eligible to be installed on vessels for evaluation 
under this section, such method must be, at a min-
imum— 
‘‘(A) determined by the Secretary to have 
the demonstrated potential to reduce the num-
ber of organisms greater than or equal to 50 
microns in minimum dimension in discharged 
ballast water to fewer than 10 living organisms 
per cubic meter of water; 
‘‘(B) cost-effective; 
‘‘(C) environmentally sound; 
‘‘(D) operationally practical; 
‘‘(E) able to be retrofitted on existing ves-
sels or incorporated in new vessel design (or 
both); 
‘‘(F) safe for a vessel and crew; and 
‘‘(G) accessible to monitoring.’’; 
(11) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) EXEMPTION
FROM
REGULATIONS.—Any 
vessel that participates in the program under this 
subsection shall be exempt from ballast water ex-
change requirements or applicable ballast water dis-
charge standards under section 1101 during— 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
23:21 May 23, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00032
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2423.IH
H2423
pwalker on PROD1PC71 with BILLS
‘‘(A) the period during which the vessel ac-
tively participates in and successfully meets the 
requirements of the program, as determined by 
the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) the period of the useful life of the 
vessel or the useful life of the installed alter-
native ballast water management method, 
whichever is shorter, 
if the installed alternative ballast water management 
method continues to operate satisfactorily, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, and the technology and pro-
cedures comprising the method have no significant 
adverse effect on the environment or risk to the ves-
sel or human health. 
‘‘(7) AUTHORITY
OF
SECRETARY
TO
REVIEW 
AND REVISE CRITERIA.—The Secretary may review 
and revise the criteria described in paragraph (4)(A) 
to require alternative ballast water management 
methods to meet a more stringent ballast water dis-
charge standard, including standards promulgated 
under section 1101(b)(2), before being eligible for 
installation aboard vessels under the program.’’; 
(12) by inserting after subsection (a), as so re-
designated, the following: 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
23:21 May 23, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00033
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2423.IH
H2423
pwalker on PROD1PC71 with BILLS
‘‘(b) SHIPBOARD
TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATION 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary, with 
the concurrence of and in cooperation with the Sec-
retary, shall conduct a program to demonstrate al-
ternative ballast water management methods evalu-
ated aboard vessels under subsection (a) to prevent 
aquatic nuisance species from being introduced into 
and spread through ballast water in waters of the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) LOCATION.—The installation and con-
struction of alternative ballast water management 
methods used in the demonstration program under 
this subsection shall be performed in the United 
States. 
‘‘(3) VESSEL ELIGIBILITY.—Vessels eligible to 
participate in the demonstration program under this 
subsection shall consist only of vessels that have 
been accepted into and are actively participating in 
the Shipboard Technology Evaluation Program 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(4) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary 
shall establish a grant program to provide fund-
ing for acquiring, installing, and operating al-
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
23:21 May 23, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00034
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2423.IH
H2423
pwalker on PROD1PC71 with BILLS
ternative ballast water management methods 
aboard vessels participating in the program 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) 
MATCHING
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
amount of Federal funds used for any dem-
onstration project under this subsection— 
‘‘(i) shall not exceed $1,000,000; and 
‘‘(ii) shall not exceed 50 percent of 
the total cost of such project. 
‘‘(c) ALTERNATIVE SHIP PATHWAY PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary, with 
the concurrence of and in cooperation with the Sec-
retary, shall conduct a program to demonstrate and 
verify technologies and practices to monitor and con-
trol the introduction of aquatic invasive species by 
ship pathways other than the release of ballast 
water. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION
OF
METHODS.—The Under 
Secretary may not select technologies and practices 
for demonstration or verification under paragraph 
(1) unless such technologies and practices, in the de-
termination of the Under Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary, meet the criteria outlined in sub-
paragraphs (B) through (G) of subsection (a)(4). 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
23:21 May 23, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00035
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2423.IH
H2423
pwalker on PROD1PC71 with BILLS
‘‘(3) LOCATION.—The installation and con-
struction of technologies and practices for dem-
onstration and verification under this subsection 
shall be performed in the United States.’’; and 
(13) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Secretary, in consultation with 
the Under Secretary,’’. 
SEC. 7. PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE SETTING AND IMPLE-
MENTATION OF STANDARDS. 
Subtitle B of title I (16 U.S.C. 4711) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1105. PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE SETTING AND IM-
PLEMENTATION OF STANDARDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with the Under Secretary, the Task Force, and other ap-
propriate Federal agencies, shall carry out a coordinated 
program to support the promulgation and implementation 
of standards under section 1101 to prevent the introduc-
tion and spread of aquatic invasive species by vessels. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—The program under 
this section shall, at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) characterize physical, chemical, and bio-
logical conditions at ballast water discharge locations 
in waters of the United States, to inform the design 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
23:21 May 23, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00036
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2423.IH
H2423
pwalker on PROD1PC71 with BILLS