II 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5343 

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 21, 2022 

Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. MARKEY) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

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. 

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

5 ‘‘Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2022’’. 

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 

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1 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

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

3 SEC. 2. CRUISE VESSEL SUBCHAPTER. 

4 Chapter 35 is amended— 

5 (1) by inserting before section 3501 the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS’’; 

8 (2) by inserting before section 3507 the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CRUISE VESSELS’’; 

11 and 

12 (3) by redesignating sections 3507, 3508, 3509, 

13 and 3510 as sections 3523, 3524, 3525, and 3526, 

14 respectively. 

15 SEC. 3. APPLICATION. 

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

17 further amended by inserting before section 3523 the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘§ 3521. Application 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—This subchapter applies to a ves21 sel that— 

22 ‘‘(1) is authorized to carry at least 250 pas23 sengers; 

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

25 passenger; 


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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 ‘‘(b) FEDERAL AND STATE VESSELS.—This sub5 chapter does not apply to— 

6 ‘‘(1) a vessel of the United States operated by 

7 the Federal Government; or 

8 ‘‘(2) a vessel owned and operated by a State.’’. 

9 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

10 Chapter 35, as amended by sections 2 and 3, is fur11 ther amended by inserting after section 3521, as added 

12 by section 3, the following: 

13 ‘‘§ 3522. Definitions 

14 ‘‘In this subchapter: 

15 ‘‘(1) EXTERIOR DECK.—The term ‘exterior 

16 deck’ means any exterior weather deck on which a 

17 passenger may be present, including passenger state18 room balconies, exterior promenades on passenger 

19 decks, muster stations, and similar exterior weather 

20 deck areas. 

21 ‘‘(2) KEY TERMS.—The term ‘key terms’ in22 cludes terms related to undisclosed costs and fees, 

23 indemnification, waivers, limitations on liability, no24 tice of claim and actions, time limitations, arbitra25 tion, forum, and jurisdiction. 


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1 ‘‘(3) OWNER.—The term ‘owner’ means the 

2 owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or 

3 other individual in charge of a vessel. 

4 ‘‘(4) PASSAGE CONTRACT.—The term ‘passage 

5 contract’ means a binding agreement for passage on 

6 a passenger vessel. 

7 ‘‘(5) PASSENGER.—Notwithstanding section 

8 2101 of this title, the term ‘passenger’ means a cit9 izen of the United States carried on a passenger ves10 sel. 

11 ‘‘(6) PASSENGER VESSEL.—The term ‘pas12 senger vessel’ means a passenger vessel to which this 

13 subchapter applies. 

14 ‘‘(7) PHYSICIAN.—The term ‘physician’ means 

15 a medical doctor who— 

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

17 post-registration experience in general and 

18 emergency medicine; or 

19 ‘‘(B) is board certified in emergency medi20 cine, family medicine, or internal medicine. 

21 ‘‘(8) QUALIFIED MEDICAL STAFF MEMBER.— 

22 The term ‘qualified medical staff member’ means a 

23 medical professional certified in advanced cardio24 vascular life support and advanced trauma life sup25 port training.’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. PASSENGER VESSEL CONSUMER SERVICE IM2 PROVEMENTS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 35, as amended by this 

4 Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘§ 3527. Passenger vessel consumer service improve7 ments 

8 ‘‘(a) PASSAGE CONTRACTS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

10 the date of enactment of the Cruise Passenger Pro11 tection Act of 2022, the Secretary of Transportation 

12 shall develop standards for use by an owner of a 

13 passenger vessel to provide a prospective passenger 

14 with a summary that highlights key terms in the 

15 passage contract and is provided before such terms 

16 are binding. In developing the standards, the Sec17 retary of Transportation may consult with other 

18 Federal agencies, persons with expertise on admi19 ralty and maritime law, consumer advocates, indus20 try representatives, and such other persons as the 

21 Secretary of Transportation considers necessary. 

22 ‘‘(2) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—The statute 

23 of limitations for filing a lawsuit against the owner 

24 of a passenger vessel, which shall not be shorter 

25 than 3 years, shall be clearly identified in the pas26 sage contract described in paragraph (1). 


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1 ‘‘(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The standards de2 veloped under paragraph (1) shall include rec3 ommendations regarding— 

4 ‘‘(A) style, formatting, and placement that 

5 ensures that the summary is conspicuous; and 

6 ‘‘(B) terminology that ensures that the 

7 summary is— 

8 ‘‘(i) clear, unambiguous, and unmis9 takable; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) to the greatest extent possible, 

11 uniform, concise, and not complex. 

12 ‘‘(4) PERIODIC REVIEW.—The Secretary of 

13 Transportation shall periodically review and update, 

14 as appropriate, the standards developed under para15 graph (1). 

16 ‘‘(5) REQUIREMENTS.—Beginning on the date 

17 that is 180 days after the date on which the stand18 ards are developed under paragraph (1), an owner of 

19 a passenger vessel shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) provide each prospective passenger 

21 with a summary in accordance with those 

22 standards; 

23 ‘‘(B) include a prominently accessible link 

24 to the summary on each Internet website that 

25 the owner maintains for prospective passengers 


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1 to purchase or book passage on the passenger 

2 vessel; and 

3 ‘‘(C) include the summary in any pro4 motional literature or advertising, through any 

5 medium of communication in the United States 

6 offering passage or soliciting passengers for 

7 ocean voyages anywhere in the world, that the 

8 Secretary of Transportation considers necessary 

9 to adequately notify a prospective passenger of 

10 the key terms in the passage contract before 

11 such terms are binding. 

