rate of effective compliance with the guide-
lines;
‘‘(F) provide for sampling procedures to
monitor compliance with the guidelines;
‘‘(G) protect the safety of—
‘‘(i) each vessel; and
‘‘(ii) the crew and passengers of each
vessel;
‘‘(H) take into consideration—
‘‘(i) variations in the characteristics of
point of origin and receiving water bodies;
‘‘(ii) variations in the ecological condi-
tions of waters and coastal areas of the
United States; and
‘‘(iii) different operating conditions;
and
‘‘(I) be based on the best scientific infor-
mation available.
‘‘(d) PERIODIC REVIEW AND REVISION.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of the National Invasive
Species Act of 1996, and not less frequently than
every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary shall, in ac-
cordance with criteria developed by the Task Force
under paragraph (3)—
‘‘(A) assess the compliance by vessels with
the voluntary guidelines issued under this sec-
tion and the regulations promulgated under this
Act;
‘‘(B) establish the rate of compliance that
is based on the assessment under subparagraph
(A);
‘‘(C) assess the effectiveness of the vol-
untary guidelines and regulations referred to in
subparagraph (A) in reducing the introduction
and spread of aquatic nuisance species by ves-
sels; and
‘‘(D) as necessary, on the basis of the best
scientific information available—
‘‘(i) revise and reissue the guidelines
and regulations referred to in paragraph
(1); and
‘‘(ii) promulgate additional regulations
pursuant to subsection (e)(1).
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
REVIEW
AND
REVISION.—Not
later than 90 days after the Task Force makes a re-
quest to the Secretary for a special review and revi-
sion for coastal and inland waterways designated by
the Task Force, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) conduct a special review of guidelines
and regulations applicable to those waterways
in accordance with the review procedures under
paragraph (1); and
‘‘(B) as necessary, in the same manner as
provided under paragraph (1)(D)—
‘‘(i) revise and reissue those guide-
lines; and
‘‘(ii) promulgate additional regula-
tions.
‘‘(3) CRITERIA
FOR
EFFECTIVENESS.—Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
the National Invasive Species Act of 1996, the Task
Force shall submit to the Secretary criteria for de-
termining the adequacy and effectiveness of the vol-
untary guidelines issued under subsection (c).
‘‘(e) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—
‘‘(1) GENERAL REGULATIONS.—If, on the basis
of a periodic review conducted under paragraph (1)
of subsection (d) or a special review conducted under
paragraph (2) of that subsection, the Secretary de-
termines that—
‘‘(A) the rate of effective compliance (as
determined by the Secretary) with the guide-
lines issued pursuant to subsection (c) is inad-
equate; or
‘‘(B) the reporting by vessels pursuant to
those guidelines is not adequate for the Sec-
retary to assess the compliance with those
guidelines and provide a rate of compliance of
vessels, including the assessment of the rate of
compliance of vessels under subsection (d)(2),
the Secretary shall promulgate regulations that meet
the requirements of paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULATIONS.—The
regulations promulgated by the Secretary under
paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) shall—
‘‘(i) make mandatory the require-
ments included in the voluntary guidelines
issued under subsection (c);
‘‘(ii) provide for the enforcement of
the regulations; and
‘‘(B) may be regional in scope.
‘‘(3) REVOCATION OF CLEARANCE.—The regu-
lations promulgated under this subsection shall re-
quest the Secretary of the Treasury to withhold or
revoke the clearance of a vessel required by section
4197 of the Revised Statutes (46 U.S.C. App. 91),
if the owner or operator of that vessel is in violation
of the regulations.
‘‘(f) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Any person who violates a
regulation promulgated under subsection (e) shall be liable
for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $25,000.
Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate
violation. A vessel operated in violation of the regulations
is liable in rem for any civil penalty assessed under this
subsection for that violation.
‘‘(g) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Any person who know-
ingly violates the regulations promulgated under sub-
section (e) is guilty of a class C violation.
