PUBLIC LAW 101-595—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 2979 Public Law 101-595 101st Congress An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for the Federal Maritime Commission, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 1990". TITLE I—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991 SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. In fiscal year 1991, $15,894,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the use of the Federal Maritime Commission; except that for fiscal year 1991, and for each fiscal year thereafter, not to exceed $2,000 may be expended for official reception and representation expenses. SEC. 102. ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CONFERENCES IN OCEAN SHIP- PING. Subsection (h) of section 18 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 App. U.S.C. 1717) is amended by inserting "Advisory" immediately before "Commission shall", and by striking "its establishment" and inserting in lieu thereof "all of its members have been duly appointed". SEC. 103. POWERS OF COMMISSION. Section 19 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 876) is amended— (1) in subdivision (b) of paragraph (1) by inserting "including intermodal movements, terminal operations, cargo solicitation, forwarding and agency services, non-vessel-operating common carrier operations, and other activities and services integral to transportation sysetms," immediately after "generally,'; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: "(5) The Commission may initiate a rule or regulation under paragraph (l)(b) of this section either on its own motion or pursuant to a petition. Any person, including a common carrier, tramp operator, bulk operator, shipper, shippers' association, ocean freight forwarder, marine terminal operator, or any component of the Government of the United States, may file a petition for relief under paragraph (l)(b) of this section. "(6) In furtherance of the purposes of paragraph (l)(b) of this section— "(a) the Commission may, by order, require any person (including any common carrier, tramp operator, bulk operator, shipper, shippers' association, ocean freight forwarder, or marine terminal operator, or an officer, receiver, trustee, lessee, agent, or employee thereof) to file with the Commission a Nov. 16, 1990 [H.R. 4009] Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 1990.
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