33 USC § 1975 - Report to Congress

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s1975"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "33 USC § 1975 - Report to Congress"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "1975"
section_name: "Report to Congress"
chapter_number: 33
chapter_name: "MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "GENIUS PRIZE FOR SAVE OUR SEAS INNOVATIONS"
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, § 125, formerly Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 125, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1083; renumbered Pub. L. 109–449, § 125, by Pub. L. 119–65, § 4(a), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1989.)"
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# 1 Report to Congress

See References in Text note below.

Not later than 60 days after the date on which a cash prize is awarded under this title,[^1] the Secretary shall post on a publicly available website a report on the prize competition that includes—

**(1)** if the Secretary has entered into an agreement under section 1973 of this title, a statement by the Marine Debris Foundation that describes the activities carried out by the Marine Debris Foundation relating to the duties described in section 1973 of this title; and

**(2)** a statement by 1 or more of the judges appointed under section 1974 of this title that explains the basis on which the winner of the cash prize was selected.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–449, § 125, formerly Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 125, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1083; renumbered Pub. L. 109–449, § 125, by Pub. L. 119–65, § 4(a), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1989.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This title, referred to in text, means title I of , , , which was classified principally to subchapter I (§ 4211 et seq.) of chapter 55 of this title. Subtitles B and C of title I of  were transferred to subtitles B and C of  by , §§ 3(a), 4(a), , , 1989, and are classified to subchapter II of this chapter and this subchapter, respectively. Subtitle A of title I of  amended sections 1951, 1958, and 1959 of this title, and subtitle D of title I of  is classified to part C (§ 4251) of subchapter I of chapter 55 of this title.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to renumbering by .