U.S. Code > Title 49 Transportation > SUBTITLE IV—INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION (§§ 10101—16106) > PART B—MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS (§§ 13101—14915) > CHAPTER 135—JURISDICTION (§§ 13501—13541) > SUBCHAPTER III—FREIGHT FORWARDER SERVICE (§ 13531) > § 13531. General jurisdiction

§ 13531. General jurisdiction

(a) In General.— The Secretary and the Board have jurisdiction, as specified in this part, over service that a freight forwarder undertakes to provide, or is authorized or required under this part to provide, to the extent transportation is provided in the United States and is between—
(1) a place in a State and a place in another State, even if part of the transportation is outside the United States;
(2) a place in a State and another place in the same State through a place outside the State; or
(3) a place in the United States and a place outside the United States.
(b) Exemption of Certain Air Carrier Service.— Neither the Secretary nor the Board has jurisdiction under subsection (a) of this section over service undertaken by a freight forwarder using transportation of an air carrier subject to part A of subtitle VII of this title.