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PUBLIC LAW 104-332—OCT. 26, 1996 110 STAT. 4085 "(4) SELECTION OF TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES.—In selecting technologies and practices for demonstration under this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall give priority consideration to technologies and practices identified as promising by the National Research Coiuicil Marine Board of the National Academy of Sciences in its report on ships' ballast water operations issued in July 1996. "(5) REPORT. — Not later than 3 yesirs after the date of enactment of the National Invasive Species Act of 1996, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall prepare and submit a report to the Congress on the demonstration program conducted pursuant to this section. The report shall include findings and recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce concerning technologies and practices. " (c) AUTHORITIES; CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION AND TASK FORCE.— "(1) AUTHORITIES. —In conducting the demonstration program under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior may— "(A) enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate ofificieils of other agencies of the Federal Government, agencies of States and political subdivisions thereof, and private entities; "(B) accept funds, facilities, equipment, or personnel from other Federal agencies; and "(C) accept donations of property and services. " (2) CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION.—The Secretary of the Interior shall consult and cooperate with the International Maritime Organization and the Task Force in carrying out this section.", (e) AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE C— (1) SUBTITLE HEADING.— The heading to subtitle C (16 U.S.C. 4721 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: "Subtitle C—Prevention and Control of Aquatic Nuisance Species DispersaF'. (2) TASK FORCE. —Section 1201 (16 U.S.C. 4721) is amended— (A) in subsection (b)— (i) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (5); (ii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and (iii) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: "(6) the Secretary of Agriculture; and"; and (B) in subsection (c), by inserting "the Chesapeake Bay Progrsun, the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary Program," before "and State agencies". (3) RESEARCH PROGRAM.— Section 1202 (16 U.S.C. 4722) is amended— (A) in subsection (f)(1)(A), by inserting "and impacts" after "economic risks"; and (B) in subsection (i)—