Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-110
§1965 Volunteer Status
Title 33 › CHAPTER 33A — MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION › SUBCHAPTER II — MARINE DEBRIS FOUNDATION › § 1965
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The Secretary of Commerce can accept Foundation, Board, and Board officers and employees as unpaid volunteers, without following civil service rules.
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Title 33, §1965
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The Secretary of Commerce may accept, without regard to the civil service classification laws, rules, or regulations, the services of the Foundation, the Board, and the officers and employees of the Board, without compensation from the Department of Commerce, as volunteers in the performance of the functions authorized in this title.
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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 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 4215 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 119–65.
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33 U.S.C. § 1965
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110