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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Protection of Lawful Commerce in
Arms Act''.

SEC 2. AMENDMENT TO ORGANIC ACT.

The Act entitled ''An Act to establish the Department of Commerce
and Labor'', approved February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), is
amended by redesignating section 13 as section 14 and by inserting
after section 12 the following:

''SEC. 13. RESTRICTION ON COMMERCE.

''(a) Secretary of Commerce List.--The Secretary of Commerce shall
establish and maintain a list consisting of each person that notifies
the Secretary under subsection (b) that it is a manufacturer or seller
in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product or
is a trade association representing such manufacturers or sellers. The
list shall contain the name of the person, the chief executive officer
of the person, and the address and location of the headquarters of the
person. The Secretary shall maintain and update the list and may
publish the list in the Federal Register.
''(b) Notification.--Each person that--
''(1) is a manufacturer in interstate or foreign commerce
of a firearm or ammunition product, and is licensed to engage
in business as such manufacturer to the extent required under
chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code,
''(2) is a seller in interstate or foreign commerce of a
firearm or ammunition product, and is licensed to engage in
business as such seller to the extent required under chapter 44
of title 18, United States Code, or
''(3) is a trade association representing such
manufacturers or sellers,
may notify the Secretary of its existence and provide to the Secretary
the information described in subsection (a).
''(c) Freedom From Restriction.--Conduct that--
''(1)(A) is carried out by a manufacturer in interstate or
foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, involves
such firearm or ammunition product, and is described in
paragraph (4) of subsection (d);
''(B) is carried out by a seller in interstate or foreign
commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, involves a firearm
or ammunition product, and is described in paragraph (6) of
subsection (d); or
''(C) is carried out by a trade association in the course
of organizing, advising, or representing its members who are
manufacturers in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm or
ammunition product, or who are sellers in interstate or foreign
commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, with respect to
conduct of such manufacturers or sellers described in paragraph
(4) or (6) of subsection (d), as the case may be; and
''(2) is lawful under chapter 44 of title 18, United States
Code, or under applicable State law;
shall not be a basis for imposing a restriction on interstate or
foreign commerce on a person on the list described in subsection (a) as
a result of harm caused by the criminal or other unlawful misuse of
such firearm or ammunition product by any other person.
''(d) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Ammunition product.--The term 'ammunition product'
means 'ammunition' as defined in section 921(a)(17) of title
18, United States Code, and includes a component part of such
ammunition product that has been shipped or transported in
interstate or foreign commerce.
''(2) Firearm product.--The term 'firearm product' means
'firearm' as defined in subparagraph (A) or (B) section
921(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, and includes any
'antique firearm' as defined in section 921(a)(16) of such
title, and includes a component part of such a firearm that has
been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
''(3) Interstate or foreign commerce.--The term 'interstate
or foreign commerce' has the meaning given that term in
section 921(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code.
''(4) Manufacturer.--The term 'manufacturer in interstate
or foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product' means--
''(A) a person who, in the course of a business in
interstate or foreign commerce to import, make,
produce, create, assemble, design, or formulate a
firearm or ammunition product, imports, makes,
produces, creates, assembles, designs, or formulates a
firearm or ammunition product, or engages another
person to import, make, produce, create, assemble,
design, or formulate a firearm or ammunition product;
''(B) a seller in interstate or foreign commerce of
a firearm or ammunition product made by another person,
but only with respect to an aspect of the firearm or
ammunition product that the seller makes, produces,
creates, assembles, designs, or formulates; and
''(C) any seller in interstate or foreign commerce
of a firearm or ammunition product on which, or on the
packaging of which, the seller is also represented as
the manufacturer of the firearm or ammunition product.
''(5) Restriction on interstate or foreign commerce.--The
term 'restriction on interstate or foreign commerce'--
''(A) means--
''(i) civil damages or equitable relief, or
''(ii) any other limitation or condition,
awarded or ordered by a Federal, State, or local court,
that restricts the ability of a person listed under
subsection (a) to freely engage in interstate or
foreign commerce with respect to firearm or ammunition
products, or of a trade association listed under
subsection (a) to freely engage in lawful activities on
behalf of its membership; and
''(B) does not include any damages, equitable
relief, or other limitation or condition arising from--
''(i) breach of contract or warranty in
connection with the purchase of a firearm or
ammunition product; or
''(ii) physical injuries or property damage
resulting directly from the failure to function
or improper functioning of a firearm or
ammunition product, when used as intended, due
to a defect in design or manufacture.
''(6) Seller.--The term 'seller in interstate or foreign
commerce of a firearm or ammunition product' means a person
who--
''(A) in the course of a business conducted in
interstate or foreign commerce for such purpose, sells,
distributes, rents, leases, prepares, blends, packages,
labels, or otherwise is involved in placing a firearm
or ammunition product in the stream of commerce; or
''(B) in the course of a business conducted in
interstate or foreign commerce for such purpose,
installs, repairs, refurbishes, reconditions, or
maintains an aspect of a firearm or ammunition product.
''(7) State.--The term 'State' includes the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or
possession of the United States.
''(8) Trade association.--The term 'trade association'
means any association or business organization (whether or not
incorporated under the laws of any State), 2 or more members of
which are manufacturers or sellers in interstate or foreign
commerce of a firearm or ammunition product.
''(e) Limitation on Use of List.--No officer, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States may use the list established and
maintained under this section for any purpose other than the
enforcement of the provisions of this section, nor shall the list be
used or allowed to be used in any way that would result in the creation
of any registry of firearms, firearm owners, or firearm purchasers by
the United States, or by any State or any political subdivision
thereof.''.
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Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - Amends the Organic Act establishing the Department of Commerce to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish and maintain a list of each person that notifies the Secretary that it is a manufacturer or seller that is: (1) licensed to engage in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm (including antique firearm) or ammunition product; or (2) is a trade association representing such manufacturers or sellers. Declares that any lawful conduct carried out by a manufacturer or seller in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, or lawful conduct carried out by a trade association in the course of representing such manufacturers or sellers, shall not be the basis for imposing a restriction on such commerce (the award of civil damages, equitable relief, or any other specified limitation) as a result of harm caused by the criminal or other unlawful misuse of such firearm or ammunition product by any other person.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Intermodal Safe Container
Transportation Act Amendments of 1996''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 49.

