,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ai1       
#bjai,mr4 ,case introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
a definition of reasonable rate for     
noncontiguous domestic ocean trade1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,noncontiguous ,shipping ,reasonable    
,rate ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,noncontiguous
 domestic ocean trade ,section          
#acgja7;d7 of title #di1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by striking paragraph
 7#a7 and inserting the following new   
paragraph3  7#a7 ,in general ,for       
purposes of this section1 a rate is     
reasonable if such rate is within #aj   
percent of a rate set by a comparable   
international ocean rate index          
recognized by the ,federal ,maritime    
,commission4  4