Federal Government's Response for Invasive Species

Learn about the Federal Government's Response and how Federal activities regarding invasive species are coordinated.

On February 3, 1999, Executive Order 13112 was signed by President William Clinton establishing the National Invasive Species Council (Council). The Council is an inter-Departmental body that helps to coordinate and ensure complementary, cost-effective Federal activities regarding invasive species. The overarching duty of the Council is to provide the high-level vision and leadership necessary to sustain and expand Federal efforts to safeguard the interests of the U.S. by preventing, eradicating, and controlling invasive species, as well as restoring ecosystems and other assets impacted by invasive species.

Together with the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC), stakeholders, concerned members of the public, and member departments, the Council formulated an action plan for the nation. The Council issued the first National Invasive Species Management Plan early in 2001 to provide an overall blueprint for Federal action. The Plan, last updated in 2016, recommends specific action items to improve coordination, prevention, control, and management of invasive species by the Federal agency members of the Council; see About the Council.

Note: After having been active for nearly two decades, the Trump administration defunded and disbanded the Committee in 2019. President Biden reestablished the Committee on September 30, 2021; see Executive Order on Continuance or Reestablishment of Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to Other Executive Orders - Section 1(o).

• Invasive Species Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations
  Jan 25, 2022
  Federal Register.
  Nominations were due March 28, 2022.

Federal Invasive Species Task Forces, Committees, and Councils

Read an Overview of National Federal Interagency Coordinating Groups [PDF | 249 KB]
Aug 19, 2021
National Invasive Species Council.