Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-110
§4264 Enhancing International Outreach and Partnership of United States Agencies Involved in Marine Debris Activities
Title 33 › CHAPTER 55 — SAVE OUR SEAS 2.0 › SUBCHAPTER II — ENHANCED GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT TO COMBAT MARINE DEBRIS › § 4264
Summary
The Under Secretary and the EPA Administrator must work with the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator to form partnerships with other countries and to support international actions to fight marine debris. Congress also says NOAA’s marine debris program and the EPA’s Trash-Free Waters program have been successful.
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Title 33, §4264
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Findings
Congress recognizes the success of the marine debris program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Trash-Free Waters program of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(b)Authorization of efforts to build foreign partnerships
The Under Secretary and the EPA Administrator shall work with the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to build partnerships, as appropriate, with the governments of foreign countries and to support international efforts to combat marine debris.
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33 U.S.C. § 4264
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110