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 PUBLIC LAW 99-521—OCT. 22, 1986

100 STAT. 2993

Public Law 99-521 99th Congress An Act To amend title 49, United States Code, to reduce regulation of surface freight forwarders, and for other purposes.

Oct. 22, 1986 [S. 1124]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Surface Freight Forwarder Deregulation Act of 1986. Transportation. Commerce and trade. 49 USC 10101 note. 49 USC 10101 note.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the "Surface Freight Forwarder Deregulation Act of 1986". SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

This Act is part of the continuing effort by Congress to reduce burdensome and unnecessary government regulations and to ensure the competitiveness and efficacy of transportation services of surface freight forwarders in the United States. SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that— (1) a safe, sound, and competitive surface freight forwarder industry is important to the national transportation system; (2) the statutes governing Federal regulation of the freight forwarder industry are outdated and must be revised to reflect present and future transportation needs and realities; (3) protective regulation heis resulted in anticompetitive pricing and has restricted the range of price and service options available to shippers; (4) in order to reduce the uncertainty experienced by the Nation's transportation industries, the Interstate Commerce Commission's remaining responsibilities for the regulation of surface freight forwarders should be eliminated in accordance with this Act; and (5) legislative and resulting changes should be implemented with the least amount of disruption consistent with achieving the reforms enacted.

49 USC 10101 note.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

Section 10102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) COMMON CARRIER.—In paragraph (4), insert "household goods" before "freight forwarder". (2) FREIGHT FORWARDER.—In paragraph (9), after and below subparagraph (C), insert the following new sentence: "Such term does not include a person using transportation of an air carrier subject to the Federal Aviation Act of 1958.". (3)

HOUSEHOLD GOODS

FREIGHT

FORWARDER.—Redesignate

paragraphs (12) through (30), and any references thereto, as paragraphs (13) through (31), respectively, and insert after paragraph (11) the following new paragraph: .".•^••»ocj| bloff©;

49 USC app. 1301 note.

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