33 USC § 3825 - Scientific and technical research and monitoring; communication and information
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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s3825"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "33 USC § 3825 - Scientific and technical research and monitoring; communication and information"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "3825"
section_name: "Scientific and technical research and monitoring; communication and information"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "CLEAN HULLS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–281, title X, § 1025, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3027.)"
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# § 3825. Scientific and technical research and monitoring; communication and information
The Secretary, the Administrator, and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may each undertake scientific and technical research and monitoring pursuant to article 8 of the Convention and to promote the availability of relevant information concerning—
**(1)** scientific and technical activities undertaken in accordance with the Convention;
**(2)** marine scientific and technological programs and their objectives; and
**(3)** the effects observed from any monitoring and assessment programs relating to antifouling systems.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–281, title X, § 1025, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3027.)