Ocean Shipping Reform Act
Public Law 117-146
The following are excerpts, highlighted in red, from the final legislation and/or conference report which contain references to and studies for The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (Pound signs [##] between passages denote the deletion of unrelated text.)
S3580 Klobuchar (D-Minn.) 06/15/22
Enrolled (finally passed both houses)
To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to prohibited acts by ocean common carriers or marine terminal operators, and for other purposes.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE
This Act may be cited as the “Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022”.
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SEC. 19. BEST PRACTICES FOR CHASSIS POOLS
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2023, the Federal Maritime Commission shall enter into an agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the Transportation Research Board shall carry out a study and develop best practices for on-terminal or near-terminal chassis pools that provide service to marine terminal operators, motor carriers, railroads, and other stakeholders that use the chassis pools, with the goal of optimizing supply chain efficiency and effectiveness.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing best practices under subsection (a), the Transportation Research Board shall—
(1) .—take into consideration—
(A) practical obstacles to the implementation of chassis pools; and
(B) potential solutions to those obstacles; and
(2) address relevant communication practices, information sharing, and knowledge management.
(c) PUBLICATION.—The Commission shall publish the best practices developed under this section on a publicly available website by not later than April 1, 2024.
(d) FUNDING.—Subject to appropriations, the Commission may expend such sums as are necessary, but not to exceed $500,000, to carry out this section.
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