[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 12, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S5178]
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           NOXIOUS WEED COORDINATION AND PLANT PROTECTION ACT

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                        AKAKA AMENDMENT NO. 337

  (Ordered referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry.)
  Mr. AKAKA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill (S. 910) to streamline, modernize, and enhance the authority 
of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to plant protection and 
quarantine, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 55, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

     SEC. 405. FEDERAL AGENCY ACTION AFFECTING INVASIVE SPECIES.

       (a) In General.--Each Federal agency, an action of which 
     may affect the status of invasive species, shall, to the 
     maximum extent practicable--
       (1) identify the action;
       (2) use relevant programs and authorities to--
       (A) prevent the introduction of invasive species;
       (B) detect, respond rapidly to, and control populations of 
     invasive species in a cost-effective and environmentally 
     sound manner;
       (C) monitor invasive species populations accurately and 
     reliably;
       (D) provide for restoration of native species and habitat 
     conditions of ecosystems that have been invaded;
       (E) conduct research on invasive species;
       (F) develop technologies to prevent introduction and 
     provide for environmentally sound control of invasive 
     species; and
       (G) promote public education on invasive species; and
       (3) not authorize, fund, or carry out an action that the 
     agency determines is likely to cause or promote the 
     introduction or spread of invasive species in the United 
     States or elsewhere unless, under guidelines prescribed by 
     the agency, the agency has determined and made public the 
     determination that--
       (A) the benefits of the action clearly outweigh the 
     potential harm caused by the invasive species; and
       (B) all feasible and prudent measures to minimize the risk 
     of harm shall be taken in conjunction with the action.
       (b) Duties.--Each Federal agency shall pursue the duties 
     under this section--
       (1) in consultation with the Invasive Species Council 
     established under section 402;
       (2) in accordance with the National Invasive Species Action 
     Plan established under section 404;
       (3) in cooperation with stakeholders, as appropriate; and
       (4) with the approval of the Department of State, in cases 
     in which the Federal agency is working with international 
     organizations or foreign nations.

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