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to
be made to a section or other provision of title 49, United States
Code.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

Section 5901 is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
''(1) except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the
definitions in sections 10102 and 13102 of this title apply.'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs
(7) and (8), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new
paragraph:
''(6) 'gross cargo weight' means the weight of the cargo,
packaging materials (including ice), pallets, and dunnage.''.

SEC. 4. NOTIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS.

Section 5902 is amended to read as follows:
''Sec. 5902. Notifications and certifications
''(a) Prior Notification.--
''(1) In general.--If the first carrier to which any loaded
container or trailer having a projected gross cargo weight of
more than 29,000 pounds is tendered for intermodal
transportation is a motor carrier, the person tendering the
container or trailer shall give the motor carrier a
notification of the projected gross cargo weight and a
reasonable description of the contents of the container or
trailer before the tendering of the container or trailer. The
notification may be transmitted electronically or by telephone.
''(2) Applicability.--This subsection applies to any person
within the United States who tenders a container or trailer
subject to this chapter for intermodal transportation if the
first carrier is a motor carrier.
''(b) Certification.--
''(1) In general.--A person who tenders a loaded container
or trailer with an actual gross cargo weight of more than
29,000 pounds, to a first carrier for intermodal transportation
shall provide a certification of the contents of the container
or trailer in writing, or electronically, before or when the
container or trailer is so tendered.
''(2) Contents of certification.--The certification
required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:
''(A) The actual gross cargo weight.
''(B) A reasonable description of the contents of
the container or trailer.
''(C) The identity of the certifying party.
''(D) The container or trailer number.
''(E) The date of certification or transfer of data
to another document, as provided for in paragraph (3).
''(3) Transfer of certification data.--A carrier who
receives a certification may transfer the information contained
in the certification to another document or to electronic
format for forwarding to a subsequent carrier. The person
transferring the information shall state on the forwarded
document the date on which the data was transferred and the
identity of the party who performed the transfer.
''(4) Shipping documents.--For purposes of this chapter, a
shipping document, prepared by the person tendering a container
or trailer to a first carrier, that contains the information
required by paragraph (2) meets the requirements of paragraph
(1).
''(5) Use of 'freight all kinds' term.--The term 'Freight
All Kinds' or 'FAK' may not be used for the purpose of
certification under this subsection after December 31, 2000, as
a description required under paragraph (2)(B) for a trailer or
container if the weight of any commodity in the trailer or
container equals or exceeds 20 percent of the total weight of
the contents of the trailer or container. This subsection does not
prohibit the use of such term after December 31, 2000, for rating
purposes.
''(6) Separate document marking.--If a separate document is
used to meet the requirements of paragraph (1), it shall be
conspicuously marked 'INTERMODAL CERTIFICATION'.
''(7) Applicability.--This subsection applies to any
person, domestic or foreign, who first tenders a container or
trailer subject to this chapter for intermodal transportation
within the United States.
''(c) Forwarding Certifications to Subsequent Carriers.--
''(1) General rule.--A carrier, agent of a carrier, broker,
customs broker, freight forwarder, warehouser, or terminal
operator shall forward the certification provided under
subsection (b) to a subsequent carrier transporting the
container or trailer in intermodal transportation before or
when the container or trailer is tendered to the subsequent
carrier.
''(2) Presumption of no certification required.--If no
certification is received by the subsequent carrier before or
when the container or trailer is being tendered to it, the
subsequent carrier may presume that no certification is
required.
''(3) Limitation on construction of forwarding.--The act of
