Definitions

(a) In general Section 40102(9) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period and inserting; or; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and by adjusting the margins accordingly; (3) by striking means an ocean common carrier and inserting the following: means— (A) an ocean common carrier; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (B) such a carrier that is owned or controlled by, a subsidiary of, or otherwise related legally or financially (other than a minority relationship or investment) to a corporation based in, headquartered in, or otherwise significantly linked to a country— (i) identified as a nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of the Federal Maritime Commission Reauthorization Act of 2025; (ii) identified by the United States Trade Representative on the priority watch list included in the most recent report required by section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; or (iii) subject to monitoring by the United States Trade Representative under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).. (b) Conforming amendment Section 46106(b)(7) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ocean common carriers, particularly such carriers that are controlled carriers and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting controlled carriers;.

(a) In general Section 40102(9) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period and inserting; or; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and by adjusting the margins accordingly; (3) by striking means an ocean common carrier and inserting the following: means— (A) an ocean common carrier; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (B) such a carrier that is owned or controlled by, a subsidiary of, or otherwise related legally or financially (other than a minority relationship or investment) to a corporation based in, headquartered in, or otherwise significantly linked to a country— (i) identified as a nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of the Federal Maritime Commission Reauthorization Act of 2025; (ii) identified by the United States Trade Representative on the priority watch list included in the most recent report required by section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; or (iii) subject to monitoring by the United States Trade Representative under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).. (b) Conforming amendment Section 46106(b)(7) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ocean common carriers, particularly such carriers that are controlled carriers and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting controlled carriers;.