‘‘(2) develop recommendations for management 
strategies for those high-risk pathways; 
‘‘(3) include in the report to the Congress re-
quired under section 1201(f)(2)(B) a description of 
the identifications, strategies, and recommendations; 
and 
‘‘(4) identify aquatic invasive species not yet in-
troduced into waters of the United States that are 
likely to be introduced into waters of the United 
States unless preventative measures are taken. 
‘‘(b) MANAGEMENT
OF
HIGH
PRIORITY
PATH-
WAYS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of the Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act, the 
Task Force or agencies of jurisdiction shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, implement the strategies de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2).’’. 
SEC. 107. SCREENING PROCESS FOR PLANNED IMPORTA-
TIONS OF LIVE AQUATIC ORGANISMS. 
Subtitle B of title I of the Nonindigenous Aquatic 
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 
4711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SEC. 1105. SCREENING PROCESS FOR PLANNED IMPORTA-
TIONS OF LIVE AQUATIC ORGANISMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of the Great Lakes Collaboration Imple-
mentation Act, no live aquatic organism of a species not 
in trade shall be imported into the United States without 
screening and approval in accordance with subsections (c) 
and (d). 
‘‘(b) GUIDELINES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 months 
after the date of enactment of the Great Lakes Col-
laboration Implementation Act, in consultation with 
regional panels convened under section 1203, States, 
tribes, and other stakeholders, the Invasive Species 
Council (in conjunction with the Task Force) shall 
issue guidelines for screening proposed planned im-
portations of live aquatic organisms into the United 
States, that include— 
‘‘(A) guidelines for minimum information 
requirements for determinations under sub-
section (c); and 
‘‘(B) guidelines for a simplified notification 
procedure for any additional shipments of orga-
nisms that may occur after completion of an 
initial screening process and determination 
under subsection (c). 
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‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the screening 
process shall be to prevent the introduction or estab-
lishment of aquatic invasive species in waters of the 
United States and contiguous waters of Canada and 
Mexico. 
‘‘(3) FACTORS.—In developing guidelines under 
this subsection and reviewing and revising the guide-
lines under subsection (j), the Invasive Species 
Council and the Task Force shall consider— 
‘‘(A) the likelihood of the spread of species 
by human or natural means; 
‘‘(B) species that may occur in association 
with the species planned for importation, in-
cluding pathogens, parasites, and free-living or-
ganisms; and 
‘‘(C) regional differences in probability of 
invasion and associated impacts. 
‘‘(c) CATEGORIES.—The screening process conducted 
pursuant to subsection (d) shall require the identification, 
to the maximum extent practicable, to the species level or, 
at least, to the genus level, of live aquatic organisms pro-
posed for importation and shall list— 
‘‘(1) species with high or moderate probability 
of undesirable impacts to areas within the bound-
aries of the United States and contiguous areas of 
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neighboring countries, to which the species is likely 
to spread; and 
‘‘(2) species on which there is insufficient infor-
mation to determine the risk category based on 
guidelines issued pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B). 
‘‘(d) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of promulgation of guidelines under 
subsection (b), in consultation with regional panels 
convened under section 1203, States, tribes, and 
other stakeholders, a Federal agency with authority 
over an importation into the United States of a live 
organism of a species not in trade shall screen the 
species in accordance with guidelines promulgated 
under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) DELEGATION
AND
AUTHORITY.—If no 
agency has authority described in paragraph (1) or 
an agency delegates the screening to the Director 
under subsection (h)— 
‘‘(A) the Director shall screen the orga-
nisms in accordance with subsections (a) and 
(b); and 
‘‘(B) the Director may prohibit the impor-
tation of an organism of a species not in trade 
if the Director determines, based on evaluations 
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