Title 46 — ShippingRelease 119-73
§40306 Nondisclosure of information
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Regulation of Ocean Shipping › Part Part A— - Ocean Shipping › Chapter CHAPTER 403— - AGREEMENTS › § 40306
Summary
Keeps information and documents filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (not agreements) private under section 552 of title 5; they can only be released for an administrative or judicial proceeding or to Congress.
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Title 46, §40306
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Information and documents (other than an agreement) filed with the Federal Maritime Commission under this chapter are exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5 and may not be made public except as may be relevant to an administrative or judicial proceeding. This section does not prevent disclosure to either House of Congress or to a duly authorized committee or subcommittee of Congress.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4030646 App.:1705(j).Pub. L. 98–237, § 6(j), Mar. 20, 1984, 98 Stat. 73. The words “judicial proceeding” are substituted for “judicial action or proceeding” to eliminate unnecessary words.
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46 U.S.C. § 40306
Title 46 — Shipping
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73