{"data":{"id":"us/41-cfr-102-117.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"41 CFR 102-117.40","heading":"-117.40 International transportation.","body":"Federal law requires using U.S. flag carriers for international air and ocean shipments. Key statutes include:\n(a) Fly America Act (49 U.S.C. 40118)—requires use of U.S. air carriers when available.\n(b) Cargo Preference Act (46 U.S.C. 55305)—requires that at least 50% of U.S. Government-impelled ocean cargo be transported on U.S. flag vessels.","path":["Title 41—Public Contracts and Property Management","Subtitle C—Federal Property Management Regulations System","CHAPTER 102—FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER D—TRANSPORTATION","PART 102-117—TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT","Subpart C—Other Laws"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-41.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:05Z","sha256":"8b088ab82583a3befccf57ba12d2bb1a56f88fbd51cfe27e8f5271dfc7ca36c0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/41-cfr-102-117.35","next":"us/41-cfr-102-117.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}