prevent the introduction and export of invasive spe-
cies into and from, respectively, the United States. 
(3) Develop guidelines for Federal agency ef-
forts to ensure that Federal programs concerning 
invasive species, including outreach programs, are 
coordinated with State, local, and tribal govern-
ments. 
(4) Develop, in consultation with the Council on 
Environmental Quality, guidance to Federal agencies 
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) on prevention, con-
trol, and eradication of invasive species. 
(5) Establish and maintain a publicly acces-
sible, coordinated, up-to-date information sharing 
system that— 
(A) allows the access to and exchange of 
information among Federal agencies and the 
public; and 
(B) utilizes, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, the Internet. 
(6) Ensure that Federal agencies implement the 
plans, programs, and policies adopted by the Council 
in the National Management Plan through appro-
priate actions, including working in cooperation with 
Federal agencies on development of budgets pursu-
ant to the President’s annual budget submission to 
the Congress. 
(7) Evaluate Federal programs that are likely 
to cause or promote the introduction or spread of 
invasive species in the United States, and rec-
ommend actions Federal agencies can take to mini-
mize the risk of introductions or further spread of 
invasive species. 
(8) Develop and submit to the appropriate 
Committees of the House of Representatives and 
Senate and the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget an annual list of priorities, ranked 
in high, medium, and low categories, of Federal ef-
forts and programs in the following areas: 
(A) Prevention. 
(B) Eradication. 
(C) Control. 
(D) Monitoring. 
(E) Research. 
(F) Outreach. 
SEC. 5. NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall develop a 
National Invasive Species Management Plan that de-
tails and recommends performance-oriented goals
and specific measures of success for carrying out 
each of the Federal agency activities related to 
invasive species. 
(2) DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS.—The National 
Management Plan shall be developed through a pub-
lic process and in consultation with Federal agen-
cies, appropriate State and local entities, and other 
appropriate stakeholders. 
(3) CONTENTS.—The National Management 
Plan shall include recommendations of effective, 
cost-efficient, environmentally sound, and science- 
based approaches for the following: 
(A) Prevention of the introduction of 
invasive species, including approaches for iden-
tifying pathways by which invasive species are 
introduced and for minimizing the risk of intro-
ductions via those pathways. Recommended ap-
proaches under this subparagraph shall provide 
for— 
(i) a process to evaluate risks associ-
ated with the introduction and spread of 
invasive species; and 
(ii) a coordinated and systematic risk- 
based process to identify, monitor, and
interdict pathways that may be involved in 
the introduction of invasive species. 
(B) Cooperating with other nations to in-
crease their capacity to control their invasive 
species and to prevent the spread of invasive 
species across international borders. 
(C) Rapidly detecting and responding to 
incipient invasions of invasive species. 
(D) Managing new and established popu-
lations of invasive species by eradicating them 
or controlling their spread. 
(E) Accurately and reliably monitoring new 
and established populations of invasive species. 
(F) Restoring native species and habitat 
conditions in ecosystems that have been invaded 
by invasive species. 
(G) Evaluating and documenting the im-
pacts of invasive species on the economy, the 
environment, and human health. 
(H) Conducting research on the matters 
referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (F). 
(I) Developing technologies to prevent the 
introduction and provide for the management of 
invasive species.
(J) Promoting public education on invasive 
species and the means to address them. 
(4) IDENTIFICATION OF NEEDED PERSONNEL, 
ETC.—The National Management Plan shall identify 
the personnel, other resources, and additional levels 
of coordination needed to achieve the goals included 
in the plan. 
(b) EXISTING PLAN.—The Management Plan of the 
National Invasive Species Council adopted in 2001 shall 
be treated as the National Management Plan required 
under subsection (a) until the date of the issuance of the 
National Management plan in accordance with subsection 
(c). 
(c) ISSUANCE AND UPDATE OF NATIONAL MANAGE-
MENT PLAN.—The Council shall— 
(1) issue the National Management Plan re-
quired under subsection (a) by not later than De-
cember 31, 2005; 
(2) update the National Management Plan by 
not later than December 31 biennially; and 
(3) concurrently with the process of updating 
the National Management Plan, evaluate and report 
to the Congress on success in achieving the goals set 
forth in the National Management Plan.
(d) AGENCY REPORTS.—Within 18 months after the 
date of the issuance of any edition of the National Man-
agement Plan that recommends action by a Federal agen-
cy, the head of such agency shall report to the Congress 
any of such actions that the agency has not taken, with 
an explanation of why the action is not feasible. 
SEC. 6. INVASIVE SPECIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall have an advi-
sory committee to provide information and advice for con-
sideration by the Council, which shall be known as the 
Invasive Species Advisory Committee. Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, the advisory committee shall be 
organized, perform the functions, and have the authorities 
specified in the charter for such advisory committee signed 
by the Secretary of the Interior on October 30, 2001. 
(b) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the advisory com-
mittee shall be appointed by the chair of the Council, after 
consultation with the other members of the Council, from 
among individuals representing stakeholders with respect 
to Federal programs for minimizing the economic, ecologi-
cal, and human health impacts that invasive species cause. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—In addition to the functions speci-
fied in the charter referred to in subsection (a), the advi-
sory committee shall recommend to the Council plans and 
actions at local, tribal, State, regional, and ecosystem-
based levels to achieve the goals of the National Manage-
ment Plan required under section 5. 
(d) CONTINUING OPERATION
OF EXISTING COM-
MITTEE.—Any advisory committee appointed before the 
date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to the charter 
referred to in subsection (a) may continue in effect under 
this section. 
SEC. 7. BUDGET CROSSCUT. 
The Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et shall prepare and submit to the Congress and the Coun-
cil, by not later than March 31 of 2006 and of each year 
thereafter, a budget analysis and summary of all Federal 
programs relating to invasive species 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 
National Invasive Species Council established by sec-
tion 3(a). 
(2) INVASIVE
SPECIES.—The term ‘‘invasive 
species’’ means a species— 
(A) that is nonnative to the ecosystem 
under consideration; and 
(B) the introduction of which causes or 
may cause harm to the economy, the environ-
ment, or human health.
(3) NATIONAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term 
‘‘National Management Plan’’ means the National 
Invasive Species Management Plan developed by the 
Council under section 5(a). 
(4) SPECIES.—The term ‘‘species’’ means a cat-
egory of taxonomic classification ranking below a 
genus or subgenus and consisting of related orga-
nisms capable of interbreeding. 
SEC. 9. EXISTING EXECUTIVE ORDER. 
Executive Order 13112, dated February 3, 1999, 
shall have no force or effect. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 
2008. 
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