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(b) SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS.—To carry out subsection 
(a) the Council shall perform the following functions: 
(1) Coordinate with existing organizations ad-
dressing invasive species, such as the Aquatic Nui-
sance Species Task Force, the Federal Interagency 
Committee for the Management of Noxious and Ex-
otic Weeds, regional panels established under the 
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and 
Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.), and 
the White House Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, to implement the National Management 
Plan. 
(2) Develop recommendations for international 
cooperation between Federal and State Governments 
and other nations on tools, policies, and methods to 
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 
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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 
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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. 165. 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. 
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(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. 
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(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 
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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, 2007; 
(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. 166. 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 
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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. 167. BUDGET CROSSCUT. 
The Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et shall prepare and submit to the Congress and the Coun-
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cil, by not later than March 31, 2006, and of each year 
thereafter, a budget analysis and summary of all Federal 
programs relating to invasive species. 
SEC. 168. 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. 
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SEC. 169. EXISTING EXECUTIVE ORDER. 
Executive Order 13112, dated February 3, 1999, 
shall have no force or effect. 
SEC. 170. 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. 
TITLE II—HABITAT AND SPECIES 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 1004 of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife 
Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941b) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1), (4), and (12); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (5), 
(6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (13), and (14) as para-
graphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), 
(11), and (12), respectively; 
(3) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by para-
graph (2)), by inserting before the semicolon at the 
end the following: ‘‘, and that has Great Lakes fish 
and wildlife management authority in the Great 
Lakes Basin’’; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (7) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (2)) the following: 
‘‘(8) the term ‘regional project’ means author-
ized activities of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service related to fish and wildlife resource protec-
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tion, restoration, maintenance, and enhancement 
that benefit the Great Lakes basin;’’. 
SEC. 202. IDENTIFICATION, REVIEW, AND IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF PROPOSALS. 
Section 1005 of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife 
Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941c) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1005. IDENTIFICATION, REVIEW, AND IMPLEMENTA-
TION 
OF 
PROPOSALS 
AND 
REGIONAL 
PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b)(2), the 
Director— 
‘‘(1) shall encourage the development and, sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations, the imple-
mentation of fish and wildlife restoration proposals 
and regional projects; and 
‘‘(2) in cooperation with the State Directors 
and Indian Tribes, shall identify, develop, and, sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations, implement 
regional projects in the Great Lakes Basin to be ad-
ministered by Director in accordance with this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(b) IDENTIFICATION OF PROPOSALS AND REGIONAL 
PROJECTS.— 
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‘‘(1) REQUEST BY THE DIRECTOR.—The Direc-
tor shall annually request that State Directors and 
Indian Tribes, in cooperation or partnership with 
other interested entities and in accordance with sub-
section (a), submit proposals or regional projects for 
the restoration of fish and wildlife resources. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPOSALS AND RE-
GIONAL PROJECTS.—A proposal or regional project 
under paragraph (1) shall be— 
‘‘(A) submitted in the manner and form 
prescribed by the Director; and 
‘‘(B) consistent with— 
‘‘(i) the goals of the Great Lakes 
Water Quality Agreement, as amended; 
‘‘(ii) the 1954 Great Lakes Fisheries 
Convention; 
‘‘(iii) the 1980 Joint Strategic Plan 
for Management of Great Lakes Fisheries, 
as revised in 1997, and Fish Community 
Objectives for each Great Lake and con-
necting water as established under the 
Joint Strategic Plan; 
‘‘(iv) the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nui-
sance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 
(16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.); 
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‘‘(v) the North American Waterfowl 
Management Plan and joint ventures es-
tablished under the plan; and 
‘‘(vi) the strategies outlined through 
the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration 
authorized under Executive Order 13340 
(69 Fed. Reg. 29043; relating to the Great 
Lakes Interagency Task Force). 
‘‘(3) SEA
LAMPREY
AUTHORITY.—The Great 
Lakes Fishery Commission shall retain authority 
and responsibility to formulate and implement a 
comprehensive program to eradicate or minimize sea 
lamprey populations in the Great Lakes Basin. 
