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Jones Act Repeal Act

H.R. 8996 · 116th Congress · Dec 17, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 46, United States Code, to repeal provisions relating to transportation by water that are popularly known as the Jones Act, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Jones Act Repeal Act”.

Sec. 2 Repeal of provisions popularly known as the Jones Act

Title 46, United States Code, is amended by repealing the following provisions:
(1)
Chapter 551, and the item relating to that chapter in the analysis at the beginning of part D of subtitle V of that title.
(2)
Section 12102, and the item relating to that section in the analysis at the beginning of chapter 121 of that title.