‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Funds made avail-
able to carry out the Initiative shall be 
used to strategically implement— 
‘‘(I) Federal projects; and 
‘‘(II) projects carried out in co-
ordination with States, Indian tribes, 
municipalities, institutions of higher 
education, and other organizations. 
‘‘(ii) 
TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS.—Of 
amounts made available for environmental 
programs and management for the Great 
Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Adminis-
trator may— 
‘‘(I) transfer not more than 
$475,000,000 to the head of any Fed-
eral department or agency, with the 
concurrence of the department or 
agency head, to carry out activities to 
support the Initiative and the Great 
Lakes Water Quality Agreement; 
‘‘(II) enter into an interagency 
agreement with the head of any Fed-
eral department or agency to carry 
out activities described in subclause 
(I); and 
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‘‘(III) make grants to govern-
mental entities, nonprofit organiza-
tions, institutions, and educational in-
stitutions for use in carrying out plan-
ning, research, monitoring, outreach, 
training, studies, surveys, investiga-
tions, 
experiments, 
demonstration 
projects, and implementation relating 
to the activities described in subclause 
(I). 
‘‘(E) SCOPE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Projects shall be 
carried out pursuant to the Initiative on 
multiple levels, including— 
‘‘(I) local; 
‘‘(II) Great Lakes-wide; and 
‘‘(III) Great Lakes basin-wide. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—No funds made 
available to carry out the Initiative may be 
used for any water infrastructure activity 
(other than a green infrastructure project 
that improves habitat and other ecosystem 
functions in the Great Lakes) for which 
amounts are made available from— 
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‘‘(I) a State water pollution con-
trol revolving fund established under 
title VI; or 
‘‘(II) a State drinking water re-
volving loan fund established under 
section 1452 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12). 
‘‘(F) ACTIVITIES
BY
OTHER
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—Each relevant Federal department 
and agency shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable— 
‘‘(i) maintain the base level of funding 
for the Great Lakes activities of the agen-
cy; and 
‘‘(ii) 
identify 
new 
activities 
and 
projects to support the environmental goals 
of the Initiative. 
‘‘(G) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated 
to 
carry 
out 
the 
Initiative 
$475,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018. 
‘‘(ii) 
PARTNERSHIPS.—Of 
the 
amounts made available to carry out the 
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Initiative, the Administrator shall transfer 
expeditiously to the Federal partners of the 
Initiative such sums as are necessary for 
subsequent use and distribution by the 
Federal partners in accordance with this 
section.’’; 
(5) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(8) 
GREAT
LAKES
INTERAGENCY
TASK 
FORCE.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION
OF
TASK
FORCE.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘Task Force’ means 
the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force estab-
lished under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished a task force, to be known as the ‘Great 
Lakes Interagency Task Force’ as described in 
Executive Order 13340 (33 U.S.C. 1268 note), 
relating to the establishment of Great Lakes 
Interagency Task Force and promotion of re-
gional collaboration of national significance for 
Great Lakes. 
‘‘(C) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(i) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force 
shall be composed of— 
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‘‘(I) the Administrator, who shall 
serve as Chair; 
‘‘(II) the Secretary of State; 
‘‘(III) the Secretary of the Inte-
rior; 
‘‘(IV) the Secretary of Agri-
culture; 
‘‘(V) the Secretary of Commerce; 
‘‘(VI) the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development; 
‘‘(VII) the Secretary of Trans-
portation; 
‘‘(VIII) the Secretary of Home-
land Security; 
‘‘(IX) the Secretary of the Army; 
and 
‘‘(X) the Chair of the Council on 
Environmental Quality. 
‘‘(ii) DELEGATION.—Any member of 
the Task Force may delegate any duty of 
the member of the Task force described in 
this paragraph to any person who— 
‘‘(I) is a member of the depart-
ment, agency, or office of the member; 
and 
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‘‘(II)(aa) is an officer of the 
United States appointed by the Presi-
dent; or 
‘‘(bb) is a full-time employee 
compensated at a rate of pay not less 
than the minimum annual rate of 
basic pay for GS–15 under section 
5332 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(D) COORDINATION AND ASSISTANCE.— 
The Program Office shall— 
‘‘(i) coordinate, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, with the Task Force; and 
‘‘(ii) assist the Task Force with the 
performance of the functions of the Task 
Force. 