‘‘(h) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.—To
the maximum extent practicable, in carrying out the pro-
grams under this section, the Secretary shall arrange to
use the expertise, facilities, members, or personnel of es-
tablished agencies and organizations that have routine
contact with vessels, including the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agri-
culture, port administrations, and ship pilots’ associations.
‘‘(i) CONSULTATION WITH CANADA, MEXICO, AND
OTHER
FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS.—In developing the
guidelines issued, and regulations promulgated, under this
section, the Secretary is encouraged to consult with the
Government of Canada, the Government of Mexico, and
any other government of a foreign country that the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Task Force, determines
to be necessary to develop and implement an effective
international program for preventing the unintentional in-
troduction and spread of nonindigenous species in the wa-
ters of North America (as defined by the Secretary).
‘‘(j) 
INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION.—The 
Sec-
retary, in cooperation with the International Maritime Or-
ganization of the United Nations and the Commission on
Environmental Cooperation established pursuant to the
North American Free Trade Agreement, is encouraged to
enter into negotiations with the governments of foreign
countries to develop and implement an effective inter-
national program for preventing the unintentional intro-
duction and spread of nonindigenous species in the waters
of North America (as defined by the Secretary).’’.
(c) NATIONAL BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT IN-
FORMATION.—Section 1102 (16 U.S.C. 4712) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking the section heading and insert-
ing the following new section heading:
‘‘SEC. 1102. NATIONAL BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT IN-
FORMATION.’’;
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting
‘‘, in cooperation with the Secretary,’’ before
‘‘shall conduct’’ each place it appears;
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘Lake
Champlain and other’’ after ‘‘economic uses
of’’; and
(C) by striking subsection (b) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(b) ECOLOGICAL AND BALLAST DISCHARGE SUR-
VEYS.—
‘‘(1) ECOLOGICAL SURVEYS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force, in
cooperation with the Secretary, shall conduct
ecological surveys of the Chesapeake Bay, San
Francisco Bay, Honolulu Harbor, Prince Wil-
liam Sound, and other waters that the Task
Force determines—
‘‘(i) to be highly susceptible to inva-
sion by aquatic nuisance species resulting
from ballast water operations and other
operations of vessels; and
‘‘(ii) to require further study.
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
SURVEYS.—In
conducting the surveys under this paragraph,
the Task Force shall, with respect to each such
survey—
‘‘(i) examine the attributes and pat-
terns of invasions of aquatic nuisance spe-
cies; and
‘‘(ii) provide an estimate of the effec-
tiveness of ballast water management and
other vessel management guidelines issued,
and regulations promulgated, under this
subtitle in abating invasions of aquatic nui-
sance species in the waters that are the
subject of the survey.
‘‘(2) BALLAST DISCHARGE SURVEYS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in co-
operation with the Task Force, shall conduct
surveys of ballast discharge rates and practices
in the waters referred to in paragraph (1)(A)
on the basis of the criteria under clauses (i)
and (ii) of such paragraph.
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
SURVEYS.—In
conducting the surveys under this paragraph,
the Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) examine the rate of, and trends
in, ballast water discharge in the waters
that are the subject of the survey; and
‘‘(ii) assess the effectiveness of vol-
untary guidelines issued, and regulations
promulgated, under this subtitle in altering
ballast discharge practices to reduce the
probability of accidental introductions of
aquatic nuisance species.
‘‘(c) GRANT TO CHESAPEAKE RESEARCH CONSOR-
TIUM.—For each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002, the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall award a
grant in an amount equal to $750,000 to the Chesapeake
Research Consortium to fund aquatic nuisance species
prevention and control research in the Chesapeake Bay
through competitive grants to universities and research in-
stitutions.
