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[CITE: 49USC13712]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                 SUBTITLE IV--INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION
 
 PART B--MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
 
                  CHAPTER 137--RATES AND THROUGH ROUTES
 
Sec. 13712. Government traffic

    A 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 carrier lawfully operating in the area where the 
transportation would be provided.

(Added Pub. L. 104-88, title I, Sec. 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 879.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in 
section 10721 of this title prior to the general amendment of this 
subtitle by Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 102(a).

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 31 section 3726.
