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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5096 

To improve passenger vessel security and safety, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 14, 2019 

Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. FORTENBERRY) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To improve passenger vessel security and safety, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Cruise Passenger Protection Act’’. 

6 (b) REFERENCES TO TITLE 46, UNITED STATES

7 CODE.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever 

8 in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

9 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi10 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

11 section or other provision of title 46, United States Code. 


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1 SEC. 2. CRUISE VESSEL SUBCHAPTER. 

2 Chapter 35 is amended— 

3 (1) by inserting before section 3501 the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS’’; 

6 (2) by inserting before section 3507 the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CRUISE VESSELS’’; 

9 and 

10 (3) by redesignating sections 3507 and 3508 as 

11 sections 3523 and 3524, respectively. 

12 SEC. 3. APPLICATION. 

13 Chapter 35, as amended by section 2 of this Act, is 

14 further amended by inserting before section 3523 the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘§ 3521. Application 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—This subchapter applies to a 

18 passenger vessel that— 

19 ‘‘(1) is authorized to carry at least 250 pas20 sengers; 

21 ‘‘(2) has on board sleeping facilities for each 

22 passenger; 

23 ‘‘(3) is on a voyage that embarks or disembarks 

24 passengers in the United States; and 

25 ‘‘(4) is not engaged on a coastwise voyage. 


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1 ‘‘(b) FEDERAL AND STATE VESSELS.—This sub2 chapter does not apply to a vessel of the United States 

3 operated by the Federal Government or a vessel owned 

4 and operated by a State.’’. 

5 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

6 Chapter 35, as amended by sections 2 and 3 of this 

7 Act, is further amended by inserting after section 3521 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘§ 3522. Definitions 

10 ‘‘In this subchapter, the following definitions apply: 

11 ‘‘(1) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘Commandant’ 

12 means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. 

13 ‘‘(2) OWNER.—The term ‘owner’ means the 

14 owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or 

15 other individual in charge of a vessel.’’. 

16 SEC. 5. BILL OF RIGHTS. 

17 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

18 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall deter19 mine whether any of the enumerated rights in the inter20 national cruise line passenger bill of rights, that was 

21 adopted by the members of the Cruise Lines International 

22 Association, are enforceable under Federal law. 

23 SEC. 6. CRIME REPORTING AND PUBLIC NOTICE. 

24 (a) AVAILABILITY OF LOG BOOK AND ENTRIES TO

25 FBI AND OTHER INVESTIGATORS.—Section 3523(g)(1), 


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1 as redesignated under section 2 of this Act, is further 

2 amended— 

3 (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘in a cen4 tralized location readily accessible to law enforce5 ment personnel,’’; and 

6 (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘make 

7 such log book available’’ and inserting ‘‘make the 

8 Captain’s log, the security log, and the engine room 

9 log and all others available, whether the log book 

10 and entries are maintained on board the vessel or at 

11 a centralized location off the vessel,’’. 

12 (b) DEADLINE TO NOTIFY FEDERAL BUREAU OF IN13 VESTIGATION REGARDING CERTAIN INCIDENTS.—Section 

14 3523(g)(3)(A)(i), as redesignated under section 2 of this 

15 Act, is further amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘shall contact’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘subject to subparagraph (C), shall contact’’; and 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘after the occurrence on board 

19 the vessel of an incident involving’’ and inserting ‘‘, 

20 but not later than 4 hours, after an employee of the 

21 vessel is notified of an incident on board the vessel 

22 allegedly involving’’. 

23 (c) REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE.—Section 

24 3523(g)(3), as redesignated under section 2 of this Act, 

25 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(C) REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE.—If 

2 an employee of a vessel to which this sub3 chapter applies is notified of an incident de4 scribed under subparagraph (A)(i) while the 

5 vessel is within the admiralty and maritime ju6 risdiction of the United States and en route to 

7 a United States port or at a United States port, 

8 the owner of the vessel (or the owner’s des9 ignee) shall contact the nearest Federal Bureau 

10 of Investigation Field Office or Legal Attache 

11 within the time period specified under subpara12 graph (A)(i) or before the vessel departs port, 

13 whichever is earlier.’’. 

14 (d) REPORTS TO UNITED STATES CONSULATES.— 

15 Section 3523(g)(3), as redesignated under section 2 of 

16 this Act and as amended by subsection (c) of this section, 

17 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(D) REPORTS TO UNITED STATES CON19 SULATES.—If an incident described under sub20 paragraph (A)(i) allegedly involves an offense 

21 by or against a United States national, in addi22 tion to contacting the nearest Federal Bureau 

23 of Investigation Field Office or Legal Attache 

24 under that subparagraph, the owner of a vessel 

25 to which this subchapter applies (or the owner’s 


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1 designee) shall contact the United States con2 sulate at the next port of call within the time 

3 period specified under subparagraph (A)(i).’’. 

4 (e) AVAILABILITY OF SECURITY GUIDE VIA INTER5 NET.—Section 3523(c)(1), as redesignated under section 

6 2 of this Act, is further amended— 

7 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘a guide (referred to in 

9 this subsection as the ‘security guide’)’’ and in10 serting ‘‘a security guide’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘English, which’’ and in12 serting ‘‘English, that’’; and 

13 (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘on the 

14 website of the vessel owner’’ and inserting ‘‘via a 

15 prominently accessible link on each Internet website 

16 that the vessel owner maintains for passengers to 

17 purchase or book trips on any vessel that the vessel 

18 owner owns or operates, and to which this sub19 chapter applies’’. 

20 (f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

21 3523(g)(3), as redesignated under section 2 of this Act 

22 and as amended by subsections (c) and (d) of this section, 

23 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(E) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—All re25 ports required under subparagraphs (B), (C), 


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1 and (D) shall be reported to the State Fusion 

2 Center where the ship originally embarked from 

3 or disembarks, whichever is the sooner.’’. 

4 SEC. 7. CRIME PREVENTION, DOCUMENTATION, AND RE5 SPONSE REQUIREMENTS. 

6 (a) MAINTENANCE AND PLACEMENT OF VIDEO SUR7 VEILLANCE EQUIPMENT.—Section 3523(b)(1), as redesig8 nated under section 2 of this Act, is further amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘The owner’’ and inserting the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The owner’’; 

12 (2) by striking ‘‘, as determined by the Sec13 retary’’; and 

14 (3) by adding at the end, the following: 

15 ‘‘(B) PLACEMENT OF VIDEO SURVEIL16 LANCE EQUIPMENT.—With regard to the place17 ment of video surveillance equipment on a ves18 sel under subparagraph (A), the owner shall— 

19 ‘‘(i) place video surveillance equipment 

20 in each passenger common area where a 

21 person has no reasonable expectation of 

22 privacy; 

23 ‘‘(ii) place video surveillance equip24 ment in other areas where a person has no 

25 reasonable expectation of privacy; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) place video surveillance equip2 ment in each area identified under clause 

3 (i) or (ii) in a manner that provides opti4 mum surveillance of that area.’’. 

5 (b) ACCESS TO VIDEO RECORDS.—Section 3523(b), 

6 as redesignated under section 2 of this Act, is further 

7 amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para9 graph (3); and 

10 (2) in paragraph (3), as redesignated— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘The owner’’ and inserting 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—The owner’’; 

14 and 

15 (B) by adding at the end, the following: 

16 ‘‘(B) CIVIL ACTIONS.—The owner of a ves17 sel to which this subchapter applies shall pro18 vide to any individual or the individual’s legal 

19 representative, upon written request, a copy of 

20 all records of video surveillance— 

21 ‘‘(i) in which the individual is a sub22 ject of the video surveillance; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) that may provide evidence in a 

24 civil action. 


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1 ‘‘(C) LIMITED ACCESS.—Except as pro2 vided under subparagraphs (A) and (B), the 

3 owner of a vessel to which this subchapter ap4 plies shall ensure that access to records of video 

5 surveillance is limited to the purposes described 

6 under this section.’’. 

7 (c) NOTICE OF VIDEO SURVEILLANCE.—Section 

8 3523(b), as redesignated under section 2 of this Act and 

9 as amended by subsection (b) of this section, is further 

10 amended by inserting before paragraph (3) the following: 

11 ‘‘(2) NOTICE OF VIDEO SURVEILLANCE.—The 

12 owner of a vessel to which this subchapter applies 

13 shall provide clear and conspicuous signs on board 

14 the vessel notifying the public of the presence of 

15 video surveillance equipment.’’. 

16 (d) RETENTION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3523(b), 

17 as redesignated under section 2 of this Act and as amend18 ed by subsections (b) and (c) of this section, is further 

19 amended by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(4) RETENTION REQUIREMENTS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The owner of a vessel 

22 to which this subchapter applies shall retain all 

23 records of video surveillance for a voyage for 

24 not less than 1 year after completion of the voy25 age. If an incident described in subsection 


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1 (g)(3)(A)(i) is alleged and reported to law en2 forcement, all records of video surveillance from 

3 the voyage that the Federal Bureau of Inves4 tigation determines are relevant shall— 

5 ‘‘(i) be provided to the Federal Bu6 reau of Investigation; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) be preserved by the vessel owner 

8 for not less than 5 years from the date of 

9 the alleged incident. 