12 ‘‘(6) PREEMPTION.—The standards developed 

13 under paragraph (1) shall preempt any related State 

14 standards that require a summary that provides less 

15 information to a prospective passenger than the in16 formation required to be provided under this sub17 section, as determined by the Secretary of Transpor18 tation. 

19 ‘‘(b) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) TOLL-FREE HOTLINE; INTERNET WEBSITE

21 LINK.—The Secretary of Transportation shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) establish a consumer complaints toll23 free hotline telephone number for passenger 

24 use; 


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1 ‘‘(B) establish a consumer complaints link 

2 for passenger use on the Internet website main3 tained under section 3528(i); and 

4 ‘‘(C) notify the public of— 

5 ‘‘(i) the telephone number established 

6 under subparagraph (A); and 

7 ‘‘(ii) the Internet website maintained 

8 under section 3528(i). 

9 ‘‘(2) WEBSITE.—The Secretary of Transpor10 tation shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) maintain a statistical compilation of 

12 all consumer complaints on the Internet website 

13 under section 3528(i) that provides a numerical 

14 accounting of each category of consumer com15 plaint; 

16 ‘‘(B) update the data referred to in sub17 paragraph (A) not less frequently than quar18 terly; 

19 ‘‘(C) aggregate such data by passenger 

20 vessel; and 

21 ‘‘(D) identify each passenger vessel by 

22 name. 

23 ‘‘(3) INVESTIGATIONS OF CONSUMER COM24 PLAINTS.—The Secretary of Transportation, in co25 ordination with other relevant Federal agencies, may 


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1 investigate consumer complaints from passengers, 

2 including— 

3 ‘‘(A) cancellations, delays, and port skip4 ping; 

5 ‘‘(B) lost, damaged, and delayed baggage; 

6 ‘‘(C) conditions on board the passenger 

7 vessel; 

8 ‘‘(D) problems in obtaining refunds for un9 used or lost tickets or fare adjustments; 

10 ‘‘(E) incorrect or incomplete information 

11 about fares, discount fare conditions and avail12 ability, overcharges, and fare increases; 

13 ‘‘(F) deceptive or misleading advertising; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(G) compliance with Federal regulations. 

16 ‘‘(4) REFERRAL TO FEDERAL OR STATE AGEN17 CY.—The Secretary of Transportation may refer any 

18 complaint received under this subsection to the At19 torney General or a relevant Federal or State agency 

20 for action, as appropriate. 

21 ‘‘(5) NOTICE TO PASSENGERS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) INTERNET WEBSITES.—Each owner 

23 of a passenger vessel shall include, in a con24 spicuous location on each Internet website that 

25 the owner of a passenger vessel maintains for 


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1 passengers to purchase or book passage on a 

2 passenger vessel— 

3 ‘‘(i) the telephone number established 

4 under paragraph (1)(A); and 

5 ‘‘(ii) any other information necessary 

6 for a passenger to submit a consumer com7 plaint for resolution. 

8 ‘‘(B) BOARDING DOCUMENTATION.—The 

9 owner of a passenger vessel shall include the 

10 telephone number and Internet address of the 

11 link for consumer complaints established under 

12 paragraph (1) on— 

13 ‘‘(i) any promotional literature or ad14 vertising, through any medium of commu15 nication in the United States offering pas16 sage or soliciting passengers for ocean voy17 ages on passenger vessels, that the Sec18 retary of Transportation considers nec19 essary to adequately notify a prospective 

20 passenger of the telephone number and 

21 Internet address; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) any electronic confirmation of 

23 the purchase of passage on a passenger 

24 vessel. 

25 ‘‘(c) PENALTIES.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) CIVIL PENALTY.—The Secretary of Trans2 portation may impose on any person that violates 

3 this section or a regulation under this section a civil 

4 penalty of not more than $25,000 for each day dur5 ing which the violation continues, except that the 

6 maximum penalty for a continuing violation shall be 

7 $175,000. 

8 ‘‘(2) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—Any person that 

9 willfully violates this section or a regulation under 

10 this section shall be fined not more than $250,000 

11 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. 

12 ‘‘(d) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of Transpor13 tation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to im14 plement this section.’’. 

15 (b) BILL OF RIGHTS.— 

16 (1) ENFORCEABILITY.—Not later than 180 

17 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

18 Secretary of Transportation shall determine whether 

19 any of the enumerated rights in the international 

20 cruise line passenger bill of rights, which was adopt21 ed in 2013 by the members of the Cruise Lines 

22 International Association, are enforceable under 

23 Federal law. 

24 (2) REQUIRED STATEMENT.—The Secretary of 

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1 oped under section 3527(a) of title 46, United 

2 States Code, a statement informing a prospective 

3 passenger— 

4 (A) which rights referred to in paragraph 

5 (1) are legally enforceable; 

6 (B) that the passenger has a private right 

7 of action to enforce such rights; and 

8 (C) of any legal action that a prospective 

9 passenger may take to enforce such rights. 

10 (c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PASSENGER VESSEL

11 CONSUMER PROTECTION.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor13 tation shall establish an advisory committee for pas14 senger vessel consumer protection (referred to in 

15 this subsection as the ‘‘advisory committee’’) to ad16 vise the Secretary in carrying out activities relating 

17 to passenger vessel customer service improvements. 

