46 U.S.C. § 40306
Section 40306 · Nondisclosure of information
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement v. Federal Maritime Commission (1991)
Most recently applied in 194 Wash. App. 821 - Arthur West v. Seattle Port Commission (July 2016)
Information and documents (other than an agreement) filed with the Federal Maritime Commission under this chapter are exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5 and may not be made public except as may be relevant to an administrative or judicial proceeding. This section does not prevent disclosure to either House of Congress or to a duly authorized committee or subcommittee of Congress.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 40306 46 App.:1705(j). Pub. L. 98–237, §6(j), Mar. 20, 1984, 98 Stat. 73. The words “judicial proceeding” are substituted for “judicial action or proceeding” to eliminate unnecessary words.