities concerning invasive species.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAFB6E13396984C6CA873D779FBA0835F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chairperson</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID200069210237417A82DEA59EC11651B4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
the Interior shall serve as chairperson of the Council for the 3-year period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID695624F3E1E14F95AA8B1282C5414818"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsequent
chairpersons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the
initial 3-year period described in paragraph (1), the chairperson shall rotate
every 3 years among the following members, in the following order:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B54247AB3994BD284AA2F4879EB34CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46A6A349206747D2B139751F55D75FA8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Commerce.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE41F6DAE9B494D9CA3C677002D831875"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18AC45864CFB4C75BC35F130D677EDBF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall meet at the call of the
chairperson, but not less often than semiannually.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2122169FAECD46EB8DB8939D00162B3B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Executive
Director</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4BF300DA32CD43AD87DF6246FCA7866D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall appoint the Executive
Director of the Council, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC11949527EA44DEBB434A96D192199A7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before appointing an individual under
paragraph (1), the President shall consult with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54307F71D8B148FF9C460011CB005624"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of the Interior;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6487C9D24964177B3E6B43EC7A3F7B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Agriculture; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAC28C23F22074834B8CFC115B48B87A9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Commerce.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID445EA55800154C55BFEC88554F8868E9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual appointed as Executive
Director of the Council shall have—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID903E62D4EE2A472FAEFEE77809F68769"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">legal or scientific experience and training
in the area of natural resources, ecology, or agriculture; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF44775CA654D4F97000900CAA2661EF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">experience in dealing with public policy
matters concerning aquatic and terrestrial invasive species.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC83ECF72BE1485486B9E42159A6BE95"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Director of the Council shall
serve for a term of 6 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD98BE49E033C4E62A62865C2E88B81A5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Director shall be paid at the
maximum rate of basic pay prescribed for level GS–15 of the General
Schedule.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C552C5B84534DA8B6E27FBE131CA100" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>184.</enum><header>Duties of
Council</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19E73D470863462FA8FB6424D27BFF65"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall
ensure that the efforts of Federal agencies concerning invasive species are
coordinated, effective, complementary, and cost-efficient.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A2A918A458745ECBB8367184FBA5E5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out subsection (a), the Council
shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA9936EFE5A26437ABB1599E814926327"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate with other organizations
addressing invasive species (such as the Federal Interagency Committee for the
Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds, the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
established under section 1201 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention
and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721), regional panels established under
that Act, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy) to
implement the National Management Plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFDBC50096F78421FB8963182C0F948B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop recommendations for international
cooperation between the Federal Government, State governments, and foreign
countries on tools, policies, and methods to prevent the introduction and
export of invasive species into and from, respectively, the United
States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFBB7787056874EFB00CCB799C6704F32"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop guidelines for Federal agency
efforts to ensure that Federal programs concerning invasive species, including
outreach programs, are coordinated with State, local, and tribal
governments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33EDC0F80CB540AEAD29A4A9970025D0"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop, in consultation with the Council
on Environmental Quality and in accordance with the
<act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), guidance for Federal agencies on
prevention, control, and eradication of invasive species;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID976E2F6E422B4C80A8E54DE148F40124"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish and maintain a publicly
accessible, coordinated, up-to-date information sharing system on invasive
species that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB22CDFB00533490A8F278D92C5839422"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allows the access to and exchange of
information among Federal agencies and the public; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26C46F2B0A5F42318891356C307F076C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">uses the Internet to the maximum extent
practicable;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8827976E035D436D9F71A1CEEE2E8C89"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that Federal agencies implement the
plans, programs, and policies adopted by the Council in the National Management
Plan through appropriate actions, including working in cooperation with Federal
agencies on development of budgets for the annual submission by the President
to Congress of the budget of the Federal Government under section 1105 of title
31, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC7CA3E34171B4E1994CFC655F9FA3147"><enum>(7)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID51CFAF0D07F74998B848928C668EC758"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate Federal programs that are likely
to cause or promote the introduction or spread of invasive species in the
United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID699C15EE64944F42BB39CD207ECDBB6E" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend actions Federal agencies can take
to minimize the risk of introductions or further spread of invasive species;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID691DDB3990014B00A462593D00748000"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
an annual list of priorities, ranked in high, medium, and low categories, of
Federal efforts and programs in prevention, eradication, control, and
monitoring of, and research and outreach concerning, invasive species.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID079A769994294E8B9B86B1D19489CA62" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>185.</enum><header>National Invasive
Species Management Plan</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2FBC5A170768404BA1D8B65F65A7B5C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D210A08F37F400000A1652D49A40096"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall
develop a National Invasive Species Management Plan that details and recommends
performance-oriented goals and specific measures of success for carrying out
activities by Federal agencies relating to invasive species.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFFB856A918EB46209E52D4B4AF13A180"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Development
process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National
Management Plan shall be developed through a public process and in consultation
with Federal agencies, appropriate State and local entities, and other
appropriate stakeholders.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7754D46BA2444F398238B1002F74BC34"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Management Plan shall include
recommendations of effective, cost-efficient, environmentally sound, and
science-based approaches for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A5D1543996B48C0ADDDF3000000D562"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preventing the introduction of invasive
species, including approaches for identifying pathways by which invasive
species are introduced and for minimizing the risk of introductions via those
pathways, which recommended approaches shall provide for—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDCBC5AE2C2DE4FE0AF23D05FA33CDC9D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a process to evaluate risks associated with
the introduction and spread of invasive species; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5BB8D63C7D2642608F00984BF384CA72"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a coordinated and systematic risk-based
process to identify, monitor, and interdict pathways that may be involved in
the introduction of invasive species;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06B94BA3AA464A6E97F8B8E7E4008612"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cooperating with other countries to
increase their capacity—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCE6A543F3C840F588B1A213014FDE76"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to control invasive species; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE15E4E77914B41138FA8F41B0067017E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to prevent the spread of invasive species
across international borders;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFD652DA8A6BA47858221F9BCA99402A8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rapidly detecting and responding to
incipient invasions of invasive species;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F8BC8B1E08A42048853D5D766D61B2E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">managing new and established populations of
invasive species by—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID813226B884C94866894F720003B9A416"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eradicating the invasive species; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE7231D6E0DA4811B824EBAD685350DD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">controlling the spread of the invasive
species;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD51D82C756D45D7AF0391B3176B5E00"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accurately and reliably monitoring new and
established populations of invasive species;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8731B0B1FEA042A1A887C943E01EE769"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">restoring native species and habitat
conditions in ecosystems that have been invaded by invasive species;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB50684DD634A403AA282506543B550D1"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducting research on the matters referred
to in subparagraphs (A) through (F);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEB42BE7D3EB7452481DD5C82C0FBAE28"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluating and documenting the effects of
invasive species on the environment, the economy, and human health;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58A20ADCFAE44AF98B00D27F1DDB5DD0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing technologies to prevent the
introduction and provide for the management of invasive species; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8692D673D6F7466FAF43FD1E3D52BE6C"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promoting public education on invasive
species and the means to address invasive species.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6AE541D9FE024114A60977AD335F2896"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Identification
of needed resources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
National Management Plan shall identify the personnel, other resources, and
additional levels of coordination needed to achieve the goals included in the
National Management Plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF454BFD0552E4782B3F53ED76BF5D7CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Existing
plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Invasive
Species Management Plan of the Invasive Species Council adopted in 2001 shall
be treated as the National Management Plan required under subsection (a) until
the date of issuance of the National Management Plan under subsection
(c)(1).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF1E477A8EA241C28DDB41EE005EDC00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Issuance and
updating of National Management Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52C65FE3F85148FEA1B1AAF2AC06C580"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than December 31, 2009, issue the
National Management Plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFA2EAD69538F4D0BBCAD17D179B6576D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than December 31, 2011, and
biennially thereafter, update the National Management Plan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33E1C84180844F97B438DE97CEC14E71"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">concurrently with the process of updating
the National Management Plan, evaluate and report to Congress on success in
achieving the goals included in the National Management Plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD03DA20C505E4967BDB3E3C2A8DA7780"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agency
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18
months after the date of issuance of any update of the National Management Plan
that recommends action by a Federal agency, the head of the Federal agency
shall submit to Congress a report that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC3DA7965BDD54B4882352F96A2ABA098"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes each of the recommended actions
that the agency has not taken; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A87CF937A4C4FE5886933F64F14A631"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides an explanation of why the action
is not feasible.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDECF76F4831FE476AA5D7156D3D36D4D5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>186.</enum><header>Invasive Species
Advisory Committee</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56C771702C9646C094B6197DC3437FBB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1288275DCA4A4F829EB6DD00C72CA0F0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall
maintain an advisory committee, to be known as the <quote>Invasive Species
Advisory Committee</quote>, to provide information and advice for consideration
by the Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAEB834440EEF4B2C00A75760FA00BAD9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Organization,
functions, and authorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this
section, the advisory committee shall be organized, perform the functions, and
have the authorities specified in the charter for the advisory committee signed
by the Secretary of the Interior on October 30, 2001.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E930D03AF8344DEA0FD56926400B847"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the advisory committee shall be
appointed by the chairperson of the Council, after consultation with the other
members of the Council, from among individuals representing stakeholders with
respect to Federal programs for minimizing the environmental, economic, and
human health impacts caused by invasive species.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB78A7C93B49C4CDB8E046EC13894CE7B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the functions specified in
the charter referred to in subsection (a), the advisory committee shall
recommend to the Council plans and actions at the regional, State, local,
tribal, and ecosystem-based levels to achieve the goals of the National
Management Plan.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C72A3595B5E47F594DEA31F0021B691"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Continuing
operation of existing committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any advisory committee appointed before the
date of enactment of this Act in accordance with the charter referred to in
subsection (a)(2) may continue in effect under this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04175639A0724C8D90A0EF5276428B8C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>187.</enum><header>Budget analysis and
summary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than March
31, 2009, and March 31 of each year thereafter, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall prepare, and submit to Congress and the Council, a
budget analysis and summary of all Federal programs relating to invasive
species.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFAD658E913B34026961CB3FCF7DC7F1C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>188.</enum><header>Existing Executive
order</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Executive Order No.
13112, dated February 3, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relating to invasive
species), shall have no force or effect.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51E51982285645CCB90000B61C429346" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>189.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle $2,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2010 through 2012.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Coastal health</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H273EE64A639E47DB83309B87D73C7735" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54B4E379929C47369DFD48FF4FB4657D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical
assistance for rural and small treatment works</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104(b) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71653AD2C3534C4E88DE643D07366D1A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7)
as subparagraphs (A) through (G), respectively, and indenting the subparagraphs
appropriately;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3028E9A127B34228BCCF01D07AFC0F1E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(b) In carrying
out</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAAEA41D5E5B3408388A1DE30853BAEB0" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CD86789C1274674BDCAF956032DEBAC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C0D88FF93734200B84E34B95B0757D7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying
out</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68C6F0A75D8B4438959720CAD7245054"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) (as designated by
paragraph (2))—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24E5B68479A141B5A80C3BA55D68B379"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>paragraph (1) of
subsection (a)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>subsection
(a)(1)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBACCA9B1FC624BA8857A915B10809B26"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by
paragraph (1)), by striking <quote>of this section</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE6A3B6070D547F38825DD29A3747531"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by
paragraph (1)), by striking <quote>thereof; and</quote> and inserting <quote>of
the effects;</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC94C43838C2641AE9D5C5D0C2D23AC93"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (G) (as redesignated by
paragraph (1)), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EF824FE8E8C45CC9BDF00B4FEED1096"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B07613ADF8845CCB2469FC2E9A97710" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19B5DA08DC1C46A8B8F3A38DF5F2D500"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make grants to nonprofit
organizations—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE64648DC070547F69004226176EBCF82"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide technical assistance to rural
and small municipalities for the purpose of assisting, in consultation with the
State in which the assistance is provided, the municipalities in the planning,
development, and acquisition of financing for wastewater infrastructure
assistance;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B57AF560A3742E0A118B548F6E5B8F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to capitalize revolving loan funds for the
purpose of providing loans, in consultation with the State in which the
assistance is provided and in accordance with paragraph (2), to rural and small
municipalities for—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCED2E0041BE14F119E88375E51AC8BBA"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">predevelopment costs associated with
wastewater infrastructure projects; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7581005F410346F2850E7F8DA528845C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">short-term costs incurred for the
replacement of equipment that is not part of a regular operation or maintenance
activity for an existing wastewater system;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D9F0AEB828F4B788FDC2F9FDBFF614"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide technical assistance and
training for rural and small publicly owned treatment works and decentralized
wastewater treatment systems to enable the treatment works and systems
to—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC70B7CE8116741DE83CD174AD2D84B20"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protect water quality; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB1BB609B3AA40C38E23F6C6ACE3270C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">achieve and maintain compliance with the
requirements of this Act; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28EF3F137AE44E2F88D8EE1F00F49B2D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to disseminate information to rural and
small municipalities and municipalities that meet the affordability criteria
established by the State in which the municipality is located under section
603(i)(2) with respect to planning, design, construction, and operation of
publicly owned treatment works and decentralized wastewater treatment
systems.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id196073C8488B44578392B62E15F2628A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A314A4C43D546B78A1AE783623D8138" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97E47B0377244D4C8A08386C7EC68002"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Loan
conditions</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED9F3ECD9534482186FE266B85A7B4E9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A loan provided under
paragraph (1)(H)(ii) shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9245603ACED24F7A82FCA43CED113715"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be provided at a below-market interest
rate;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id259478A5088E46B6ADD26A2EB326E796"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be provided in an amount not to exceed
$100,000; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72C298663D174DF6B3156F9CD0B880F8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">extend for a term of not more than 10
years.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6C550E2E52D4B4EB9D45B7E4E730202"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repayment of a loan provided under
paragraph (1)(H)(ii) shall be credited to the water pollution control revolving
loan fund of the appropriate State under section
603.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0AC343ECEC3C46AB9E506DCB2C55BDED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104(u)
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(u)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F206CDC53B24139AD16426D678C7BB6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(u) There is authorized
to be appropriated (1) not</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA5698BD4D51542CB84D30189C7E0A63E" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30003105D3254487B9EE004FC6263D2C"><enum>(u)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81DE5193D4554AAFB6C3B48BE28E925E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09616DB6CBB941D4BCDDAA4F1822E574"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>provisions; (2) not</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF73E7E494DDB40348991B64A2D5649B4" style="OLC">
<text>provisions;</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A16C297D69A4BED9F9649E4C2DAF47B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E97E355864343F8A69C1E8584595D1D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking
<quote>subsection (g)(1); (3) not</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD1F6A19DECA746199D686F39D1BDEB8C" style="OLC">
<text>subsection
(g)(1);</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id317688BE7D06401A9A02454B61626840"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF18D7DA0AC71484DB95372033C99C3A2"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking
<quote>subsection (g)(2); (4) not</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0D85D03875C942B48AB4679F9FFE74C6" style="OLC">
<text>subsection
(g)(2);</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id402B404A96FE41EDA628610A9C9AE68E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE5FF409D82A94C10B3F876AEBFE8F2CE"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking
<quote>subsection (p); (5) not</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6D474B66D16940B49F993C3F509FD77F" style="OLC">
<text>subsection
(p);</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FC7227DB7D24D9C8C87FC39CB48CA58"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA606B6D7A614960853E7B03A4C6D760"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5), by striking
<quote>subsection (r); and (6) not</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id95803549AAAF4300A47459725392CA2D" style="OLC">
<text>subsection
(r);</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29192EA6335B4234A2063ABF4E9F5A4A"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39EB0D3470F0461D8BD750545286970C"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by striking the period at
the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63492810CFB342E9BF419137EA666346"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0862318F64CF484285C44FA8266A03E7" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07871268287B4C2BAADE2F795CB62D72"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014,
not more than $75,000,000 to carry out subparagraphs (C) and (H) of subsection
(b)(1), of which, during any fiscal year—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB834ED9E2E3D4BA19805DDAB19B965E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 20 percent shall be used to
carry out subsection (b)(1)(H); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11A9C8B875E64229848B1C03118071B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than <fraction>1/3</fraction> of
the amount used under subparagraph (A) shall be used to carry out subsection
(b)(1)(H)(ii).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E3BAA5DD5074BC799A27C1976ABC37C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Competitive
procedures for awarding grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEAEDE59994004A26B92CDF2F25E05FFC" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF08C338D52B04280AE9C9BBE7384EEBB"><enum>(w)</enum><header>Competitive
procedures for awarding grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish
procedures that promote competition and openness, to the maximum extent
practicable, in the award of grants to nonprofit private agencies,
institutions, and organizations under this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94D54052F8DF435DA92BD1C8256B1513" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header>Sewer overflow
control grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 221 of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2AA9BDE154AD4EC3B58392BDD1133BA0" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE846B0D33C484BC4905800759E314329"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition of
financially distressed community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A financially distressed community referred
to in subsection (b) is a community that meets the affordability criteria
established by the State in which the community is located under section
603(i)(2).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23A05122E111406994BA15BCC4B2921" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Water pollution
control revolving loan funds</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF29DBD4DBA324AED81E056F68759C1F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extended payment
period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 603(d)(1) of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(1)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H262129F3300949C7881B28CF9C2B673"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>20
years;</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id56E1672F9B4842A4BE186D194AB8396B" style="OLC">
<text>the
lesser of—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id470DA3EE185A4F67906A3744A60D1967"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the design life of the project to be
financed using the proceeds of the loan; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2059CF5C29C5438C9C2DC325014CFDFA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">30
years;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H729AE683CA624D2BBF8F95EB2680046"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>not
later than 20 years after project completion</quote> and inserting <quote>on
the expiration of the term of the loan</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BC1D714963F478B96A261B2105B1FC2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
planning assistance for small systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 603(d) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H081E8D31FDC8495399C862FFA81DC9EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H181B8F4702A344ACB8AEA98920FFEB36"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7), by striking the period at
the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB23D52F390E74663B19D9E73B9114643"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4FB2336CC2B4DDCAFF4C03B9E5607B2" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6AAC8F3B32064A8FBB3B1C0500C4EEE9"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to municipalities and
intermunicipal, interstate, and State agencies seeking assistance under this
title that serve a population of 20,000 or fewer, to provide to owners and
operators of small treatment works, in an amount not to exceed 2 percent of the