‘‘(c) REVIEW OF PROPOSALS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE.—There 
is established the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife 
Restoration Proposal Review Committee, which shall 
operate under the guidance of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP AND APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall 
consist of 2 representatives of each of the State 
Directors and Indian Tribes, of whom— 
‘‘(i) 1 representative shall be the indi-
vidual appointed by the State Director or 
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Indian Tribe to the Council of Lake Com-
mittees of the Great Lakes Fishery Com-
mission; and 
‘‘(ii) 1 representative shall have exper-
tise in wildlife management. 
‘‘(B) APPOINTMENTS.—Each representa-
tive shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing 
State Director or Tribal Chair. 
‘‘(C) OBSERVER.—The Great Lakes Coor-
dinator of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service shall participate as an observer of the 
Committee. 
‘‘(D) RECUSAL.—A member of the Com-
mittee shall recuse himself or herself from con-
sideration of proposals that the member, or the 
entity that the member represents, has sub-
mitted. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The Committee shall— 
‘‘(A) meet at least annually; 
‘‘(B) review proposals and special projects 
developed in accordance with subsection (b) to 
assess the effectiveness and appropriateness of 
the proposals and special projects in fulfilling 
the purposes of this title; and 
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‘‘(C) recommend to the Director any of 
those proposals and special projects that should 
be funded and implemented under this section. 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION
OF PROPOSALS
AND RE-
GIONAL PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—After considering rec-
ommendations of the Committee and the goals speci-
fied in section 1006, the Director shall— 
‘‘(A) select proposals and regional projects 
to be implemented; and 
‘‘(B) subject to the availability of appro-
priations and subsection (e), fund implementa-
tion of the proposals and regional projects. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting and 
funding proposals and regional projects, the Director 
shall take into account the effectiveness and appro-
priateness of the proposals and regional projects in 
fulfilling the purposes of other laws applicable to 
restoration of the fish and wildlife resources and 
habitat of the Great Lakes Basin. 
‘‘(e) COST SHARING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (4), not less than 25 percent of the 
cost of implementing a proposal selected under sub-
section (d) (excluding the cost of establishing sea 
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lamprey barriers) shall be paid in cash or in-kind 
contributions by non-Federal sources. 
‘‘(2) REGIONAL PROJECTS.—Regional projects 
selected under subsection (d) shall be exempt from 
cost sharing if the Director determines that the au-
thorization for the project does not require a non- 
Federal cost-share. 
‘‘(3) EXCLUSION
OF
FEDERAL
FUNDS
FROM 
NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The Director may not con-
sider the expenditure, directly or indirectly, of Fed-
eral funds received by any entity to be a contribution 
by a non-Federal source for purposes of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(4) EFFECT ON CERTAIN INDIAN TRIBES.— 
Nothing in this subsection affects an Indian tribe af-
fected by an alternative applicable cost sharing re-
quirement under the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).’’. 
SEC. 203. GOALS OF UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE 
SERVICE PROGRAMS RELATED TO GREAT 
LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES. 
Section 1006 of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife 
Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941d) is amended by 
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(1) Restoring and maintaining self-sustaining 
fish and wildlife resources.’’. 
SEC. 204. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICES. 
Section 1007 of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife 
Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941e) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) GREAT LAKES COORDINATION OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 
a centrally located facility for the coordination of all 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service activities in 
the Great Lakes Basin, to be known as the ‘Great 
Lakes Coordination Office’. 
‘‘(2) 
FUNCTIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The 
functional responsibilities of the Great Lakes Co-
ordination Office shall include— 
‘‘(A) intra- and interagency coordination; 
‘‘(B) information distribution; and 
‘‘(C) public outreach. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The Great Lakes Co-
ordination Office shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that information acquired 
under this Act is made available to the public; 
and 
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‘‘(B) report to the Director of Region 3, 
Great Lakes Big Rivers.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
Director’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director’’;. 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘The office’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) NAME AND LOCATION.—The office’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities 
of the Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office 
shall include operational activities of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service related to fishery 
resource protection, restoration, maintenance, and 
enhancement in the Lower Great Lakes.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
Director’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director’’;. 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘The office’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) NAME AND LOCATION.—The office’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities 
of the Upper Great Lakes Fishery Resources Offices 
shall include operational activities of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service related to fishery 
resource protection, restoration, maintenance, and 
enhancement in the Upper Great Lakes.’’. 
