EXPLANATION OF H.R. 4319 To Complete the Codification of Title 46, United States Code, ``Shipping'', as Positive Law Background This bill is a joint product of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives and the Department of Transportation. On November 10, 2002, the Secretary of Transportation transmitted to Congress proposed legislation to complete the codification of title 46, United States Code. The Secretary's transmittal was referred to the Committee on the...