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33 U.S.C. 3706: NSF ocean acidification activities

Created in 2009 by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11). Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–167, §10647(1), substituted "ocean acidification and coastal acidification" for "ocean acidification" wherever appearing in text. Law text
    • Pub. L. 117–167, §10647(2)(A), substituted "their respective impacts" for "its impacts" in introductory provisions. Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–167, §10647(2)(B), substituted "and their respective impacts" for "and its impacts". Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–167, §10647(2)(C), (D), added par. (5). Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 117–167, §10647(3), added subsec. (d). Law text · (d)

    2020

    • Pub. L. 116–271 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Director of the National Science Foundation shall continue to carry out research activities on ocean acidification which shall support competitive, merit-based, peer-reviewed proposals for res… Law text · (a)

    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.