18 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary of Transpor19 tation shall appoint the members of the advisory 

20 committee, which shall be comprised of 1 representa21 tive each of— 

22 (A) owners of passenger vessels; 

23 (B) international industry-related associa24 tions; 


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1 (C) State or local governments with exper2 tise in consumer protection matters; 

3 (D) nonprofit public interest groups with 

4 expertise in consumer protection matters; 

5 (E) nonprofit public interest groups with 

6 expertise in victim assistance; and 

7 (F) relevant Federal agencies, as deter8 mined by the Secretary of Transportation. 

9 (3) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the advisory 

10 committee shall be filled in the manner in which the 

11 original appointment was made. 

12 (4) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the advi13 sory committee shall serve without pay, but shall re14 ceive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 

15 subsistence, in accordance with subchapter I of 

16 chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 

17 (5) CHAIR.—The Secretary of Transportation 

18 shall designate, from among the individuals ap19 pointed under paragraph (2), an individual to serve 

20 as chair of the advisory committee. 

21 (6) DUTIES.—The advisory committee shall— 

22 (A) evaluate existing passenger vessel con23 sumer protection programs or services; 


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1 (B) recommend improvements to the pro2 grams or services under subparagraph (A), as 

3 necessary; 

4 (C) recommend additional passenger vessel 

5 consumer protection programs or services, as 

6 necessary; and 

7 (D) recommend to the Secretary of Trans8 portation which key terms in a passage contract 

9 should be highlighted before such terms are 

10 binding, such as— 

11 (i) products and services available on 

12 board the passenger vessel for an undis13 closed cost or fee or that otherwise are not 

14 included in the price of passage; 

15 (ii) the country under which the pas16 senger vessel is registered or flagged; 

17 (iii) if the passenger vessel leaves the 

18 admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the 

19 United States, a passenger may be subject 

20 to the law of a foreign country; 

21 (iv) the passenger vessel may not ac22 cept responsibility for any health care serv23 ices provided to a passenger by medical 

24 staff on board the passenger vessel; 


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1 (v) the maximum amount an owner of 

2 a passenger vessel will reimburse a pas3 senger for lost or stolen property while on 

4 board the passenger vessel; and 

5 (vi) where to file a notice of claim or 

6 initiate any legal action against the owner 

7 of the passenger vessel. 

8 (7) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

9 February 1 of each of the first 2 calendar years be10 ginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

11 the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Con12 gress a report that contains— 

13 (A) the recommendations made by the ad14 visory committee during the preceding calendar 

15 year; 

16 (B) an explanation of whether and how the 

17 industry has implemented each recommenda18 tion; and 

19 (C) for each recommendation not imple20 mented, the industry’s reason for not imple21 menting the recommendation. 

22 (8) DEFINITION OF PASSENGER VESSEL.—In 

23 this subsection, the term ‘‘passenger vessel’’ has the 

24 meaning given the term in section 3522 of title 46, 

25 United States Code. 


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1 SEC. 6. CRIME REPORTING AND PUBLIC NOTICE. 

2 (a) AVAILABILITY OF LOG BOOK AND ENTRIES TO

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

4 as redesignated under section 2, is amended— 

5 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘in a cen6 tralized location readily accessible to law enforce7 ment personnel,’’; and 

8 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘make 

9 such log book available’’ and inserting ‘‘make avail10 able the log book described in subparagraph (A), the 

11 Captain’s log, the security log, the engine room log, 

12 all other logs, and all entries of the log books or logs 

13 described in this subparagraph, without regard as to 

14 whether the log book, logs, or entries are maintained 

15 on board the vessel or at a centralized location off 

16 the vessel,’’. 

17 (b) DEADLINE TO NOTIFY FEDERAL BUREAU OF IN18 VESTIGATION REGARDING CERTAIN INCIDENTS.—Section 

19 3523(g)(3)(A)(i), as redesignated under section 2, is 

20 amended— 

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

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

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

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

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


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1 vessel is notified of an incident on board the vessel 

2 allegedly involving’’. 

3 (c) CRIME REPORTING GUIDELINES.—Section 

4 3523(g)(1)(A), as redesignated under section 2 and 

5 amended by subsection (a), is further amended— 

6 (1) in clause (i), by striking the comma at the 

7 end and inserting a semicolon; 

8 (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and in9 serting a semicolon; 

10 (3) in clause (iii), by striking the comma at the 

11 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (4) by inserting after clause (iii) the following: 

13 ‘‘(iv) any other criminal offenses re14 ported to the Federal Bureau of Investiga15 tion through the Uniform Crime Reporting 

16 Program,’’. 

17 (d) REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE.—Section 

18 3523(g)(3), as redesignated under section 2, is amended 

19 by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(C) REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE.—If 

21 an employee of a vessel to which this sub22 chapter applies is notified of an incident under 

23 subparagraph (A)(i) while the vessel is within 

24 the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the 

25 United States and en route to a United States 


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1 port or at a United States port, the owner of 

2 the vessel (or the owner’s designee) shall con3 tact the nearest Federal Bureau of Investiga4 tion Field Office or Legal Attache ́ not later 

5 than the time specified under subparagraph 

6 (A)(i) or before the vessel departs port, which7 ever is earlier.’’. 

