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type: "LegalText"
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title: "33 U.S.C. § 1974"
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description: "Judges"
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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: "1974"
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citation: "33 U.S.C. § 1974"
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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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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc33@119-100.zip"
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# 33 U.S.C. § 1974 - Judges
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## Text
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(a) Appointment The Secretary shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who shall, except as provided in subsection (b), select the 1 or more annual winners of the prize competition.
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(b) Determination by the Secretary The judges appointed under subsection (a) shall not select any annual winner of the prize competition if the Secretary makes a determination that, in any fiscal year, none of the technological advancements entered into the prize competition merits an award.
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(Pub. L. 109–449, § 124, formerly Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 124, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1083; renumbered Pub. L. 109–449, § 124, 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 4234 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 119–65.
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