amount of total grant awards made under this title—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id892FABA511D9416DADAB201F5352D202"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technical and planning assistance;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC92919DFB83744F093335EA0D2215AB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance relating to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0870B2C9A20C4586817CBFE7B5443DB3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">financial management;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0DE1B3BBD7094AAE89F71164D5DE7352"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">user fee analysis;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47D58E89B1664A74A4F8D779F62D0CCF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">budgeting;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15DC11A1C65146F89A6522E85207A6AB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">capital improvement planning;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19B91BF8AEE9476C8C0E24AD8F040812"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facility operation and maintenance;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F16BF525ECF4480872031DA392CEA24"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">repair schedules; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9A924CF5E4B4FC58A1E5F394C412FA1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other activities to improve wastewater
treatment plant management and
operations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA328F11655294CFEBAA04FFBF9843EAD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
subsidization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 603 of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended by adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2407AEB5132A4F0F9FF43DA317B2B600" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6ECD529C193A43BFAD8219D806D3A860"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Additional
subsidization</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97F471F814744941B13100C390FBA6A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case in which
a State provides assistance to a municipality or an intermunicipal, interstate,
or State agency under subsection (d), the State may provide additional
subsidization, including forgiveness of principal and negative interest
loans—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9C91AD622184F08AC44A8D31746C3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to benefit a municipality that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0AE6DC6F08B04D30A5CFA171FCDA2633"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meets the affordability criteria of the
State established under paragraph (2); or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7831DAB3F1EF454CB0CB07DE6C689292"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not meet the criteria established
under paragraph (2), if the municipality—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80E4EC35A15645B0A36FF10D2D018E"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">seeks additional subsidization to benefit
individual ratepayers in the residential user rate class;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBAE7BD5C12146F1B7D632F4718FC00"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrates to the State that the
ratepayers described in subclause (I) will experience a significant hardship on
the increase in rates required to finance the project or activity for which the
assistance is sought; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF60D5DDDDA1C4713BFDFAC3F93CB61CA"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensures, as part of an agreement between
the State and the recipient, that the additional subsidization provided under
this paragraph will be directed to those ratepayers through a user charge rate
system (or another appropriate method); and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98047304F6F849A7A077464DFF1905DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to implement alternative processes,
materials, and techniques (including nonstructural protection of surface
waters, new or improved methods of waste treatment, and pollutant trading) that
may result in cost savings or increased environmental benefit when compared to
standard processes, materials, and techniques.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H659248AE3A19428B87E4BC2039058BA0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Affordability
criteria</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H582C49F2874646A7BD46A3388CF43400"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50615568BE754DAEB39B68FF28DF5A5A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
September 30, 2007, after providing notice and an opportunity for public
comment, a State shall establish affordability criteria to assist the State in
identifying municipalities that would experience a significant hardship on the
increase in rates required to finance a project or activity that is eligible
for assistance under subsection (c)(1) if additional subsidization under
paragraph (1) is not provided.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF0E8720DB1741EB932032CD078FEBE4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Factors for
consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing
criteria under clause (i), a State shall take into consideration—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4067F2C37EA4C65AC44512B79E21ADA"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">income data;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF492CB76104470EACBC96008CC80D55"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">population trends; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43E57B27A2ED4DB1A67337BDA7531B1A"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other data the State determines to be
relevant.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54DFF6DC74854D2483C500E1F2C20072"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Existing
criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a State has
established, after providing notice and an opportunity for public comment,
criteria in accordance with subparagraph (A) before the date of enactment of
this subsection, the criteria shall be considered to be affordability criteria
established under that subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC556CD89E04340BD8F005300F43F8BCC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Information to
assist states</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Administrator may publish information to assist States in establishing
affordability criteria under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E38EEF50C8747D5AF2EDA09A81F7DED"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing assistance under this
subsection, a State may give priority to any owner or operator of a project or
activity that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB6FB76586A546319BC3BBFA342CD8E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is eligible to receive funding under
subsection (c)(1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37739839012C444BB7357B746D7CCE86"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is located in a municipality that meets the
affordability criteria established under paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DBC1773243A4BDCA83B904900D02FBC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Set-aside</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE657CB71F454BB1A959AE1085F5D2F0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any fiscal year
during which more than $1,400,000,000 is made available to the Administrator to
carry out this title, a State shall provide additional subsidization under this
subsection in the amount described in subparagraph (B) to entities described in
paragraph (1) for projects and activities identified in the intended use plan
of the State under section 606(c) on receipt of an application for additional
subsidization.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAC191385DED4D6684939DFFEE1C00E5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount referred to in subparagraph (A)
is an amount not less than 25 percent of the difference between—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H031F5CC382A443EDAAD5A5E060006C74"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total amount that would have been
allotted to the State under section 604 during the appropriate fiscal year, if
the amount made available to the Administrator to carry out this title during
that fiscal year was equal to $1,400,000,000; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE97AA859F07D4E33B28D4C04AF495BA3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total amount allotted to the State
under section 604 for that fiscal year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC6CD900B0234C0689C17EA6AA30E9C2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total amount of additional
subsidization provided by a State under this subsection shall not exceed 30
percent of the total amount of capitalization grants received by the State
under this title for fiscal years beginning after September 30,
2006.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52A107A4D32945BF94A3F4E5BAA3499D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header>Allotment of
funds</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77B571CFC8FF40CA9ED203CD3FBBE5B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is amended by striking
subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78DB5B0D688F4853A56D7FB373E17950" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE5C5B5B047A429692C8D9397C404000"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allotments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98FF7A5BA74941D18D3B8EC7E6E94C9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fiscal years 2010
and 2011</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made
available to carry out this title for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 shall be
allotted by the Administrator in accordance with the formula used to calculate
allotments for fiscal year 2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53ADEAAE2AD5473FBB59F1F1926B001C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2012
and thereafter</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made
available to carry out this title for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year
thereafter shall be allotted by the Administrator during each fiscal
year—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5D0BB49427D42E2B62EA1EF480158A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for amounts up to $1,350,000,000, in
accordance with the formula used to calculate allotments for fiscal year 2007;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4AE0B7B4F764C6EB69EA3B73C48C020"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for any amount in excess of $1,350,000,000,
in accordance with the formula developed by the Administrator under subsection
(d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEFB8D7D575B9473F94B55547D2745446"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Planning
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604(b) of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384(b)) is amended by
striking <quote>1 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>2
percent</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4CA8479E2B242D3A856E3B2B14E1555"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Formula</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 604 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1384) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CC39361C99748F296008FEA287EBC" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA230DC48BD8A4070A93685F2561F8BB1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Formula based on
water quality needs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than September 30, 2009, after providing notice and an opportunity for public
comment, the Administrator shall publish an allotment formula for purposes of
subsection (a)(2)(B) based on water quality needs, to be determined by the
Administrator in accordance with the most recent survey of needs developed by
the Administrator under section
516.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6927D306603D4B47AEA3D1A1971E2483" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 607 of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1387) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40436084719F4048AFDE413808FF8990" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8DC863841424AB696AA655D3341D96B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>607.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CBC9AFC277240AF93F306A56FE427FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33111EDDADFA4C469F2DF33391D163FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1046A5B47F0A4385ACA45189046699DB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72125152F1884E019DD739AA6377A9E9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE90CB295C4764BEC83370264B11E00BC"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$6,000,000,000 for fiscal year
2014.</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Areas of concern</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50d2ccab31074cc0bac5698546733ad4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Remediation of
sediment contamination in areas of concern</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 118(c)(12)(H) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(12)(H)) is amended by striking clause
(i) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDCEEE5BF2DD742848F992C4D77583774" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F943CF3669A42C9ADE73FA15BB97303"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to other
amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, there is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $150,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2010 through
2015.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Toxic substances</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD5CD3CB996234039AF3B2070D6727EE9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>Mercury reduction
grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 118(c) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE24E1D9D30245D78414A0C6D2AD2021" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84C330F8C5B24949B11EAF8AD0678F99"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Mercury
reduction grants</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5344CD77A2EE4C6FB9676F9562E18E1D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Program Office shall provide grants to Great Lakes
States and Indian tribes in Great Lakes States to carry out projects—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11A0094B5E1941118EC3D8878AC63D13"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to reduce the
quantity of mercury in the Great Lakes; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5B7B9070FB245C9AB9DE0BA0455ECA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to identify
emerging contaminants in the Great Lakes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E76AA1C9114466FA56AF9352377406F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Great Lake State or Indian tribe that
seeks a grant under this paragraph shall submit an application to the Program
Office at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by or containing any
information that the Program Office may require.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4928A60FB900408D9E8B2EAF6BC89463"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $10,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2010 through
2014.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Indicators and information</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="idA02179E00FE740FAA352CD71015DDEB6" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Research program</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3536F403B1954969916500FFEA4C39D3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header>Research
reauthorizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 118
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31047D3F5E6A4C3A99D6DA9591AC3FAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA715B9364F9404D8A153A64D8CFA098"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D4D94981D2643FF9E29277F3B5A6E32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (3) through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id652ADC57A0C24373A6FCE9380AF353BD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)
(as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>which address
priority issues and current needs relating to the Great Lakes</quote> and
inserting <quote>in accordance with the joint research and monitoring plan
under subsection (e)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79E93C1D92B340AAA7332C49F781AB1E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (e) and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96C77465251143949E31C989F38A26D" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44A94EC12D674A6881D65CC01803B6D2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Research and
management coordination</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B22C0FED02240BDBECA6107FCD4051"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Joint
plan</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A639EC3016145AC980F3B8C2F6F8804"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
September 30 of each year, the Program Office, the Research Office, and the
Great Lakes Science Center shall prepare and submit to the Executive Committee
of the Regional Collaboration a joint research and monitoring plan for the
fiscal year that begins in the following calendar year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE17364A71E8F4BF4B94C86E523F2CD78"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><text>The
Program Office, the Research Office, and the Great Lakes Science Center shall
consult with other appropriate Federal and State agencies, academic
institutions, and other groups conducting Great Lakes research and monitoring
in preparing the plan described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id182C17CC637B453F89B020B30D19EEA1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Submission to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall
include the plan described in subparagraph (A) in the annual budget of the
United States Government submitted to Congress by the President.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B4DCEA5D64B456FB13430AE1245A3E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents of
plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each plan prepared under
paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BC3F193E47245F79DC6D8016200719C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify all proposed research dedicated to
activities carried out under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and any
other applicable agreements and amendments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF775F55EF4247DA9BB63BB92C5EE3CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include the assessment of the Regional
Collaboration of priorities for research needed to fulfill the terms of those
agreements; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB02066010C144C7CB1A5811512F89580"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify all proposed research that may be
used to develop a comprehensive environmental data base for the Great Lakes
System and establish priorities for development of the data
base.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1B57EADE89145DD9CC8D335C6F0061" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>502.</enum><header>Great Lakes Science
Center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Director of the United States Geological Survey, for use
by the Great Lakes Science Center, to carry out research activities that
advance scientific knowledge and provide scientific information for restoring,
enhancing, managing, and protecting the living marine resources and habitats in
the Great Lakes basin ecosystem $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010
through 2014.</text>
</section><section id="id3F615084832D4E958175FD6B523F6067"><enum>503.</enum><header>Center for
Sponsor Coastal Ocean Research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Director of the Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for use by the Center, to carry out a
program to provide grants to academic institutions, State agencies, and other
appropriate groups to carry out activities, in accordance with the joint
research and monitoring plan developed under section 118(e) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(e)), that advance scientific
knowledge and provide scientific information for restoring, enhancing,
managing, and protecting the living marine resources and habitats in the Great
Lakes basin ecosystem $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through
2014.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3479C62004B54641A6080950BEFB6CD6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>504.</enum><header>Great Lakes
Environmental Research Laboratory</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 118 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268) is amended by striking subsection (h) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id593574ED93634E6288F99BC7DD995254" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18A40656340C4F0B8EC88BF74A16A23F"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorizations
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $105,000,0000 for each
of fiscal years 2010 through 2014, of which, for each fiscal year—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE45A2FC71D0648DCB8A9D2AEC90CB790"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$40,000,000 shall be made available to the
Program Office; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70D650FA2FF942AA930C545E9FD308A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$15,000,000 shall be made available to the
Great Lakes Environmental Research
Laboratory.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id47C67746CE6F4F6FA323DE21A2076158" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Ocean and coastal observation system</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD040433D437841F2A4C41FDB11BF2B17" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>511.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID282BA983617B45A88B99B29A12559BE5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Council</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Council</term> means the
National Ocean Research Leadership Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5D67ED0E89164CC0B08DB080640B45E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Great
Lake</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Great
Lake</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B61BE4221A245CBA89D9624BBC82BD0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Erie;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id277932A86D5347D99C48EA2C0B4FCEAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Huron (including Lake Saint
Clair);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1A2BFCA35D14AE0A23BFC0B47540034"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Michigan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9EE2EAFE477447C1AD311BC2D3E51DC7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Ontario;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72B2917AAAAA4B3FA15D72114E896064"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Superior; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7845BFAC2AD041E5AB79BC268E89A110"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the connecting channels of those Lakes,
including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD0733569B2F425CA4B5D2B6682A01CA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Saint Marys River;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73E764207A2347A2BC0DE2888C70D849"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Saint Clair River;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id319B7294059D45AE9EF021E748EA343D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Detroit River;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F7F184914FD44E38EE0A3BAF98B1333"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Niagara River; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A44CBAA9FCD41CE8AEEF4F7BC0C4343"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Saint Lawrence River to the Canadian
border.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID747796D6C4C34F9C9C86192CFB9B925E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Observing
system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>observing system</term> means the integrated coastal, ocean, and Great
Lakes observing system to be established by the Committee under section
512(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1DC944B51E71476DB1360D4B510671B5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interagency
program office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>interagency program office</term> means the office established under
section 512(d).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB32C5CE906EF43088A5E150B54BBA537" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>512.</enum><header>Integrated ocean and
coastal observing system</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37BA58DED2E44AFBA0A11D99E9449F33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE333E34F78A544EAA83ED6B88DC19189"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President, acting
through the Council, shall establish and maintain an integrated system of ocean
and coastal observations, data communication and management, analysis,
modeling, research, education, and outreach designed to provide data and
information for the timely detection and prediction of changes occurring in the
ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes environment that impact the social, economic,
and ecological systems of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D61172359304FE89042A577CCA6A7E2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The observing system shall provide for
long-term, continuous, and quality-controlled observations of the coasts,
oceans, and Great Lakes so as to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB916B375D10F4791BA8057F50A5057E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the health of the coasts, oceans,
and Great Lakes of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA6FE7BD9EEC450D983DA69D7D0FDA67"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protect human lives and livelihoods from
hazards, including tsunamis, hurricanes, coastal erosion, and fluctuating Great
Lakes water levels;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD4EF465EEF174F57A5A569DE12C28672"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">understand the effects of human activities
and natural variability on the state of the coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes and
the socioeconomic well-being of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBEF0B6A04FA749F2AA9C74932F82B191"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for the sustainable use,
protection, and enjoyment of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE318B01A77E842DA99ACF71925D673B4"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide information that can support the
eventual implementation and refinement of ecosystem-based management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A1D9CC34D0E443C8436CEFBDC497FC7"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supply critical information to