‘‘(d) NATIONAL BALLAST INFORMATION CLEARING-
HOUSE.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution, acting through the Smith-
sonian Environmental Research Center, shall develop
and maintain, in consultation with the Task Force,
a clearinghouse of national data concerning—
‘‘(A) ballasting practices;
‘‘(B) compliance with the guidelines issued
pursuant to section 1101(c); and
‘‘(C) any other information obtained by the
Task Force under subsection (b).
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The head of the Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center shall prepare and
submit to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion, on a biannual basis, a report that synthesizes
and analyzes the data referred to in paragraph (1)
relating to—
‘‘(A) ballast water delivery and manage-
ment; and
‘‘(B) invasions of aquatic nuisance species
resulting from ballast water.’’.
(d) NAVAL BALLAST WATER PROGRAM; BALLAST
WATER
MANAGEMENT
DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM.—
Subtitle B (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following new sections:
‘‘SEC. 1103. NAVAL BALLAST WATER PROGRAM.
‘‘Subject to operational conditions, the Chief of Naval
Operations of the Department of the Navy, in consultation
with the Secretary, the Task Force, and the International
Maritime Organization, shall implement a ballast water
management program for the seagoing fleet of the Navy
to limit the risk of invasion by nonindigenous species re-
sulting from releases of ballast water.
‘‘SEC. 1104. BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRA-
TION PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES DEFINED.—
For purposes of this section, the term ‘technologies and
practices’ means those technologies and practices that—
‘‘(1) may be retrofitted—
‘‘(A) on existing vessels or incorporated in
new vessel designs; and
‘‘(B) on existing land-based ballast water
treatment facilities;
‘‘(2) may be designed into new water treatment
facilities;
‘‘(3) are operationally practical;
‘‘(4) are safe for a vessel and crew;
‘‘(5) are environmentally sound;
‘‘(6) are cost-effective;
‘‘(7) a vessel operator is capable of monitoring;
and
‘‘(8) are effective against a broad range of
aquatic nuisance species.
‘‘(b) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—During the 18-month pe-
riod beginning on the date that funds are made
available by appropriations pursuant to section
1301(e), the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation
with the Secretary, shall conduct a ballast water
management demonstration program to demonstrate
technologies and practices to prevent aquatic
nonindigenous species from being introduced into
and spread through ballast water in the Great Lakes
and other waters of the United States.
‘‘(2) UNITED STATES SHIPYARDS AND SHIP RE-
PAIR FACILITIES.—The installation and construction
of the technologies and practices used in the dem-
onstration program conducted under this subsection
shall be performed in a United States shipyard or
ship repair facility.
‘‘(3) VESSEL
SELECTION.—In demonstrating
technologies and practices on vessels under this sub-
section, the Secretary the Interior, shall—
‘‘(A) use only vessels that—
‘‘(i) have ballast systems conducive to
testing aboard-vessel or land-based tech-
nologies and practices applicable to a sig-
nificant number of merchant vessels;
‘‘(ii) are predominantly owned by citi-
zens of the United States (as determined
by the Secretary of the Interior); and
‘‘(iii) are—
‘‘(I) publicly or privately owned;
and
‘‘(II) in active use for trade or
other cargo shipment purposes during
the demonstration; and
‘‘(B) seek to use a variety of vessel types,
including vessels that—
‘‘(i) call on ports in the United States
and on the Great Lakes; and
‘‘(ii) are operated along the other
major coasts of the United States and in-
land waterways, including the Prince Wil-
liam Sound, San Francisco Bay, and
Chesapeake Bay.
‘‘(4) SELECTION OF TECHNOLOGIES AND PRAC-
TICES.—If a report on a study on ships’ ballast op-
erations conducted by the National Research Council
Marine Board of the National Academy of Sciences
is available at the time that the Secretary of the In-
terior selects technologies and practices for dem-
onstration under this subsection, the Secretary of
the Interior shall, in making such selections, give
priority to any technologies and practices identified
as promising by the Board in such report.
