33 U.S.C. § 1968 — Authorization of appropriations

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This section authorizes Commerce Department funding for marine-debris work and matching contributions. It limits federal funds for administrative costs and bars grant money for litigation and lobbying.

(a)(1) Congress may appropriate to the Department of Commerce to carry out this title $10,000,000 for each fiscal year 2021 through 2024 and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. (2) Subject to paragraph (3), that money must be provided to the Foundation to match contributions of money, services, or property from private people, state and local agencies, regional organizations, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and foreign governments. (3)(A) Except as provided in (B), the Foundation may not use the federal money for its administrative expenses, including salaries, travel, transportation, or other overhead. (B) The Secretary may allow it to pay salaries during the 18 months beginning December 18, 2020. (b)(1) In addition, the Foundation may accept federal money from an agency under another federal law to assess, prevent, reduce, and remove marine debris as this title requires. (2) The Foundation must use that money to match, in whole or part, money, services, or property contributed by private people and state and local agencies. (c) Foundation grant money may not pay for: (1) litigation expenses covered by government-wide cost principles; or (2) activities intended to influence legislation pending before Congress, as covered by those principles.

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(a) Authorization of appropriations

(1) In general

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce to carry out this title 1 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024 and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.

(2) Use of appropriated funds

Subject to paragraph (3), amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall be provided to the Foundation to match contributions (whether in currency, services, or property) made to the Foundation, or to a recipient of a grant provided by the Foundation, by private persons, State and local government agencies, regional organizations, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and foreign governments.

(3) Prohibition on use for administrative expenses

(A) In general

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no Federal funds made available under paragraph (1) may be used by the Foundation for administrative expenses of the Foundation, including for salaries, travel and transportation expenses, and other overhead expenses.

(B) Exception

The Secretary may allow the use of Federal funds made available under paragraph (1) to pay for salaries during the 18-month period beginning on December 18, 2020.

(b) Additional authorization

(1) In general

In addition to the amounts made available under subsection (a), the Foundation may accept Federal funds from a Federal agency under any other Federal law for use by the Foundation to further the assessment, prevention, reduction, and removal of marine debris in accordance with the requirements of this title.¹

(2) Use of funds accepted from Federal agencies

Federal funds provided to the Foundation under paragraph (1) shall be used by the Foundation for matching, in whole or in part, contributions (whether in currency, services, or property) made to the Foundation by private persons and State and local government agencies.

Amounts provided as a grant by the Foundation shall not be used for—

(1)

any expense related to litigation consistent with Federal-wide cost principles; or

(2)

any activity the purpose of which is to influence legislation pending before Congress consistent with Federal-wide cost principles.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 109–449, § 118, formerly Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 118, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1080; renumbered Pub. L. 109–449, § 118, and amended Pub. L. 119–65, § 3(a), (h), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1987, 1988.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

2020Enacted · Pub. L. 109-449 · 134 Stat. 1080
2025Amended · Pub. L. 109-449 · 139 Stat. 1987, 1988

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 109-449 on 2020-12-18.

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