Noncontiguous Shipping Reasonable Rate Act of 2023

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2587 To provide a definition of reasonable rate for noncontiguous domestic ocean trade, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 13, 2023 Mr. CASE (for himself and Mr. MOYLAN) 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- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Noncontiguous Ship- 4 ping Reasonable Rate Act of 2023’’. 5 SEC. 2. NONCONTIGUOUS DOMESTIC OCEAN TRADE. 6 Section 13701(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 7 amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the fol- 8 lowing new paragraph: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:59 Apr 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2587.IH H2587 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2587 IH ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec- 1 tion, a rate is reasonable if such rate is within 10 2 percent of a rate set by a comparable international 3 ocean rate index recognized by the Federal Maritime 4 Commission.’’. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:59 Apr 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2587.IH H2587 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS