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title: "33 U.S.C. § 4265"
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title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
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# 33 U.S.C. § 4265 - Consideration of marine debris in negotiating international agreements

## Text

In negotiating any relevant international agreement with any country or countries after December 18, 2020, the President shall, as appropriate—

(1) consider the impact of land-based sources of plastic waste and other solid waste from that country on the marine and aquatic environment; and

(2) ensure that the agreement strengthens efforts to eliminate land-based sources of plastic waste and other solid waste from that country that impact the marine and aquatic environment.

(Pub. L. 116–224, title II, § 206, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1091.)