46 USC § 42501 - Definitions

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title: "46 USC § 42501 - Definitions"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "42501"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 425
chapter_name: "NATIONAL SHIPPER ADVISORY COMMITTEE"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Actions To Address Foreign Practices"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXVI [LXXXVI], § 8604(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4762.)"
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# § 42501. Definitions

In this chapter:

**(1)** **Commission.—** The term “Commission” means the Federal Maritime Commission.

**(2)** **Committee.—** The term “Committee” means the National Shipper Advisory Committee established under section 42502.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXVI [LXXXVI], § 8604(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4762.)