regulations and identify regulations that may need 
modification— 
(A) in the interest of marine safety, secu-
rity, and environmental concerns, taking into 
account undersea pipelines, cables, or other in-
frastructure; and 
(B) to implement the amendments made by 
this section. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Upon completion of the review 
under paragraph (1), but not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Trans-
portation of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that 
summarizes the review. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 70006 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘70006. Anchorage grounds.’’. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF REGULATIONS.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (a) may not be construed to alter 
any existing rules, regulations, or final agency actions 
issued under section 70006 of title 46, United States Code, 
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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, Puer-
to Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Vir-
gin Islands of the United States; 
‘‘(14) ‘recreational vessel’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion 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 following: 
‘‘(g) OBSERVERS.—The chairpersons designated under 
subsection (d) may invite representatives of nongovern-
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mental entities to participate as observers of the Task 
Force.’’. 
(c) AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES TASK FORCE.—Sec-
tion 1201(b) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Pre-
vention 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 Manage-
ment; 
‘‘(9) the Commissioner of Reclamation; and’’. 
(d) AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES PROGRAM.—Section 
1202 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention 
and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4722) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—The Task Force may provide technical assist-
ance and recommendations for best practices to an 
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agency or entity engaged in vessel inspections or de-
contaminations 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 recommenda-
tions, the Task Force may consult with— 
‘‘(A) State fish and wildlife management 
agencies; 
‘‘(B) other State agencies that manage fish-
ery resources of the State or sustain fishery habi-
tat; 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 en-
actment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
2022, the Task Force shall submit a report to Con-
gress recommending legislative, programmatic, or reg-
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ulatory changes to eliminate remaining gaps in au-
thorities between members of the Task Force to effec-
tively manage and control the movement of aquatic 
nuisance species.’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS
AND
CONFORMING 
AMENDMENTS.—The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Pre-
vention 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 head-
ing, by striking ‘‘ADMINISRATIVE’’ and inserting 
‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE’’; and 
(5) in section 1209, by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 1202(a)’’. 
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