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 PUBLIC LAW 109–304—OCT. 6, 2006

120 STAT. 1523

‘‘§ 31113. Reports ‘‘The Attorney General shall report to Congress at each session thereof all claims settled under this chapter.’’. SEC. 7. SUBTITLE IV OF TITLE 46.

Title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subtitle III the following:

‘‘Subtitle IV—Regulation of Ocean Shipping ‘‘PART A—OCEAN SHIPPING ‘‘Chapter ‘‘401. General ..................................................................................................... ‘‘403. Agreements .............................................................................................. ‘‘405. Tariffs, Service Contracts, Refunds, and Waivers .......................... ‘‘407. Controlled Carriers ............................................................................... ‘‘409. Ocean Transportation Intermediaries .............................................. ‘‘411. Prohibitions and Penalties .................................................................. ‘‘413. Enforcement ............................................................................................

Sec. 40101 40301 40501 40701 40901 41101 41301

‘‘PART B—ACTIONS TO ADDRESS FOREIGN PRACTICES ‘‘421. Regulations Affecting Shipping in Foreign Trade ......................... 42101 ‘‘423. Foreign Shipping Practices ................................................................. 42301

‘‘PART C—MISCELLANEOUS ‘‘441. Evidence of Financial Responsibility for Passenger Transpor- 44101 tation.

‘‘PART A—OCEAN SHIPPING ‘‘CHAPTER 401—GENERAL ‘‘Sec. ‘‘40101. ‘‘40102. ‘‘40103. ‘‘40104.

Purposes. Definitions. Administrative exemptions. Reports filed with the Commission.

‘‘§ 40101. Purposes ‘‘The purposes of this part are to— ‘‘(1) establish a nondiscriminatory regulatory process for the common carriage of goods by water in the foreign commerce of the United States with a minimum of government intervention and regulatory costs; ‘‘(2) provide an efficient and economic transportation system in the ocean commerce of the United States that is, insofar as possible, in harmony with, and responsive to, international shipping practices; ‘‘(3) encourage the development of an economically sound and efficient liner fleet of vessels of the United States capable of meeting national security needs; and ‘‘(4) promote the growth and development of United States exports through competitive and efficient ocean transportation and by placing a greater reliance on the marketplace. ‘‘§ 40102. Definitions ‘‘In this part: ‘‘(1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘agreement’—

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