The Foundation's powers refer to a nonprofit corporation formed for the purpose
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 Foundation's powers refer to a nonprofit corporation formed for the purpose
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“Section 113(c)(1) of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109-449), as transferred by this Act, is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)-- (1) by inserting ``nonprofit'' before ``corporation''; and (2) by striking ``acting as a trustee'' and inserting ``formed''.”
Two word changes in section 113(c)(1) of the Marine Debris Act, one of the provisions on the Foundation's powers. The word nonprofit is inserted before corporation, and the words acting as a trustee are replaced by formed. The sentence they sit in is in the amended statute, which is not indexed here.
What the document actually says
“Section 113(c)(1) of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109-449), as transferred by this Act, is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)-- (1) by inserting ``nonprofit'' before ``corporation''; and (2) by striking ``acting as a trustee'' and inserting ``formed''.”
That sentence, in plain words
One word is added: nonprofit. Three words come out and one goes in. The word that goes in is formed.
What this is about
This is a word swap in the old law. The line is about what the Foundation may do. This law does not print that line.
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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 Foundation's powers refer to a nonprofit corporation formed for the purpose,” 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-nonprofit-corporation-formed/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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