Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§1969 Termination of Authority
Title 33 › CHAPTER 33A — MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION › SUBCHAPTER II — MARINE DEBRIS FOUNDATION › § 1969
Summary
The Foundation’s authority ends 10 years after it starts unless Congress passes a law to renew it.
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Title 33, §1969
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The authority of the Foundation under this subchapter shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the establishment of the Foundation, unless the Foundation is reauthorized by an Act of Congress.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 4219 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 119–65.
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33 U.S.C. § 1969
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102