§ 13531. General jurisdiction

• (a) 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) 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.