Sec. 5. PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION
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## SEC. 5 PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION Section 41102 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(d) Retaliation and Other Discriminatory Actions > > A common carrier, marine terminal operator, or ocean transportation intermediary, acting alone or in conjunction with any other person, directly or indirectly, may not— > > > #### “(1) > > retaliate against a shipper, an agent of a shipper, an ocean transportation intermediary, or a motor carrier by refusing, or threatening to refuse, an otherwise-available cargo space accommodation; or > > > #### “(2) > > resort to any other unfair or unjustly discriminatory action for— > > > ##### “(A) > > the reason that a shipper, an agent of a shipper, an ocean transportation intermediary, or motor carrier has— > > > ###### “(i) > > patronized another carrier; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > filed a complaint against the common carrier, marine terminal operator, or ocean transportation intermediary; or > > > ##### “(B) > > any other reason.” > .