33 U.S.C. § 3401
Purpose
United States · Title 33 — NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · Status: effective
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Full text
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the national ocean exploration program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
- James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023