98 STAT. 90
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PUBLIC LAW 98-237—MAR. 20, 1984 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 212 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1122) is amended by CD striking after subsection (d) the following undesignated paragraph: "The Federal Maritime Commission is authorized and directed—"; and (2) striking after subsection (e) the following undesignated paragraph: "The Secretary of Transportation is authorized and directed—". (d) EFFECTS ON CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS.—All agreements, contracts, modifications, and exemptions previously approved or licenses previously issued by the Commission shall continue in force and effect as if approved or issued under this Act; and all new agreements, contracts, and modifications to existing, pending, or new contracts or agreements shall be considered under this Act. (e) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.—
(1) Each service contract entered into by a shipper and an ocean common carrier or conference before the date of enactment of this Act may remain in full force and effect and need not comply with the requirements of section 8(c) of this Act until 15 months after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) This Act and the amendments made by it shall not affect any suit— (A) filed before the date of enactment of this Act; or (B) with respect to claims arising out of conduct engaged in before the date of enactment of this Act, filed within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
46 USC app. 1701 SEC. 21. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall become effective 90 days after the date of its enactment, except that sections 17 and 18 shall become effective upon enactment. 46 USC app. 1720.
2 USC 651.
SEC. 22. COMPLIANCE WITH BUDGET ACT.
Any new spending authority (within the meaning of section 401 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974)
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