10 ‘‘(B) INTERIM STANDARDS.—Not later 

11 than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

12 the Cruise Passenger Protection Act, the Com13 mandant, in consultation with the Federal Bu14 reau of Investigation, shall promulgate interim 

15 standards for the retention of records of video 

16 surveillance. 

17 ‘‘(C) FINAL STANDARDS.—Not later than 

18 1 year after the date of enactment of the Cruise 

19 Passenger Protection Act, the Commandant, in 

20 consultation with the Federal Bureau of Inves21 tigation, shall promulgate final standards for 

22 the retention of records of video surveillance. 

23 ‘‘(D) CONSIDERATIONS.—In promulgating 

24 standards under subparagraphs (B) and (C), 

25 the Commandant shall— 


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1 ‘‘(i) consider factors that would aid in 

2 the investigation of serious crimes, includ3 ing crimes that go unreported until after 

4 the completion of a voyage; 

5 ‘‘(ii) consider the different types of 

6 video surveillance systems and storage re7 quirements in creating standards both for 

8 vessels currently in operation and for ves9 sels newly built; 

10 ‘‘(iii) consider privacy, including 

11 standards for permissible access to and 

12 monitoring and use of the records of video 

13 surveillance; and 

14 ‘‘(iv) consider technological advance15 ments, including requirements to update 

16 technology.’’. 

17 (e) AVAILABILITY OF INCIDENT DATA VIA INTER18 NET.—Section 3523(g)(4)(A)(ii), as redesignated under 

19 section 2 of this Act, is further amended— 

20 (1) by redesignating subclauses (V) and (VI) as 

21 subclauses (VI) and (VII), respectively; and 

22 (2) by inserting after subclause (IV) the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(V) identify whether each crime 

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1 clause (IV) was committed or alleg2 edly committed against a minor;’’. 

3 (f) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

4 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, 

5 in coordination with the Secretary of the department in 

6 which the Coast Guard is operating, the Attorney General, 

7 and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall 

8 conduct a study to determine the feasibility of having an 

9 individual on board each passenger vessel to which sub10 chapter II of chapter 35 of title 46, United States Code, 

11 applies to provide victim support services and related safe12 ty and security services, and shall report the findings of 

13 such study to Congress. The study shall include consider14 ation of costs, benefits to passengers, jurisdiction, and lo15 gistics. 

16 (g) CRIMINAL ACTIVITY PREVENTION AND RE17 SPONSE GUIDE.—Section 3523(c)(1), as redesignated by 

18 section 2 of this Act and as amended by section 6(e) of 

19 this Act, is further amended by amending subparagraph 

20 (B) to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(B) provide a copy of the security guide 

22 to— 

23 ‘‘(i) the Secretary of Transportation 

24 for review; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the Federal Bureau of Investiga2 tion for comment; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) a passenger immediately after 

4 the vessel is notified that the passenger is 

5 an alleged victim of an incident described 

6 under subsection (g)(3)(A)(i) and such 

7 passenger shall be informed that they have 

8 the right to notify the FBI themselves that 

9 they have been a victim of a crime on a 

10 cruise ship; and’’. 

11 (h) MAINTENANCE OF SUPPLIES TO PREVENT SEXU12 ALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.—Section 3523(d)(1), as 

13 redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is further amended 

14 by inserting ‘‘(taking into consideration the length of the 

15 voyage and the number of passengers and crewmembers 

16 that the vessel can accommodate)’’ after ‘‘a sexual as17 sault’’. 

18 (i) CRIME SCENE PRESERVATION TRAINING; CER19 TIFICATION OF ORGANIZATIONS BY MARAD.—Section 

20 3524(a), as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is fur21 ther amended by striking ‘‘may certify’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘shall certify’’. 

23 (j) CREW ACCESS TO PASSENGER STATEROOMS; 

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1 redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is further amend2 ed— 

3 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub5 paragraph (A); and 

6 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(C) a system that electronically records 

8 the date, time, and identity of each crew mem9 ber accessing each passenger stateroom; and’’; 

10 and 

11 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘are fully and 

12 properly implemented and periodically reviewed.’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘are fully and properly implemented, 

14 reviewed annually, and updated as necessary.’’. 

