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46 U.S.C. § 40706

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
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/us/usc/t46/s40706
Title
46 — Shipping
Chapter
STIV/PTA/CH407
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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This chapter does not apply to—(1) a controlled carrier of a foreign country whose vessels are entitled by a treaty of the United States to receive national or most-favored-nation treatment; or (2) a trade served only by controlled carriers. (Pub. L. 109–304, § 7, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1537.) Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4070646 App.:1708(f).Pub. L. 98–237, § 9(f), Mar. 20, 1984, 98 Stat. 77; Pub. L. 105–258, title I, § 108(17)–(19), Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1909. In paragraph (1), the words “foreign country” are substituted for “state” for clarity and consistency.

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