(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘with’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘regulatory costs’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘in the ocean 
commerce of the United States’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
the common carriage of goods by water in the for-
eign commerce of the United States’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(4) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘promote’’ and inserting 
‘‘support’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, and’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) promote reciprocal trade in the common 
carriage of goods by water in the foreign commerce 
of the United States.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 40102(9) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(C) owned or controlled by, a subsidiary 
of, or otherwise related legally or financially 
(other than a minority relationship or invest-
ment) to a corporation based in a country— 
‘‘(i) identified as a nonmarket econ-
omy country (as defined in section 771(18) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of 
this paragraph; 
‘‘(ii) identified by the United States 
Trade Representative in the most recent 
report required by section 182 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a 
priority foreign country under subsection 
(a)(2) of that section; or 
‘‘(iii) subject to monitoring by the 
United States Trade Representative under 
section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2416).’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
46106(b)(7) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘controlled carriers’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘controlled 
carriers.’’. 
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SEC. 4. SERVICE CONTRACTS. 
Section 40502(c)(9) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and minimum contract require-
ments’’ after ‘‘essential terms’’. 
SEC. 5. COMPLAINTS AGAINST SHIPPING EXCHANGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 405 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 40505. Complaints against shipping exchanges 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A person may submit to the 
Federal Maritime Commission, and the Commission shall 
accept, information concerning— 
‘‘(1) alleged violations by shipping exchanges 
(as such term is defined in section 40504); 
‘‘(2) alleged violations of regulations issued by 
the Commission; or 
‘‘(3) alleged incidents of market manipulation 
or other anticompetitive practices by such shipping 
exchanges. 
‘‘(b) INVESTIGATION.—Upon receipt of a submission 
of information under subsection (a), the Commission shall 
promptly investigate the accuracy of such information.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 405 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘40505. Complaints against shipping exchanges.’’. 
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SEC. 6. DATA COLLECTION. 
Section 41110 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Federal Maritime Commis-
sion’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) QUARTERLY REPORT.—The 
Federal Maritime Commission’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON DUPLICATION.—Data required 
to be reported under subsection (a) may not duplicate in-
formation— 
‘‘(1) submitted to the Corps of Engineers pur-
suant to section 11 of the Act entitled ‘An Act au-
thorizing the construction, repair, and preservation 
of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and 
for other purposes’, approved September 22, 1922 
(33 U.S.C. 555), by an ocean common carrier acting 
as a vessel operator; or 
‘‘(2) submitted pursuant to section 481 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1481) to U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection by merchandise import-
ers.’’. 
SEC. 7. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
(a) NATIONAL SHIPPER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
Section 42502 of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Committee.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(in this section referred to as the 
‘Shipper Committee’).’’; 
(2) in subsections (b) and (c) by striking ‘‘Com-
mittee’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Shipper 
Committee’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding ocean transportation intermediaries (as 
such term is defined in section 40102)’’ after 
‘‘ocean common carriers’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
‘‘ocean common carriers’’ and inserting ‘‘ocean 
common carriers described in subparagraph 
(A)’’. 
(b) NATIONAL SEAPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
Chapter 425 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 42503 as section 
42504; and 
(2) by inserting after section 42502 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 42503. National Seaport Advisory Committee 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na-
tional Seaport Advisory Committee (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Seaport Committee’). 
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