WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

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33 U.S.C. 2201: "Secretary" defined

Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-662. Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 33 U.S.C. 2213, 33 U.S.C. 2281b, 33 U.S.C. 2282, 33 U.S.C. 2327a, 33 U.S.C. 2332.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, Department of Defense (1).

This Congress

  • H.R. 9497 Water Resources Development Act of 2026 · passed house · would change (a), (h)

How it got here

Unchanged since Public Law 99-662 (Nov 17, 1986).

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.