,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ddf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjai,mr4
 ,pet]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,ms4 
,/ab5[1 & ,ms4 ,duckwor?7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public
 ,works  ,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    
,bas94  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,great ,lakes ,fi%]y ,rese>*  
,au?orization ,act4  #b4 ,great ,lakes  
monitor+1 assessm5t1 science1 & rese>*  
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  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  7b7 ,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  7c7 ,monitor+1 
assessm5t1 sci5ce1 & rese>*  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,director may conduct monitor+1
 assessm5t1 sci5ce1 & rese>*1 9 support 
( ! b9ational fi%]ies )9 ! ,great ,lakes
 ,bas94  7#b7 ,specific au?orities ,!   
,director %all1 "u p>agraph 7#a7-- 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/$
 entities1 includ+ academia & relevant  
,canadian ag5cies4  7#c7 ,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  7#d7 ,sav+s clause ,no?+ 9   
?is section 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  7d7 ,au?orization (          
appropriations ,= ea* ( fiscal ye>s     
#bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd1 !re is au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ #ag1ejj1jjj to c>ry out ?is

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