‘‘(5) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the
date of enactment of the National Invasive Species
Act of 1996, the Secretary of the Interior shall pre-
pare and submit a report to Congress on the dem-
onstration program conducted pursuant to this sec-
tion. The report shall include findings and rec-
ommendations of the Secretary of the Interior con-
cerning technologies and practices.
‘‘(c) AUTHORITIES; CONSULTATION AND COOPERA-
TION WITH INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION
AND TASK FORCE.
‘‘(1) AUTHORITIES.—In conducting the dem-
onstration program under subsection (b), the Sec-
retary of the Interior may—
‘‘(A) enter into cooperative agreements
with appropriate officials of other agencies of
the Federal Government, agencies of States and
political subdivisions thereof, and private enti-
ties;
‘‘(B) accept funds, facilities, equipment, or
personnel from other Federal agencies; and
‘‘(C) accept donations of property and
services.
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION.—The
Secretary of the Interior shall consult and cooperate
with the International Maritime Organization and
the Task Force in carrying out this section.’’.
(e) AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE C.—
(1) SUBTITLE HEADING.—The subtitle heading
to subtitle C (16 U.S.C. 4721 et seq.) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘Subtitle C—Prevention and Con-
trol of Aquatic Nuisance Species
Dispersal’’
(2) TASK
FORCE.—Section 1201 (16 U.S.C.
4721) is amended—
(A) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of
paragraph (5);
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as
paragraph (7); and
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (5)
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(6) the Secretary of Agriculture; and’’; and
(B) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, the
Lake Champlain Basin Program, the Chesa-
peake Bay Program,’’ before ‘‘and State agen-
cies’’.
(3) RESEARCH
PROGRAM.—Section 1202 (16
U.S.C. 4722) is amended—
(A) in subsection (f)(1)(A), by inserting
‘‘and impacts’’ after ‘‘economic risks’’; and
(B) in subsection (i)—
(i) in paragraph (1)—
(I) by striking ‘‘(1) IN
GEN-
ERAL.—The Task Force’’ and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(1) ZEBRA MUSSEL.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force’’;
(II) by striking ‘‘(A) research’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(i) research’’;
(III) by striking ‘‘(B) tracking’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(ii) tracking’’;
(IV) by striking ‘‘(C) develop-
ment’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(iii) development’’; and
(V) by striking ‘‘(D) provision’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(iv) provision’’;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2)
PUBLIC FACILITY RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT.—’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(B) PUBLIC
FACILITY
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT.—’’;
(iii) in subparagraph (B) of para-
graph (1), as so redesignated, by striking
the first sentence and inserting the follow-
ing: ‘‘The Assistant Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Task Force, shall develop a
program of research, technology develop-
ment, and demonstration for the environ-
mentally sound control of zebra mussels in
and around public facilities.’’;
(iv) in paragraph (1), by adding after
subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES.—Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
subparagraph, the Task Force shall develop and
submit to the Secretary for issuance by the Sec-
retary, voluntary guidelines for controlling the
spread of the zebra mussel through recreational
activities, including boating and fishing. Not
later than the date specified in the preceding
sentence, the Secretary shall issue voluntary
guidelines that incorporate the guidelines devel-
oped by the Task Force under this subpara-
graph.’’; and
(v) by adding at the end the following
new paragraphs:
‘‘(2) DISPERSAL CONTAINMENT ANALYSIS.—
‘‘(A) RESEARCH.—The Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency, in co-
operation with the National Science Foundation
and the Task Force, shall provide research
grants on a competitive basis for projects
that—
‘‘(i) identify environmentally sound
methods for controlling the dispersal and
spread of aggressively invading species,
such as the zebra mussel; and
‘‘(ii) adhere to research protocols de-
veloped pursuant to section 1202(f)(2).
‘‘(B) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Environmental Protection Agency
to carry out this paragraph, $500,000.
