ing ‘‘subsection (a) for the implementation of those 
plans.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) to develop those plans with a total amount 
that does not exceed 10 percent of the amounts 
made available for grants under this section for each 
fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) to implement those plans.’’. 
SEC. 117. INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION. 
Subtitle E of title I of the Nonindigenous Aquatic 
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 
4751 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking the subtitle heading and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘Subtitle E—Administration’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1402. INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force, the Invasive 
Species Council, and the Secretary of State shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, coordinate activities to en-
sure that international efforts to prevent and manage 
aquatic invasive species (including through the Inter-
national Maritime Organization, the International Con-
vention on the Exploration of the Sea, the Global Invasive 
Species Program, and other appropriate programs) are co-
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ordinated with policies of the United States established by 
this Act. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION WITH NEIGHBORING COUN-
TRIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, shall include in 
the report required by section 1201(f)(2)(B) a de-
scription of the means by which international agree-
ments and regulations with countries that share a 
border with the United States will be implemented 
and enforced by Federal agencies (including a clari-
fication of the roles and responsibilities of those 
agencies). 
‘‘(2) NEGOTIATIONS.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of the Great Lakes Col-
laboration Implementation Act, the Secretary of 
State may enter into negotiations with— 
‘‘(A) Canada to issue a request that the 
International Joint Commission, by not later 
than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
that Act, review, research, conduct hearings on, 
and submit to the parties represented on the 
International Joint Commission a report that 
describes the success of current policies of gov-
ernments in the United States and Canada hav-
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ing jurisdiction over the Great Lakes in antici-
pating and preventing biological invasions of 
the aquatic ecosystem in the Great Lakes, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) an analysis of current Federal, 
State or Provincial, local, and international 
laws, enforcement practices, and agree-
ments; 
‘‘(ii) an analysis of prevention efforts 
related to all likely pathways for biological 
invasions of the aquatic ecosystem in the 
Great Lakes; and 
‘‘(iii) recommendations of the Inter-
national Joint Commission for means by 
which to improve and harmonize the poli-
cies and enforcement practices referred to 
in clause (i); and 
‘‘(B) Mexico, to ensure coordination of ef-
forts of the United States with efforts of Mex-
ico to manage invasive species established in the 
United States-Mexico border region.’’. 
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CHAPTER 5—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 121. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 1301 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 
Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4741) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as are necessary to carry out this Act for each of 
fiscal years 2010 through 2014. 
‘‘(b) TASK FORCE AND AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES 
PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated for 
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014— 
‘‘(1) $8,000,000, to carry out activities of the 
Task Force under section 1202, of which— 
‘‘(A) $4,000,000 shall be used by the Di-
rector; 
‘‘(B) $3,000,000 shall be used by the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; 
and 
‘‘(C) $1,000,000 shall be used by the 
Invasive Species Council; 
‘‘(2) $30,000,000, to provide grants under sec-
tion 1204(b); 
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‘‘(3) $3,000,000, to provide assistance to the 
regional panels of the Task Force; and 
‘‘(4) $1,000,000, to be used by the Director to 
carry out section 1105(g). 
‘‘(c) INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Department of State 
to carry out section 1403 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2010 through 2014. 
‘‘(d) PREVENTION OF INTRODUCTION BY VESSELS 
OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES INTO WATERS OF THE 
UNITED STATES.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014— 
‘‘(1) $6,000,000, to be used by the Secretary to 
carry out section 1101; 
‘‘(2) $2,500,000, to be used by the Adminis-
trator to carry out section 1101; and 
‘‘(3) $2,750,000, to be used by the Task Force 
to carry out section 1101, of which— 
‘‘(A) $1,500,000 shall be used by the Di-
rector; and 
‘‘(B) $1,250,000 shall be used by the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
‘‘(e) PREVENTION OF THE INTRODUCTION BY NON-
VESSEL PATHWAYS OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES INTO 
WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.—There are authorized 
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