Discriminatory Practices Prohibition Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Discriminatory Practices Prohibition Act - Makes it a purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act the fostering and promoting healthy intermodal competition by prohibiting predatory or discriminatory practices which have the purpose or effect of undermining, preventing, destroying, or precluding competition and to provide penalties for such predatory and discriminatory practices. Requires that no carrier covered by such Act acting alone or in concert with another carrier of the same mode shall discriminate in the rates or charges assessed on a route where intermodal competition exists versus the rates or charges assessed by such carrier or carriers for the same or similar traffic on another route, where the purpose or effect is substantially to lessen competition between the carrier or carriers and a carrier of the other mode, but the prima facie unlawfulness of such discrimination may be rebutted by an affirmative showing that the lower rate or charge creating the discrimination is not below the point necessary in good faith to meet the competition of such other mode, considering all competitive factors and conditions. Requires that no rail or water carrier acting alone or in concert w…