EXEMPTIONS.

SEC. 205. EXEMPTIONS. (a) In General.— Section 10505 (relating to authority to exempt rail carrier transportation) is amended— (1) by inserting “, or a motor carrier providing transportation of property other than household goods, or in noncontiguous domestic trade,” after “rail carrier providing transportation” in subsection (a), (2) by inserting “section 10101 or” before “section 10101a” in subsection (a)(1) and subsection (d), (3) by inserting “, or a motor carrier providing transportation of property other than household goods, or in non-contiguous domestic trade,” after “rail carrier” in subsection (f), and (4) by striking out “or” in subsection (g), and inserting after “subtitle” the following: “, (3) to relieve a motor carrier of property or other person from the application or enforcement of the provisions of sections 10706, 10761, 10762, 10927, and 11707 of this title, or (4) to exempt a motor carrier of property from the application of, and compliance with, any law, rule, regulation, standard, or order pertaining to cargo loss and damage; insurance; antitrust immunity for joint line rates and routes, classification of commodities (including uniform packaging rules), uniform bills of lading, or standardized mileage guides; or safety fitness.”. (b) Definition.— Section 10102 (relating to definitions) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (18) through (31) as (19)108 STAT. 1684 through (32), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (17) the following: “(18) ‘non-contiguous domestic trade’ means motor-water transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under chapter 105 of this title involving traffic originating in or destined to Alaska, Hawaii, or a territory or possession of the United States.”, (c) Clerical Amendments.— (1) The caption of section 10505 is amended by inserting “and motor carrier” after “rail carrier”. (2) The chapter analysis for chapter 105 is amended by inserting “and motor carrier” after “rail carrier” in the item relating to section 10505.