,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #i1 #bjac ,ms4 
,bonamici 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,h]r]a        
,beutl]1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,smi? (   
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,s*rad]1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4  
,honda1 ,mr4 ,f>r1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4    
,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mrs4 ,capps1 ,mr4    
,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4  
,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,?ompson 
( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,"y ( ,alaska1 ,mr4   
,rei*]t1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,heck (    
,wa%+ton1 & ,ms4 ,del,bene7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,m>9e ,debris ,act to bett] address   
sev]e m>9e debris ev5ts1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,m>9e ,debris ,em]g5cy ,act

 ( #bjac4  #b4 ,m>9e debris ,section #c 
( ! ,m>9e ,debris ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4   
#aieb7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7d7 ,sev]e m>9e debris ev5ts   
7#a7 ,priority consid]ation &           
disbursem5t ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft]   
receiv+ an application = a grant "u     
subsection 7c7 ) respect to a sev]e m>9e
 debris ev5t1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all1 to ! 
ext5t feasible--  7,a7 approve or       
disapprove ! application2 &  7,b7 if    
approv+ ! application1 provide ! approv$
 grant funds to ! grant recipi5t4  7#b7 
,pref]5ce ,9 evaluat+ applications =    
grants "u subsection 7c71 ! ,adm9i/rator
 %all give pref]5ce to projects t       
address sev]e m>9e debris ev5ts1 includ+
 projects t address a sev]e m>9e debris 
ev5t t has introduc$ or is likely to    
introduce m>9e invasive species to !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,reque/ = a        
decl>ation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,gov]nor ( 
a ,/ate may reque/ t ! ,adm9i/rator     
decl>e a sev]e m>9e debris ev5t1 9 su*  
,/ate or a region t includes su* ,/ate1 

= purposes ( p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b74     
7,b7 ,response to reque/s ,n lat] ?an   
#cj days aft] receiv+ a reque/ "u       
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all   
ei!r--  7i7 decl>e a sev]e m>9e debris  
ev5t ) respect to ! reque/2 or  7ii7    
provide a response to ! ,gov]nor :o     
submitt$ ! reque/1 expla9+ :y !         
,adm9i/rator has n decl>$ a sev]e m>9e  
debris ev5t ) respect to ! reque/4  7e7 
,guidance ,! ,adm9i/rator %all take     
appropriate /eps to enc\rage recipi5ts (
 grants "u ?is section to--  7#a7       
educate /aff & volunte]s engag$ 9 m>9e  
debris response ef=ts on ! pot5tial     
?reats t m>9e debris & m>9e invasive    
species may pose to ! ,unit$ ,/ates )   
respect to liv+ m>9e res\rces1 ! m>9e   
environm5t1 navigation1 & public heal?2 
&  7#b7 coord9ate m>9e debris response  
ef=ts ) appropriate ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 &    
local gov]nm5t & nongov]nm5tal entities4
  7f7 ,m>9e invasive species def9$ ,9   
?is section1 ! t]m m>9e invasive species
 means a m>9e non9dig5\s species 7z     

def9$ 9 section #ajjc ( ! ,non9dig5\s   
,aquatic ,nuisance ,prev5tion & ,control
 ,act ( #aiij 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgjb77 !  
introduction ( :i* to ! ,unit$ ,/ates w1
 or is likely to--  7#a7 cause economic 
or environm5tal h>m2  7#b7 ?reat5 !     
div]sity or abundance ( native species  
or ! ecological /ability ( infe/$ wat]s2
 or  7#c7 disrupt comm]cial1            
agricultural1 aquacultural1 or          
recreational activities dep5d5t on      
infe/$ wat]s4  4