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[CITE: 49USC11124]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                 SUBTITLE IV--INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION
 
                              PART A--RAIL
 
                         CHAPTER 111--OPERATIONS
 
                       SUBCHAPTER II--CAR SERVICE
 
Sec. 11124. War emergencies; embargoes imposed by carriers

    (a)(1) When the President, during time of war or threatened war, 
notifies the Board that it is essential to the defense and security of 
the United States to give preference or priority to the movement of 
certain traffic, the Board shall direct that preference or priority be 
given to that traffic.
    (2) When the President, during time of war or threatened war, 
demands that preference and precedence be given to the transportation of 
troops and material of war over all other traffic, all rail carriers 
providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under 
this part shall adopt every means within their control to facilitate and 
expedite the military traffic.
    (b) An embargo imposed by any such rail carrier does not apply to 
shipments consigned to agents of the United States Government for its 
use. The rail carrier shall deliver those shipments as promptly as 
possible.

(Added Pub. L. 104-88, title I, Sec. 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 
834.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in 
section 11128 of this title prior to the general amendment of this 
subtitle by Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 102(a).
    Prior sections 11124 to 11128 were omitted in the general amendment 
of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 102(a).
    Section 11124, Pub. L. 95-473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1422, related 
to rerouting traffic on failure of rail carrier to serve the public.
    Section 11125, Pub. L. 95-473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1423; Pub. L. 
98-216, Sec. 2(15), Feb. 14, 1984, 98 Stat. 5; Pub. L. 103-272, 
Sec. 5(m)(28), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1378, related to directed rail 
transportation.
    Section 11126, Pub. L. 95-473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1424; Pub. L. 
103-272, Sec. 5(m)(29), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1378, related to 
distribution of coal cars.
    Section 11127, Pub. L. 95-473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1424; Pub. L. 
99-521, Sec. 9(b)(1), (2), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2997, related to 
service of household goods freight forwarders.
    Section 11128, Pub. L. 95-473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1425, related 
to war emergencies and embargoes imposed by carriers. See section 11124 
of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 11121, 11901 of this title.
