Title 30Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73

§1444 Disclaimer of obligation to pay compensation

Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 26— - DEEP SEABED HARD MINERAL RESOURCES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - TRANSITION TO INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT › § 1444

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The U.S. has no legal or moral duty to pay losses to investments under subchapter I caused by an international agreement for the U.S.

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Title 30, §1444

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section 1441 and 1442 of this title do not create or express any legal or moral obligation on the part of the United States Government to compensate any person for any impairment of the value of that person’s investment in any operation for exploration or commercial recovery under subchapter I which might occur in connection with the entering into force of an international agreement with respect to the United States.

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30 U.S.C. § 1444

Title 30Mineral Lands and Mining

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73