United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1241 (98th)
A bill to extend and make permanent certain temporary laws relating to freight forwarders.
Introduced
3 February 1983
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
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29 June 2021
Summary
Amends the Shipping Act, 1916, to make permanent the temporary definition of "independent ocean freight forwarder." (Currently such term, after December 31, 1983, would exclude any person who has a beneficial interest in, or directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by, a shipper, consignee, seller, or purchaser of shipments to foreign countries).
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summary · EN · 3 February 1983
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/1241
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/1241