marine-related businesses, including aquaculture and fisheries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1548EB953D04DCF9284A8543A41351B"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support research and development to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E369871F9FB4F41A4B41AA2C8EE33A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure continuous improvement to ocean,
coastal, and Great Lakes observation measurements; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E478A238E01412DBCEF7457D8B5F5FA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhance understanding of the ocean,
coastal, and Great Lakes resources of the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB801C87CF6647D58DCD2299EE185C19"><enum>(b)</enum><header>System
Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out the
purposes of this subtitle, the observing system shall consist of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0FD138A2674F47B6A4B8A1D3F69F8535"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a national program to fulfill national
observation priorities, including the ocean contribution of the United States
to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems and the Global Ocean
Observing System;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID06F9506813D84E92AFECF614742C0E5A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a network of regional associations to
manage the regional ocean and coastal observing and information programs that
collect, measure, and disseminate data and information products to meet
regional needs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92447B6F228F4C8FBA2A6B0005C4B869"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a data management and dissemination system
for the timely integration and dissemination of data and information products
from the national and regional systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF0D31F1E7F194DB39A2F3025E633904A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a research and development program
conducted under the guidance of the Council; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D05F7C2C1684E51A9E7EC96B4E7F7CB"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an outreach, education, and training
program that augments existing programs, including the National Sea Grant
College Program, the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence program,
and the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, to ensure the use of the
data and information for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id856279F1A0184DB497AE1A23CCA4D482"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving public education and awareness of
the oceans of the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35B5F13F55814F40B9A7858D832AD12F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">building the technical expertise required
to operate and improve the observing system.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID476C8B7EAB154593900E92DEA16AB9B3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Council
Functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out
this section, the Council shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA31A4EB94ABA4F67A8B4C3F04EDCF783"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serve as the oversight body for the design
and implementation of all aspects of the observing system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID034768CDD86A4F9786C1B9891AECF6E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adopt plans, budgets, and standards that
are developed and maintained by the interagency program office in consultation
with the regional associations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC0C16D8189649D6A935B03AD176F43E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate the observing system with other
earth observing activities, including the Global Ocean Observing System and the
Global Earth Observing System of Systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D8C204528E9424A959992A79B280CFE"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate and administer programs of
research, development, education, and outreach to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E5567FDB8DE46139BB952302C2E4D59"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support improvements to, and the operation
of, an integrated ocean and coastal observing system; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE5908DE73494A128223609B2F8A8F31"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advance the understanding of the
oceans;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA24C0E24C96A45E9864B791BF248C779"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish pilot projects to develop
technology and methods for advancing the development of the observing
system;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB10F0D6066674BED977276A14A497DB6"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide, as appropriate, support for and
representation on United States delegations to international meetings on ocean
and coastal observing programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54CC82957CE144AFB13277FA89D60431"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with the Secretary of
State, coordinate relevant Federal activities with those of other
nations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0FC17DE6B5044C948FD51D52487C7C78"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interagency
program office</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A990B13411844D8AA23C3C1ADF54382"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall
establish an interagency program office to be known as
<quote>OceanUS</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01F8590A454044098C1E14A8D3636D79"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interagency program office shall be
responsible for program planning and coordination of the observing
system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8030B1F491F346528B837C60EA6B56B3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interagency program office
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51E1CC45D4254A6FBBE4AE512BDB1644"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prepare annual and long-term plans for
consideration by the Council for the design and implementation of the observing
system that promote collaboration among Federal agencies and regional
associations in developing the global and national observing systems, including
identification and refinement of a core set of variables to be measured by all
systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E73904B4552438482D9BECAA2E130E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate the development of agency
priorities and budgets for implementation of the observing system, including
budgets for the regional associations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50D5BB9990514941A08392C507256D0D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish and refine standards and
protocols for data management and communications, including quality standards,
in consultation with participating Federal agencies and regional
associations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4ECA181AC8884B21A091E0BC39984CD6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a process for the certification and
periodic review and recertification of the regional associations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2DB982B06B75437C83B0889B0E1C04D4"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish an external technical committee
to provide biennial review of the observing system; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF786057574143FD9E3E9B824A9D394A"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for opportunities to partner or
contract with private sector companies in deploying ocean observation system
elements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75042B1D10364912BC3295E59B8D86D5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Lead Federal
agency</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67D7641C0EC5483B8DCFF9CD06B66D2F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration shall be the lead Federal agency for
implementation and operation of the observing system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ED82194773349FC8FB9E8223198F3C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Based on the plans prepared by the
interagency program office and adopted by the Council, the Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID357E186C3F054FD88A217E164F2EE158"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate implementation, operation, and
improvement of the observing system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CC2577022264B578EDF199E1296E108"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish efficient and effective
administrative procedures for allocation of funds among Federal agencies and
regional associations in a timely manner and according to the budget adopted by
the Council;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD8CB6DDF6CB047429337CE8B2A0755DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implement and maintain appropriate elements
of the observing system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF458D709E71E44D7A0BD2F30D2099691"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for the migration of scientific and
technological advances from research and development to operational
deployment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA9ABA114853D4668AC60CBD7AD36DE62"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integrate and extend existing programs and
pilot projects into the operational observation system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E4185510BA4484988962DDA88991A11"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certify regional associations that meet the
requirements of subsection (f); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9BD118783E454A829426897E26CCA1E9"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integrate the capabilities of the National
Coastal Data Development Center and the Coastal Services Center of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other appropriate centers, into the
observing system to assimilate, manage, disseminate, and archive data from
regional observation systems and other observation systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2CD9C2F946FE43CDB0E47CFE2933E1BC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Regional
Associations of Ocean and Coastal Observing Systems</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CA1FDC259E04DB39952145DBBF5FC3F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may certify 1 or more
regional associations to be responsible for the development and operation of
regional ocean and coastal observing systems to meet the information needs of
user groups in the region while adhering to national standards.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE5957ABEEDCE4FC180BCCDE4B866CA55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be certifiable by the Administrator, a
regional association shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13B144B4637E47F191D202757CF3B461"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate an organizational structure
capable of supporting and integrating all aspects of ocean and coastal
observing and information programs within a region;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB33108131BED4985A0896C655BC811A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operate under a strategic operations and
business plan that details the operation and support of regional ocean and
coastal observing systems in accordance with the standards established by the
Council;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2BB8C13BD1D34DECAF47EC99F2D911BC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide information products for multiple
users in the region;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B898E9ABA0E430889C4843F2D56E704"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work with governmental entities and
programs at all levels within the region to provide timely warnings and
outreach to protect the public; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE7F2E56E8BD84362AFA1AF3AB8B012AD"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet certification standards developed by
the interagency program office in conjunction with the regional associations
and approved by the Council.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9917D238946B4987B888A5B11894B6FC"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Prohibition on
lobbying</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
subtitle authorizes a regional association to engage in lobbying activities (as
defined in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
1602)).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB33090D3C1984F429A59DFABC9CF436E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Civil
liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
section 1346(b)(1) and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, the Suits
in Admiralty Act (46 U.S.C. App. 741 et seq.), and the Public Vessels Act (46
U.S.C. App. 781 et seq.)—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C9B980CDA7646A7A3A5AA232D812693"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any regional ocean and coastal observing
system that is a designated part of a regional association certified under this
section shall, in carrying out the purposes of this subtitle, be considered to
be part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC288FE36B3004CB8B2B1523AB966A26F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any employee of that system, while acting
within the scope of the employment of the employee, carrying out those
purposes, shall be considered to be an employee of the Federal