forwarding the certification may not be construed as a
verification or affirmation of the accuracy or completeness of
the information in the certification.
''(4) Liability.--
''(A) In general.--If a person inaccurately
transfers the information on the certification or fails
to forward the certification to a subsequent carrier,
then that person is liable to any person who incurs any
bond, fine, penalty, cost (including storage), or
interest charge incurred as a result of the inaccurate
transfer of information or failure to forward the
certification.
''(B) Lien.--A subsequent carrier incurring a bond,
fine, penalty, or cost (including storage), or interest
charge as a result of the inaccurate transfer of the
information or the failure to forward the certification
shall have a lien against the contents of the container
or trailer under section 5905 in the amount of the
bond, fine, penalty, or cost (including storage), or
interest charge and all court costs and legal fees
incurred by the carrier as a result of such inaccurate
transfer or failure.
''(5) Notice to leased operators.--If a motor carrier knows
that the gross cargo weight of an intermodal container or
trailer subject to the certification requirements of subsection
(b) would result in a violation of applicable State gross
vehicle weight laws--
''(A) a motor carrier must inform the operator of a
vehicle which is leased by the vehicle operator to a
motor carrier which transports an intermodal container
or trailer of the gross cargo weight of the container
or trailer as certified to the motor carrier pursuant
to subsection (b);
''(B) the notice must be provided to the operator
prior to the operator being tendered the container or
trailer;
''(C) the notice required by this subsection must
be in writing, but may be transmitted electronically;
''(D) the motor carrier shall bear the burden of
proof to establish that it tendered the required notice
to the operator; and
''(E) if the operator of a leased vehicle
transporting a container or trailer subject to this
chapter should receive a fine because of a violation of
a State's gross vehicle weight laws or regulations and
lessee motor carrier cannot establish that it tendered
to the operator the notice required by this section,
the operator shall be entitled to reimbursement from
the motor carrier of the amount of any fine and court
costs resulting from the failure of the motor carrier
to tender the notice to the operator.
''(d) Liability to Owner or Beneficial Owner.--If--
''(1) a person inaccurately transfers information on a
certification required by subsection (b)(1) or fails to forward
a certification to the subsequent carrier;
''(2) as a result of the inaccurate transfer of such
information or a failure to forward a certification, the
subsequent carrier incurs a bond, fine, penalty, or cost
(including storage), or interest charge; and
''(3) a subsequent carrier exercises its rights to a lien
under section 5905,
then that person is liable to the owner or beneficial owner or to any
other person paying the amount of the lien to the subsequent carrier
for the amount of the lien and all costs related to the imposition of
the lien, including court costs and legal fees incurred in connection
with imposition of the lien.
''(e) Nonapplicability.--
''(1) Consolidated shipments.--The notification and
certification requirements of subsections (a) and (b) do not
apply to any intermodal container or trailer containing
consolidated shipments loaded by a motor carrier if that motor
carrier--
''(A) performs the highway portion of the
intermodal movement; or
''(B) assumes the responsibility for any weight-
related fine or penalty incurred by any other motor
carrier that performs a part of the highway
transportation.
''(2) Intermodal transportation of loaded containers.--
''(A) In general.--Subsections (a) and (b) and
section 5903(c) do not apply to a carrier when the
carrier is transferring a loaded container or trailer
to another carrier during intermodal transportation,
unless the carrier is also the person tendering the
loaded container or trailer to the first carrier.
''(B) Special rule.--A carrier, agent of a carrier,
broker, customs broker, freight forwarder, warehouser,
or terminal operator is deemed not to be a person
tendering a loaded container or trailer to a first
carrier under this section, unless the carrier, agent,
broker, customs broker, freight forwarder, warehouser,
or terminal operator assumes legal responsibility for
loading property into the container or trailer.''.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITIONS.

