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type: "LegalText"
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title: "33 U.S.C. § 1972"
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description: "Genius Prize for Save Our Seas Innovations"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 33
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title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
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chapter_number: "33A"
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chapter_name: "MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION"
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section: "1972"
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citation: "33 U.S.C. § 1972"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 33 U.S.C. § 1972 - Genius Prize for Save Our Seas Innovations
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## Text
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(a) In general (1) In general Not later than 1 year after December 18, 2020, the Secretary shall establish under section 3719 of title 15 a prize competition—
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(A) to encourage technological innovation with the potential to reduce plastic waste, and associated and potential pollution, and thereby prevent marine debris; and
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(B) to award 1 or more prizes biennially for projects that advance human understanding and innovation in removing and preventing plastic waste, in one of the categories described in paragraph (2).
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(2) Categories for projects The categories for projects are:
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(A) Advancements in materials used in packaging and other products that, if such products enter the coastal or ocean environment, will fully degrade without harming the environment, wildlife, or human health.
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(B) Innovations in production and packaging design that reduce the use of raw materials, increase recycled content, encourage reusability and recyclability, and promote a circular economy.
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(C) Improvements in marine debris detection, monitoring, and cleanup technologies and processes.
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(D) Improvements or improved strategies to increase solid waste collection, processing, sorting, recycling, or reuse.
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(E) New designs or strategies to reduce overall packaging needs and promote reuse.
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(b) Designation The prize competition established under subsection (a) shall be known as the “Genius Prize for Save Our Seas Innovations”.
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(c) Prioritization In selecting awards for the prize competition, priority shall be given to projects that—
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(1) have a strategy, submitted with the application or proposal, to move the new technology, process, design, material, or other product supported by the prize to market-scale deployment;
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(2) support the concept of a circular economy; and
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(3) promote development of materials that—
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(A) can fully degrade in the ocean without harming the environment, wildlife, or human health; and
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(B) are to be used in fishing gear or other maritime products that have an increased likelihood of entering the coastal or ocean environment as unintentional waste.
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(Pub. L. 109–449, § 122, formerly Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 122, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1081; renumbered Pub. L. 109–449, § 122, by Pub. L. 119–65, § 4(a), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1989.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 4232 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 119–65.
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