S. 2372: Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhanced Global Engagement to Combat Marine Debris Act

116th Congress

A bill to enhance global engagement to combat marine debris, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Robert Menéndez — D — NJ

Requires the Department of State, in conjunction with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to coordinate the federal government’s efforts to reduce pollution from solid materials such as plastics in the world’s oceans. Such pollutants are called marine debris. Several federal agencies, including the department, USAID, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) encourage foreign countries and international organizations to reduce marine debris and implement waste management, recycling, and public-education programs in those countries. The bill would require federal agencies to focus their efforts on rapidly developing countries and riverine and coastal areas that are major sources of debris. Agencies also would be required to measure the success of those efforts against tangible targets.

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