Sec. 407. NONCONTIGUOUS DOMESTIC TRADE STUDY

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## SEC. 407 NONCONTIGUOUS DOMESTIC TRADE STUDY Within 6 months after the effective date of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a study that analyzes each of the noncontiguous domestic trades, including analyzing— ####

(1)carrier competition in both regulated and unregulated portions of those trades; ####

(2)rate structures in those trades; ####

(3)the impact of tariff filing on carrier pricing; ####

(4)the problems of parallel pricing and its impact on competition in the domestic trades; ####

(5)the impact on domestic cargo pricing of foreign cargo services; ####

(6)whether additional protections are needed to protect shippers from the abuse of market power; and ####

(7)the extent to which statutory or regulatory changes should be made to further the transportation policy of section 13101 of title 49, United States Code.