,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cehf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #c1  
#bjbb,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,booker7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #df of the      
,united ,states ,code with respect to   
anti-competitive acts by ocean common   
carriers or marine terminal operators1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,ocean ,shipping ,competition ,reform   
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,purposes ,section  
#djaja of title #df1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended by striking paragraphs
 7#b7 through 7#d7 and inserting the    
following3  7#b7 ensure an efficient and
 competitive transportation system for  
the common carriage of goods by water in
 the foreign commerce of the ,united    
,states that is1 as far as possible1 in 
harmony with fair and equitable         
international shipping practices2 and   

7#c7 support the growth and development 
of ,united ,states exports through a    
competitive and efficient system for the
 common carriage of goods by water in   
the foreign commerce of the ,united     
,states and by placing a greater        
reliance on the marketplace4  4  #c4    
,remedies  7a7 ,injunctive relief       
,section #dacjg of title #df1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the 
section heading1 by inserting or the    
,antitrust ,division of the ,department 
of ,justice after the ,commission2 and  
7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in the paragraph   
heading1 by inserting or the ,antitrust 
,division after commission2  7ii7 by    
striking title1 the ,commission and     
inserting title1 the ,commission or the 
,antitrust ,division of the ,department 
of ,justice2  7iii7 by striking         
services1 the ,commission and inserting 
services1 the ,commission or ,antitrust 
,division2 and  7iv7 by striking ,the   
,commission's sole remedy and inserting 

,the sole remedy of the ,commission or  
,antitrust ,division2  7,b7 in paragraph
 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by    
striking and after the semicolon2  7ii7 
in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the   
period and inserting a semicolon2 and   
7iii7 by adding at the end the          
following3  7,c7 punitive damages in an 
amount equal to #c times the damages    
sustained1 and the cost of bringing the 
suit1 including a reasonable attorney's 
fee2 and  7,d7 upon a motion by the     
,commission or the ,antitrust ,division 
7as the case may be71 or an intervening 
party1 that is promptly made1 simple    
interest on actual damages for the      
period beginning on the date of service 
of the pleading by the ,commission or   
the ,antitrust ,division 7as the case   
may be7 that sets forth a claim under   
this subsection and ending on the date  
of judgment1 or for any shorter period  
therein1 if the court finds that the    
award of such interest for such period  
is just in the circumstances4  2  7,c7  

in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in the paragraph
 heading1 by striking and third parties2
  7ii7 in the first sentence1 by        
striking the ,commission and inserting  
the ,commission or ,antitrust ,division 
of the ,department of ,justice2 and     
7iii7 by striking the second sentence2  
7,d7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking the 
,commission and inserting the           
,commission or ,antitrust ,division of  
the ,department of ,justice2 and  7,e7  
by adding at the end the following3     
7#e7 ,third party intervention ,the     
court may allow a third party to        
intervene in a civil action brought     
under this subsection4  4  7b7 ,relief  
under ,clayton ,act ,section #djcjg7;d7 
of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking not4  7c7           
,amendments to table of sections ,the   
table of sections for chapter #dac of   
title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking the item relating to
 section #dacjg and inserting the       
following3  #dacjg4 ,injunctive relief  

sought by the ,commission or the        
,antitrust ,division of the ,department 
of ,justice4  4