SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting United Gov-
ernment Efforts to Save Our Sound Act’’ or the ‘‘PUGET 
SOS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PUGET SOUND COORDINATED RECOVERY. 
Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 124. PUGET SOUND. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COASTAL NONPOINT POLLUTION CONTROL 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘Coastal Nonpoint Pollution 
Control Program’ means the State of Washington’s 
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program ap-
proved under section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act 
Reauthorization Amendments of 1990. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Program Office. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL ACTION PLAN.—The term ‘Fed-
eral Action Plan’ means the plan developed under 
subsection (c)(3)(B). 
‘‘(4) INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION.—The 
term ‘International Joint Commission’ means the 
International Joint Commission established by the 
Treaty relating to the boundary waters and ques-
tions arising along the boundary between the United
States and Canada, signed at Washington January 
11, 1909, and entered into force May 5, 1910 (36 
Stat. 2448; TS 548; 12 Bevans 319). 
‘‘(5) PACIFIC SALMON COMMISSION.—The term 
‘Pacific Salmon Commission’ means the Pacific 
Salmon Commission established by the United 
States and Canada under the Treaty concerning Pa-
cific salmon, with annexes and memorandum of un-
derstanding, signed at Ottawa January 28, 1985, 
and entered into force March 18, 1985 (TIAS 
11091; 1469 UNTS 357) (commonly known as the 
‘Pacific Salmon Treaty’). 
‘‘(6) PROGRAM
OFFICE.—The term ‘Program 
Office’ means the Puget Sound Recovery National 
Program Office established by subsection (b). 
‘‘(7) PUGET SOUND ACTION AGENDA; ACTION 
AGENDA.—The term ‘Puget Sound Action Agenda’ 
or ‘Action Agenda’ means the most recent plan de-
veloped by the Puget Sound National Estuary Pro-
gram Management Conference, in consultation with 
the Puget Sound Tribal Management Conference, 
and approved by the Administrator as the com-
prehensive conservation and management plan for 
the Puget Sound under section 320.
‘‘(8) PUGET
SOUND
FEDERAL
LEADERSHIP 
TASK
FORCE.—The term ‘Puget Sound Federal 
Leadership Task Force’ means the Puget Sound 
Federal Leadership Task Force established under 
subsection (c). 
‘‘(9) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL TASK FORCE.— 
The term ‘Puget Sound Federal Task Force’ means 
the Puget Sound Federal Task Force established in 
2016 under a memorandum of understanding among 
9 Federal agencies. 
‘‘(10) PUGET SOUND NATIONAL ESTUARY PRO-
GRAM
MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE.—The 
term 
‘Puget Sound National Estuary Program Manage-
ment Conference’ means the management conference 
for the Puget Sound convened pursuant to section 
320. 
‘‘(11) PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP.—The term 
‘Puget Sound Partnership’ means the State agency 
created under the laws of the State of Washington 
(section 90.71.210 of the Revised Code of Wash-
ington), or its successor agency that has been des-
ignated by the Administrator as the lead entity to 
support the Puget Sound National Estuary Program 
Management Conference. 
‘‘(12) PUGET SOUND REGION.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘Puget 
Sound region’ means the land and waters in the 
northwest corner of the State of Washington 
from the Canadian border to the north to the 
Pacific Ocean on the west, including Hood 
Canal and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘Puget Sound 
region’ includes all watersheds that drain into 
the Puget Sound. 
‘‘(13) PUGET
SOUND
TRIBAL
MANAGEMENT 
CONFERENCE.—The term ‘Puget Sound Tribal Man-
agement Conference’ means the 20 treaty Indian 
tribes of western Washington and the Northwest In-
dian Fisheries Commission. 
‘‘(14) SALISH
SEA.—The term ‘Salish Sea’ 
means the network of coastal waterways on the west 
coast of North America that includes the Puget 
Sound, the Strait of Georgia, and the Strait of Juan 
de Fuca. 
‘‘(15) SALMON
RECOVERY
PLANS.—The term 
‘Salmon Recovery Plans’ means the recovery plans 
for salmon and steelhead species approved by the 
Secretary of the Interior under section 4(f) of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 that are applicable 
to the Puget Sound region.
‘‘(16) 
STATE
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The 
term ‘State Advisory Committee’ means the advisory 
committee established by subsection (d). 
‘‘(17) TREATY RIGHTS AT RISK INITIATIVE.— 
The term ‘Treaty Rights at Risk Initiative’ means 
the report from the treaty Indian tribes of western 
Washington entitled ‘Treaty Rights At Risk: Ongo-
ing Habitat Loss, the Decline of the Salmon Re-
source, and Recommendations for Change’ and 
dated July 14, 2011, or its successor report that 
outlines issues and offers solutions for the protection 
of Tribal treaty rights, recovery of salmon habitat, 
and management of sustainable treaty and nontreaty 
salmon fisheries, including through Tribal salmon 
hatchery programs. 