SEC. 205. REPORTS. 
Section 1008 of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife 
Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941f) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1008. REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2011, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report that describes— 
‘‘(1) actions taken to solicit and review pro-
posals under section 1005; 
‘‘(2) the results of proposals implemented under 
section 1005; and 
‘‘(3) progress toward the accomplishment of the 
goals specified in section 1006. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than December 
31 of each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012, the Director 
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shall submit to the 8 Great Lakes States and Indian 
Tribes a report that describes— 
‘‘(1) actions taken to solicit and review pro-
posals under section 1005; 
‘‘(2) the results of proposals implemented under 
section 1005; 
‘‘(3) progress toward the accomplishment of the 
goals specified in section 1006; 
‘‘(4) the priorities proposed for funding in the 
annual budget process under this title; and 
‘‘(5) actions taken in support of the rec-
ommendations of the Great Lakes Regional Collabo-
ration authorized under Executive Order 13340 (69 
Fed. Reg. 29043; relating to the Great Lakes Inter-
agency Task Force). 
‘‘(c) STUDY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 
16, 2009, the Director, in consultation with State 
fish and wildlife resource management agencies, In-
dian Tribes, and the Great Lakes Fishery Commis-
sion, shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct a comprehensive study of the 
status, and the assessment, management, and 
restoration needs, of the fish and wildlife re-
sources of the Great Lakes Basin, including a 
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comprehensive review of the accomplishments 
that have been achieved under this title through 
fiscal year 2008; and 
‘‘(B) submit to the President of the Senate 
and the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives— 
‘‘(i) the study described in subpara-
graph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) a comprehensive report on the 
findings of the study. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2006, the 
Director shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Resources of the House of Representatives the 2002 re-
port required under this section as in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of the Great Lakes Fish and 
Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006.’’. 
SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 1009 of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife 
Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941g) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1009. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Di-
rector for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012— 
‘‘(1) $12,000,000, of which— 
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‘‘(A) $11,400,000 shall be allocated to im-
plement fish and wildlife restoration proposals 
as selected by the Director under section 
1005(e); and 
‘‘(B) the lesser of 5 percent or $600,000 
shall be allocated to the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service to cover costs incurred in ad-
ministering the proposals by any entity; 
‘‘(2) $6,000,000, which shall be allocated to im-
plement regional projects by the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, as selected by the Director 
under section 1005(e); and 
‘‘(3) $2,000,000, which shall be allocated for 
the activities of the Great Lake Coordination Office 
in East Lansing, Michigan, of the Upper Great 
Lakes Fishery Resources Office, and the Lower 
Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office under section 
1007.’’. 
TITLE III—COASTAL HEALTH 
SEC. 301. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL AND SMALL 
TREATMENT WORKS.—Section 104(b) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)) is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(7) as subparagraphs (A) through (G), respectively, 
and indenting the subparagraphs appropriately; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(b) In carrying out’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as designated by para-
graph (2))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1) of sub-
section (a)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)), by striking ‘‘of this section’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)), by striking ‘‘thereof; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘of the effects;’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (G) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) make grants to nonprofit organiza-
tions— 
‘‘(i) to provide technical assistance to 
rural and small municipalities for the pur-
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pose of assisting, in consultation with the 
State in which the assistance is provided, 
the municipalities in the planning, develop-
ment, and acquisition of financing for 
wastewater infrastructure assistance; 
‘‘(ii) to capitalize revolving loan funds 
for the purpose of providing loans, in con-
sultation with the State in which the as-
sistance is provided and in accordance with 
paragraph (2), to rural and small munici-
palities for— 
‘‘(I) predevelopment costs associ-
ated with wastewater infrastructure 
projects; and 
‘‘(II) short-term costs incurred 
for the replacement of equipment that 
is not part of a regular operation or 
maintenance activity for an existing 
wastewater system; 
‘‘(iii) to provide technical assistance 
and training for rural and small publicly- 
owned treatment works and decentralized 
wastewater treatment systems to enable 
the treatment works and systems to— 
‘‘(I) protect water quality; and 
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‘‘(II) achieve and maintain com-
pliance with the requirements of this 
Act; and 
‘‘(iv) to disseminate information to 
rural and small municipalities and munici-
palities that meet the affordability criteria 
established by the State in which the mu-
nicipality is located under section 603(i)(2) 
with respect to planning, design, construc-
tion, and operation of publicly-owned treat-
ment works and decentralized wastewater 
treatment systems.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) LOAN CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A loan provided under 
paragraph (1)(H)(ii) shall— 
‘‘(i) be provided at a below-market in-
terest rate; 
‘‘(ii) be provided in an amount not to 
exceed $100,000; and 
‘‘(iii) extend for a term of not more 
than 10 years. 