‘‘(E) DUTIES.—The Task Force, as a body 
or through member agencies, shall— 
‘‘(i) collaborate with Canada, prov-
inces of Canada, and binational bodies in-
volved in the Great Lakes region regarding 
policies, strategies, projects, and priorities 
for the Great Lakes System; 
‘‘(ii)(I) coordinate the development of 
Federal policies, strategies, projects, and 
priorities for addressing the restoration 
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and protection of the Great Lakes System 
consistent with— 
‘‘(aa) the Great Lakes Water 
Quality Agreement; 
‘‘(bb) the Great Lakes Regional 
Collaboration Strategy; and 
‘‘(cc) the Great Lakes Restora-
tion Initiative Action Plan; 
‘‘(II) take into consideration any rec-
ommendations of the Great Lakes Advisory 
Board; and 
‘‘(III) assist in the appropriate man-
agement of the Great Lakes System; 
‘‘(iii) develop outcome-based goals for 
the Great Lakes System (relying on exist-
ing data and science-based indicators of 
water quality, related environmental fac-
tors, and other information) that— 
‘‘(I) focus on outcomes such as 
cleaner water, improved public health, 
sustainable fisheries, and biodiversity 
of the Great Lakes System; 
‘‘(II) ensure that Federal poli-
cies, strategies, projects, and priorities 
support measurable results; and 
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‘‘(III) are consistent with the 
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration 
Strategy and the Great Lakes Res-
toration Initiative Action Plan; 
‘‘(iv) exchange information regarding 
policies, strategies, projects, and activities 
of the agencies represented on the Task 
Force relating to— 
‘‘(I) the Great Lakes System; 
‘‘(II) the Great Lakes Water 
Quality Agreement; 
‘‘(III) the Great Lakes Restora-
tion Initiative Action Plan; and 
‘‘(IV) the Great Lakes Regional 
Collaboration Strategy; 
‘‘(v) coordinate government action as-
sociated with the Great Lakes System; 
‘‘(vi) seek input from nongovern-
mental organizations, States, and local and 
tribal governments; 
‘‘(vii) ensure coordinated scientific 
and other research associated with the 
Great Lakes System; 
‘‘(viii) provide assistance and support 
to agencies represented on the Task Force 
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in activities relating to the Great Lakes 
System; 
‘‘(ix) after receipt of recommendations 
from the Great Lakes Advisory Board, es-
tablish annual priorities with respect to 
Great Lakes protection and restoration, 
consistent with priorities for the Great 
Lakes Collaboration Strategy and Great 
Lakes Water Quality Agreement; and 
‘‘(x) not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Great Lakes Eco-
logical and Economic Protection Act of 
2013 and every 5 years thereafter— 
‘‘(I) in coordination with the 
Great Lakes Governors, Great Lakes 
mayors, tribal leaders, and nongovern-
mental organizations— 
‘‘(aa) 
review 
the 
Great 
Lakes 
Regional 
Collaboration 
Strategy and the Great Lakes 
Restoration 
Initiative 
Action 
Plan; and 
‘‘(bb) update and revise the 
Great Lakes Restoration Initia-
tive Action Plan— 
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‘‘(AA) to reflect the 
most 
comprehensive 
sci-
entific information available; 
and 
‘‘(BB) to improve the 
implementation of the Great 
Lakes Regional Collabora-
tion Strategy; and 
‘‘(II) submit a report to Congress 
on what actions have and have not 
been implemented with respect to the 
recommendations made by— 
‘‘(aa) the Great Lakes Advi-
sory Board; 
‘‘(bb) the Great Lakes may-
ors; 
‘‘(cc) the Great Lakes Gov-
ernors; and 
‘‘(dd) tribal leaders in Great 
Lakes States.’’; 
(6) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(10) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE RESTORA-
TION REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
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the end of each fiscal year, the Administrator 
shall submit to Congress and make publicly 
available a comprehensive report on the overall 
health of the Great Lakes that includes— 
‘‘(i) a description of the achievements 
during the fiscal year in implementing the 
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and 
any other applicable agreements and 
amendments that— 
‘‘(I) demonstrate, by category 
(including categories for judicial en-
forcement, research, State cooperative 
efforts, and general administration) 
the amounts expended on Great Lakes 
water quality initiatives for the fiscal 
year; 
‘‘(II) describe the progress made 
during the fiscal year in implementing 
the system of surveillance of the water 
quality in the Great Lakes System, in-
cluding the monitoring of groundwater 
and sediment, with a particular focus 
on toxic pollutants; 
‘‘(III) describe the prospects of 
meeting the goals and objectives of 
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the Great Lakes Water Quality Agree-
ment; and 
‘‘(IV) provide a comprehensive 
assessment of the planned efforts to 
be pursued in the succeeding fiscal 
