§1719. Contracts, agreements, and licenses under prior shipping legislation

(a) to (c) Omitted

(d) Effects on certain agreements and contracts

All agreements, contracts, modifications, licenses, and exemptions previously issued, approved, or effective under the Shipping Act, 1916, or the Shipping Act of 1984, shall continue in force and effect as if issued or effective under this Act, as amended by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998, and all new agreements, contracts, and modifications to existing, pending, or new contracts or agreements shall be considered under this Act, as amended by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998.

(e) Savings provisions

(1) Each service contract entered into by a shipper and an ocean common carrier or conference before March 20, 1984, may remain in full force and effect and need not comply with the requirements of section 1707(c) of this Appendix until 15 months after March 20, 1984.

(2) This Act and the amendments made by it shall not affect any suit-

(A) filed before March 20, 1984; or

(B) with respect to claims arising out of conduct engaged in before March 20, 1984, filed within 1 year after March 20, 1984.

(3) The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998 shall not affect any suit-

(A) filed before the effective date of that Act; or

(B) with respect to claims arising out of conduct engaged in before the effective date of that Act filed within 1 year after the effective date of that Act.

(4) Regulations issued by the Federal Maritime Commission shall remain in force and effect where not inconsistent with this Act, as amended by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998.

( Pub. L. 98–237, §20, Mar. 20, 1984, 98 Stat. 90 ; Pub. L. 105–258, title I, §117, Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1914 .)

References in Text

The Shipping Act, 1916, referred to in subsec. (d), is act Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 451, 39 Stat. 728 , as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 23 (§801 et seq.) of this Appendix. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 842 of this Appendix and Tables.

The Shipping Act of 1984 and this Act and the amendments made by it, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 98–237, Mar. 20, 1984, 98 Stat. 67 , as amended, which is classified principally to this chapter (§1701 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1701 of this Appendix and Tables.

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998, referred to in subsecs. (d) and (e)(3), (4), is Pub. L. 105–258, Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1902 . For the effective date of this Act, see section 2 of Pub. L. 105–258, set out as an Effective Date of 1998 Amendment note under section 1701 of this Appendix. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1998 Amendment note set out under section 1701 of this Appendix and Tables.

Codification

Section is comprised of subsecs. (d) and (e) of section 20 of Pub. L. 98–237. Subsecs. (a) to (c) of section 20 amended sections 801, 812, 814, 815, 816, 817, 819, 820, 821, 824, 828, 829, 830, 831, 841c, 1122, and 1124 of this Appendix and repealed sections 813, 813a, 825, and 841b of this Appendix and provisions set out as a note under section 801 of this Appendix.

Amendments

1998-Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105–258, §117(1), added subsec. (d) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (d). Text read as follows: "All agreements, contracts, modifications, and exemptions previously approved or licenses previously issued by the Commission shall continue in force and effect as if approved or issued under this chapter; and all new agreements, contracts, and modifications to existing, pending, or new contracts or agreements shall be considered under this chapter."

Subsec. (e)(3), (4). Pub. L. 105–258, §117(2), added pars. (3) and (4).

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 105–258 effective May 1, 1999, see section 2 of Pub. L. 105–258, set out as a note under section 1701 of this Appendix.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 1706 of this Appendix.