33 USC § 3201 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s3201"
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title: "33 USC § 3201 - Definitions"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "3201"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "TSUNAMI WARNING AND EDUCATION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–424, § 2, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2902; Pub. L. 109–479, title VIII, § 802, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3653; Pub. L. 115–25, title V, § 512(a), Apr. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 128.)"
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# § 3201. Definitions

In this chapter:

**(1)** The term “Administration” means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

**(2)** The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–424, § 2, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2902; Pub. L. 109–479, title VIII, § 802, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3653; Pub. L. 115–25, title V, § 512(a), Apr. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 128.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

and title VIII of  enacted substantially identical sections.  was repealed by .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title of 2017 Amendment

> “This title [enacting sections 3206a and 3208 of this title, amending this section and sections 3202 to 3207 of this title, and enacting and repealing provisions set out as notes under this section] may be cited as the ‘Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017’.”

, , , provided that:

### Short Title

> “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Tsunami Warning and Education Act’.”

, , , provided that:

, , , which provided that  could be cited as the Tsunami Warning and Education Act, was repealed by , , .

### Construction

> “Nothing in this section [repealing
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> ] may be construed to repeal, or affect in any way, the Tsunami Warning and Education Act [this chapter] enacted as title VIII of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (
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> ;
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> et seq.).”

, , , provided that: