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46 U.S.C. 40706: ExceptionsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 46-SHIPPINGCHAPTER 407-CONTROLLED CARRIERS
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§40706. Exceptions

This chapter does not apply to⁠—

(1)  a controlled carrier of a foreign country whose vessels are entitled by a treaty of the United States to receive national or most-favored-nation treatment; or

(2)  a trade served only by controlled carriers.

( Pub. L. 109–304, § 7 , Oct. 6, 2006 , 120 Stat. 1537 .)

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Section

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40706

46 App.:1708(f).

Pub. L. 98–237, § 9(f), Mar. 20, 1984, 98 Stat. 77; Pub. L. 105–258, title I, § 108(17)–(19), Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1909.

In paragraph (1), the words “foreign country” are substituted for “state” for clarity and consistency.