Inter-Departmental Disclosure of Information Submitted Under the Shipping Act of 1984

Inter-Departmental Disclosure of Information Submitted Under the Shipping Act of 1984 The Federal M aritim e Commission is not prohibited by § 6(j) of the Shipping Act of 1984 (Act) from disclosing to other Executive Branch departm ents or agencies information concerning carriage agreem ents filed pursuant to the Act, although the Act does prohibit disclosure of such inform ation to the public. Section 6(j) o f the Act is patterned a fte r § 7A(h) of the Clayton Act, and the legislative history of the latter provision provides some indication that it might prohibit inter-departmental disclo­…