46 U.S.C. § 40706
Exceptions
This chapter does not apply to—
(1)
a controlled carrier of a foreign country whose vessels are entitled by a treaty of the United States to receive national or most-favored-nation treatment; or
(2)
a trade served only by controlled carriers.
( Pub. L. 109–304, § 7 , Oct. 6, 2006 , 120 Stat. 1537 .)