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Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73

§1975 Report to Congress

Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 33A— - MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENIUS PRIZE FOR SAVE OUR SEAS INNOVATIONS › § 1975

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 60 days after a cash prize is awarded under this title, the Secretary must post a report on a public website. If the Secretary has an agreement under section 1973, the report must include a statement from the Marine Debris Foundation describing the work it carried out under that agreement, and it must include a statement from one or more judges appointed under section 1974 explaining why the winner was selected.

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Title 33, §1975

Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Not later than 60 days after the date on which a cash prize is awarded under this title,11 See References in Text note below. the Secretary shall post on a publicly available website a report on the prize competition that includes—
(1)if the Secretary has entered into an agreement under section 1973 of this title, a statement by the Marine Debris Foundation that describes the activities carried out by the Marine Debris Foundation relating to the duties described in section 1973 of this title; and
(2)a statement by 1 or more of the judges appointed under section 1974 of this title that explains the basis on which the winner of the cash prize was selected.

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References in Text

This title, referred to in text, 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 subchapter II of this chapter and this subchapter, 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 4235 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 119–65.

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33 U.S.C. § 1975

Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73