‘‘(3) DISPERSAL BARRIER DEMONSTRATION.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Task Force,
shall investigate and identify environmentally
sound methods for preventing and reducing the
dispersal of nonindigenous nuisance aquatic
species between the Great Lakes-Saint Law-
rence drainage and the Mississippi River drain-
age through the Chicago River Ship and Sani-
tary Canal, including any of those methods that
could be incorporated into the operation or con-
struction of the lock system of the Chicago
River Ship and Sanitary Canal.
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months
after the date of enactment of this paragraph,
the Assistant Secretary shall issue a report to
the Congress that includes recommendations
concerning—
‘‘(i) which of the methods that are
identified under the study conducted under
this paragraph are most promising with re-
spect to preventing and reducing the dis-
persal of nonindigenous nuisance aquatic
species; and
‘‘(ii) ways to incorporate those meth-
ods into ongoing operations of the United
States Army Corps of Engineers that are
conducted at the Chicago River Ship and
Sanitary Canal.
‘‘(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of the Army, to
carry out this paragraph, $750,000.
‘‘(4) CONTRIBUTIONS.—To the extent allowable
by law, in carrying out the studies under paragraphs
(2) and (3), the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Army
may enter into an agreement with an interested
party under which that party provides in kind or
monetary contributions for the study.
‘‘(5) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The 
Great
Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
shall provide technical assistance to the Lake Cham-
plain Research Consortium to assist in the research
conducted by that consortium pursuant to this sub-
section.’’.
(4) IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 1202(j) (16
U.S.C. 4722(j)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Not
later than 18 months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Director’’ and inserting
‘‘The Director, the Secretary,’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.—To the ex-
tent allowable by law, and in a manner consistent
with section 141 of title 14, United States Code, the
Director, the Secretary, and the Under Secretary
may provide enforcement assistance pursuant to a
management plan that is approved by the Director,
the Secretary, or the Under Secretary for the control
of nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species upon re-
quest of a State or Indian tribe.’’.
(5) REGIONAL
COORDINATION.—Section 1203
(16 U.S.C. 4723) is amended—
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting the following new section heading:
‘‘SEC. 1203. REGIONAL COORDINATION.’’;
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by inserting ‘‘region’’ before ‘‘representatives’’;
(C) in paragraphs (1) through (6), by
striking ‘‘Great Lakes’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘Great Lakes region’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(d) REGIONAL PANELS.—The Task Force shall—
‘‘(1) encourage the development and use of re-
gional panels and other similar entities in regions
other than the Great Lakes to carry out, with re-
spect to those regions, activities that are similar to
the activities described in subsection (a); and
‘‘(2) cooperate with regional panels and similar
entities that carry out the activities described in
paragraph (1).’’.
(6) 
STATE
OR
INTERSTATE
WATERSHED
AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
Section 1204 (16 U.S.C. 4724) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) by striking the heading and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(a) STATE
OR INTERSTATE INVASIVE SPECIES
MANAGEMENT PLANS.—’’;
(ii) in paragraph (1)—
(I) by striking the matter preced-
ing subparagraph (A) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After providing notice and
opportunity for public comment, the Governor of
each State may prepare and submit, or the Gov-
ernors of the States and the governments of the In-
dian tribes involved in an interstate organization,
may jointly prepare and submit—’’;
(II) in subparagraph (A), by
striking ‘‘technical and financial as-
sistance’’ and inserting ‘‘technical, en-
forcement, or financial assistance (or
any combination thereof)’’; and
(III) in subparagraphs (A) and
(B), by inserting ‘‘or within the inter-
state region involved’’ after ‘‘within
the State’’ each place it appears;
(iii) in paragraph (2)—
(I) in subparagraph (B), by
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of the sub-
paragraph;
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graph (C) as subparagraph (D);
(III) by inserting after subpara-
graph (B) the following:
‘‘(C) identify any new authority that the
State (or any State or Indian tribe involved in
the interstate organization) does not have at
the time of the development of the plan that
may be necessary for the State (or any State or
Indian tribe involved in the interstate organiza-
tion) to protect public health, property, and the
environment from harm by aquatic nuisance
species; and’’; and
(IV) in subparagraph (D), as re-
designated, by inserting ‘‘, and ena-
bling legislation’’ before the period;
(iv) in paragraph (3)—
(I) in subparagraph (A)—
(aa) by inserting ‘‘or inter-
state organization’’ after ‘‘the
State’’; and
(bb) by inserting ‘‘Indian
tribes,’’ 
after 
‘‘local 
govern-
ments,’’; and
(II) in subparagraph (B), by in-
serting ‘‘or the appropriate official of
an interstate organization’’ after ‘‘a
State’’; and
(v) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or
the interstate organization’’ after ‘‘the
Governor’’; and
(B) in subsection (b)(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘or the Assistant Sec-
retary, as appropriate under subsection (a)
of this section,’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘approved manage-
ment plans’’ and inserting ‘‘management
plans approved under subsection (a)’’.