Government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID235EBDDE5DB24A0E993AAD24EA2EF2D2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>513.</enum><header>Research,
development, and education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Council shall establish programs for research, development, education, and
outreach for the ocean and coastal observing system, including projects under
the National Oceanographic Partnership Program, consisting of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E5974DF7CAB419A9C470EF3FFF80C8A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">basic research to advance knowledge of
ocean and coastal systems and ensure continued improvement of operational
products, including related infrastructure and observing technology;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B66948471854FE38A6615F8130073D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">focused research projects to improve
understanding of the relationship between the coasts and oceans and human
activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCBB0DDBFC7DF4283BDF8D09B46AD89FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">large-scale computing resources and
research to advance modeling of ocean and coastal processes; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8AEDD2CDA8124566AB9313936DB884E4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a coordinated effort to build public
education and awareness of the ocean and coastal environment and functions that
integrates ongoing activities, including the National Sea Grant College
Program, the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence, and the National
Estuarine Research Reserve System.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID698B7B83E7B949E88E3DAFA43FC0AB59" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>514.</enum><header>Interagency
financing</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA83CCB3FB8DA46A185C181C4727366D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The departments and
agencies represented on the Council may participate in interagency financing
and share, transfer, receive, obligate, and expend funds appropriated to any
member of the Council to carry out any administrative or programmatic project
or activity under this subtitle or under the National Oceanographic Partnership
Program, including support for the interagency program office, a common
infrastructure, and system integration for a ocean and coastal observing
system.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id372D0ACA578A4E7480948BF125A9ACD2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds may be
transferred among the departments and agencies described in subsection (a)
through an appropriate instrument that specifies the goods, services, or space
being acquired from another Council member and the costs of the same.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B2BA4C432A4459798989CB800D686DF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>515.</enum><header>Application with
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle supersedes, or
limits the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under, the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB393BBB8F6AD40E6937E2FAF6DCA49E3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>516.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5ED5896FD7D4EAD92F01298FEEA592E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized
to be appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to
carry out the observing system under section 512 and the research and
development program under section 513 (including financial assistance to the
interagency program office, the regional associations for the implementation of
regional ocean and coastal observing systems, and the departments and agencies
represented on the Council) $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through
2014, to remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC638E22AEC549178D14B26CDBE64DEC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least 50 percent of
the funds appropriated to carry out the observing system under section 512
shall be allocated to the regional associations certified under section 512(f)
to carry out regional ocean and coastal observing systems.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID359F2BA623C54400BDC47399C82C2C41" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>517.</enum><header>Reporting
requirement</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13C25B757B9941838EDCDF7FC08FE005"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March
31, 2011, the President, acting through the Council, shall submit to Congress a
report on the programs established under sections 512 and 513.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE5BBD87AAFE4ECAA7B2A99AAF0C577D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report shall include—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90532C9894B74546BE5B3E0EADA63556"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of activities carried out
under the programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55E6F3B8D6E14FA387687F535DE3FFF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the effectiveness of the
programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84E01E2987CD4F9AB45172B007CA368B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations concerning reauthorization
of the programs and funding levels for the programs in succeeding fiscal
years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idA86F1C9048DF4929A8DF85533D4855F3" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Great Lakes water quality indicators and
monitoring</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3206AC813142476BAE33CD506549D985" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>521.</enum><header>Great Lakes water
quality indicators and monitoring</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 118(c)(1) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FWPCA">Federal Water Pollution Control Act</act-name>
(33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Federal Water Pollution Control Act" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDACA7BE879D3A40D1A7B9B23ED84E20FB" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC30911E8E42A4118A36598AD3C683B8B"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDD54C977080104E76A98587FF5E344970"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this clause, in cooperation with Canada and appropriate Federal
agencies (including the United States Geological Survey, the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, and the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service), develop and implement a set of science-based indicators of water
quality and related environmental factors in the Great Lakes, including, at a
minimum, measures of toxic pollutants that have accumulated in the Great Lakes
for a substantial period of time, as determined by the Program Office;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30AB9E398F934EF697203456CDCEE390" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 4 years after the date of
enactment of this clause—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6A1F321365E497FB9EAA8DA40436704"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a Federal network for the regular
monitoring of, and collection of data throughout, the Great Lakes basin with
respect to the indicators described in clause (i); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85ABA2D087C948239646F669F2A19161"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collect an initial set of benchmark data
from the network; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD8FEC3928AE474FB1EDF354B7002EFD" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 2 years after the date of
collection of the data described in clause (ii)(II), and biennially thereafter,
in addition to the report required under paragraph (10), submit to Congress,
and make available to the public, a report that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74866A387F164A49936B85F579167204"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the water quality and related
environmental factors of the Great Lakes (including any changes in those
factors), including a description of ways in which the factors relate to
restoration priorities provided by the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration
Executive Committee, as determined through the regular monitoring of indicators
under clause (ii)(I) for the period covered by the report; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7F8198A5488148FFB411761F38D5DC2C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies any emerging problems in the
water quality or related environmental factors of the Great
Lakes;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><enum>VI</enum><header>Sustainable development</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC248A41BB4B945BAA2814060F3188C40" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header>Waterfront
restoration and remediation projects</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE22F6EBE125743CB8F317682F1AAB59F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFEAC5F8CEFA34E06A60C8241D2771AE9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Related
area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>related
area</term> means land—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB421A6F5151B49C7A437E43B81C228E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">located adjacent to, or in close proximity
of, a waterfront area; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00A0195A30234C278CFDA22CEB588F8F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that impacts or influences a waterfront
area or an aquatic habitat.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92644C7ABEE84E56BD01B7204CB8DC2B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and
Atmosphere.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id168C3356ED95439C819D2F44EF6B2038"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waterfront
area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>waterfront area</term> means a site located adjacent to a lake, river,
stream, wetland, or floodplain of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85108ff8e01447a2aedbe50626299a16"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual or entity that seeks to
receive assistance under this section shall submit to the Secretary an
application for the assistance in such form, by such time, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id327C7C592C004E4DA5261BA632C33A63"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Justification
and purpose</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id002DAC4975B842B69C04ABC9CE799358"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Justification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may provide assistance to
eligible recipients in financing a restoration or remediation project only if
the Secretary finds that the proposed project addresses concerns relating
to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C2458978396413BB29D0BA6698AB862"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public health;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C08095ADE6743D9BE0D0AC5062584EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public safety;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id818F1FAE2F10401AABF1CC3D9E3211D3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental improvements; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24A9F878066D4C328D20E3888DD009E2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">economic improvements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB080247B7C046F5A725C6885630D861"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible recipient of assistance may use
assistance made available under this section to complete a restoration or
remediation project for the purpose of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0A8EB278AE0438F9FB56E5706A451A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving the surrounding ecosystem;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96F7C1141A794831ABF98E42533001DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preparing land for redevelopment by
Federal, State, or local agencies, or private entities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id427F4F34F24340F682AC4D034334E9BA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost
sharing</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc571e5ff1576464a85c941c4854e49c9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General
assistance</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09975A3D7B9B4B1EB35B6FB9AE552D3E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, the Federal share of the cost of carrying out a
restoration or remediation project under this section shall not exceed 65
percent, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9B51F8FFB704E62B45959998CD0D4D1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Innovative
technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share
of the cost of carrying out a restoration or remediation project under this
section that involves conducting a pilot project to test a demonstration or
innovative technology shall not exceed 85 percent, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb21c6ada6d30461dabc2e1df88413c88"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Operation and
maintenance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal
share of operation and maintenance costs for a restoration or remediation
project under this section shall be 100 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaec03e678694424db89f2d13be0fb29f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Credit for
work-in-kind considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the amount of a contribution
made by a non-Federal interest under this section, the non-Federal interest
