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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 5499
To provide a definition of reasonable rate for noncontiguous domestic ocean
trade, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Mr. CASE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To provide a definition of reasonable rate for noncontiguous
domestic ocean trade, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Noncontiguous Ship-
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ping Reasonable Rate Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. NONCONTIGUOUS DOMESTIC OCEAN TRADE.
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Section 13701(d) of title 49, United States Code, is
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amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the fol-
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lowing new paragraph:
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
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tion, a rate is reasonable if such rate is within 10
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percent of a rate set by a comparable international
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ocean rate index recognized by the Federal Maritime
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Commission.’’.
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