33 USC § 1969 - Termination of authority

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s1969"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "33 USC § 1969 - Termination of authority"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "1969"
section_name: "Termination of authority"
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"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–449, § 119, formerly Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 119, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1080; renumbered Pub. L. 109–449, § 119, by Pub. L. 119–65, § 3(a), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1987.)"
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# § 1969. Termination of authority

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

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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