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 PUBLIC LAW 99-514—OCT. 22, 1986

100 STAT. 2925

(5) Section 516(a)(2) (19 U.S.C. 1516(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Such term includes an association, a majority of whose members is composed of persons described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).". (6) Section 516A(a)(3) (19 U.S.C. 1516a(a)(3)) is amended by striking out "(2)(A)(ii)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(2)(A)(i)(n)". (7) Section 613a of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1613a), as added by section 317 of the Joint Resolution entitled "A Joint Resolution making appropriations for fiscal year 1985, and for other purposes.", approved October 12, 1984 (98 Stat. 2054, Public Law 98-473), is repealed. (8) Section 641 (19 U.S.C. 1641) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(i) (COMPENSATION OF OCEAN FREIGHT FORWARDERS.—

"(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no conference or group of two or more ocean common carriers in the foreign commerce of the United States that is authorized to agree upon the level of compensation paid to ocean freight forwarders may— "(A) deny to any member of such conference or group the right, upon notice of not more than 10 calendar days, to take independent action on any level of compensation paid to an ocean freight forwarder who is also a customs broker, and "(B) agree to limit the payment of compensation to an ocean freight forwarder who is also a customs broker to less than 1.25 percent of the aggregate of all rates and charges applicable under the tariff assessed against the cai^o on which the forwarding services are provided. "(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The provisions of this subsection shall be enforced by the agency responsible for administration of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.). "(3) REMEDIES.—Any person injured by reason of a violation of paragraph (1) may, in addition to any other remedy, file a complaint for reparation as provided in section 11 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. 1710), which may be enforced pursuant to section 14 of such Act (46 U.S.C. 1713). "(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection, the terms 'conference', 'ocean common carrier', and 'ocean freight forwarder' have the respective meaning given to such terms by section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. 1702)." SEC. 1889. AMENDMENTS TO THE TRADE AND TARIFF ACT OF 1984.

The Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-573) is amended as follows: (1) Section 126 is amended by striking out the following: "(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 126 of the bill are amended to read as follows:". (2) Section 174(b) is amended by adding at the end of the table appearing therein the following: "January 1, 1987

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(3) Paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of section 212 is redesignated as subsection (c) of that section.

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