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Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022



Title 46 USC Subtitle IV, Part A – Ocean Shipping (46 USC 40101 – 41310)



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Title 46 USC Subtitle IV, Part C – Evidence of Financial Responsibility for Passenger Transportation (46 USC 44101 – 44106)



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Policy Statement 24-25 [PDF, 188 KB] (July 30, 2024) – use of FMC investigatory authorities to evaluate potentially anticompetitive filed agreements.



Policy Statement 21-13 [PDF, 45 KB] (Dec. 28, 2021) – trade associations may file Shipping Act complaints.



Policy Statement 21-14 [PDF, 64 KB] (Dec. 28, 2021) – attorney fees in adjudicatory proceedings.



Policy Statement 21-15 [PDF, 79 KB] (Dec. 28, 2021) – statement on retaliation.



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