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§9701 Definitions

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 121— - FLOOD LEVEL OBSERVATION, OPERATIONS, AND DECISION SUPPORT › § 9701

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

'Administrator' means NOAA's head. 'State' means every U.S. State, DC, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories.

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Title 15, §9701

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In this chapter:

(1)The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

(2)The term “State” means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other territory or possession of the United States.

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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 117–316, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4406, known as the Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out below and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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Pub. L. 117–316, § 1(a), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4406, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 8513, 8514, 8515, and 8521 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act’ or the ‘FLOODS Act’.”

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15 U.S.C. § 9701

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73