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type: "LegalText"
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title: "46 U.S.C. § 46103"
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description: "Meetings"
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title_number: 46
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title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_number: "461"
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chapter_name: "FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION"
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section: "46103"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 46103 - Meetings
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## Text
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(a) In General.— The Federal Maritime Commission shall be deemed to be an agency for purposes of section 552b of title 5.
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(b) Record.— The Commission, through its secretary, shall keep a record of its meetings and the votes taken on any action, order, contract, or financial transaction of the Commission.
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(c) Nonpublic Collaborative Discussions.— (1) In general.— Notwithstanding section 552b of title 5, a majority of the Commissioners may hold a meeting that is not open to public observation to discuss official agency business if—
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(A) no formal or informal vote or other official agency action is taken at the meeting;
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(B) each individual present at the meeting is a Commissioner or an employee of the Commission;
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(C) at least 1 Commissioner from each political party is present at the meeting, if applicable; and
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(D) the General Counsel of the Commission is present at the meeting.
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(2) Disclosure of nonpublic collaborative discussions.— Except as provided under paragraph (3), not later than 2 business days after the conclusion of a meeting under paragraph (1), the Commission shall make available to the public, in a place easily accessible to the public—
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(A) a list of the individuals present at the meeting; and
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(B) a summary of the matters discussed at the meeting, except for any matters the Commission properly determines may be withheld from the public under section 552b(c) of title 5.
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(3) Exception.— If the Commission properly determines matters may be withheld from the public under section 552b(c) of title 5, the Commission shall provide a summary with as much general information as possible on those matters withheld from the public.
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(4) Ongoing proceedings.— If a meeting under paragraph (1) directly relates to an ongoing proceeding before the Commission, the Commission shall make the disclosure under paragraph (2) on the date of the final Commission decision.
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(5) Preservation of open meetings requirements for agency action.— Nothing in this subsection may be construed to limit the applicability of section 552b of title 5 with respect to a meeting of the Commissioners other than that described in this subsection.
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(6) Statutory construction.— Nothing in this subsection may be construed—
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(A) to limit the applicability of section 552b of title 5 with respect to any information which is proposed to be withheld from the public under paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection; or
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(B) to authorize the Commission to withhold from any individual any record that is accessible to that individual under section 552a of title 5.
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(Pub. L. 109–304, § 4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1489, § 303; Pub. L. 115–282, title VII, § 711(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4297; renumbered § 46103 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXVI [LXXXVI], § 8605(a)(3), (c), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4765.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30346 App.:1111(c) (related to records).June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, § 201(c) (related to records), 49 Stat. 1986. The words “true” and “yea-and-nay” are omitted as unnecessary.
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 8605(a)(3), renumbered section 303 of this title as this section. Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8605(c), substituted “552b(c)” for “555b(c)”. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Federal Maritime Commission, through its secretary, shall keep a record of its meetings and the votes taken on any action, order, contract, or financial transaction of the Commission.”
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