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[CITE: 49USC10721]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                 SUBTITLE IV--INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION
 
                              PART A--RAIL
 
                           CHAPTER 107--RATES
 
                  SUBCHAPTER II--SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
 
Sec. 10721. Government traffic

    A rail carrier providing transportation or service for the United 
States Government may transport property or individuals for the United 
States Government without charge or at a rate reduced from the 
applicable commercial rate. Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 
U.S.C. 5) does not apply when transportation for the United States 
Government can be obtained from a rail carrier lawfully operating in the 
area where the transportation would be provided.

(Added Pub. L. 104-88, title I, Sec. 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 
819.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 10721, Pub. L. 95-473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1383; 
Pub. L. 96-454, Sec. 10(b), Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2022; Pub. L. 103-
272, Sec. 5(m)(22), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1378, related to Government 
traffic, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104-
88, Sec. 102(a). See sections 10721, 13712, and 15504 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 31 section 3726.
