{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-1836","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 1836","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-03-28","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-03-21","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h98","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act","result":"Passed","yea":393,"nay":24,"present":0,"not_voting":14,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll098.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.","date":"2024-03-22"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-03-21","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill expands the Federal Maritime Commission's authority to regulate technology and anticompetitive practices within the international ocean transportation system."},{"k":"p","t":"First, the bill expands the definition of controlled carrier (a category of carriers that are subject to additional regulatory oversight) to include carriers legally or financially related to a corporation based in a nonmarket economy country."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, the bill requires the commission to accept and investigate complaints concerning alleged anticompetitive practices by registered shipping exchanges. (A shipping exchange is a data platform that enables businesses shipping goods to connect with carriers to transport those goods.)"},{"k":"p","t":"Further, the bill requires the commission to establish a data standard to facilitate the voluntary sharing of supply chain data among U.S. shipping industry stakeholders. This standard must allow users to exchange data (using standardized terms and methods of measurement) in real time. The bill allows the Department of Transportation to require port authorities to adopt the standard to receive certain grants."},{"k":"p","t":"The commission must also establish standards for price indexes for containerized ocean freight that are published by shipping exchanges."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill also prohibits a recipient of certain federal grants from using China's logistics platform (LOGINK) or transportation logistics software controlled by a foreign adversary."},{"k":"p","t":"Finally, the bill establishes a National Port Advisory Committee and a National Ocean Carrier Advisory Committee. The committees, together with the existing National Shipper Advisory Committee, are charged with advising the commission on policies relating to the competitiveness, reliability, and efficiency in the international ocean freight delivery system."}],"words":256},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends title 46 of the United States Code on ocean shipping authorities of the Federal Maritime Commission and directs rulemaking, a study, and a funding-related software prohibition concerning international ocean freight.","cites":[{"label":"Title I","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#H9C19899FBB8647FE95AF65357075A700"},{"label":"Sec. 201","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#H347C92856F754F768A31933EB0B878EC"},{"label":"Sec. 203","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#H85D00E8DF61A4FFB987A324D480CB6DF"}]},"core_areas":["Federal Maritime Commission authorities over ocean carriers and shipping exchanges","Controlled carrier definition","Maritime freight data standard and containerized freight price indexes","National Port and National Ocean Carrier Advisory Committees","Prohibition on LOGINK and similar logistics software for port grant recipients"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Expands the definition of controlled carrier in section 40102(9) of title 46 to include a carrier owned or controlled by, a subsidiary of, or otherwise related legally or financially (other than a minority relationship or investment) to a corporation based in certain listed countries.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 102","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#HCFDD868FCF2947FF91B4DA91E1223C6F"}},{"text":"Requires the Federal Maritime Commission to accept information on alleged market manipulation or other anticompetitive practices by registered shipping exchanges, promptly investigate its accuracy, and report findings to the House and Senate committees.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 103","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#H523423F43CA444159C94D57C366AC447"}},{"text":"Establishes a National Port Advisory Committee of 13 members and a National Ocean Carrier Advisory Committee of 9 members, appointed by the Commission to advise it on the international ocean freight delivery system.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 106","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#H88BC448F0B544D51B2B6C962C572362B"}},{"text":"Requires the Commission to issue an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on price indexes for containerized ocean freight published by registered shipping exchanges within 1 year of enactment, and a final rule within 3 years.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 108","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#HECC7C8F831914B0CA53673B66972D30B"}},{"text":"Requires the Commission to issue, within 180 days of enactment, an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on a data standard for the voluntary sharing of supply chain data, which the Secretary of Transportation may require covered port authorities to adopt if the rule is finalized.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 201","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#H347C92856F754F768A31933EB0B878EC"}},{"text":"Prohibits entities receiving funding under the port infrastructure development program or the maritime transportation system emergency relief program from using covered logistics software, including the Chinese Ministry of Transport's National Public Information Platform for Transportation & Logistics.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 203","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#H85D00E8DF61A4FFB987A324D480CB6DF"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-03-21","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1836","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1836/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-1836.png","v":"e5e3ce88dba5","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1836, 118th Congress: Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023. House: 393 Yea, 24 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 21 Mar 2024."}}