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Code · U.S. Code · Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · CHAPTER 33A— MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION · SUBCHAPTER II— MARINE DEBRIS FOUNDATION · § 1966

§ 1966. Report requirements; petition of Attorney General for equitable relief

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(a)Report The Foundation shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report—
(1)describing the proceedings and activities of the Foundation during that fiscal year, including a full and complete statement of its receipts, expenditures, and investments; and
(2)including a detailed statement of the recipient, amount, and purpose of each grant made by the Foundation in the fiscal year.
(b)Relief with respect to certain Foundation acts or failure to act If the Foundation—
(1)engages in, or threatens to engage in, any act, practice, or policy that is inconsistent with its purposes set forth in section 1961(b) of this title; or
(2)refuses, fails, or neglects to discharge its obligations under this title,1 or threatens to do so,
the Attorney General may petition in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for such equitable relief as may be necessary or appropriate.
(Pub. L. 109–449, § 116, formerly Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 116, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1079; renumbered Pub. L. 109–449, § 116, by Pub. L. 119–65, § 3(a), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1987.)
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