Front Matter
*Title 1—General Provisions
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Title 2—The Congress
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*Title 3—The President
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*Title 4—Flag And Seal, Seat Of Government, And The States
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*Title 5—Government Organization And Employees; and Appendix
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Title 6—Domestic Security
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Title 7—Agriculture
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Title 8—Aliens And Nationality
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*Title 9—Arbitration
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*Title 10—Armed Forces
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*Title 11—Bankruptcy; and Appendix
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Title 12—Banks And Banking
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*Title 13—Census
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*Title 14—Coast Guard
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Title 15—Commerce And Trade
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Title 16—Conservation
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*Title 17—Copyrights
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*Title 18—Crimes And Criminal Procedure; and Appendix
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Title 19—Customs Duties
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Title 20—Education
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Title 21—Food And Drugs
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Title 22—Foreign Relations And Intercourse
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*Title 23—Highways
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Title 24—Hospitals And Asylums
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Title 25—Indians
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Title 26—Internal Revenue Code
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Title 27—Intoxicating Liquors
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*Title 28—Judiciary And Judicial Procedure; and Appendix
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Title 29—Labor
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Title 30—Mineral Lands And Mining
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*Title 31—Money And Finance
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*Title 32—National Guard
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Title 33—Navigation And Navigable Waters
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TITLE 33—Front Matter
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CHAPTER 1—NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY (sections 1 to 59mm)
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CHAPTER 2—INTERNATIONAL RULES FOR NAVIGATION AT SEA (sections 61 to 147d)
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CHAPTER 3—NAVIGATION RULES FOR HARBORS, RIVERS, AND INLAND WATERS GENERALLY (sections 151 to 159)
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CHAPTER 4—NAVIGATION RULES FOR GREAT LAKES AND THEIR CONNECTING AND TRIBUTARY WATERS
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CHAPTER 5—NAVIGATION RULES FOR RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AND RIVERS EMPTYING INTO GULF OF MEXICO AND TRIBUTARIES
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CHAPTER 5A—EXEMPTION OF NAVY OR COAST GUARD VESSELS FROM CERTAIN NAVIGATION RULES (sections 360 to 360a)
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CHAPTER 6—GENERAL DUTIES OF SHIP OFFICERS AND OWNERS AFTER COLLISION OR OTHER ACCIDENT (sections 361 to 368)
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CHAPTER 7—REGULATIONS FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF PIRACY (sections 381 to 387)
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CHAPTER 8—SUMMARY TRIALS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES AGAINST NAVIGATION LAWS (sections 391 to 396)
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CHAPTER 9—PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY (sections 400 to 467o)
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CHAPTER 10—ANCHORAGE GROUNDS AND HARBOR REGULATIONS GENERALLY (sections 471 to 476)
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CHAPTER 11—BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS (sections 491 to 535i)
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CHAPTER 12—RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY (sections 540 to 635)
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CHAPTER 12—Front Matter
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SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS (sections 540 to 579f)
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SUBCHAPTER I—Front Matter
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Sec. 540. Investigations and improvements; control by Department of the Army; wildlife conservation
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Sec. 540a. Availability of appropriations for attendance by military personnel at meetings and for printing survey reports
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Sec. 541. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors; establishment; duties and powers generally
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Sec. 542. Review by Board of Engineers of reports on examinations and surveys and special reports
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Sec. 543. Employment of civil engineers on western and northwestern rivers
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Sec. 544. Repealed. Aug. 19, 1968, Pub. L. 88-448, §402(a)(9), 78 Stat. 493
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Sec. 544a. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 650
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Sec. 544b. Employment of physicians to examine employees; fee or employment basis; validation of prior agreements
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Sec. 544c. Minority group participation in construction of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway project; annual report to Congress
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Sec. 545. Preliminary examinations and reports; surveys; contents of report to Congress generally
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Sec. 545a. Discontinuance
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Sec. 546. Investigation of stream flow and watersheds; surveys in connection with dams
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Sec. 546a. Information as to configuration of shore line
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Sec. 547. Reports as to local benefits of improvement and recommendations as to local cooperation
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Sec. 547a. Inclusion of regional economic development benefits in economic analysis for purposes of computing economic justification of project
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Sec. 548. Omitted
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Sec. 549. Repealed. Pub. L. 96-470, title I, §104(c), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2238
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Sec. 549a. Review of navigation, flood control, and water supply projects
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Sec. 549b. Inclusion of project or facility in Corps of Engineers workplan
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Sec. 550. Report on water terminal and transfer facilities
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Sec. 551. Policy of Government as to terminal facilities for new projects
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Sec. 552. Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 901, §1(28), 45 Stat. 988
