{"identifier":"/us/usc/t33/s1955","title_num":"33","num":"§ 1955.","heading":"Federal information clearinghouse","status":null,"guid":"id6c24e09b-3a70-11f1-9100-cf79f4fb4b3e","source_credit":"(Pub. L. 109–449, § 104, formerly § 6, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3338; Pub. L. 112–213, title VI, § 607, Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1578; renumbered § 104 and amended Pub. L. 119–65, §§ 2(a)(2), 6(a), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1986, 1990.)","seq_in_title":1088,"parent_identifier":"/us/usc/t33/ch33A/schI","ancestors":[{"identifier":"/us/usc/t33","level":"title","num":"Title 33—","heading":"NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t33/ch33A","level":"chapter","num":"CHAPTER 33A—","heading":"MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t33/ch33A/schI","level":"subchapter","num":"SUBCHAPTER I—","heading":"NOAA AND COAST GUARD PROGRAMS","status":null,"is_section":false}],"xml":"<section xmlns=\"http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" xmlns:dcterms=\"http://purl.org/dc/terms/\" style=\"-uslm-lc:I80\" id=\"id5dc051f5-efb1-11f0-817d-8967cc522ed5\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t33/s1955\"><num value=\"1955\">§ 1955.</num><heading> Federal information clearinghouse</heading>\n<chapeau style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">The Under Secretary, in coordination with the Interagency Committee, shall—</chapeau><paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"id5dc051f6-efb1-11f0-817d-8967cc522ed5\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t33/s1955/1\"><num value=\"1\">(1)</num><content> maintain a Federal information clearinghouse on marine debris that will be available to researchers and other interested persons to improve marine debris source identification, data sharing, and monitoring efforts through collaborative research and open sharing of data; and</content>\n</paragraph>\n<paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"id5dc051f7-efb1-11f0-817d-8967cc522ed5\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t33/s1955/2\"><num value=\"2\">(2)</num><content> take the necessary steps to ensure the confidentiality of such information (especially proprietary information), for any information required by the Under Secretary to be submitted under this section.</content>\n</paragraph>\n<sourceCredit id=\"id5dc051f8-efb1-11f0-817d-8967cc522ed5\">(<ref href=\"/us/pl/109/449/s104\">Pub. L. 109–449, § 104</ref>, formerly § 6, <date date=\"2006-12-22\">Dec. 22, 2006</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/120/3338\">120 Stat. 3338</ref>; <ref href=\"/us/pl/112/213/tVI/s607\">Pub. L. 112–213, title VI, § 607</ref>, <date date=\"2012-12-20\">Dec. 20, 2012</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/126/1578\">126 Stat. 1578</ref>; renumbered § 104 and amended <ref href=\"/us/pl/119/65\">Pub. L. 119–65</ref>, §§ 2(a)(2), 6(a), <date date=\"2025-12-26\">Dec. 26, 2025</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/139/1986\">139 Stat. 1986</ref>, 1990.)</sourceCredit>\n<notes type=\"uscNote\" id=\"id5dc051f9-efb1-11f0-817d-8967cc522ed5\">\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" role=\"crossHeading\" topic=\"editorialNotes\" id=\"id5dc051fa-efb1-11f0-817d-8967cc522ed5\"><heading class=\"centered\"><b>Editorial Notes</b></heading></note>\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" topic=\"amendments\" id=\"id5dc051fb-efb1-11f0-817d-8967cc522ed5\"><heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">Amendments</heading><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">2025—<ref href=\"/us/pl/119/65/s6/a\">Pub. L. 119–65, § 6(a)</ref>, which directed substitution of “Under Secretary” for “Administrator”, was executed by making the substitution in both introductory provisions and par. (2), to reflect the probable intent of Congress.</p>\n<p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">2012—Par. (2). <ref href=\"/us/pl/112/213\">Pub. 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