Sec. 19. BEST PRACTICES FOR CHASSIS POOLS
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## SEC. 19 BEST PRACTICES FOR CHASSIS POOLS ###
(a)In General Not later than April 1, 2023, the Federal Maritime Commission shall enter into an agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the Transportation Research Board shall carry out a study and develop best practices for on-terminal or near-terminal chassis pools that provide service to marine terminal operators, motor carriers, railroads, and other stakeholders that use the chassis pools, with the goal of optimizing supply chain efficiency and effectiveness. ###
(b)Requirements In developing best practices under subsection (a), the Transportation Research Board shall— ####
(1)take into consideration— #####
(A)practical obstacles to the implementation of chassis pools; and #####
(B)potential solutions to those obstacles; and ####
(2)address relevant communication practices, information sharing, and knowledge management. ###
(c)Publication The Commission shall publish the best practices developed under this section on a publicly available website by not later than April 1, 2024. ###
(d)Funding Subject to appropriations, the Commission may expend such sums as are necessary, but not to exceed $500,000, to carry out this section.