15 (k) TECHNOLOGY FOR DETECTING PASSENGERS

16 WHO HAVE FALLEN OVERBOARD REQUIRED.—Section 

17 3523(a)(1)(D), as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, 

18 is further amended— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 

20 (2) inserting ‘‘to the extent that the Inter21 national Maritime Organization deems such tech22 nology is available’’ after ‘‘available’’. 

23 (l) REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING.—Section 

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1 amended by subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, 

2 is further amended by adding at the end: 

3 ‘‘(F) REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING.— 

4 Any reporting requirement under this sub5 section is required regardless of whether or not 

6 the Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened 

7 a formal investigation.’’. 

8 SEC. 8. PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY RE9 QUIREMENTS. 

10 (a) VESSEL DESIGN, EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, 

11 AND RETROFITTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3523(a), 

12 as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is further amend13 ed— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘to which this subsection ap17 plies’’ and inserting ‘‘to which this subchapter 

18 applies’’; 

19 (B) in subparagraph (A)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘The vessel’’ and in21 serting ‘‘Each exterior deck of a vessel’’; 

22 and 

23 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

24 and inserting ‘‘unless the height require25 ment would interfere with the deployment 


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1 of a lifesaving device or other emergency 

2 equipment as identified by the Com3 mandant.’’; and 

4 (C) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘entry 

5 doors that include peep holes or other means of 

6 visual identification.’’ and inserting ‘‘an entry 

7 door that includes a peep hole or other means 

8 of visual identification that provides an unob9 structed view of the area outside the stateroom 

10 or crew cabin and, for purposes of this subpara11 graph, the addition of an optional privacy cover 

12 on the interior side of the entry shall not in and 

13 of itself constitute an obstruction.’’; and 

14 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(3) WAIVERS; RECORD OF WAIVERS.—The 

16 Secretary— 

17 ‘‘(A) may waive a requirement under para18 graph (1) as the Secretary determines nec19 essary; 

20 ‘‘(B) shall maintain a record of each waiv21 er made under subparagraph (A); and 

22 ‘‘(C) shall include in such record the jus23 tification for the waiver.’’. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3523, as redesig2 nated by section 2 of this Act, is further amended— 

3 (A) by striking subsections (k) and (l); and 

4 (B) by inserting after subsection (j) the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(k) MEDICAL STANDARDS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The owner of a vessel to 

8 which this subchapter applies shall ensure that— 

9 ‘‘(A) a physician is always present and 

10 available to treat any passengers who may be 

11 on board the vessel in the event of an emer12 gency situation; 

13 ‘‘(B) there is a sufficient number of quali14 fied medical staff on board the vessel to treat 

15 the number of passengers who may be on board 

16 the vessel, as determined by the Secretary by 

17 regulation; 

18 ‘‘(C) if a United States citizen dies on 

19 board the vessel and the citizen’s next of kin re20 quests that the citizen’s body return to the 

21 United States on board the vessel, such request 

22 is granted; 

23 ‘‘(D) every crew member on board the ves24 sel has received basic life support training and 

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1 ‘‘(E) automated external defibrillators 

2 are— 

3 ‘‘(i) placed throughout the vessel in 

4 clearly designated locations; 

5 ‘‘(ii) available for passenger access in 

6 the event of an emergency; and 

7 ‘‘(iii) capable of contacting cruise 

8 medical staff through tracing or callbox ca9 pability; and 

10 ‘‘(F) the initial safety briefing given to the 

11 passengers on board the vessel includes— 

12 ‘‘(i) the location of the vessel’s med13 ical facilities; 

14 ‘‘(ii) the appropriate steps passengers 

15 should follow during a medical emergency; 

16 ‘‘(iii) the location and proper use of 

17 automated external defibrillators; and 

18 ‘‘(iv) the proper way to report an inci19 dent or to seek security assistance in the 

20 event of a medical emergency. 

21 ‘‘(2) PHYSICIAN DEFINED.—In this subsection, 

22 the term ‘physician’ means a medical doctor who— 

23 ‘‘(A) has at least 3 years of post-graduate, 

24 post-registration experience in general and 

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1 ‘‘(B) is board certified in emergency medi2 cine, family medicine, or internal medicine. 

3 ‘‘(3) QUALIFIED MEDICAL STAFF DEFINED.—In 

4 this subsection, the term ‘qualified medical staff’ 

5 means a medical professional certified in ACLS and 

6 ATLS training.’’. 

7 (2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 

8 paragraph (1)(B) shall apply on and after the date 

9 that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

10 this Act. 

