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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 125 

To direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with 

the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, and the United 

States Geological Survey, to lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread 

of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and 

tributaries, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 24 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 2013 

Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. CASEY, and Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in 

coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, and the United States Geological 

Survey, to lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread 

of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River 

basins and tributaries, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strategic Response to 

5 Asian Carp Invasion Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds that— 

3 (1) the rapid spread of several invasive species 

4 of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi River and 

5 Ohio River basins and tributaries threatens eco6 systems and billions of dollars of economic activities 

7 connected to outdoor recreation in States throughout 

8 the Midwest; and 

9 (2) while Federal efforts have focused on pre10 venting the spread of Asian carp into the Great 

11 Lakes, there is growing recognition of the threat 

12 Asian carp pose to other ecosystems in the Upper 

13 Mississippi and Ohio River basins. 

14 SEC. 3. MULTIAGENCY EFFORT TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF 

15 ASIAN CARP IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI AND 

16 OHIO RIVER BASINS AND TRIBUTARIES. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the United States 

18 Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Chief 

19 of Engineers, the Director of the National Park Service, 

20 and the Director of the United States Geological Survey, 

21 shall lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian 

22 carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and 

23 tributaries by providing high-level technical assistance, co24 ordination, best practices, and support to State and local 

25 governments in carrying out activities designed to slow, 

26 and eventually eliminate, the threat posed by Asian carp. 


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1 (b) BEST PRACTICES.—To the maximum extent 

2 practicable, the multiagency effort shall apply lessons 

3 learned and best practices such as those described in the 

4 document prepared by the Asian Carp Working Group en5 titled ‘‘Management and Control Plan for Bighead, Black, 

6 Grass, and Silver Carps in the United States’’, and dated 

7 November 2007, and the document prepared by the Asian 

8 Carp Regional Coordinating Committee entitled ‘‘FY 2012 

9 Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework’’ and dated Feb10 ruary 2012. 

11 SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31 of 

13 each year, the Director of the United States Fish and 

14 Wildlife Service shall submit to the Committee on Appro15 priations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

16 House of Representatives and the Committee on Appro17 priations and the Committee on Environmental and Public 

18 Works of the Senate a report describing the coordinated 

19 strategies established and progress made toward goals to 

20 control and eliminate Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi 

21 and Ohio River basins and tributaries. 

22 (b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under sub23 section (a) shall include— 

24 (1) any observed changes in the range of Asian 

25 carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins 


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1 and tributaries during the 2-year period preceding 

2 submission of the report; 

3 (2) a summary of Federal agency efforts, in4 cluding cooperative efforts with non-Federal part5 ners, to control the spread of Asian carp in the 

6 Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tribu7 taries; 

8 (3) any research that the Director determines 

9 could improve the ability to control the spread of 

10 Asian carp; 

11 (4) any quantitative measures that Director in12 tends to use to document progress in controlling the 

13 spread of Asian carp; and 

14 (5) a cross-cut accounting of Federal and non15 Federal expenditures to control the spread of Asian 

16 carp. 

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