---
kind: "unit"
title: "30"
title_heading: "Mineral Lands and Mining"
key: "ch31"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 31"
heading: "Marine Mineral Resources Research"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/30/ch31"
sections_count: 5
---

# Chapter 31 — Marine Mineral Resources Research

Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining

## Sections

- [§1901. Definitions](/usc/30/1901.md)
- [§1902. Research program](/usc/30/1902.md)
- [§1903. Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements](/usc/30/1903.md)
- [§1904. Marine mineral research centers](/usc/30/1904.md)
- [§1905. Authorization of appropriations](/usc/30/1905.md)