The Board's general powers are reworded on officers and on the chief executive
To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3.
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The Board's general powers are reworded on officers and on the chief executive
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``officers and employees'' and inserting ``the initial officers and employees''; and (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i) by striking ``its chief operating officer'' and inserting ``the chief executive officer of the Foundation''.”
Two changes to section 112(g) of the Marine Debris Act, on the Board's general powers. In paragraph (1)(A) the words officers and employees are replaced by the initial officers and employees, and in paragraph (2)(B)(i) its chief operating officer is replaced by the chief executive officer of the Foundation.
What the document actually says
“(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``officers and employees'' and inserting ``the initial officers and employees''; and (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i) by striking ``its chief operating officer'' and inserting ``the chief executive officer of the Foundation''.”
That sentence, in plain words
One line now says the first officers and staff. Another line now names a different job. That job is the chief executive.
What this is about
These are word swaps in the old law. The rule after this one sets up the chief executive job. The old wording named a chief operating officer.
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Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act, Public Law 119-65, sec. 3, 139 Stat. 1987 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ65/html/PLAW-119publ65.htm
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“The Board's general powers are reworded on officers and on the chief executive,” Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act, section 3, Sec. 3. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/save-our-seas-2-0-amendments-act/proposal/sec03-general-powers-wording/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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