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,s4 #abe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bd            
7legislative day1 ,janu>y #c71 #bjac    
,mr4 ,br[n 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,toomey1    
,mr4 ,frank51 ,mr4 ,casey1 & ,ms4       
,klobu*>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,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 t--  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/2 &
  7#b7 :ile ,f$]al ef=ts h focus$ on    
prev5t+ ! spread ( ,asian c>p into !    
,great ,lakes1 !re is gr[+ recognition (
 ! ?reat ,asian c>p 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  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife        
,s]vice1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,*ief (      
,eng9e]s1 ! ,director ( ! ,national ,p>k
 ,s]vice1 & ! ,director ( ! ,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]nm5ts 9 c>ry+ out    
activities design$ to sl[1 & ev5tually  
elim9ate1 ! ?reat pos$ by ,asian c>p4   
7b7 ,be/ practices ,to ! maximum ext5t  

practicable1 ! multiag5cy ef=t %all     
apply lessons le>n$ & be/ practices su* 
z ^? describ$ 9 ! docum5t prep>$ by !   
,asian ,c>p ,work+ ,gr\p entitl$        
,managem5t & ,control ,plan = ,bighead1 
,black1 ,grass1 & ,silv] ,c>ps 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 & dat$ ,novemb] #bjjg1 & 
! docum5t prep>$ by ! ,asian ,c>p       
,regional ,coord9at+ ,committee entitl$ 
,,fy #bjab ,asian ,c>p ,control ,/rategy
 ,framework & dat$ ,febru>y #bjab4  #d4 
,report to ,congress  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca ( ea* ye>1 !      
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &      
,wildlife ,s]vice %all submit to !      
,committee on ,appropriations & !       
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,appropriations & ! ,committee on    
,environm5tal & ,public ,works ( !      
,s5ate a report describ+ ! 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 ,ea*  

report submitt$ "u subsection 7a7 %all  
include--  7#a7 any obs]v$ *anges 9 !   
range ( ,asian c>p 9 ! ,upp]            
,mississippi & ,ohio ,riv] bas9s &      
tribut>ies 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$]al p>tn]s1 to control ! 
spread ( ,asian c>p 9 ! ,upp]           
,mississippi & ,ohio ,riv] bas9s &      
tribut>ies2  7#c7 any rese>* t !        
,director det]m9es c\ld improve !       
ability to control ! spread ( ,asian    
c>p2  7#d7 any quantitative measures t  
,director int5ds to use to docum5t      
progress 9 controll+ ! spread ( ,asian  
c>p2 &  7#e7 a cross-cut acc\nt+ (      
,f$]al & non-,f$]al exp5ditures to      
control ! spread ( ,asian c>p4