A bill to permit ships built in foreign countries to engage in coastwise trade in the transport of certain products.
Freedom To Transport Act of 1999 - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1929 and Federal shipping law to exempt from the prohibition against transportation of merchandise in the coastwise trade in any vessel other than one built and documented under U.S. law certain foreign built vessels issued a certificate of documentation for the coastwise trade that are used to transport forest products, bulk cargo (including agricultural products carried in bulk), or livestock.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5273-5274)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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