shall receive credit equal to 100 percent of the value of any land, easements,
rights-of-way, and relocations, and the reasonable cost of services, studies,
and supplies, contributed toward the non-Federal share of project costs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe182515eb61b43caa6d023e364aae335"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Liability of
Federal Government</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
eligible recipient shall hold the United States harmless from any claim or
damage that may arise from carrying out the restoration or remediation project
under this section, except any claim or damage that may arise from the
negligence of the Federal Government or a contractor of the Federal
Government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb6f593dbec3249f59fb5b38215699e07"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding
limitation per project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the
funds provided under this section, not more than $5,000,000 may be allocated
for an individual restoration or rehabilitation project.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc79c110726624ccfaa02adc677db0f34" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>602.</enum><header>Authority of
Secretary to restore and remediate waterfront and related areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with
appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, is authorized to restore and
remediate waterfront and related areas, including site characterization,
planning, design, construction, and monitoring.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3399c36dbe1b4a8b8630b515d854cfe6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>603.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this title
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and each subsequent fiscal year.</text>
</section><enum>VII</enum><header>Coordination and oversight</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC30ED15E9CD43B8A391F43CB2C3EAAF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>701.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49E18BD5863141AD9A1442DF0850200D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Collaboration</term> means
the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration established by section 704(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87D62204CBBD49B89EE843BD4AEAC683"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Executive
Committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>Executive Committee</term> means the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration
Executive Committee established by section 703(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB419D02FAE54ECCA169E3F7CD70C776"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Executive
order</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>Executive order</term> means Executive Order No. 13340 (33 U.S.C. 1268
note; relating to establishment of Great Lakes Interagency Task Force and
promotion of regional collaboration of national significance for Great
Lakes).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID985A20B8F87B4079005CC0BBE8613E80"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Great
Lake</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Great
Lake</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83F20E762B534F5500A82101EF4DBA96"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Erie;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D332A44A36B48BEAE4448D455B2405B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Huron (including Lake Saint
Clair);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC8028F95B9E44E148D09397748C54300"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Michigan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F68904E4B8C4B00922EBE384B3B4383"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Ontario;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID209D50BB176B49CA9F47B9A6A2C44595"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Superior; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID920CB3D6BE3B4394864BB1264C4D9403"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the connecting channels of those Lakes,
including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3FCDBC8B7CE540A99C6EAFE073736190"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Saint Marys River;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD06A2E6DF9504FD09FEEFD0695007FF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Saint Clair River;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC763BE2CD9544B6084B6CF3700DF8185"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Detroit River;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6433F71703484478BFF3E92632949FB8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Niagara River; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6092B33084B14A8B8B4993FABC79221D"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Saint Lawrence River to the Canadian
border.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC941610ACAA4A30B0C4990F9A0ADCDB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Great Lakes
city</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Great
Lakes city</term> means a city located in the watershed basin of a Great
Lake.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D3194BCB3564BC69B00AA84CF639512"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Great Lakes
State</header><text>The term <term>Great Lakes State</term> means any of the
States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and Wisconsin.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB39EAD81A8584A4B96A64CD29A749C7D"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Great Lakes
tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Great
Lakes tribe</term> means any Indian tribe, band, village, nation, or other
organized group or community in the watershed basin of a Great Lake that is
recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as eligible for the special programs
and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status
as Indians.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B291C29927B428DA393AACD6A8B21DA"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Saint Lawrence
city</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Saint
Lawrence city</term> means a city located in the watershed basin of the Saint
Lawrence River.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC19EC93D1E10455BAB91C5DEA50FCA0A"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Task
Force</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Task
Force</term> means the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force established by
section 702(a).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5161AFA2D1843098A69212EB1FA4B11" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>702.</enum><header>Great Lakes
Interagency Task Force</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6bc7072e65a3459eaa2a47bdcf908c77"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interagency
coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Great Lakes
Interagency Task Force, as established by the Executive order for
administrative purposes, is established as a task force within the
Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66B5A7CA1C5F4F0DBAAE2FA90091EFB6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the duties described in the
Executive order, the Task Force shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7f50fae09d4e43e0a4161a73bed19255"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that implementation of programs and
projects under the authority of Task Force members is coordinated, effective,
and cost-efficient;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC29F4A1F5194C75B4DBD24208CC043E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work in cooperation with Federal agencies
on the development of budgets and financial plans regarding the Great Lakes for
inclusion in annual submissions by the President to Congress of the budget of
the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3EF277785A648809827ACC8E2E8567B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to Congress a biennial report that
describes the projects and activities carried out by the Collaboration during
the 2-year period covered by the report, including a description of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7EB7ED532BED4C87A0E9A757FE1C1E5B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any actions that Federal agencies can take
to address the biennial restoration goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A6C6376625A43708D377B16B62DE52F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal expenditures to meet the
restoration goals and the amount of non-Federal funding leveraged by those
Federal expenditures; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CD77E5249CD471AA887803A221A9AE3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the indicators and monitoring used to
determine whether the goals will be met.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD01AFBF7D6CF4472A98F09E91D218677" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>703.</enum><header>Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration Executive Committee</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF98DA6F0566F41C386004903BC111E1D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established
a Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Executive Committee.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4218DB38A2EB4F2D87442F75F567FB36"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Committee shall be composed
of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDff8ee5fabaaf4235b96e558553d784bb"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Chairperson of the Task Force;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12abf687154e42c08eb589dabd7441a2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a representative of the Governors of the
Great Lakes States, as agreed on by the Governors;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb74a9a8af2c448829a4fd670d262d88b"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a representative of the Great Lakes cities
and Saint Lawrence cities, as agreed on by the majority of mayors of those
cities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe661d764ebed45c8a93efb026c3e7d70"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a designated representative for the Great
Lakes tribes, as agreed on by those tribes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID160a51fccc7642c782ba2c01cf589e1f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Committee shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9d1e8e6bc39d4ef8860274670aba0fdd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hold semiannual public meetings to discuss
Great Lakes restoration goals and progress;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80907151760746edb0cf773d486220c9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receive input and consider recommendations
from interested parties, including nongovernmental organizations, industry, and
academia, with respect to proposed recommendations of the Executive Committee
for restoration of the Great Lakes; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF57F535170B24EF8B34205BA0F66F914"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to Congress and the Task Force a
biennial report that includes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F6E2D0DC3E44F168FD87F7B70729681"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of progress in—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C0D901F123F453DA00B0037336668E5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying out restoration of the Great
Lakes; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe156973d257a4833b8415179d95175ca"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meeting the goals and recommendations in
the restoration and protection strategy developed by the Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration and under this Act; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id530D132643A34EB98CEE23C53799B04B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations on future priorities and
actions with respect to that restoration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf8279d574c374f8683b8bf595d71070b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Subcommittees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The members of the Executive Committee may
designate representatives to work as 1 or more subcommittees to provide staff
support and otherwise assist in carrying out responsibilities of the Executive
Committee relating to the Collaboration.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd340d1f4ce54d9b990c2988e9dc0ef1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>704.</enum><header>Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4589DD088BC9427B9781A2C9474DDBF5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established
the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22CCC5201CD840FBA57C588634841690"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Collaboration shall be composed
of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0271903E494E4C899A1ED6160D5BAECD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the members of the Executive Committee;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23D6D6CDD5424ACF8A1F555F3B85489B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each other individual and entity that
notifies the Executive Committee, in writing, of the desire and intent of the
individual or entity to participate in the Collaboration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id961C8869A6024E24A2FA95258D574624"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Collaboration shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF736FEA5E5174177BBD381F69BD57A02"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and maintain as current a
