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§1444 Disclaimer of Obligation to Pay Compensation

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

States that Sections 1441 and 1442 do not create any legal or moral duty for the United States to pay anyone for losses in the value of their investment in exploration or commercial recovery under Subchapter I that might happen when an international agreement comes into force for the United States.

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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

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Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60