‘‘(B) REPAYMENT.—Repayment of a loan 
provided under paragraph (1)(H)(ii) shall be 
credited to the water pollution control revolving 
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loan fund of the appropriate State under sec-
tion 603.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
104(u) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1254(u)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(u) There is authorized to be 
appropriated (1) not’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(u) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(1) not’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘provisions; 
(2) not’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘provisions; 
‘‘(2) not’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(g)(1); (3) not’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘subsection (g)(1); 
‘‘(3) not’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(g)(2); (4) not’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘subsection (g)(2); 
‘‘(4) not’’; 
(5) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(p); (5) not’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘subsection (p); 
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‘‘(5) not’’; 
(6) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(r); and (6) not’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘subsection (r); 
‘‘(6) not’’; 
(7) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) for each of fiscal years 2007 through 
2011, not more than $75,000,000 to carry out sub-
paragraphs (C) and (H) of subsection (b)(1), of 
which, during any fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) not less than 20 percent shall be used 
to carry out subsection (b)(1)(H); and 
‘‘(B) not more than 1⁄3 of the amount used 
under subparagraph (A) shall be used to carry 
out subsection (b)(1)(H)(ii).’’. 
(c) COMPETITIVE
PROCEDURES
FOR
AWARDING 
GRANTS.—Section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(w) COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES
FOR AWARDING 
GRANTS.—The Administrator shall establish procedures 
that promote competition and openness, to the maximum 
extent practicable, in the award of grants to nonprofit pri-
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vate agencies, institutions, and organizations under this 
section.’’. 
SEC. 302. SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL GRANTS. 
Section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended by striking subsection 
(c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION
OF
FINANCIALLY
DISTRESSED 
COMMUNITY.—A financially distressed community re-
ferred to in subsection (b) is a community that meets the 
affordability criteria established by the State in which the 
community is located under section 603(i)(2).’’. 
SEC. 303. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING LOAN 
FUNDS. 
(a) 
EXTENDED
PAYMENT
PERIOD.—Section 
603(d)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1383(d)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘20 
years;’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) the design life of the project to be 
financed using the proceeds of the loan; or 
‘‘(ii) 30 years;’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘not later 
than 20 years after project completion’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘on the expiration of the term of the loan’’. 
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(b) TECHNICAL
AND PLANNING ASSISTANCE
FOR 
SMALL SYSTEMS.—Section 603(d) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) with respect to municipalities and inter-
municipal, interstate, and State agencies seeking as-
sistance under this title that serve a population of 
20,000 or fewer, to provide to owners and operators 
of small treatment works, in an amount not to ex-
ceed 2 percent of the amount of total grant awards 
made under this title— 
‘‘(A) technical and planning assistance; 
and 
‘‘(B) assistance relating to— 
‘‘(i) financial management; 
‘‘(ii) user fee analysis; 
‘‘(iii) budgeting; 
‘‘(iv) capital improvement planning; 
‘‘(v) facility operation and mainte-
nance; 
‘‘(vi) repair schedules; and 
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‘‘(vii) other activities to improve 
wastewater treatment plant management 
and operations.’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIZATION.—Section 603 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In any case in which a 
State provides assistance to a municipality or an 
intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency under 
subsection (d), the State may provide additional sub-
sidization, including forgiveness of principal and 
negative interest loans— 
‘‘(A) to benefit a municipality that— 
‘‘(i) meets the affordability criteria of 
the State established under paragraph (2); 
or 
‘‘(ii) does not meet the criteria estab-
lished under paragraph (2), if the munici-
pality— 
‘‘(I) seeks additional subsidiza-
tion to benefit individual ratepayers in 
the residential user rate class; 
‘‘(II) demonstrates to the State 
that the ratepayers described in sub-
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