{"identifier":"/us/usc/t46/s40101","title":46,"num":"\u00a7\u202f40101.","heading":"Purposes","text":"\u00a7\u202f40101.\nPurposes\nThe purposes of this part are to\u2014\n(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;\n(2) ensure an efficient, competitive, and economical transportation system in the ocean commerce of the United States;\n(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\n(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.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t46/s40101.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t46/s40101","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f40101."},{"t":"heading","text":"Purposes","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The purposes of this part are to\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s40101/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" 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;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s40101/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" ensure an efficient, competitive, and economical transportation system in the ocean commerce of the United States;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s40101/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" 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","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t46/s40101/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" 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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}