{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-40101","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 40101","heading":"Purposes","body":"The purposes of this part are to—(1) establish a nondiscriminatory regulatory process for the common carriage of goods by water in the foreign commerce of the United States with a minimum of government intervention and regulatory costs; (2) ensure an efficient, competitive, and economical transportation system in the ocean commerce of the United States; (3) encourage the development of an economically sound and efficient liner fleet of vessels of the United States capable of meeting national security needs and supporting commerce; and (4) promote the growth and development of United States exports through a competitive and efficient system for the carriage of goods by water in the foreign commerce of the United States, and by placing a greater reliance on the marketplace.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 401—GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"2adba99b3ca01feb15730fb69d62442cef10c3c2ec617644509b20d5d2aa641f","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-31343","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-40102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}