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Sec. 553. Freight statistics
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Sec. 554. Duty of shipowners and officers to furnish information to person in local charge of improvement; penalty
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Sec. 555. Duty of shipowners and officers to furnish information required by Secretary of the Army
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Sec. 555a. Petroleum product information
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Sec. 556. Printing reports generally
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Sec. 557. Payment of costs of printing
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Sec. 557a. Publication of pamphlets, maps, brochures, and other material
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Sec. 557b. Sale of publications, charts, or other material; deposit of proceeds
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Sec. 558. Proceeds from sale or transfer of property acquired
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Sec. 558a. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(56), 65 Stat. 703
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Sec. 558b. Exchange of land or property
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Sec. 558b-1. Application to authorized works of flood control
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Sec. 558c. Rights-of-way over United States land
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Sec. 559. Disposition of rentals for Government plants
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Sec. 560. Contributions from private parties; return of excess
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Sec. 561. Repealed. Pub. L. 115-270, title I, §1166(c), Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 3798
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Sec. 561a. Contributions from local interests; reduction to meet lowered cost
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Sec. 562. Channel depths and dimensions defined
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Sec. 562a. Project depths for national defense purposes; waterways for general commerce
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Sec. 563. Omitted
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Sec. 564. Repealed. July 3, 1943, ch. 189, §5, 57 Stat. 374
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Sec. 565. River and harbor improvement by private or municipal enterprise
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Sec. 566. Improvement by or under authority of State of New Jersey
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Sec. 567. Navigation and flood control improvements by Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota
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Sec. 567a. Flood and pollution control compacts between certain States
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Sec. 567b. Pollution of Potomac drainage basin; control by State compacts
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Sec. 567b-1. Amended compact
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Sec. 568. Limitation on power of committee of Congress to consider projects
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Sec. 569. Personal equipment for employees; use of funds for purpose
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Sec. 569a. Temporary employment of experts or consultants; compensation
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Sec. 569b. Contracts; architect and engineering services; surveying and mapping services
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Sec. 569c. Services of volunteers
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Sec. 569d. Safety award and promotional materials
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Sec. 569e. Use of private sector resources in surveying and mapping
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Sec. 569f. Debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of "Made in America" labels
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Sec. 570. Default in contract; disposition of amounts collected
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Sec. 571. Crediting reimbursements for lost, stolen, or damaged property
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Sec. 572. Collection and removal of drift in Baltimore Harbor
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Sec. 573. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 656
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Sec. 574. Omitted
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Sec. 574a. Training funds
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Sec. 575. Availability of appropriations for expenses incident to operation of power boats or vessels; expenses defined; certification of expenditures
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Sec. 576. Revolving fund; establishment; availability; reimbursement; transfer of funds; limitation
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Sec. 576a. Purchase of passenger motor vehicles by Corps of Engineers
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Sec. 576b. Lease authority
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Sec. 576c. Corps of Engineers operation of unmanned aircraft systems
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Sec. 577. Small river and harbor improvement projects
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Sec. 577a. Small-boat navigation projects; charter fishing craft
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Sec. 577b. Cost of operation and maintenance of general navigation features of small boat harbor projects; applicable projects
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Sec. 578. Disposal of surplus property for development of public port or industrial facilities
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Sec. 578a. Disposition studies
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Sec. 578b. Disposition of projects
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Sec. 579. Repealed. Pub. L. 101-640, title I, §119(b), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4630
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Sec. 579a. Corps budgeting; project deauthorizations; comprehensive backlog report
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Sec. 579b. Omitted
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Sec. 579c. Repealed. Pub. L. 116-260, div. AA, title III, §360(d), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2733
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Sec. 579c-1. Repealed. Pub. L. 116-260, div. AA, title III, §360(f), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2733
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Sec. 579c-2. Repealed. Pub. L. 116-260, div. AA, title III, §360(h), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2733
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Sec. 579d. Repealed. Pub. L. 116-260, div. AA, title III, §360(e), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2733
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Sec. 579d-1. Repealed. Pub. L. 116-260, div. AA, title III, §360(g), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2733
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Sec. 579d-2. Deauthorization of inactive projects
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Sec. 579e. Access to real estate data
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Sec. 579f. Budgetary evaluation metrics and transparency; public participation
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SUBCHAPTER II—PAY AND ALLOWANCES; TRAVELING EXPENSES AND SUBSISTENCE (sections 581 to 585)
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SUBCHAPTER III—ACQUISITION OF LAND AND MATERIALS (sections 591 to 598a)
