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title: "33 U.S.C. § 1969"
description: "Termination of authority"
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title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
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# 33 U.S.C. § 1969 - Termination of authority

## Text

The authority of the Foundation under this subchapter shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the establishment of the Foundation, unless the Foundation is reauthorized by an Act of Congress.

(Pub. L. 109–449, § 119, formerly Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 119, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1080; renumbered Pub. L. 109–449, § 119, by Pub. L. 119–65, § 3(a), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1987.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 4219 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 119–65.