(f) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
1301 (16 U.S.C. 4741) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2);
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following;
‘‘(3) $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
1997 through 2002 to the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating to carry out section
1101;’’;
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(4) for each of fiscal years 1997 through
2002, to carry out paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
1102(b)—
‘‘(A) $1,000,000 to the Department of the
Interior, to be used by the Director; and
‘‘(B) $1,000,000 to the Department of
Commerce, to be used by the Under Secretary;
and
‘‘(5) for each of fiscal years 1997 through
2002, $1,250,000 to the Smithsonian Institution, of
which—
‘‘(A) $750,000 shall be used to carry out
section 1102(c); and
‘‘(B) $500,000 shall be used to carry out
section 1102(d).’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and
1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1997 through 2002’’; and
(B) by striking paragraphs (1) through (7)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) $6,000,000 to the Department of the Inte-
rior, to be used by the Director to carry out sections
1202 and 1209;
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 to the Department of Com-
merce, to be used by the Under Secretary to carry
out section 1202;
‘‘(3) $1,500,000 to fund aquatic nuisance spe-
cies prevention and control research under section
1202(i) at the Great Lakes Environmental Research
Laboratory of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration and the Lake Champlain Re-
search Consortium, of which $500,000 shall be used
by the Lake Champlain Research Consortium;
‘‘(4) $5,000,000 for competitive grants for uni-
versity research on aquatic nuisance species under
section 1202(f)(3) as follows:
‘‘(A) $4,000,000 to fund grants under sec-
tion 206 of the National Sea Grant College
Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) and
grants to colleges for the benefit of agriculture
and the mechanic arts referred to in the first
section of the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat.
417, chapter 841; 7 U.S.C. 322); and
‘‘(B) $1,000,000 to fund grants through
the Cooperative Fisheries and Wildlife Research
Unit Program of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service;
‘‘(5) $200,000 to fund aquatic nuisance species
prevention and control activities of the Great lakes
Commission; and
‘‘(6) $3,000,000 to the Assistant Secretary to
carry out section 1202(i)(1)(B).’’;
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) GRANTS
FOR
STATE
MANAGEMENT
PRO-
GRAMS.—There are authorized to be appropriated for each
of fiscal years 1997 through 2001 $4,000,000 to the De-
partment of the Interior, to be used by the Director.’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e) BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRA-
TION PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of the Interior $2,000,000 to carry out
section 1104.’’.
SEC. 3. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this
Act is intended to affect the authorities and responsibil-
ities of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission established
under article II of the Convention on Great Lakes Fish-
eries between the United States of America and Canada,
signed at Washington on September 10, 1954 (hereafter
in this section referred to as the ‘‘Convention’’), including
the authorities and responsibilities of the Great Lakes
Fishery Commission—
(1) for developing and implementing a com-
prehensive program for eradicating or minimizing
populations of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes wa-
tershed; and
(2) carrying out the duties of the Commission
specified in the Convention (including any amend-
ment thereto) and the Great Lakes Fishery Act of
1956 (16 U.S.C. 931 et seq.).
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