{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-40703","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 40703","heading":"Effective date of rates","body":"Notwithstanding section 40501(e) of this title and except for service contracts, a rate, charge, classification, rule, or regulation of a controlled carrier may not become effective, without special permission of the Federal Maritime Commission, until the 30th day after publication.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 407—CONTROLLED CARRIERS"],"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":"fb1cf641b6c5e2709e961b6ca2c48776a528a95def97cdfc011d4fe22fa6deb7","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-40702","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-40704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}