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SUBCHAPTER IV—PARTICULAR WORK OR IMPROVEMENTS (sections 601 to 610)
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SUBCHAPTER V—PROSECUTION OF WORK GENERALLY (sections 621 to 635)
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CHAPTER 13—MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION (sections 641 to 653a)
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CHAPTER 14—CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION (sections 661 to 687)
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CHAPTER 15—FLOOD CONTROL (sections 701 to 709c)
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CHAPTER 16—LIGHTHOUSES (sections 711 to 776)
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CHAPTER 17—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (sections 851 to 894f)
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CHAPTER 18—LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION (sections 901 to 950)
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CHAPTER 19—SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY (sections 981 to 990)
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CHAPTER 20—POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL (sections 1001 to 1016)
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CHAPTER 21—INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA (sections 1051 to 1094)
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CHAPTER 22—SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND MARINE SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT (sections 1101 to 1144)
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CHAPTER 23—POLLUTION CONTROL OF NAVIGABLE WATERS (sections 1151 to 1175)
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CHAPTER 24—VESSEL BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE COMMUNICATION (sections 1201 to 1208)
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CHAPTER 25—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY PROGRAM (sections 1221 to 1236)
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CHAPTER 26—WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (sections 1251 to 1389)
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CHAPTER 27—OCEAN DUMPING (sections 1401 to 1445)
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CHAPTER 28—POLLUTION CASUALTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNITED STATES INTERVENTION (sections 1471 to 1487)
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CHAPTER 29—DEEPWATER PORTS (sections 1501 to 1524)
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CHAPTER 30—INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA (sections 1601 to 1608)
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CHAPTER 31—OCEAN POLLUTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING PLANNING (sections 1701 to 1709)
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CHAPTER 32—INLAND WATERWAYS TRUST FUND (sections 1801 to 1804)
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CHAPTER 33—PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS (sections 1901 to 1915)
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CHAPTER 33A—MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION (sections 1951 to 1959)
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CHAPTER 34—INLAND NAVIGATIONAL RULES (sections 2071 to 2073)
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CHAPTER 35—ARTIFICIAL REEFS (sections 2101 to 2106)
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CHAPTER 36—WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (sections 2201 to 2357)
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CHAPTER 37—ORGANOTIN ANTIFOULING PAINT CONTROL (sections 2401 to 2410)
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CHAPTER 38—DUMPING OF MEDICAL WASTE BY PUBLIC VESSELS (sections 2501 to 2504)
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CHAPTER 39—SHORE PROTECTION FROM MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE (sections 2601 to 2623)
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CHAPTER 40—OIL POLLUTION (sections 2701 to 2762)
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CHAPTER 41—NATIONAL COASTAL MONITORING (sections 2801 to 2805)
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CHAPTER 42—ESTUARY RESTORATION (sections 2901 to 2909)
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CHAPTER 43—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS (sections 3001 to 3079b)
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CHAPTER 44—OCEANS AND HUMAN HEALTH (sections 3101 to 3104)
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CHAPTER 45—TSUNAMI WARNING AND EDUCATION (sections 3201 to 3208)
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CHAPTER 46—NATIONAL LEVEE SAFETY PROGRAM (sections 3301 to 3307)
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CHAPTER 47—OCEAN EXPLORATION (sections 3401 to 3408)
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CHAPTER 48—OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING INTEGRATION (sections 3501 to 3507)
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CHAPTER 49—INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM (sections 3601 to 3613)
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CHAPTER 50—FEDERAL OCEAN ACIDIFICATION RESEARCH AND MONITORING (sections 3701 to 3708)
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CHAPTER 51—CLEAN HULLS (sections 3801 to 3857)
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CHAPTER 52—WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION (sections 3901 to 3915)
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CHAPTER 53—HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM AND HYPOXIA RESEARCH AND CONTROL (sections 4001 to 4010)
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CHAPTER 54—COMMERCIAL ENGAGEMENT THROUGH OCEAN TECHNOLOGY (sections 4101 to 4106)
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CHAPTER 55—SAVE OUR SEAS 2.0 (sections 4201 to 4282)
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Title 34—Crime Control And Law Enforcement
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*Title 35—Patents
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*Title 36—Patriotic And National Observances, Ceremonies, And Organizations
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*Title 37—Pay And Allowances Of The Uniformed Services
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*Title 38—Veterans' Benefits
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*Title 39—Postal Service
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*Title 40—Public Buildings, Property, And Works
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*Title 41—Public Contracts
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Title 42—The Public Health And Welfare
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Title 43—Public Lands
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*Title 44—Public Printing And Documents
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Title 45—Railroads
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*Title 46—Shipping
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Title 47—Telecommunications
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Title 48—Territories And Insular Possessions
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*Title 49—Transportation
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Title 50—War And National Defense; and Appendix
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*Title 51—National And Commercial Space Programs
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Title 52—Voting And Elections
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Title 53—[Reserved]
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*Title 54—National Park Service And Related Programs
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