46 USC § 42502 - National Shipper Advisory Committee

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s42502"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 42502 - National Shipper Advisory Committee"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "42502"
section_name: "National Shipper Advisory Committee"
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"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXVI [LXXXVI], § 8604(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4762; amended Pub. L. 118–159, div. C, title XXXV, § 3535(h), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2315.)"
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# § 42502. National Shipper Advisory Committee

**(a)** **Establishment.—** There is established a National Shipper Advisory Committee.

**(b)** **Function.—** The Committee shall advise the Federal Maritime Commission on policies relating to the competitiveness, reliability, integrity, and fairness of the international ocean freight delivery system.

**(c)** **Membership.—**

**(1)** **In general.—** The Committee shall consist of 24 members appointed by the Commission in accordance with this section.

**(2)** **Expertise.—** Each member of the Committee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee.

**(3)** **Representation.—** Members of the Committee shall be appointed as follows:

**(A)** Twelve members shall represent entities who import cargo to the United States using ocean common carriers.

**(B)** Twelve members shall represent entities who export cargo from the United States using ocean common carriers.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXVI [LXXXVI], § 8604(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4762; amended Pub. L. 118–159, div. C, title XXXV, § 3535(h), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2315.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2024—Subsec. (c)(3).  substituted “.—Members of the Committee shall be appointed as follows:” for “.—REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Committee shall be appointed as follows: —”.