33 USC § 878b - Safety and health regulations for scientific and occupational diving

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title: "33 USC § 878b - Safety and health regulations for scientific and occupational diving"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "878b"
section_name: "Safety and health regulations for scientific and occupational diving"
chapter_number: 17
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–8, div. B, title I, § 106, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 568.)"
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# § 878b. Safety and health regulations for scientific and occupational diving

March 11, 2009

On and after , the Secretary of Commerce is permitted to prescribe and enforce standards or regulations affecting safety and health in the context of scientific and occupational diving within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–8, div. B, title I, § 106, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 568.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2009, which is title I of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, which is div. B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009.

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