30 USC § 1444 - Disclaimer of obligation to pay compensation
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identifier: "/us/usc/t30/s1444"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "30 USC § 1444 - Disclaimer of obligation to pay compensation"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "1444"
section_name: "Disclaimer of obligation to pay compensation"
chapter_number: 26
chapter_name: "DEEP SEABED HARD MINERAL RESOURCES"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "TRANSITION TO INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–283, title II, § 204, June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 576.)"
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# § 1444. Disclaimer of obligation to pay compensation
Sections 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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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–283, title II, § 204, June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 576.)