(a) Providing Erroneous Information.--Section 5903(a) is amended by
inserting '', to whom section 5902(b) applies,'' after ''A person''.
(b) Transporting Prior To Receiving Certification.--Section 5903(b)
is amended to read as follows:
''(b) Transporting Prior To Receiving Certification.--
''(1) Presumption.--If no certification is received by a
motor carrier before or when a loaded intermodal container or
trailer is tendered to it, the motor carrier may presume that
the gross cargo weight of the container or trailer is less than
29,001 pounds.
''(2) Copy of certification not required to accompany
container or trailer.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this chapter, if a certification is required by section
5902(b), a copy of the certification is not required to
accompany the intermodal container or trailer.''.
(c) Unlawful Coercion.--Section 5903(c)(1) is amended by striking
''10,000 pounds (including packing materials and pallets)'' and
inserting ''29,000 pounds''.

SEC. 6. LIENS.

(a) General Rule.--Section 5905(a) is amended to read as follows:
''(a) General Rule.--If a person involved in the intermodal
transportation of a loaded container or trailer for which a
certification is required by section 5902(b) of this title is required,
because of a violation of a State's gross vehicle weight laws or
regulations, to post a bond or pay a fine, penalty, cost (including
storage), or interest charge resulting from--
''(1) erroneous information provided by the certifying
party in the certification to the first carrier in violation of
section 5903(a),
''(2) the failure of the party required to provide the
certification to the first carrier to provide it,
''(3) the failure of a person required under section
5902(c) to forward the certification to forward it, or
''(4) an error occurring in the transfer of information on
the certification to another document under section 5902(b)(3)
or 5902(c),
then the person posting the bond, or paying any fine, penalty, cost
(including storage), or interest charge has a lien against the contents
equal to the amount of the bond, fine, penalty, cost (including
storage), or interest charge incurred, until the person receives a
payment of that amount from the owner or beneficial owner of the
contents or from the person responsible for making or forwarding the
certification or transferring the information from the certification to
another document.''.
(b) Limitations.--Section 5905(b)(1) is amended--
(1) by inserting after ''the first carrier'' the following:
''or the owner or beneficial owner of the contents''; and
(2) by striking ''cost, or interest.'' and inserting ''cost
(including storage), or interest charge. The lien shall remain
in effect until the lien holder has received payment for all
costs and expenses as described in subsection (a).''.

SEC. 7. PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.

Section 5906 is amended by striking ''Sections 5904(a)(2) and 5905
of this title do'' and insert ''Section 5905 does''.

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Section 5907 is amended to read as follows:
''Sec. 5907. Effective date
''This chapter, as amended by the Intermodal Safe Container
Transportation Act Amendments of 1996, is effective on the date of the
enactment of such Act. The provisions of this chapter shall be
implemented 180 days after such date of enactment.''.

SEC. 9. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 59 is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
''Sec. 5908. Relationship to other laws
''Nothing in this chapter affects--
''(1) chapter 51 (relating to transportation of hazardous
material) or the regulations issued under that chapter; or
''(2) any State highway weight or size law or regulation
applicable to tractor-trailer combinations.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended
by striking the item relating to section 5907 and inserting the
following:

''5907. Effective date.
''5908. Relationship to other laws.''.

Passed the House of Representatives September 18, 1996.

Attest:

ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.
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Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act Amendments of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to revise the prior notification requirements for intermodal freight transportation.
Requires a person who tenders to a first carrier that is a motor carrier (currently, any carrier) a container or trailer with a gross cargo weight of more than 29,000 pounds (currently, 10,000 pounds, including packing material and pallets) for intermodal transportation to give prior notification of the cargo weight and a reasonable description of its contents to the motor carrier.
Allows such notification to be made by telephone, and allows the required certification of the container or trailer contents to be electronic. Sets forth administrative and civil penalties for persons who inaccurately transfer certification information. Makes such a person liable to the owner or beneficial owner for any lien filed by a subsequent carrier that incurred a bond, fine, or other penalty as a result of an inaccurate information transfer or a failure to forward a certification.
Requires a motor carrier that knows that the gross cargo weight of an intermodal container or trailer violates State vehicle weight laws to give notice to the operator of a leased vehicle that transports such items. Requires the motor carrier to reimburse the operator of the leased vehicle that are fined because of a violation of a State's gross vehicle weight laws.
Allows a motor carrier to presume that the gross cargo weight of a container or trailer is under 29,001 pounds if it receives no certification before or when a loaded intermodal container or trailer is tendered to it. Declares that a copy of a certification is not required to accompany the intermodal container or trailer.
Prohibits a person from coercing a person transporting a loaded container or trailer having a gross cargo weight of more than 29,000 pounds (currently, 10,000 pounds, including packing materials and pallets) before the required certification is provided.
Adds to the circumstances giving certain persons a lien against the contents of the container or trailer as a result of a violation of a State's gross vehicle weight laws. Includes among such circumstances: (1) failure of the party required to provide certification off gross cargo weight to the first carrier to provide it; (2) failure of the party required to forward such certification to forward it; or (3) error in the transfer of information on the certification to another document.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Travel Related Industries Protection
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF EXCISE TAX ON AVIATION FUEL USED IN COMMERCIAL
AVIATION.