11 (c) DEFINITION OF EXTERIOR DECK.—Section 3523, 

12 as redesignated by section 2 of this Act and as amended 

13 by subsection (b) of this section, is further amended by 

14 inserting after subsection (k) the following: 

15 ‘‘(l) DEFINITION OF EXTERIOR DECK.—In this sec16 tion, the term ‘exterior deck’ means any exterior weather 

17 deck on which a passenger may be present, including pas18 senger stateroom balconies, exterior promenades on pas19 senger decks, muster stations, and similar exterior weath20 er deck areas.’’. 

21 SEC. 9. ENFORCEMENT. 

22 (a) INFORMATION SHARING.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent not prohibited 

24 by other law, the head of a designated agency shall 

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1 agency any information necessary to carry out the 

2 provisions of subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 46, 

3 United States Code. The provision by the head of a 

4 designated agency of any information under this 

5 subsection to another head of a designated agency 

6 shall not constitute a waiver, or otherwise affect, any 

7 privilege any agency or person may claim with re8 spect to that information under Federal or State 

9 law. 

10 (2) DEFINITION OF HEAD OF A DESIGNATED

11 AGENCY.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘head of a 

12 designated agency’’ means the Secretary of Trans13 portation, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or 

14 the Attorney General. 

15 (b) PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY RE16 QUIREMENTS; DENIAL OF ENTRY.—Section 3523(h), as 

17 redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is further amend18 ed— 

19 (1) by striking paragraph (2); 

20 (2) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘EN21 FORCEMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘PENALTIES’’; and 

22 (3) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘(1) PENALTIES.—’’ and 

24 all that follows through ‘‘(A) CIVIL PENALTY.— 

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1 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

2 paragraph (2), and adjusting the margin appro3 priately. 

4 (c) ENFORCEMENT.—Chapter 35, as amended by this 

5 Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘§ 3525. Refusal of clearance; denial of entry 

8 ‘‘(a) CLEARANCE.—The Secretary of Homeland Se9 curity may withhold or revoke the clearance required 

10 under section 60105 of any vessel of the owner of a vessel 

11 to which this subchapter applies, wherever the vessel is 

12 found, if the owner of the vessel— 

13 ‘‘(1) commits an act or omission for which a 

14 penalty may be imposed under this subchapter; or 

15 ‘‘(2) fails to pay a penalty imposed on the 

16 owner under this subchapter. 

17 ‘‘(b) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—The Secretary of the de18 partment in which the Coast Guard is operating may deny 

19 entry into the United States to a vessel to which this sub20 chapter applies if the owner of the vessel— 

21 ‘‘(1) commits an act or omission for which a 

22 penalty may be imposed under this subchapter; or 

23 ‘‘(2) fails to pay a penalty imposed on the 

24 owner under this subchapter.’’. 


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1 SEC. 10. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3523, as redesignated by 

3 section 2 of this Act and as otherwise amended by this 

4 Act, is further amended by striking ‘‘to which this section 

5 applies’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘to which this 

6 subchapter applies’’. 

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3524, as 

8 redesignated by section 2 of this Act and as otherwise 

9 amended by this Act, is further amended by striking ‘‘to 

10 which this section applies’’ each place it appears and in11 serting ‘‘to which this subchapter applies’’. 

12 SEC. 11. LIMITATIONS IN CERTAIN CASES. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 30307 is amended— 

14 (1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘Com15 mercial aviation accidents’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘Limitations in certain cases’’; 

17 (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF CRUISE SHIP.—In this section, 

20 the term ‘cruise ship’ means a passenger vessel, other than 

21 a vessel of the United States operated by the Federal Gov22 ernment or a vessel owned and operated by a State, that— 

23 ‘‘(1) is authorized to carry at least 250 pas24 sengers; 

25 ‘‘(2) has onboard sleeping facilities for each 

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1 ‘‘(3) is on a voyage that embarks or disembarks 

2 passengers in the United States; and 

3 ‘‘(4) is not engaged on a coastwise voyage.’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘or a death 

5 on a cruise ship resulting from a wrongful act, ne6 glect, or default’’ after ‘‘commercial aviation acci7 dent’’; and 

8 (4) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘or a death 

9 on a cruise ship resulting from a wrongful act, ne10 glect, or default’’ after ‘‘commercial aviation acci11 dent’’. 

12 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

13 for chapter 303 is amended by striking the item relating 

14 to section 30307 and inserting the following: 

‘‘30307. Limitations in certain cases.’’. 

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