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In a last-minute amendment the House of Representatives on May 22, 2008 passed a block of amendments to Defense reauthorization (H.R. 5658), one of which would mandate that any fuel related adjustment payment for DoD shipments be passed along to the party that purchased the fuel. The amendment further requires that each fuel surcharge thus forwarded be posted publicly on the Internet.
The matter is now pending in DoD reauthorization where ATA is opposing the measure on the grounds that, a) The requirement would reestablish business regulations eliminated along with the Interstate Commerce Commission; b) That the requirement to post on the Internet adds cost without any benefit; and c) If the mandate becomes law, the few parties which do not currently pass along 100% of the FSC will merely reduce the rate for basic linehaul, thus rendering the legislation moot, and send the proponents of the bill back to square one.
With ATA’s urging, DoD has appealed this provision in its legislative recommendations to Congress.
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