‘‘(6) BEST
PERFORMING
TREATMENT
TECH-
NOLOGY.—The term ‘best performing treatment 
technology’ means the ballast water treatment tech-
nology that is, as determined by the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) the most biologically effective; 
‘‘(B) the most environmentally sound; and 
‘‘(C) suitable, available, and economically 
practicable. 
‘‘(7) COASTAL VOYAGE.—The term ‘coastal voy-
age’ means a voyage conducted entirely within the 
exclusive economic zone. 
‘‘(8) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
‘‘(9) ENVIRONMENTALLY
SOUND.—The term 
‘environmentally sound’, refers to an activity that 
prevents or reduces introductions, or controls infes-
tations, of aquatic invasive species in a manner that 
minimizes adverse effects on— 
‘‘(A) the structure and function of an eco-
system; and 
‘‘(B) nontarget organisms and ecosystems. 
‘‘(10) EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE.—The term 
‘exclusive economic zone’ means the area comprised 
of— 
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‘‘(A) the Exclusive Economic Zone of the 
United States established by Proclamation 
Number 5030, dated March 10, 1983; and 
‘‘(B) the equivalent zones of Canada and 
Mexico. 
‘‘(11) EXISTING VESSEL.—The term ‘existing 
vessel’ means any vessel that enters service on or be-
fore December 31, 2011. 
‘‘(12) GREAT LAKES.—The term ‘Great Lakes’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) Lake Erie; 
‘‘(B) Lake Huron (including Lake Saint 
Clair); 
‘‘(C) Lake Michigan; 
‘‘(D) Lake Ontario; 
‘‘(E) Lake Superior; 
‘‘(F) the connecting channels of those 
Lakes, including— 
‘‘(i) the Saint Mary’s River; 
‘‘(ii) the Saint Clair River; 
‘‘(iii) the Detroit River; 
‘‘(iv) the Niagara River; and 
‘‘(v) the Saint Lawrence River to the 
Canadian border; and 
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‘‘(G) any other body of water located with-
in the drainage basin of a Lake, River, or con-
necting channel described in any of subpara-
graphs (A) through (F). 
‘‘(13) GREAT LAKES REGION.—The term ‘Great 
Lakes region’ means the region comprised of the 
States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, 
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. 
‘‘(14) IN TRADE.—The term ‘in trade’, with re-
spect to a species, means a species that has a docu-
mented history of repeatedly being commercially im-
ported into the United States during the period be-
ginning on January 1, 1990, and ending on January 
1, 2009. 
‘‘(15) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
‘‘(16) 
INTERBASIN
WATERWAY.—The 
term 
‘interbasin waterway’ means a waterway that con-
nects 2 distinct water basins. 
‘‘(17) INTRODUCTION.—The term ‘introduction’ 
means the transfer of an organism to an ecosystem 
outside the historic range of the species of which the 
organism is a member. 
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‘‘(18) INVASION.—The term ‘invasion’ means 
an infestation of an aquatic invasive species. 
‘‘(19) INVASIVE SPECIES.—The term ‘invasive 
species’ means a nonindigenous species the introduc-
tion of which into an ecosystem may cause harm to 
the economy, environment, human health, recreation, 
or public welfare. 
‘‘(20) NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.— 
The term ‘National Invasive Species Council’ means 
the interagency council established by section 3 of 
Executive Order No. 13112 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note). 
‘‘(21) NEW
VESSEL.—The term ‘new vessel’ 
means any vessel that enters service on or after Jan-
uary 1, 2012. 
‘‘(22) NONINDIGENOUS
SPECIES.—The term 
‘nonindigenous species’ means any species in an eco-
system the range of which exceeds the historic range 
of the species in that ecosystem. 
‘‘(23) ORGANISM TRANSFER.—The term ‘orga-
nism transfer’ means the movement of an organism 
of any species from 1 ecosystem to another eco-
system outside the historic range of the species. 
‘‘(24) PATHWAY.—The term ‘pathway’ means 1 
or more vectors by which an invasive species is 
transferred from 1 ecosystem to another. 
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‘‘(25) 
PLANNED
IMPORTATION.—The 
term 
‘planned importation’ means the purposeful move-
ment of 1 or more nonindigenous organisms for use 
in the territorial limits of the United States. 
‘‘(26) REGIONAL PANEL.—The term ‘regional 
panel’ means a panel convened in accordance with 
section 1203. 
‘‘(27) SALTWATER FLUSHING.—The term ‘salt-
water flushing’ means the process of— 
‘‘(A) adding midocean water to a ballast 
water tank that contains residual quantities of 
ballast water; 
‘‘(B) mixing the midocean water with the 
residual ballast water and sediment in the tank 
through the motion of a ship; and 
‘‘(C) discharging the mixed water so that 
the salinity of the resulting residual ballast 
water in the tank exceeds 30 parts per thou-
sand. 
‘‘(28) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(29) SPECIES.—The term ‘species’ means any 
fundamental category of taxonomic classification 
below the level of genus or subgenus, including a 
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