,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,mc,collum 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 
,mr4 ,walz1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,nolan1   
,mr4 ,higg9s1 ,mrs4 ,ba*mann1 ,mr4      
,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,pet]son1 
& ,mr4 ,pauls57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife 
,s]vice1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,army ,corps 
( ,eng9e]s1 ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice1 & 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey1 to 
lead a multiag5cy ef=t to sl[ ! spread (
 ,asian ,c>p 9 ! ,upp] ,mississippi &   
,ohio ,riv] bas9s & tribut>ies1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/rategic ,response to     
,asian ,c>p ,invasion ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! rapid 
spread ( sev]al invasive species (      
,asian ,c>p 9 ! ,upp] ,mississippi ,riv]
 & ,ohio ,riv] bas9s & tribut>ies       
?reat5s ecosy/ems & billions ( doll>s ( 

economic activities connect$ to outdoor 
recreation 9 ,/ates ?r\gh\t ! ,midwe/4  
7#b7 ,:ile ,f$]al ef=ts h focus$ on     
prev5t+ ! spread ( ,asian ,c>p into !   
,great ,lakes1 !re is gr[+ recognition (
 ! ?reat ^! invasive species pose to o!r
 ecosy/ems 9 ! ,upp] ,mississippi &     
,ohio ,riv] bas9s4  #c4 ,multiag5cy ef=t
 to sl[ ! spread ( ,asian ,c>p 9 ! ,upp]
 ,mississippi & ,ohio ,riv] bas9s &     
tribut>ies ,! ,director ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice1 9      
coord9ation ) ! ,army ,corps ( ,eng9e]s1
 ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice1 & ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,geological ,survey1 %all lead a 
multiag5cy ef=t to sl[ ! spread ( ,asian
 ,c>p 9 ! ,upp] ,mississippi & ,ohio    
,riv] bas9s & tribut>ies by provid+     
high-level te*nical assi/ance1          
coord9ation1 be/ practices1 & support to
 ,/ate & local gov]nm5t /rategies to    
sl[1 & ev5tually elim9ate1 ! ?reat pos$ 
by ,asian ,c>p4 ,to ! maximum ext5t     
practicable1 ! multiag5cy ef=t %all     
apply lessons le>n$ & be/ practices su* 

z ^? develop$ "u ! ,managem5t & ,control
 ,plan = ,bighead1 ,black1 ,grass1 &    
,silv] ,c>ps 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,novemb]
 #bjjg & ! ,asian ,c>p ,control         
,/rategic ,framework4  #d4 ,report to   
,congress  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice 
%all by ,decemb] #ca ( ea* ye> submit to
 ! ,subcommittee on ,int]ior1           
,environm5t1 & ,relat$ ,ag5cies ( !     
,committee on ,appropriations & !       
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
coord9at$ /rategies e/abli%$ & progress 
made t[>d goals to control & elim9ate ! 
,asian ,c>p 9 ! ,upp] ,mississippi &    
,ohio ,riv] bas9s & tribut>ies4  7b7    
,cont5ts ,! ,director %all include 9 ea*
 report--  7#a7 obs]v$ *anges 9 ! range 
( ,asian ,c>p 9 su* wat]s dur+ ! #b-ye> 
p]iod prec$+ submission ( ! report2     
7#b7 a summ>y ( ,f$]al ag5cy ef=ts1     
includ+ coop]ative ef=ts ) non-,f$]al   
p>tn]s1 to control ! spread ( ,asian    
,c>p 9 su* wat]s2  7#c7 rese>* ne$$ t   

c\ld improve ! ability to control su*   
spread2  7#d7 quantitative measures t w 
be us$ to docum5t progress 9 controll+  
su* spread2 &  7#e7 cross-cut acc\nt+ ( 
,f$]al & non-,f$]al exp5ditures to      
control su* spread4