8 (e) REPORTS TO UNITED STATES CONSULATES.— 

9 Section 3523(g)(3), as amended by subsection (d), is fur10 ther amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(D) REPORTS TO UNITED STATES CON12 SULATES.—If an incident described in subpara13 graph (A)(i) allegedly involves an offense by or 

14 against a United States national, in addition to 

15 contacting the nearest Federal Bureau of Inves16 tigation Field Office or Legal Attache ́ under 

17 that subparagraph, the owner of a vessel to 

18 which this subchapter applies (or the owner’s 

19 designee) shall contact the United States con20 sulate at the next port of call as soon as pos21 sible, but not later than 4 hours after arrival at 

22 the port.’’. 

23 (f) REPORTS TO SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION; 

24 INCIDENTS AND DETAILS.—Section 3523(g)(3)(A), as 

25 amended by subsection (b), is further amended— 


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1 (1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘to the Internet 

2 website maintained by the Secretary of Transpor3 tation under paragraph (4)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘, in4 cluding the details under paragraph (2), to the 

5 Internet website maintained by the Secretary of 

6 Transportation under section 3528(i)’’; and 

7 (2) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘under paragraph 

8 (4)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 3528(i)’’. 

9 (g) AVAILABILITY OF SECURITY GUIDE VIA INTER10 NET.—Section 3523(c)(1), as redesignated under section 

11 2 of this Act, is amended— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

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

14 this subsection as the ‘security guide’)’’ and in15 serting ‘‘a security guide’’; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘English, which’’ and in17 serting ‘‘English, that’’; and 

18 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘on the 

19 website of the vessel owner’’ and inserting ‘‘through 

20 a prominently accessible link on each Internet 

21 website that the vessel owner maintains for pas22 sengers to purchase or book passage on a passenger 

23 vessel’’. 


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1 (h) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3523, as 

2 redesignated under section 2 of this Act, is further amend3 ed— 

4 (1) by striking subsections (k) and (l); 

5 (2) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as 

6 subsections (j) and (k), respectively; and 

7 (3) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(i) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) PROVISION TO STATE FUSION CENTERS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any records (includ12 ing electronic records), information, or written 

13 documentation provided to any source under 

14 subsection (g) shall also be provided to the 

15 State fusion center (as described in section 

16 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

17 U.S.C. 124h)) for the State in which the appli18 cable port described in subparagraph (B) is lo19 cated. 

20 ‘‘(B) APPLICABLE PORT.—For purposes of 

21 this paragraph, the applicable port shall be the 

22 port from which a vessel originally embarks or 

23 the port at which the vessel disembarks, which24 ever port is nearest when the alleged incident 

25 occurs.’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. CRIME PREVENTION, DOCUMENTATION, AND RE2 SPONSE REQUIREMENTS. 

3 (a) MAINTENANCE AND PLACEMENT OF VIDEO SUR4 VEILLANCE EQUIPMENT.—Section 3523(b)(1)(B), as re5 designated under section 2 of this Act, is amended— 

6 (1) in subclause (II) of clause (ii), by striking 

7 ‘‘to the maximum extent practicable’’; 

8 (2) by redesignating subclause (IV) of clause 

9 (ii) as clause (iii), and adjusting the margins appro10 priately; 

11 (3) by inserting after subclause (III) of clause 

12 (ii) the following: 

13 ‘‘(IV) incorporate the feedback 

14 and suggestions from the results of 

15 the independent third party risk as16 sessment to provide optimum surveil17 lance that complies with the guidance 

18 from the Commandant.’’; and 

19 (4) in clause (iii), as redesignated by paragraph 

20 (2), by striking ‘‘the independent party referred to 

21 in paragraph (C)’’ and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY.—The independent 

23 party referred to in clause (ii)(III)’’. 

24 (b) ACCESS TO VIDEO RECORDS.—Section 

25 3523(b)(3)(B), as redesignated under section 2 of this 

26 Act, is further amended— 


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1 (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik2 ing ‘‘Except as proscribed by law enforcement au3 thorities or court order, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 

4 and 

5 (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘of any sexual as6 sault incident’’. 

7 (c) NOTICE OF VIDEO SURVEILLANCE.—Section 

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

9 is further amended by striking ‘‘this section applies’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘this subchapter applies’’. 

11 (d) RETENTION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

12 3523(b)(4), as redesignated under section 2 of this Act, 

13 is amended— 

14 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 

15 (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjust16 ing the margins appropriately; 

17 (2) by striking ‘‘The owner of a vessel to which 

18 this section applies’’ and inserting the following: 

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

20 to which this subchapter applies’’; 

21 (3) by striking ‘‘20 days after the footage is ob22 tained’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year after completion of 

23 the voyage’’; 


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1 (4) in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A), as redes2 ignated by this subsection, by striking ‘‘4 years’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘5 years’’; and 

4 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(B) INTERIM STANDARDS.—Not later 

6 than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

7 the Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2022, 

8 the Commandant, in consultation with the Fed9 eral Bureau of Investigation, shall promulgate 

10 interim standards for the retention of records of 

11 video surveillance. 

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

13 1 year after the date of enactment of the Cruise 

14 Passenger Protection Act of 2022, the Com15 mandant, in consultation with the Federal Bu16 reau of Investigation, shall promulgate final 

17 standards for the retention of records of video 

18 surveillance. 

