Code, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act until all regulations required under subsection 
(b) take effect. 
SEC. 404. AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES TASK FORCE. 
(a) RECREATIONAL
VESSEL
DEFINED.—Section 
1003 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention 
and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4702) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through 
(17) as paragraphs (15) through (19), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(13) ‘State’ means each of the several States, 
the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, 
Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
Virgin Islands of the United States; 
‘‘(14) ‘recreational vessel’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 502 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362);’’. 
(b) OBSERVERS.—Section 1201 of the Nonindigenous 
Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 
U.S.C. 4721) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) OBSERVERS.—The chairpersons designated 
under subsection (d) may invite representatives of non-
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governmental entities to participate as observers of the 
Task Force.’’. 
(c) AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES TASK FORCE.— 
Section 1201(b) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (10); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) the Director of the National Park Service; 
‘‘(8) the Director of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement; 
‘‘(9) the Commissioner of Reclamation; and’’. 
(d) AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 1202 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Preven-
tion and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4722) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (e) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AND
REC-
OMMENDATIONS.—The Task Force may provide 
technical assistance and recommendations for best 
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practices to an agency or entity engaged in vessel in-
spections or decontaminations for the purpose of— 
‘‘(A) effectively managing and controlling 
the movement of aquatic nuisance species into, 
within, or out of water of the United States; 
and 
‘‘(B) inspecting recreational vessels in a 
manner that minimizes disruptions to public ac-
cess for boating and recreation in non-contami-
nated vessels. 
‘‘(5) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (4), including the development of rec-
ommendations, the Task Force may consult with— 
‘‘(A) State fish and wildlife management 
agencies; 
‘‘(B) other State agencies that manage 
fishery resources of the State or sustain fishery 
habitat; and 
‘‘(C) relevant nongovernmental entities.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (k) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
2022, the Task Force shall submit a report to Con-
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gress recommending legislative, programmatic, or 
regulatory changes to eliminate remaining gaps in 
authorities between members of the Task Force to 
effectively manage and control the movement of 
aquatic nuisance species.’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
AND CONFORMING 
AMENDMENTS.—The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et 
seq.) is further amended— 
(1) in section 1002(b)(2), by inserting a comma 
after ‘‘funded’’; 
(2) in section 1003, in paragraph (7), by strik-
ing ‘‘Canandian’’ and inserting ‘‘Canadian’’; 
(3) in section 1203(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(F), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after ‘‘research,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘encour-
age’’ and inserting ‘‘encouraged’’; 
(4) in section 1204(b)(4), in the paragraph 
heading, by striking ‘‘ADMINISRATIVE’’ and inserting 
‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE’’; and 
(5) in section 1209, by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1202(a)’’. 
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