33 USC § 2351a - Operation and maintenance of existing infrastructure

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title: "33 USC § 2351a - Operation and maintenance of existing infrastructure"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "2351a"
section_name: "Operation and maintenance of existing infrastructure"
chapter_number: 36
chapter_name: "WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 115–270, title I, § 1113, Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 3775.)"
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# § 2351a. Operation and maintenance of existing infrastructure

The Secretary shall improve the reliability, and operation and maintenance of, existing infrastructure of the Corps of Engineers, and, as necessary, improve its resilience to cyber-related threats.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 115–270, title I, § 1113, Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 3775.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018, and also as part of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, and not as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 which comprises this chapter.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### “Secretary” Defined

Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see , set out as a note under .