year for implementing the Great 
Lakes Water Quality Agreement and 
any other applicable agreements and 
amendments that— 
‘‘(aa) indicate, by category 
(including categories for judicial 
enforcement, research, State co-
operative efforts, and general ad-
ministration) the amount antici-
pated to be expended on Great 
Lakes water quality initiatives 
for the applicable fiscal year; and 
‘‘(bb) include a report on 
programs administered by other 
Federal agencies that make re-
sources available for Great Lakes 
water quality management ef-
forts; 
‘‘(ii) a detailed list of accomplish-
ments of the Great Lakes Restoration Ini-
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tiative with respect to each organizational 
element of the Initiative and the means by 
which progress will be evaluated; 
‘‘(iii) recommendations for stream-
lining the work of advisory and coordi-
nating committees (such as the Great 
Lakes Regional Collaboration and the 
United States Policy Committee), including 
a recommendation for eliminating any such 
entity if the work of the entity— 
‘‘(I) is duplicative; or 
‘‘(II) complicates the protection 
and restoration of the Great Lakes; 
and 
‘‘(iv) with respect to each priority es-
tablished under paragraph (8)(E)(ix) dur-
ing the fiscal year, the reasons why the 
Administrator implemented, or did not im-
plement, the priorities and recommenda-
tions. 
‘‘(B) CROSSCUT BUDGET.—Not later than 
45 days after the date of submission of the 
budget of the President to Congress, the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
coordination with the Governor of each Great 
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Lakes State and the Task Force, shall submit 
to Congress and make publicly available a fi-
nancial report, certified by the head of each 
agency that has budget authority for Great 
Lakes restoration activities, containing— 
‘‘(i) an interagency budget crosscut 
report that— 
‘‘(I) describes the budget pro-
posed, including funding allocations 
by each agency for the Great Lakes 
Restoration Initiative; 
‘‘(II) identifies any adjustments 
from the budget request; 
‘‘(III) identifies the funding in 
any amount for each of the Federal 
agencies that carry out restoration 
and protection activities in the subse-
quent fiscal year, separately reporting 
the amount of funding to be provided 
under each law pertaining to the 
agency; 
‘‘(IV) compares specific funding 
levels allocated for participating Fed-
eral agencies from fiscal year to fiscal 
year; and 
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‘‘(V) identifies all expenditures 
since fiscal year 2004 by the Federal 
Government and State governments 
for Great Lakes restoration activities; 
‘‘(ii) a detailed accounting of all funds 
received and obligated by all Federal agen-
cies and, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, State agencies using Federal 
funds, for Great Lakes restoration activi-
ties during the current and previous fiscal 
years; 
‘‘(iii) a budget for the proposed 
projects (including a description of the 
project, authorization level, and project 
status) to be carried out in the subsequent 
fiscal year with the Federal share of funds 
for activities; and 
‘‘(iv) a listing of all projects to be un-
dertaken in the subsequent fiscal year with 
the Federal share of funds for activities.’’; 
and 
(7) in paragraph (12)(H), by striking clause (i) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION.—In addition to 
other amounts authorized to be appro-
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priated pursuant to this section, there are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this paragraph— 
‘‘(I) $50,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2004 through 2010; and 
‘‘(II) $100,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
118(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1268(h)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, 
and indenting the subparagraphs appropriately; 
(2) by striking ‘‘There are authorized’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM OFFICE.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Program Office to carry out 
this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’. 
(d) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section 
or an amendment made by this section affects— 
(1) the jurisdiction, powers, or prerogatives 
of— 
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(A) any department, agency, or officer 
of— 
(i) the Federal Government; or 
(ii) any State or tribal government; or 
(B) any international body established by 
treaty with authority relating to the Great 
Lakes (as defined in section 118(a)(3) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1268(a)(3))); or 
(2) any other Federal or State authority that is 
being used or may be used to facilitate the cleanup 
and protection of the Great Lakes (as so defined). 
Æ 
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