gress a report that includes a summary and analysis 
of the program carried out under this section.’’. 
CHAPTER 2—PREVENTION OF THE INTRO-
DUCTION OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPE-
CIES BY OTHER PATHWAYS 
SEC. 106. PRIORITY PATHWAY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
Subtitle C of title I of the Nonindigenous Aquatic 
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 
4721 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 1210. PRIORITY PATHWAY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IDENTIFICATION
OF HIGH PRIORITY PATH-
WAYS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of the Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act, and 
every 3 years thereafter, the Task Force, in coordination 
with the Invasive Species Council and in consultation with 
representatives of States, industry, and other interested 
parties, shall, based on pathway surveys and other avail-
able research relating to the rates of introductions in wa-
ters of the United States— 
‘‘(1) identify those pathways that pose the high-
est risk for introductions of invasive species, both 
nationally and on a region-by-region basis unless 
further managed; 
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‘‘(2) develop recommendations for management 
strategies for those high-risk pathways; 
‘‘(3) include in the report to the Congress re-
quired under section 1201(f)(2)(B) a description of 
the identifications, strategies, and recommendations; 
and 
‘‘(4) identify aquatic invasive species not yet in-
troduced into waters of the United States that are 
likely to be introduced into waters of the United 
States unless preventative measures are taken. 
‘‘(b) MANAGEMENT
OF
HIGH
PRIORITY
PATH-
WAYS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of the Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act, the 
Task Force or agencies of jurisdiction shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, implement the strategies de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2).’’. 
SEC. 107. SCREENING PROCESS FOR PLANNED IMPORTA-
TIONS OF LIVE AQUATIC ORGANISMS. 
Subtitle B of title I of the Nonindigenous Aquatic 
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 
4711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SEC. 1105. SCREENING PROCESS FOR PLANNED IMPORTA-
TIONS OF LIVE AQUATIC ORGANISMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of the Great Lakes Collaboration Imple-
mentation Act, no live aquatic organism of a species not 
in trade shall be imported into the United States without 
screening and approval in accordance with subsections (c) 
and (d). 
‘‘(b) GUIDELINES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 months 
after the date of enactment of the Great Lakes Col-
laboration Implementation Act, in consultation with 
regional panels convened under section 1203, States, 
tribes, and other stakeholders, the Invasive Species 
Council (in conjunction with the Task Force) shall 
issue guidelines for screening proposed planned im-
portations of live aquatic organisms into the United 
States, that include— 
‘‘(A) guidelines for minimum information 
requirements for determinations under sub-
section (c); and 
‘‘(B) guidelines for a simplified notification 
procedure for any additional shipments of orga-
nisms that may occur after completion of an 
initial screening process and determination 
under subsection (c). 
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‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the screening 
process shall be to prevent the introduction or estab-
lishment of aquatic invasive species in waters of the 
United States and contiguous waters of Canada and 
Mexico. 
‘‘(3) FACTORS.—In developing guidelines under 
this subsection and reviewing and revising the guide-
lines under subsection (j), the Invasive Species 
Council and the Task Force shall consider— 
‘‘(A) the likelihood of the spread of species 
by human or natural means; 
‘‘(B) species that may occur in association 
with the species planned for importation, in-
cluding pathogens, parasites, and free-living or-
ganisms; and 
‘‘(C) regional differences in probability of 
invasion and associated impacts. 
‘‘(c) CATEGORIES.—The screening process conducted 
pursuant to subsection (d) shall require the identification, 
to the maximum extent practicable, to the species level or, 
at least, to the genus level, of live aquatic organisms pro-
posed for importation and shall list— 
‘‘(1) species with high or moderate probability 
of undesirable impacts to areas within the bound-
aries of the United States and contiguous areas of 
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