19 ‘‘(D) CONSIDERATIONS.—In promulgating 

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

21 the Commandant shall— 

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

23 the investigation of serious crimes, includ24 ing crimes that go unreported until after 

25 the completion of a voyage; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) consider the different types of 

2 video surveillance systems and storage re3 quirements in creating standards both for 

4 vessels currently in operation and for ves5 sels newly built; 

6 ‘‘(iii) consider privacy, including 

7 standards for permissible access to and 

8 monitoring and use of the records of video 

9 surveillance; and 

10 ‘‘(iv) consider technological advance11 ments, including requirements to update 

12 technology.’’. 

13 (e) TECHNOLOGY DETECTING PASSENGERS WHO

14 HAVE FALLEN OVERBOARD REQUIREMENT.—Section 

15 3523(a)(1)(D), as redesignated under section 2 of this 

16 Act, is amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘or detecting’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘and detecting’’; and 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘is available’’ and inserting ‘‘is 

20 available, as determined by the International Mari21 time Organization’’. 

22 (f) SEA MARSHALS REQUIREMENT.—Section 

23 3523(f), as redesignated under section 2 of this Act, is 

24 amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 

2 (B) of paragraph (1) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec3 tively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; 

4 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

5 subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and adjust6 ing the margins accordingly; and 

7 (3) by striking ‘‘(f)’’ and all that follows 

8 through ‘‘The owner’’ and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(f) CREW REQUIREMENTS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) SEA MARSHALS.—The owner of a vessel to 

11 which this section applies shall ensure that the ves12 sel is staffed at all times with an appropriate num13 ber, based on the vessel size and the number of pas14 sengers, of sea marshals who have been certified by, 

15 and are operating under the jurisdiction of, the 

16 Coast Guard. 

17 ‘‘(2) CREW ACCESS TO PASSENGER STATE18 ROOMS.—The owner’’. 

19 (g) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VIC20 TIMS OF CRIMES ON BOARD PASSENGER VESSELS.— 

21 Chapter 35, as amended by this Act, is further amended 

22 by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 3528. ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF CRIMES ON BOARD 

2 CERTAIN PASSENGER VESSELS. 

3 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 

4 provide to a passenger who is an alleged victim of an inci5 dent described in section 3523(g)(3)(A)(i)— 

6 ‘‘(1) a written summary of rights described in 

7 subsection (e); 

8 ‘‘(2) a primary point of contact within the Fed9 eral Government; and 

10 ‘‘(3) a means of obtaining immediate, free, and 

11 confidential support services. 

12 ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR OF VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES.— 

13 ‘‘(1) INTERIM DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of 

14 Transportation shall designate an interim director of 

15 victim support services. The interim director shall be 

16 an employee of the Department of Transportation 

17 and shall serve in the position until a final designa18 tion is made under paragraph (2). 

19 ‘‘(2) FINAL DESIGNATION.—Not later than 180 

20 days after the date of enactment of the Cruise Pas21 senger Protection Act of 2022, the Secretary of 

22 Transportation, in consultation with the Department 

23 of Justice and other relevant Federal agencies, 

24 shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) designate an employee of the Federal 

2 Government to serve as the director of victim 

3 support services under this section; and 

4 ‘‘(B) determine an effective way to pub5 licize the toll-free telephone number under sub6 section (c) and the availability of support serv7 ices. 

8 ‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The director of vic9 tim support services shall— 

10 ‘‘(A) be responsible for acting as a primary 

11 point of contact within the Federal Government 

12 for any passenger described in subsection (a); 

13 ‘‘(B) coordinate with one or more non14 profit organizations or other entities that can 

15 provide the types of support services described 

16 in subsection (d); 

17 ‘‘(C) establish a process for a passenger 

18 described in subsection (a) to obtain the appro19 priate types of support services described in 

20 subsection (d); 

21 ‘‘(D) recommend a process for a passenger 

22 described in subsection (a) to obtain an appro23 priate continuum of care; 

24 ‘‘(E) recommend a process for a passenger 

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1 tion on the status of any related criminal inves2 tigation; 

3 ‘‘(F) develop guidance, consistent with the 

4 purpose of this section, for the security guide 

5 under section 3523(c)(1), including a process to 

6 ensure that an owner of a passenger vessel pro7 vides a copy of the security guide to a pas8 senger immediately after the vessel is notified 

9 that the passenger is an alleged victim of an in10 cident described in subsection (g)(3)(A)(i); 

11 ‘‘(G) periodically update that guidance, as 

12 necessary; and 

13 ‘‘(H) be the primary liaison between a pas14 senger described in subsection (a) and— 

15 ‘‘(i) the owner of the passenger vessel; 

16 ‘‘(ii) any relevant Federal agency; 

17 ‘‘(iii) any relevant United States em18 bassy or United States consulate; and 

19 ‘‘(iv) any other person that the direc20 tor of victim support services considers 

21 necessary to carry out the purpose of this 

22 section. 

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1 senger described in subsection (a) can call to initiate the 

2 process under subsection (b)(3)(C). 

