Federal agency programs and associated actions are contingent on having the legal authority to act. There is no single authority established to direct the early detection of and rapid response to invasive species (EDRR). Rather, a patchwork of authorities unevenly addresses various aspects of the suite of EDRR measures. To support the development of national EDRR capacity, it is essential to delineate the federal legal statutes, regulations, and policies that enable or limit invasive species EDRR. Here we set forth general principles and a checklist of actions that agencies can refer to when they construct a more comprehensive EDRR legal and policy framework for addressing invasive species. This guidance is intended to complement the review and analysis of federal authorities contained elsewhere in this issue (Burgos-Rodríguez and Burgiel in Biol Invasions.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-019-02148-w, 2019, this issue).

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联邦法律机构：对入侵物种的早期发现和快速响应的应用指南

联邦机构的计划和相关行动取决于拥有采取行动的法律授权。没有建立任何单一机构来指导对入侵物种的早期发现和快速反应（EDRR）。相反，主管机构的拼凑工作不平衡地解决了EDRR措施套件的各个方面。为了支持国家EDRR能力的发展，必须划定能够或限制入侵物种EDRR的联邦法律法规，法规和政策。在这里，我们提出了一般原则和机构在制定更全面的EDRR法律和政策框架以应对入侵物种时可以参考的行动清单。 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-019-02148-w， 2019，这个问题）。