; (2) by inserting , operator, or intermediary, after employee of the carrier ; and (3) by inserting , operator, or intermediary after business of the carrier . (b) Commission action Section 40304 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by inserting , and interested persons may submit relevant information and documents to the Commission after publication ; and (2) in subsection (d) by striking to make the determinations required by this section . 104. Ocean transportation intermediaries (a) License requirement Section 40901(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting advertise, hold oneself out, or after may not . (b) Financial responsibility Section 40902(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting advertise, hold oneself out, or after may not . (c) Common carriers Section 41104(11) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking a tariff as required by section 40501 of this title and . 105. Interrelated agreements (a) Common carriers Section 41104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (11) by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (12) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (13) participate in a rate discussion agreement and a vessel sharing agreement, slot sharing agreement, space sharing agreement, or similar agreement for use of vessels by two or more ocean common carriers, unless the Commission has granted the parties an exemption pursuant to section 40103. . (b) Applicability Participants in an agreement in effect on the date of enactment of this Act and prohibited as a result of the amendment made in subsection (a) shall have 1 year from such date of enactment to— (1) obtain an exemption from the application of section 41104(13) of title 46, United States Code, pursuant to section 40103 of such title