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Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Chapter 44 — Oceans and Human Health

§ 3103. Public information and outreach

Statutory text

The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with other Federal agencies, and in cooperation with the National Sea Grant program, shall design and implement a program to disseminate information developed under the NOAA Oceans and Human Health Initiative, including research, assessments, and findings regarding the relationship between oceans and human health, on both a regional and national scale. The information, particularly with respect to potential health risks, shall be made available in a timely manner to appropriate Federal or State agencies, involved industries, and other interested persons through a variety of means, including through the Internet.

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.

  1. Oceans and Human Health Act

    Pub. L. 108–447 div. B title IX § 904 · 118 Stat. 2809

    Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 3103

    Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title IX, § 904, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2934

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title IX, § 904, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2934

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 904. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND OUTREACH. (a) In General.— The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with other Federal agencies, and in cooperation with the National Sea Grant program, shall design and implement a program to disseminate information developed under the NOAA Oceans and Human Health Initiative, including research, assessments, and findings regarding the relationship between oceans and human health, on both a regional and national scale. The information, particularly with respect to potential health risks, shall be made available in a timely manner to appropriate Federal or State agencies, involved industries, and other interested persons through a variety of means, including through the Internet. (b) Report.— As part of this program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report reviewing the results of the research, assessments, and findings developed under the NOAA Oceans and Human Health Initiative, as well as recommendations for improving or expanding the program.

  2. Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act

    Pub. L. 114–327 title VI § 601 · 130 Stat. 1974

    1. Struck · 33 U.S.C. § 3103

      Pub. L. 114–327 struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading, realigned margins

    2. Struck · 33 U.S.C. § 3103

      Pub. L. 114–327 struck out subsec. (b) which related to NOAA Oceans and Human Health Initiative annual report

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 114–327 struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading, realigned margins, and struck out subsec. (b) which related to NOAA Oceans and Human Health Initiative annual report.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 601. REPEAL OF NOAA OCEANS AND HUMAN HEALTH INITIATIVE REPORT.   Section 904 of the Oceans and Human Health Act (33 U.S.C. 3103) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking “(a) In General.—” and indenting appropriately; and (2) by striking subsection (b).

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2016—Pub. L. 114–327 struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading, realigned margins, and struck out subsec. (b) which related to NOAA Oceans and Human Health Initiative annual report.

Credits

2004–2016 · 2 acts
  1. 2004Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title IX, § 904, , 118 Stat. 2934
  2. 2016Pub. L. 114–327, title VI, § 601, , 130 Stat. 1998.
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(Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title IX, § 904, , 118 Stat. 2934; Pub. L. 114–327, title VI, § 601, , 130 Stat. 1998.)

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