3 ‘‘(d) SUPPORT SERVICES.—The director of victim 

4 support services shall determine the types of support serv5 ices that a passenger described in subsection (a) can ob6 tain, such as— 

7 ‘‘(1) directions on how to report an incident de8 scribed in section 3523(g)(3)(A)(i) to appropriate 

9 authorities; 

10 ‘‘(2) an explanation of, or assistance com11 pleting, necessary forms to report an incident de12 scribed in section 3523(g)(3)(A)(i); 

13 ‘‘(3) an explanation of how, or assistance to, 

14 obtain support services under this section; 

15 ‘‘(4) arranging, if appropriate, for mental 

16 health and counseling services; 

17 ‘‘(5) arranging, if possible, for education re18 garding and advocacy during applicable criminal jus19 tice proceedings; and 

20 ‘‘(6) communicating with that passenger as to 

21 the roles of the organization or entities described in 

22 subsection (b)(3)(B), government agencies, and the 

23 owner of the passenger vessel involved with respect 

24 to the incident and the post-incident activities. 


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1 ‘‘(e) SUMMARY OF RIGHTS.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of enactment of the Cruise Passenger Pro3 tection Act of 2022, the Secretary of Transportation, in 

4 consultation with the Department of Justice, other rel5 evant Federal agencies, nonprofit public interest groups 

6 with expertise in victim assistance, and such other persons 

7 that the Secretary of Transportation considers necessary, 

8 shall— 

9 ‘‘(1) determine what rights a passenger de10 scribed in subsection (a) may have under law, such 

11 as the right to contact the Federal Bureau of Inves12 tigation to report the crime, the right to contact the 

13 director of victim support services, and the right to 

14 speak confidentially to Federal law enforcement, the 

15 director of victim support services, and any other 

16 third-party victim advocate without any representa17 tive or employee of the passenger vessel present; 

18 ‘‘(2) develop a written summary of those rights; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(3) establish a process for a passenger de21 scribed in subsection (a) to receive the written sum22 mary of rights as soon as practicable after an al23 leged incident described under section 

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1 ‘‘(f) GUARDIANS AND RELATIVES.—If a passenger 

2 described in subsection (a) is deceased or is a minor, or 

3 under such other circumstances that the director of victim 

4 support services considers necessary, the director may pro5 vide support services under this section to a guardian or 

6 relative of that passenger. 

7 ‘‘(g) USE OF PASSENGER VESSEL RESOURCES.—As 

8 appropriate, the resources of the passenger vessel shall be 

9 used to the greatest extent possible to carry out the pur10 pose of this section. 

11 ‘‘(h) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

12 section may be construed as limiting the obligations that 

13 an owner of a passenger vessel may have in providing as14 sistance to a passenger who is an alleged victim of an inci15 dent described under section 3523(g)(3)(A)(i). 

16 ‘‘(i) AVAILABILITY OF INCIDENT DATA VIA INTER17 NET.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor19 tation shall maintain a statistical compilation of all 

20 incidents described in section 3523(g)(3)(A) on an 

21 Internet website that provides a numerical account22 ing of the missing persons and alleged crimes duly 

23 recorded in each report filed under section 

24 3523(g)(3). Each incident described in section 


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1 3523(g)(3)(A) shall be included in the statistical 

2 compilation irrespective of its investigative status. 

3 ‘‘(2) UPDATES.—The Secretary of Transpor4 tation shall ensure that the data described in para5 graph (1)— 

6 ‘‘(A) is updated not less frequently than 

7 quarterly; 

8 ‘‘(B) is aggregated by cruise line; 

9 ‘‘(C) identifies each cruise line by name; 

10 ‘‘(D) identifies each crime and alleged 

11 crime as to whether it was committed or alleg12 edly committed by a passenger or a crew mem13 ber; 

14 ‘‘(E) identifies each crime and alleged 

15 crime as to whether it was committed or alleg16 edly committed against a minor; 

17 ‘‘(F) identifies the number of alleged indi18 viduals overboard; and 

19 ‘‘(G) is compiled on the Internet website in 

20 a user-friendly format. 

21 ‘‘(3) ACCESS TO WEBSITE.—Each owner of a 

22 passenger vessel shall include a prominently acces23 sible link to the Internet website maintained by the 

24 Secretary of Transportation under paragraph (1) on 

25 each Internet website that the owner maintains for 


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1 prospective passengers to purchase or book passage 

2 on the passenger vessel. 

3 ‘‘(j) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Transpor4 tation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to im5 plement this section.’’. 

6 (h) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

7 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, 

8 in coordination with the Secretary of the department in 

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

10 and heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall— 

11 (1) conduct a study to determine the feasibility 

12 of having an individual on board each passenger ves13 sel (as defined in section 3522 of title 46, United 

14 States Code) to provide victim support services, in15 cluding the support services under section 3528(d) 

16 of title 46, United States Code, and related safety 

17 and security services, which includes consideration of 

18 the cost, the benefit to passengers, jurisdiction, and 

19 logistics; and 

20 (2) report the findings of the study conducted 

21 under paragraph (1) to Congress. 

