Title 33Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73

§1966 Report requirements; petition of Attorney General for equitable relief

Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 33A— - MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - MARINE DEBRIS FOUNDATION › § 1966

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Foundation must send a report as soon as possible after each fiscal year ends to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and to the House Committees on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce. The report must describe what the Foundation did that year, show all money received, spent, and invested, and list every grant with who got it, how much, and why. The law also covers cases where the Foundation does, or threatens to do, things that conflict with its purposes in section 1961(b), or where it refuses, fails, or neglects to carry out its duties under this law, or threatens to do so.

Full Legal Text

Title 33, §1966

Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Foundation shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report—
(1)describing the proceedings and activities of the Foundation during that fiscal year, including a full and complete statement of its receipts, expenditures, and investments; and
(2)including a detailed statement of the recipient, amount, and purpose of each grant made by the Foundation in the fiscal year.
(b)If the Foundation—
(1)engages in, or threatens to engage in, any act, practice, or policy that is inconsistent with its purposes set forth in section 1961(b) of this title; or
(2)refuses, fails, or neglects to discharge its obligations under this title,11 See References in Text note below. or threatens to do so,

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This title, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), means title I of Pub. L. 116–224, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1074, which was classified principally to subchapter I (§ 4211 et seq.) of chapter 55 of this title. Subtitles B and C of title I of Pub. L. 116–224 were transferred to subtitles B and C of Pub. L. 109–449 by Pub. L. 119–65, §§ 3(a), 4(a), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1987, 1989, and are classified to this subchapter and subchapter III of this chapter, respectively. Subtitle A of title I of Pub. L. 116–224 amended section 1951, 1958, and 1959 of this title, and subtitle D of title I of Pub. L. 116–224 is classified to part C (§ 4251) of subchapter I of chapter 55 of this title. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 4216 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 119–65.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

33 U.S.C. § 1966

Title 33Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73