PUBLIC LAW 104-332—OCT. 26, 1996 110 STAT. 4083 Pacific Coast through grants, to be competitively awarded and subject to peer review, to universities and research institutions; "(4) make available not to exceed $500,000 to fund research on aquatic nuisance species prevention and control for the Atlantic Coast through grants, to be competitively awarded and subject to peer review, to universities and research institutions; and "(5) make available not to exceed $750,000 to fund research on aquatic nuisance species prevention and control in the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary through grants, to be competitively awarded and subject to peer review, to universities and research institutions. "(f) NATIONAL BALLAST INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary shall develop and maintain, in consultation and cooperation with the Task Force and the Smithsonian Institution (acting through the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center), a clearinghouse of national data concerning— "(A) ballasting practices; "(B) compliance with the guidelines issued pursuant to section 1101(c); and "(C) any other information obtained by the Task Force under subsection (b). "(2) REPORT.— In consultation and cooperation with the Task Force and the Smithsonian Institution (acting through the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center), the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Task Force and the Congress, on a biannual basis, a report that synthesizes and analyzes the data referred to in paragraph (1) relating to— "(A) ballast water delivery and management; and "(B) invasions of aquatic nuissmce species resulting from ballast water.", (d) ARMED SERVICES BALLAST WATER PROGRAM; BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. —Subtitle B (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new sections: "SEC. 1103. ARMED SERVICES BALLAST WATER PROGRAMS. 16 USC 4713. "(a) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE VESSELS. —Subject to operational conditions, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary, the Task Force, and the International Maritime Organization, shall implement a ballast water management program for seagoing vessels of the Department of Defense to minimize the risk of introduction of nonindigenous species from releases of ballast water. "(b) COAST GUARD VESSELS.— Subject to operational conditions, the Secretary, in consultation with the Task Force and the International Maritime Organization, shall implement a ballast water management program for seagoing vessels of the Coast Guard to minimize the risk of introduction of nonindigenous species from releases of ballast water. "SEC. 1104. BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION 16 USC 4714. PROGRAM. "(a) TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES DEFINED. — For purposes of this section, the term 'technologies and practices' means those technologies and practices that—
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