33 USC § 1967 - United States release from liability

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s1967"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "33 USC § 1967 - United States release from liability"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "1967"
section_name: "United States release from liability"
chapter_number: 33
chapter_name: "MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "MARINE DEBRIS FOUNDATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–449, § 117, formerly Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 117, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1080; renumbered Pub. L. 109–449, § 117, by Pub. L. 119–65, § 3(a), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1987.)"
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# § 1967. United States release from liability

The United States shall not be liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of the Foundation nor shall the full faith and credit of the United States extend to any obligation of the Foundation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–449, § 117, formerly Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 117, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1080; renumbered Pub. L. 109–449, § 117, by Pub. L. 119–65, § 3(a), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1987.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to renumbering by .