22 (i) CRIMINAL ACTIVITY PREVENTION AND RESPONSE

23 GUIDE.—Section 3523(c)(1), as amended by section 6(g) 

24 of this Act, is further amended— 

25 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 


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1 (A) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 

2 (vi); 

3 (B) by inserting after clause (i) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(ii) describes the availability of sup6 port services under section 3528, including 

7 any contact information provided by the 

8 Secretary of Transportation or director of 

9 victim support services under that section; 

10 ‘‘(iii) includes the summary of rights 

11 under section 3528(e); 

12 ‘‘(iv) includes the summary under sec13 tion 3527(a); 

14 ‘‘(v) includes the toll-free hotline tele15 phone number and consumer complaints 

16 Internet website link under section 

17 3527(b);’’; 

18 (C) in clause (vi), as redesignated, by in19 serting ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

20 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(vii) includes such other information 

22 as the Secretary of Transportation rec23 ommends under section 3528(b)(3)(F);’’; 

24 (2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 

25 follows: 


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

2 to— 

3 ‘‘(i) the Secretary of Transportation 

4 for review; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) the Federal Bureau of Investiga6 tion for comment; and’’; 

7 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub8 paragraph (D); and 

9 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(C) immediately after the vessel is noti12 fied that a passenger is an alleged victim of an 

13 incident described under subsection (g)(3)(A)— 

14 ‘‘(i) provide the passenger with a copy 

15 of the security guide; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) inform the passenger that the 

17 passenger has the right to notify the Fed18 eral Bureau of Investigation that the pas19 senger has been a victim of a crime on a 

20 passenger vessel; and’’. 

21 (j) MAINTENANCE OF SUPPLIES TO PREVENT SEXU22 ALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.—Section 3523(d)(1), as 

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1 age and the number of passengers and crewmembers that 

2 the vessel can accommodate)’’ after ‘‘a sexual assault’’. 

3 (k) SEXUAL ASSAULT; CONTACT INFORMATION.— 

4 Section 3523(d)(5)(A), as redesignated by section 2 of this 

5 Act, is amended by striking ‘‘the United States Coast 

6 Guard,’’. 

7 (l) SEXUAL ASSAULT; PRIVATE TELEPHONE LINE.— 

8 Section 3523(d)(5)(B), as redesignated by section 2 of 

9 this Act, is amended by inserting ‘‘under section 3528 or’’ 

10 after ‘‘the information and support services available’’. 

11 (m) CRIME SCENE PRESERVATION TRAINING; CER12 TIFICATION OF ORGANIZATIONS BY MARAD.—Section 

13 3524(a), as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is 

14 amended by striking ‘‘may certify’’ and inserting ‘‘shall 

15 certify’’. 

16 (n) CREW ACCESS TO PASSENGER STATEROOMS; 

17 PROCEDURES AND RESTRICTIONS.—Section 3523(f)(2), 

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

19 subsection (f) of this section, is amended— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

21 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

22 end; and 

23 (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol24 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(iii) a system that electronically 

2 records the date, time, and identity of each 

3 crew member accessing each passenger 

4 stateroom; and’’; and 

5 (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(B) ensure that the procedures and re8 strictions are— 

9 ‘‘(i) fully and properly implemented; 

10 ‘‘(ii) reviewed annually; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) updated as necessary.’’. 

12 (o) REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING.—Subsection 

13 (i) of section 3523, as added by section 6(h), is further 

14 amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS.—Any 

16 reporting requirement under this section relating to 

17 an incident specified in paragraph (3)(A)(i) is re18 quired without regard as to whether the Federal Bu19 reau of Investigation has opened a formal investiga20 tion relating to the incident.’’. 

21 SEC. 8. PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY RE22 QUIREMENTS. 

23 (a) VESSEL DESIGN, EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, 

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

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1 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

3 (A), by striking ‘‘to which this subsection ap4 plies’’ and inserting ‘‘to which this subchapter 

5 applies’’; 

6 (B) in subparagraph (A)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘The vessel’’ and in8 serting ‘‘Each exterior deck of a vessel’’; 

9 and 

10 (ii) by inserting ‘‘unless the height re11 quirement would interfere with the deploy12 ment of a lifesaving device or other emer13 gency equipment as identified by the Com14 mandant’’ before the period at the end; 

15 (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

16 ‘‘entry doors that include peep holes or other 

17 means of visual identification.’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘an entry door that includes a peep hole or 

19 other means of visual identification that pro20 vides an unobstructed view of the area outside 

21 the stateroom or crew cabin. For purposes of 

22 this subparagraph, the addition of an optional 

23 privacy cover on the interior side of the entry 

24 shall not in and of itself constitute an obstruc25 tion.’’; and 


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1 (D) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

2 ‘‘when operating in high risk areas (as defined 

3 by the United States Coast Guard)’’; and 

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

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

6 Secretary— 

7 ‘‘(A) may waive a requirement under para8 graph (1) as the Secretary determines nec9 essary; 

10 ‘‘(B) shall maintain a record of each waiv11 er under subparagraph (A); and 

12 ‘‘(C) shall include in such record the jus13 tification for the waiver.’’. 

14 (b) MEDICAL STANDARDS.— 

15 (1) MEDICAL STANDARDS.—Section 3525, as 

16 redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is amended— 

17 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

18 (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 

19 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(2) there are a sufficient number of qualified 

22 medical staff members on the vessel to treat the 

23 number of passengers who may be on board the ves24 sel, as determined by the Secretary, by regulation;’’; 


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1 (C) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 

2 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in3 serting ‘‘or any successor standard;’’; 

4 (D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by 

5 subparagraph (A)— 

6 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

7 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

8 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

9 the period and inserting a semicolon; and 

10 (iii) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(C) the location and proper use of auto13 mated external defibrillators; and 

14 ‘‘(D) the proper way to report an incident 

15 or to seek security assistance in the event of a 

16 medical emergency;’’; and 

17 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(4) if a United States citizen dies on board the 

19 vessel and the citizen’s next of kin requests that the 

20 citizen’s body return to the United States on the 

21 vessel, such request is granted; 

22 ‘‘(5) every crew member on the vessel has re23 ceived basic life support training and is certified in 

24 cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and 


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1 ‘‘(6) every crew member on a vessel leaving 

2 from or en route to a United States port of call has 

3 a basic understanding of the English language.’’. 

