Jones Act (coastwise trade)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects	gptkb:Alaska gptkb:Hawaii gptkb:Puerto_Rico gptkb:U.S._territories
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:Shipping_Act_of_1916
gptkbp:appliesTo	domestic shipping coastwise trade
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:46_U.S.C._§_55102
gptkbp:criticizedFor	increasing shipping costs limiting competition
gptkbp:dateEnacted	1920
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy	gptkb:U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection
gptkbp:excludes	waivers possible in national emergencies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Jones Act (coastwise trade)
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Wesley_Jones
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1920
gptkbp:purpose	ensure national security support U.S. maritime industry protect American jobs
gptkbp:regulates	transportation of goods between U.S. ports maritime commerce in U.S. waters
gptkbp:relatedTo	cabotage laws Jones Act (seamen's rights)
gptkbp:requires	ships must be crewed by U.S. citizens or permanent residents goods transported between U.S. ports must be carried on U.S.-built ships ships must be owned by U.S. citizens
gptkbp:section	Section 27
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:U.S._maritime_industry
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:46_U.S.C._§_55102
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7