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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6385 
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 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 
Ms. MCCOLLUM (for herself and Mr. LATOURETTE) 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 Na-
tional 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strategic Response to 
Asian Carp Invasion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The rapid spread of several invasive species 
of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi River and 
Ohio River basins and tributaries threatens eco-
systems and billions of dollars of economic activities 
connected to outdoor recreation in States throughout 
the Midwest. 
(2) While Federal efforts have focused on pre-
venting the spread of Asian Carp into the Great 
Lakes, there is growing recognition of the threat 
these invasive species pose to other ecosystems in 
the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins. 
SEC. 3. MULTIAGENCY EFFORT TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF 
ASIAN CARP IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI AND 
OHIO RIVER BASINS AND TRIBUTARIES. 
The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, in coordination with the Army Corps of Engi-
neers, the National Park Service, and the United States 
Geological Survey, shall lead a multiagency effort to slow 
the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and 
Ohio River basins and tributaries by providing high-level 
technical assistance, coordination, best practices, and sup-
port to State and local government strategies to slow, and 
eventually eliminate, the threat posed by Asian Carp. To 
the maximum extent practicable, the multiagency effort 
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shall apply lessons learned and best practices such as 
those developed under the Management and Control Plan 
for Bighead, Black, Grass, and Silver Carps in the United 
States, November 2007 and the Asian Carp Control Stra-
tegic Framework. 
SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service shall by December 31 of each 
year submit to the Subcommittee on Interior, Environ-
ment, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appro-
priations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives a report on the coordinated 
strategies established and progress made toward goals to 
control and eliminate the Asian Carp in the Upper Mis-
sissippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Director shall include in each 
report— 
(1) observed changes in the range of Asian 
Carp in such waters during the 2-year period pre-
ceding submission of the report; 
(2) a summary of Federal agency efforts, in-
cluding cooperative efforts with non-Federal part-
ners, to control the spread of Asian Carp in such 
waters; 
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(3) research needed that could improve the abil-
ity to control such spread; 
(4) quantitative measures that will be used to 
document progress in controlling such spread; and 
(5) cross-cut accounting of Federal and non- 
Federal expenditures to control such spread. 
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