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[CITE: 49USC5120]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
              SUBTITLE III--GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS
 
            CHAPTER 51--TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
 
Sec. 5120. International uniformity of standards and 
        requirements
        
    (a) Participation in International Forums.--Subject to guidance and 
direction from the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall participate in international forums that establish or recommend 
mandatory standards and requirements for transporting hazardous material 
in international commerce.
    (b) Consultation.--The Secretary of Transportation may consult with 
interested authorities to ensure that, to the extent practicable, 
regulations the Secretary prescribes under sections 5103(b), 5104, 5110, 
and 5112 of this title are consistent with standards related to 
transporting hazardous material that international authorities adopt.
    (c) Differences With International Standards and Requirements.--This 
section--
        (1) does not require the Secretary of Transportation to 
    prescribe a standard identical to a standard adopted by an 
    international authority if the Secretary decides the standard is 
    unnecessary or unsafe; and
        (2) does not prohibit the Secretary from prescribing a safety 
    requirement more stringent than a requirement included in a standard 
    adopted by an international authority if the Secretary decides the 
    requirement is necessary in the public interest.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 778.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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5120(a)...............................  49 App.:1804(d)(1).              Jan. 3
, 1975, Pub. L. 93-633, Sec.
                                                                          105(d
), 88 Stat. 2157; restated Nov.
                                                                          16, 1
990, Pub. L. 101-615 Sec.  4, 104
                                                                          Stat.
 3252.
5120(b)...............................  49 App.:1804(d)(2) (1st
                                         sentence).
5120(c)...............................  49 App.:1804(d)(2) (last
                                         sentence).
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