‘‘(b) PUGET SOUND RECOVERY NATIONAL PROGRAM 
OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Environmental Protection Agency a Puget 
Sound Recovery National Program Office, to be lo-
cated in the State of Washington. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a Di-
rector of the Program Office, who shall have
leadership and project management experience 
and shall be highly qualified to— 
‘‘(i) direct the integration of multiple 
project planning efforts and programs 
from different agencies and jurisdictions; 
and 
‘‘(ii) align numerous, and possibly 
competing, priorities to accomplish visible 
and measurable outcomes under the Action 
Agenda. 
‘‘(B) POSITION.—The position of Director 
of the Program Office shall be a career reserved 
position, as such term is defined in section 
3132 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY; STAFFING.— 
Using amounts made available pursuant to sub-
section (h), the Administrator shall delegate to the 
Director such authority and provide such staff as 
may be necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(4) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate and manage the timely 
execution of the requirements of this section, 
including the formation and meetings of the 
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force;
Risk Initiative, and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollu-
tion Control Program, consistent with the best 
available science, to ensure the health of the 
Puget Sound ecosystem; 
‘‘(G) track the progress of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency towards meeting the 
agency’s specified objectives and priorities with-
in the Action Agenda and the Federal Action 
Plan; 
‘‘(H) implement the recommendations of 
the Comptroller General set forth in the report 
entitled ‘Puget Sound Restoration: Additional 
Actions 
Could 
Improve 
Assessments 
of 
Progress’ and dated July 19, 2018; 
‘‘(I) serve as liaison and coordinate activi-
ties for the restoration and protection of the 
Salish Sea with Canadian authorities, the Pa-
cific Salmon Commission, and the International 
Joint Commission; and 
‘‘(J) carry out such additional duties as 
the Director determines necessary and appro-
priate. 
‘‘(c) PUGET SOUND FEDERAL LEADERSHIP TASK 
FORCE.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
Puget Sound Federal Leadership Task Force. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) COMPOSITION.—The Puget Sound 
Federal Leadership Task Force shall be com-
posed of the following members: 
‘‘(i) The following individuals ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Agriculture: 
‘‘(I) A representative of the Na-
tional Forest Service. 
‘‘(II) A representative of the 
Natural Resources Conservation Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(ii) A representative of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. 
‘‘(iii) The following individuals ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Defense: 
‘‘(I) A representative of the 
Corps of Engineers. 
‘‘(II) A representative of the 
Joint Base Lewis-McChord. 
‘‘(III) A representative of the 
Commander, Navy Region Northwest.
‘‘(iv) The Director of the Program Of-
fice. 
‘‘(v) The following individuals ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity: 
‘‘(I) A representative of the 
Coast Guard. 
‘‘(II) A representative of the 
Federal 
Emergency 
Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(vi) The following individuals ap-
pointed by the Secretary of the Interior: 
‘‘(I) A representative of the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs. 
‘‘(II) A representative of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(III) A representative of the 
United States Geological Survey. 
‘‘(IV) A representative of the Na-
tional Park Service. 
‘‘(vii) The following individuals ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation:
‘‘(I) A representative of the Fed-
eral Highway Administration. 
‘‘(II) A representative of the 
Federal Transit Administration. 
‘‘(viii) Representatives of such other 
Federal agencies, programs, and initiatives 
as the other members of the Puget Sound 
Federal Leadership Task Force determines 
necessary. 
‘‘(B) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—Members 
ap-
pointed under this paragraph shall have experi-
ence and expertise in matters of restoration and 
protection of large watersheds and bodies of 
water, or related experience that will benefit the 
restoration and protection of the Puget Sound. 
‘‘(C) CO-CHAIRS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The following 
members of the Puget Sound Federal 
Leadership Task Force shall serve as Co- 
Chairs of the Puget Sound Federal Lead-
ership Task Force: 
‘‘(I) The representative of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
‘‘(II) The Director of the Pro-
gram Office. 
‘‘(III) The representative of the 
Corps of Engineers. 
‘‘(ii) LEADERSHIP.—The Co-Chairs 
shall ensure the Puget Sound Federal 
Leadership Task Force completes its du-
ties through robust discussion of all rel-
evant issues. The Co-Chairs shall share 
leadership responsibilities equally. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(A) 
GENERAL
DUTIES.—The 
Puget 
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force shall— 
‘‘(i) uphold Federal trust responsibil-
ities to restore and protect resources cru-
cial to Tribal treaty rights, including by 
carrying 
out 
government-to-government 
consultation with Indian tribes when re-
quested by such tribes; 
‘‘(ii) provide a venue for dialogue and 
coordination across all Federal agencies 
represented by a member of the Puget 
Sound Federal Leadership Task Force to 
align Federal resources for the purposes of 
carrying out the requirements of this sec-