---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 U.S.C. § 42109"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
number: "42109"
heading: "Consultation with other agencies"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/42109"
units:
  - "Subtitle IV — Regulation of Ocean Shipping"
  - "Part B — Actions To Address Foreign Practices"
  - "Chapter 421 — Regulations Affecting Shipping in Foreign Trade"
---

# §42109. Consultation with other agencies


The Federal Maritime [Commission](/usc/46/42501.md?p=1) may consult with, seek the cooperation of, or make recommendations to other appropriate agencies of the United States Government prior to taking any action under this chapter.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 109–304, § 7, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1551.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 42109 | 46 App.:876(l). | June 5, 1920, ch. 250, § 19(l); as added Pub. L. 101–595, title I, § 103(2), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2979; Pub. L. 105–258, title III, § 301, Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1915. |