A bill to extend and make permanent certain temporary laws relating to freight forwarders.

Amends the Shipping Act, 1916, to make permanent the temporary definition of "independent ocean freight forwarder." (Currently such term, after December 31, 1983, would exclude any person who has a beneficial interest in, or directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by, a shipper, consignee, seller, or purchaser of shipments to foreign countries).