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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 358 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 23, 2013 

Ms. MCCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. KELLY, Mr. WALZ, Mr. LATTA, Mr. NOLAN, 

Mr. HIGGINS, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 

PETERSON, and Mr. PAULSEN) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

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 the following: 

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. 

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 these invasive species pose to other ecosystems in 

13 the Upper 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 The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

18 Service, in coordination with the Army Corps of Engi19 neers, the National Park Service, and the United States 

20 Geological Survey, shall lead a multiagency effort to slow 

21 the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and 

22 Ohio River basins and tributaries by providing high-level 

23 technical assistance, coordination, best practices, and sup24 port to State and local government strategies to slow, and 

25 eventually eliminate, the threat posed by Asian Carp. To 

26 the maximum extent practicable, the multiagency effort 

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1 shall apply lessons learned and best practices such as 

2 those developed under the Management and Control Plan 

3 for Bighead, Black, Grass, and Silver Carps in the United 

4 States, November 2007 and the Asian Carp Control Stra5 tegic Framework. 

6 SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

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

8 Fish and Wildlife Service shall by December 31 of each 

9 year submit to the Subcommittee on Interior, Environ10 ment, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro11 priations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

12 House of Representatives a report on the coordinated 

13 strategies established and progress made toward goals to 

14 control and eliminate the Asian Carp in the Upper Mis15 sissippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries. 

16 (b) CONTENTS.—The Director shall include in each 

17 report— 

18 (1) observed changes in the range of Asian 

19 Carp in such waters during the 2-year period pre20 ceding submission of the report; 

21 (2) a summary of Federal agency efforts, in22 cluding cooperative efforts with non-Federal part23 ners, to control the spread of Asian Carp in such 

24 waters; 

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1 (3) research needed that could improve the abil2 ity to control such spread; 

3 (4) quantitative measures that will be used to 

4 document progress in controlling such spread; and 

5 (5) cross-cut accounting of Federal and non6 Federal expenditures to control such spread. 

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