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Date of this Version
5-2-2019
Citation
Invasive Species Advisory Committee, memorandum, May 2, 2019
Also available at https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/isac_memo_2may2019_final_0.pdf
Abstract
The Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) was established in 1999 by Executive Order 131121 and furthered by Executive Order 137512 to provide consultation, feedback, information on particular issues, and expert advice generally for consideration by the National Invasive Species Council (NISC). ISAC is composed of distinguished, experienced volunteers from various organizations that are appointed to serve on the Committee by the Secretary of the Interior. Their task is to develop assessments on many aspects of the invasive species issue in the United States and to provide recommendations for the management, control, and response to key invasive species as articulated in the Executive Orders. However, as of April 2019, the principal representatives of the NISC co-chair departments (Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce) decided to place ISAC on administratively inactive (that is, suspended) status. The justification for this action was a constraint in NISC Secretariat funding and the staff capacity necessary to maintain ISAC’s operations. Without an external advisory committee providing expert recommendations to NISC, effective NISC-agency policies and programs are at risk in an environment of already heightened and increasing threats and risks from invasive species to human health and welfare, ecosystem stability, food security, and commerce.
Comments
United States government work