Not later than 60 days after the date on which a cash prize is awarded under this title,¹ the Secretary shall post on a publicly available website a report on the prize competition that includes—

1. (1) if the Secretary has entered into an agreement under section 1973 of this title, a statement by the Marine Debris Foundation that describes the activities carried out by the Marine Debris Foundation relating to the duties described in section 1973 of this title; and
2. (2) a statement by 1 or more of the judges appointed under section 1974 of this title that explains the basis on which the winner of the cash prize was selected.

(Pub. L. 109–449, § 125, formerly Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 125, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1083; renumbered Pub. L. 109–449, § 125, by Pub. L. 119–65, § 4(a), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1989.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This title, referred to in text, means title I of Pub. L. 116–224, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1074, which was classified principally to subchapter I (§ 4211 et seq.) of chapter 55 of this title. Subtitles B and C of title I of Pub. L. 116–224 were transferred to subtitles B and C of Pub. L. 109–449 by Pub. L. 119–65, §§ 3(a), 4(a), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1987, 1989, and are classified to subchapter II of this chapter and this subchapter, respectively. Subtitle A of title I of Pub. L. 116–224 amended sections 1951, 1958, and 1959 of this title, and subtitle D of title I of Pub. L. 116–224 is classified to part C (§ 4251) of subchapter I of chapter 55 of this title.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 4235 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 119–65.

¹ See References in Text note below.