Nothing in the Act may be construed to satisfy consultation or change treaty rights
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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Nothing in the Act may be construed to satisfy consultation or change treaty rights
The document says “may not be construed”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(2) to affect or modify any treaty or other right of any Tribal Government.''”
A new subsection (i) added at the end of section 113 of the Marine Debris Act. It states that nothing in the Act may be construed to satisfy any requirement for government to government consultation with Tribal Governments, or, in the words quoted, to affect or modify any treaty or other right of any Tribal Government.
What the document actually says
“``(2) to affect or modify any treaty or other right of any Tribal Government.''”
That sentence, in plain words
This law does not change any treaty. It does not change any right a Tribal Government holds.
What this is about
The rule has two parts. The other part is about talks between two governments. It says the outreach here does not count as those talks.
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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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“Nothing in the Act may be construed to satisfy consultation or change treaty rights,” 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-rule-of-construction-tribal/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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