§1241j. Termination of sections 1241e through 1241o of this Appendix

The operation of sections 1241e through 1241o of this Appendix shall terminate 90 days after the date on which a notification is made pursuant to section 1241h(e) of this Appendix, except with respect to shipments of agricultural commodities and products subject to contracts entered into before the expiration of such 90-day period, unless within such 90-day period the Secretary of Transportation proclaims that funds are available to finance increased freight charges resulting from the requirements of sections 1241f(a) and 1241h(a) and (b) of this Appendix. In the event of termination under this section, nothing in sections 1241e through 1241h of this Appendix shall be construed as exempting export activities from or subjecting export activities to the cargo preference laws except to the extent those activities are exempt under section 1707a(b) ¹ of title 7. In the event of termination under this section, the 50 percent requirement in section 1241(b) of this Appendix shall be in full effect.

(June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title IX, §901f, as added Pub. L. 99–198, title XI, §1142, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1494 .)

References in Text

The cargo preference laws, referred to in text, include act Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 90, 48 Stat. 500 , and act Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 936, 68 Stat. 832 , which are classified to sections 1241–1 and 1241, respectively, of this Appendix.

Section 1707a of title 7, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, §1574, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3702 .

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 1241d, 1241i, 1241p of this Appendix.

¹ See References in Text note below.