,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #bai  #aaf?   
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ajbc 
,report ,no4 #aaf-bgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjai
 ,mr4 ,quigley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,upton1 
,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,new ,york1
 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4     
,huiz5ga1 ,mr4 ,joyce ( ,ohio1 ,mr4     
,mit*ell1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,b]gman1 ,mr4 ,/aub]1 ,ms4 ,slotk91
 ,mr4 ,gonzalez ( ,ohio1 & ,mr4 ,kelly (
 ,p5nsylvania7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,novemb] #h1 #bjai          
,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1    
,mr4 ,visclosky1 ,mr4 ,k9d1 & ,ms4      
,kaptur  ,novemb] #h1 #bjai ,committ$ to
 ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate
 ( ! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a     
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,director ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey to    
conduct monitor+1 assessm5t1 sci5ce1 &  
rese>*1 9 support ( ! b9ational fi%]ies 
)9 ! ,great ,lakes ,bas91 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may

 be cit$ z ! ,great ,lakes ,fi%]y       
,rese>* ,au?orization ,act ( #bjai4  #b4
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7         
,director ,! t]m ,director means !      
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,geological 
,survey4  7#b7 ,great ,lakes bas9 ,! t]m
 ,great ,lakes ,bas9 means ! air1 l&1   
wat]1 & liv+ organisms 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 )9 ! dra9age bas9 ( ! ,sa9t ,lawr5ce   
,riv] at & up/ream f ! po9t at :i* su*  
riv] & ! ,great ,lakes become !         
int]national b\nd>y betwe5 ,canada & !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,f9d+s ,congress    
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,great ,lakes    
support a div]se ecosy/em1 on :i* !     
vibrant & economically valuable ,great  
,lakes fi%]ies dep5d4  7#b7 ,to cont9ue 
successful fi%]ies managem5t &          
coord9ation1 z has occurr$ s9ce sign+ ( 
! ,conv5tion on ,great ,lakes ,fi%]ies  
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,canada on     
,septemb] #aj1 #aied1 managem5t ( !     
ecosy/em & its fi%]ies require s\nd1    
reliable sci5ce1 & ! use ( mod]n        
sci5tific te*nologies4  7#c7 ,fi%]ies   

rese>* is necess>y to support           
multi-jurisdictional fi%]y managem5t    
decisions & actions reg>d+ recreational 
& sport fi%+1 comm]cial fi%]ies1 tribal 
h>ve/1 allocation decisions1 & fi% /ock+
 activities4  7#d7 ,presid5t ,ri*>d     
,nixon submitt$1 & ! ,congress approv$1 
,reorganization ,plan ,no4 #d 7#hd ,/at4
 #bjij71 conf]r+ sci5ce activities &    
managem5t ( m>9e fi%]ies to ! ,national 
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4   
7#e7 ,reorganization ,plan ,no4 #d      
expressly exclud$ fi%]y rese>*          
activities )9 ! ,great ,lakes f !       
transf]1 reta9+ managem5t & sci5tific   
rese>* duties )9 ! already e/abli%$     
jurisdictions "u ! #aied ,conv5tion on  
,great ,lakes ,fi%]ies1 includ+ ^? ( !  
,great ,lakes ,fi%]y ,commission & !    
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior4  #d4 ,great     
,lakes monitor+1 assessm5t1 science1 &  
rese>*  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director may   
conduct monitor+1 assessm5t1 sci5ce1 &  
rese>*1 9 support ( ! b9ational fi%]ies 
)9 ! ,great ,lakes ,bas94  7b7 ,specific

 au?orities ,! ,director %all1 "u       
subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 execute a         
compreh5sive1 multi-lake1 fre%wat]      
fi%]ies sci5ce program2  7#b7 coord9ate 
) & "w coop]atively ) regional1 ,/ate1  
tribal1 & local gov]nm5ts2 &  7#c7      
consult ) o!r int]e/$ entities gr\ps1   
includ+ academia & relevant ,canadian   
ag5cies4  7c7 ,includ$ rese>* ,to       
prop]ly s]ve ! ne$s ( fi%]ies manag]s1  
monitor+1 assessm5t1 sci5ce1 & rese>* "u
 ?is section may include--  7#a7        
deepwat] ecosy/em sci5ces2  7#b7        
biological & food-web compon5ts2  7#c7  
fi% movem5t & behavior inve/igations2   
7#d7 fi% population /ructures2  7#e7 fi%
 habitat inve/igations2  7#f7 invasive  
species sci5ce2  7#g7 use ( exi/+1 new1 
& exp]im5tal biological assessm5t tools1
 equipm5t1 vessels1 o!r sci5tific       
in/rum5tation & laboratory capabilities 
necess>y to support fi%]y managem5t     
decisions2 &  7#h7 /udies to assess     
impacts on ,great ,lakes fi%]y res\rces4
  7d7 ,sav+s clause ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act is 

int5d$ or %all be con/ru$ to imp$e1     
sup]s$e1 or alt] ! au?ority ( ! ,great  
,lakes ,fi%]y ,commission1 ,/ates1 &    
,indian tribes "u ! ,conv5tion on ,great
 ,lakes ,fi%]ies betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
( ,am]ica & ,canada on ,septemb] #aj1   
#aied1 & ! ,great ,lakes ,fi%]y ,act (  
#aief 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ica et seq474  #e4
 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,= ea* (
 fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbi1 !re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #ag1ejj1jjj  
to c>ry out ?is ,act4  ,novemb] #h1     
#bjai ,committ$ to ! ,committee ( !     
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$