§1975. Report to Congress

Not later than 60 days after the date on which a cash prize is awarded under this title,¹ the Secretary shall post on a publicly available website a report on the prize competition that includes-

(1) if the Secretary has entered into an agreement under section 1973 of this title, a statement by the Marine Debris Foundation that describes the activities carried out by the Marine Debris Foundation relating to the duties described in section 1973 of this title; and

(2) a statement by 1 or more of the judges appointed under section 1974 of this title that explains the basis on which the winner of the cash prize was selected.

(Pub. L. 109–449, §125, formerly Pub. L. 116–224, title I, §125, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1083 ; renumbered Pub. L. 109–449, §125, by Pub. L. 119–65, §4(a), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1989 .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This title, referred to in text, means title I of Pub. L. 116–224, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1074 , which was classified principally to subchapter I (§4211 et seq.) of chapter 55 of this title. Subtitles B and C of title I of Pub. L. 116–224 were transferred to subtitles B and C of Pub. L. 109–449 by Pub. L. 119–65, §§3(a), 4(a), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1987 , 1989, and are classified to subchapter II of this chapter and this subchapter, respectively. Subtitle A of title I of Pub. L. 116–224 amended sections 1951, 1958, and 1959 of this title, and subtitle D of title I of Pub. L. 116–224 is classified to part C (§4251) of subchapter I of chapter 55 of this title.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 4235 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 119–65.

¹ See References in Text note below.