Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 33A — Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction
§ 1984. Prioritization of marine debris in existing innovation and entrepreneurship programs
Statutory text
In carrying out any relevant innovation and entrepreneurship programs that improve the innovation, effectiveness, and efficiency of the Marine Debris Program established under section 1952 1 of this title without undermining the purpose for which such program was established, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, the EPA Administrator, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall prioritize efforts to combat marine debris, including by—
increasing innovation in methods and the effectiveness of efforts to identify, determine sources of, assess, prevent, reduce, and remove marine debris; and
addressing the impacts of marine debris on—
the economy of the United States;
the marine environment; and
navigation safety.
Footnotes
- 1 See References in Text note below.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act
Pub. L. 109–449 § 134 · 120 Stat. 3333
Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 1984
Pub. L. 109–449, § 134, formerly § 10, as added Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 101(3), Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1075
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 109–449, § 134, formerly § 10, as added Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 101(3), Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1075Pub. L. 119–65 § 6(e) · 139 Stat. 1989
Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 1984
Pub. L. 119–65, § 6(e), substituted “EPA Administrator” for “Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency” in introductory provisions
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–65 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 119–65, § 6(e), substituted “EPA Administrator” for “Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency” in introductory provisions.
0 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial · 1 unresolved
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 1952 of this title, referred to in text, was in the original “section 3”, and was translated as reading “section 101” of Pub. L. 109–449 to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the renumbering of section 3 as 101 by Pub. L. 119–65, § 2(a)(2).
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 1959 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 119–65.
Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 119–65, § 6(e), substituted “EPA Administrator” for “Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency” in introductory provisions.
Credits
2020–2025 · 2 acts
- 2020Pub. L. 109–449, § 134, formerly § 10, as added Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 101(3), , 134 Stat. 1075
- 2025renumbered § 134 and amended Pub. L. 119–65, §§ 4(b)(1), 6(e), , 139 Stat. 1989, 1990.
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(Pub. L. 109–449, § 134, formerly § 10, as added Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 101(3), , 134 Stat. 1075; renumbered § 134 and amended Pub. L. 119–65, §§ 4(b)(1), 6(e), , 139 Stat. 1989, 1990.)