restoration and protection strategy to provide information for use in future
Great Lakes program implementation and funding decisions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A68A0BBD18E4B25BEFEEB6757F82602"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serve as a forum for addressing near-term
regional issues relating to ecosystem restoration and protection of the Great
Lakes; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7164F950D5B487CAB39EA3381DF8230"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish an oversight forum to coordinate
and enhance implementation of Great Lakes programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id87E62A1C11374C259781F57A4834020A"><enum>705.</enum><header>Great Lakes
restoration grants</header>
<subsection id="id43E81F01FBB04EB5A4B5BB503D19EE2E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idB382E85535B3498E8B4432021C9602DC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Board</header><text>The
term <term>Board</term> means the Great Lakes Environmental Restoration
Advisory Board established by subsection (c)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8FBAD6E02D6D480287643757095C01A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
Office</header><text>The term <term>Program Office</term> means the Great Lakes
National Program Office of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8BEF31EE4D804158ACD10E5DB5A38293"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Great Lakes
environmental restoration grant program</header>
<paragraph id="idC89B6F1B7D0D478E82DF916204638A11"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established a program, to be known as the <quote>Great Lakes Environmental
Restoration Grant Program</quote>, to be administered by the Program
Office.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCA8BFF17EFD841B981E468F70AF712AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The
Program Office, in coordination with the Executive Committee, shall provide to
States, municipalities, and other eligible applicants grants for use in and
around the Great Lakes in carrying out projects and activities for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID03aa159854aa4a958992a8a120f21104"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contaminated
sediment cleanup;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID73a55d25eff64679a47565490d1a2d61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>wetland
restoration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe9a448f448024e46bae050a3823366d4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>invasive species
control and prevention;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID005af0218efd46e69159795b79cb57f5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>coastal wildlife
and fisheries habitat improvement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDed192f3e53984afdbaaeb8b5d040f3f2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>public access
improvement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5dee7b3b734a445782ea3f4dff2fd225"><enum>(F)</enum><text>water quality
improvement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf91c0479a741456a8b686c703e7f5a01"><enum>(G)</enum><text>sustainable water
use;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID711af12db19b4da8baac28206c57458e"><enum>(H)</enum><text>nonpoint source
pollution reduction; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID83658751bdb34072bec2f1b7693d7db2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>such other
purposes to restore, protect, and assist the recovery of the Great Lakes, as
the Board determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0f34e03ce6fe411ea70aa104b23243ea"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Distribution</header><text>In
providing grants under this subsection for a fiscal year, the Program Office
shall ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8822782ffd7c4536b96ad090e0663607"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at least 1
project or activity is funded in each Great Lakes State for the fiscal
year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe2e9be989c494a0f8d6dbb8a8a48bd61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amount of
funds received by each Great Lakes State under this subsection for the fiscal
year is at least 6 percent, but not more than 30 percent, of the total amount
of funds made available for grants under this section for the fiscal
year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0552558db09640bfabe0adcc5ba819a8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>each project or
activity for which funding is provided results in 1 or more tangible
improvements in the Great Lakes watershed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc7cf9e38670a446db16c381d61e39b92"><enum>(D)</enum><text>each project or
activity for which funding is provided addresses 1 or more priority issue areas
identified by the Board for the fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id56B085BCA31B4CA58147FD25828E2984"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Evaluation of
applications</header>
<subparagraph id="id1328B18531EA430D82B90FC33C0E9C2D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In evaluating applications for grants under this
subsection, the Program Office shall give priority to the applications in
accordance with such ranking system as the Executive Committee may
establish.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE08AA8669A404A1BAD0AB32A92EF497B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Negative
determinations</header><text>If the Program Office determines not to provide a
grant to an application ranked by the Executive Committee under subparagraph
(A) as 1 of the top 10 applications, the Program Office shall submit to the
Executive Committee a written statement explaining the reasons why the proposal
was not funded by not later than 30 days after the date of the
determination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD4B98D063624489E873A9AD2624BF775"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Prohibited
activities</header><text>A grant provided under this subsection shall not be
used for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3004ab9bb2274964956e2d37d130bf08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>design,
construction, or improvement of a road, except as required in connection with a
sewer upgrade;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7e424a704cb14b369cd8423ef9421ae9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>design,
implementation, or evaluation of a research or monitoring project or activity,
except as required in connection with a project or activity that will result in
a tangible improvement to the Great Lakes watershed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc4fb76fb8ecc4d4b94869c992f888f43"><enum>(C)</enum><text>design or
implementation of a beautification project or activity that does not result in
a tangible improvement to the Great Lakes watershed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID31518facaffc472daa4a5f1629033501"><enum>(D)</enum><text>litigation
expenses, including for any legal action to address a violation of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), or any other environmental law or
regulation; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID824e06034a064970bd0cafcaa93cf771"><enum>(E)</enum><text>lobbying
activities (as defined in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2
U.S.C. 1602)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAEB20FE773E04E55AFF8351F02D11AC0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph id="ID216341a7fa904917ad46712825c2dcad"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through
2015.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb16316624be540d7a7528c3c877d4b48"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cost
sharing</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of any project or activity
carried out using funds made available under this subsection shall not exceed
80 percent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaf127489a12740a4991cbff3adca0a32"><enum>(C)</enum><header>In-kind
contributions</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of any project or
activity carried out using funds made available under this subsection may be
provided in cash or in kind.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2f3d2dff10f9464ebc05d3618b104f09"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Great Lakes
Environmental Restoration Advisory Board</header>
<paragraph id="ID001a637ec02e4ea69dd0f6a61410d919"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established a board, to be known as the <quote>Great Lakes Environmental
Restoration Advisory Board</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2c23917486e74d058861d1549cef3824"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<subparagraph id="IDb86f7991d2a94c50a7646ddc006f5585"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Board shall be composed of 15 members (or designees
of the members), to be appointed by the Executive Committee, of whom—</text>
<clause id="ID04dfccecc4ee4171805efcbfbb6192d0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>5
shall be representatives of environmental organizations;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID314a3eed92544fe9aecbe455c43ffc54"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>5
shall be representatives of industry, to be selected by the chairperson of the
Board;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4cb77f2430d3485cae9d72504001e2cc"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1
shall be a representative of Canadian interests; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID18d25fcd832a4846b5240c624a07c9dd"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>4
shall be representatives of other interests, such as recreational boating,
fishing, birding, and academia.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9baf0d79dae144d29f2254357de827ad"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Date of
appointments</header><text>The appointment of each member of the Board shall be
made not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1ef5e4dda6e84fc087b629b624d62438"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Term;
vacancies</header>
<clause id="IDecc3202d03c041f4aa69022925c4a61c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Term</header><text>A
member of the Board shall be appointed for 5 years.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID61b36a304b6f47d5ae7f0d8740cc30ce"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A
vacancy on the Board—</text>
<subclause id="ID1430a2664a3f4cb59150fb1684ef3eaa"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall not affect
the powers of the Board; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID66c2859fa48b4eadba148a4d4bf5130f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall be filled
in the same manner as the original appointment was made.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID828f4552b6e9450c925516a4ddd74dbd"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Board shall meet at the call of the chairperson.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9f4c094210454630b44ad74302d7e7f0"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
Board shall select a chairperson of the Board from the members appointed under
subparagraph (A)(i).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID69d3b2cea23c4c85990d960468629c19"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<subparagraph id="ID301d81db6c394dec88f12b282c03bb34"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Determination
of funding priority issue areas</header>
<clause id="id91F44CC085354B55877CFEB010534F50"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2009, and annually
thereafter, the Board shall—</text>
<subclause id="idF4EA1DC18C484162AF4749FE4CE234BB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>determine, by
majority vote in accordance with clause (ii), the funding priority issue areas
that shall apply to all grants provided under subsection (b) during the
following fiscal year; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2C18DF800614466B895A68B14F59C2A0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>submit to the
Executive Committee a report describing the determination.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID88e982957b0f4c12af8331ff6b1f4222"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Great Lakes
goals</header><text>The Board shall base a determination under clause (i)(I) on
environmental restoration goals for the Great Lakes that identify specific
objectives and the best methods by which to produce tangible improvement to the
Great Lakes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0250e01741f440e8b4c98f2db8e37573"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<clause id="ID866fca9957b14525b4e3c7af86f98b12"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Action by
Program Office</header><text>The Program Office shall provide to the Board, in
a timely manner, a copy of each application for a grant under subsection
(b).</text>
</clause><clause id="ID08ab8bc0dbfa4a15a73da4ff3cc37dee"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Board</header><text>The
Board shall—</text>
<subclause id="IDe89ee3a2981848d0ac1e3aeb5156a2f7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>review each
application received under clause (i); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID23e2e4780adf4bb58e4f6e49bc2c5295"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by a date
specified by the Program Office, provide to the Program Office a list of the
grant applications that the Board recommends for funding, ranked in order of
the applications that most merit funding.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>