(a) In General.--Tax imposed under section 4091 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 by reason of section 4092(b)(2) of such Code shall
be zero during the suspension period.
(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act--
(1) Suspension period.--The term 'suspension period' means
the period beginning on the tax suspension date and ending on
the suspension termination date.
(2) Tax suspension date.--The term 'tax suspension date'
means the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) Suspension termination date.--The term 'suspension
termination date' means the date which is two years after the
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. FLOOR STOCK REFUNDS.

(a) In General.--If--
(1) before the tax suspension date, tax has been imposed
under section 4091 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by
reason of section 4092(b)(2) of such Code on any liquid, and
(2) on such date such liquid is held by a dealer and has
not been used and is intended for sale,
there shall be credited or refunded (without interest) to the person
who paid such tax (hereafter in this section referred to as the
''taxpayer'') an amount equal to the tax paid by the taxpayer.
(b) Time For Filing Claims.--No credit or refund shall be allowed
or made under this section unless--
(1) claim therefor is filed with the Secretary of the
Treasury before the date which is 6 months after the tax
suspension date, and
(2) in any case where liquid is held by a dealer (other
than the taxpayer) on the tax suspension date--
(A) the dealer submits a request for refund or
credit to the taxpayer before the date which is 3
months after the tax suspension date, and
(B) the taxpayer files with the Secretary--
(i) a certification that the taxpayer has
given, subsequent to receipt of the request for
refund or credit from such dealer under
subparagraph (A), a credit to such dealer with
respect to such liquid against a purchase by
the dealer of liquid from the taxpayer, and
(ii) a certification by such dealer that
such dealer has given, subsequent to the tax
suspension date, a credit to a succeeding
dealer (if any) with respect to such liquid
against a purchase by the succeeding dealer of
liquid from such dealer.
(c) Reasonableness of Claims Certified.--Any certification made
under subsection (b)(2)(B) shall include an additional certification
that the claim for credit was reasonably based on the taxpayer's or
dealer's past business relationship with the succeeding dealer.
(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
(1) the terms ''dealer'' and ''held by a dealer'' have the
respective meanings given to such terms by section 6412 of such
Code; except that the term ''dealer'' includes a producer, and
(2) the term ''tax suspension date'' means the date which
is the 7th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e) Certain Rules To Apply.--Rules similar to the rules of
subsections (b) and (c) of section 6412 of such Code shall apply for
purposes of this section.

SEC. 4. FLOOR STOCKS TAX.

(a) Imposition of Tax.--In the case of any liquid subject to tax
under section 4091 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by reason of
section 4092(b)(2) of such Code and on which such tax would have been
imposed but for section 2, and which is held on the suspension
termination date, by any person, there is hereby imposed a floor stocks
tax equal to the excess of the tax which would be imposed on such
liquid had the taxable event occurred on such date over the tax
previously paid (if any) on such liquid.
(b) Liability for Tax and Method of Payment.--
(1) Liability for tax.--A person holding a liquid on the
suspension termination date, to which the tax imposed by
subsection (a) applies shall be liable for such tax.
(2) Method of payment.--The tax imposed by subsection (a)
shall be paid in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe.
(3) Time for payment.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1)
shall be paid on or before 45 days after the suspension
termination date.
(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
(1) Held by a person.--A liquid shall be considered as
''held by a person'' if title thereto has passed to such person
(whether or not delivery to the person has been made).
(2) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate.
(d) Other Law Applicable.--All provisions of law, including
penalties, applicable with respect to the taxes imposed by sections
4091 and 4092 of such Code shall, insofar as applicable and not
inconsistent with the provisions of this section, apply with respect to
the floor stock taxes imposed by subsection (a) to the same extent as
if such taxes were imposed by such sections.
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Travel Related Industries Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend, for two years, the excise tax aviation fuel.