Title 33Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73

§3103 Public information and outreach

Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 44— - OCEANS AND HUMAN HEALTH › § 3103

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary of Commerce, with federal agencies and the National Sea Grant program, must share NOAA Oceans and Human Health Initiative findings regionally and nationally about ocean‑human health. Health‑risk information must be quickly sent to agencies, industry, and others, including online.

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Title 33, §3103

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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.

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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.

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33 U.S.C. § 3103

Title 33Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73