Pub. L. 110-417, tit. III, subtit. F, sec. 355
REVISION OF CERTAIN AIR FORCE REGULATIONS REQUIRED.
SEC. 355. REVISION OF CERTAIN AIR FORCE REGULATIONS REQUIRED.(a) Revision Required.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall revise the Air Freight Transportation Regulation Number 5, dated January 15, 1999, to conform with Defense Transportation Regulations to ensure that freight covered by Air Freight Transportation Regulation Number 5 is carried in accordance with commercial best practices that are based upon a mode-neutral approach.(b) Mode-Neutral Approach Defined.—For purposes of this section, the term “mode-neutral approach” means a method of shipment that allows a shipper to choose a carrier with a time-definite performance standard for delivery without specifying a particular mode of conveyance and allows the carrier to select the mode of conveyance using best commercial practices as long as the mode of conveyance can reasonably be expected to ensure the time-definite delivery requested by the shipper.