4 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

5 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that 

6 is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act. 

8 SEC. 9. ENFORCEMENT. 

9 (a) PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF PASSENGER VES10 SEL SECURITY AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

11 3523(h)(1)(A), as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, 

12 is amended by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$175,000’’. 

14 (b) INFORMATION SHARING.—Chapter 35, as amend15 ed by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘§ 3529. Information sharing 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent not prohibited by 

19 other law, the head of a designated agency shall make 

20 available to another head of a designated agency any infor21 mation necessary to carry out the provisions of this sub22 chapter. The provision by the head of a designated agency 

23 of any information under this section to another head of 

24 a designated agency shall not constitute a waiver of, or 

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1 claim with respect to that information under Federal or 

2 State law. 

3 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF HEAD OF A DESIGNATED

4 AGENCY.—In this section, the term ‘head of a designated 

5 agency’ means the Secretary of Transportation, the Sec6 retary of Homeland Security, or the Attorney General.’’. 

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

8 Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘§ 3530. Refusal of clearance; denial of entry 

11 ‘‘(a) CLEARANCE.—The Secretary of Homeland Se12 curity may withhold or revoke the clearance required 

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

14 to which this subchapter applies, wherever the vessel is 

15 found, if the owner of the vessel— 

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

17 penalty may be imposed under this subchapter; or 

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

19 owner under this subchapter. 

20 ‘‘(b) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—The Secretary of the de21 partment in which the Coast Guard is operating may deny 

22 entry into the United States to a vessel to which this sub23 chapter applies if the owner of the vessel— 

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

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

2 owner under this subchapter.’’. 

3 SEC. 10. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

4 (a) APPLICATION.—Chapter 35, as amended by this 

5 Act, is further amended— 

6 (1) in section 3523, by striking ‘‘to which this 

7 section applies’’ each place such phrase appears and 

8 inserting ‘‘to which this subchapter applies’’; 

9 (2) in section 3524, by striking ‘‘to which this 

10 section applies’’ each place such phrase appears and 

11 inserting ‘‘to which this subchapter applies’’; 

12 (3) in section 3525, by striking ‘‘to which sec13 tion 3507 applies’’ and inserting ‘‘to which this sub14 chapter applies’’; and 

15 (4) in section 3526— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘to which section 3507 ap17 plies’’ and inserting ‘‘to which this subchapter 

18 applies’’; 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘(a) AUTOMATED EXTER20 NAL DEFIBRILLATORS.—’’; and 

21 (C) by striking subsection (b). 

22 (b) AVAILABILITY OF INCIDENT DATA VIA INTER23 NET.—Section 3523(g), as redesignated under section 2 

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1 (c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

2 8440(c)(2) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 

3 Defense Authorization Act of 2021 is amended by striking 

4 ‘‘3507 of title 46, United States Code’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘3523 of title 46, United States Code (designated as sec6 tion 3507 of such title before the date of enactment of 

7 the Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2022),’’. 

8 (d) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

9 chapter 35 is amended— 

10 (1) by inserting before the item relating to sec11 tion 3501 the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I–GENERAL PROVISIONS’’; 

12 (2) by striking the items relating to sections 

13 3507, 3508, 3509, and 3510 and inserting the fol14 lowing: 

‘‘3523. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements. 

‘‘3524. Crime scene preservation training for passenger vessel crewmembers. 

‘‘3525. Medical standards. 

‘‘3526. Additional medical and safety standards.’’; 

15 (3) by inserting after the item relating to sec16 tion 3506 the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II–CRUISE VESSELS’’; 

17 (4) by inserting before the item relating to sec18 tion 3523 the following: 

‘‘3521. Application. 

‘‘3522. Definitions.’’; 

19 and 

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‘‘3527. Passenger vessel consumer service improvements. 

‘‘3528. Assistance to victims of crimes on board certain passenger vessels. 

‘‘3529. Information sharing. 

‘‘3530. Refusal of clearance; denial of entry.’’. 

1 SEC. 11. LIMITATIONS IN CERTAIN CASES. 

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

3 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Com4 mercial aviation accidents’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘Limitations in certain cases’’; 

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

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 

9 definitions apply: 

10 ‘‘(1) CRUISE SHIP.—The term ‘cruise ship’ 

11 means a passenger vessel, other than a vessel of the 

12 United States operated by the Federal Government 

13 or a vessel owned and operated by a State, that— 

14 ‘‘(A) is authorized to carry at least 250 

15 passengers; 

16 ‘‘(B) has onboard sleeping facilities for 

17 each passenger; 

18 ‘‘(C) is on a voyage that embarks or dis19 embarks passengers in the United States; and 

20 ‘‘(D) is not engaged on a coastwise voyage. 

21 ‘‘(2) NONPECUNIARY DAMAGES.—The term 

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1 death pain and suffering and for loss of care, com2 fort, and companionship.’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, or cruise 

4 ship voyage,’’ after ‘‘commercial aviation accident’’; 

5 and 

6 (4) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, or cruise 

7 ship voyage,’’ after ‘‘commercial aviation accident’’. 

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

9 for chapter 303 is amended by striking the item relating 

10 to section 30307 and inserting the following: 

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

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