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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3142 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 21, 2015 

Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. POE of Texas, and Mr. HIMES) 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 

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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 and 3508 as 

13 sections 3523 and 3524, respectively. 

14 SEC. 3. APPLICATION. 

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

16 further amended by inserting before section 3523 the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘§ 3521. Application 

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

20 passenger vessel (as defined in section 2101(22)) that— 

21 ‘‘(1) is authorized to carry at least 250 pas22 sengers; 

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

24 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 a vessel of the United States 

6 operated by the Federal Government or a vessel owned 

7 and operated by a State.’’. 

8 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

9 Chapter 35, as amended by section 3 of this Act, is 

10 further amended by inserting after section 3521 the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘§ 3522. Definitions 

13 ‘‘In this subchapter: 

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

15 means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. 

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

17 owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or 

18 other individual in charge of a vessel. 

19 ‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise ex20 pressly provided, the term ‘Secretary’ means the 

21 Secretary of the department in which the Coast 

22 Guard is operating.’’. 

23 SEC. 5. BILL OF RIGHTS. 

24 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

25 of the Cruise Passenger Protection Act, the Secretary of 


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1 Transportation shall determine whether any of the enu2 merated rights in the international cruise line passenger 

3 bill of rights, that was adopted by the members of the 

4 Cruise Lines International Association, are enforceable 

5 under Federal law. 

6 SEC. 6. CRIME REPORTING AND PUBLIC NOTICE. 

7 (a) AVAILABILITY OF LOG BOOK AND ENTRIES TO

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

9 as redesignated under section 2 of this Act, is amended— 

10 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘in a cen11 tralized location readily accessible to law enforce12 ment personnel,’’; and 

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

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

15 book and all entries therein available, whether the 

16 log book and entries are maintained on board the 

17 vessel or at a centralized location off the vessel,’’. 

18 (b) DEADLINE TO NOTIFY FEDERAL BUREAU OF IN19 VESTIGATION REGARDING CERTAIN INCIDENTS.—Section 

20 3523(g)(3)(A)(i), as redesignated under section 2 of this 

21 Act, is amended— 

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

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

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

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


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

2 vessel is notified of an incident on board the vessel 

3 allegedly involving’’. 

4 (c) REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE.—Section 

5 3523(g)(3), as redesignated under section 2 of this Act, 

6 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(C) REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE.—If 

8 an employee of a vessel to which this sub9 chapter applies is notified of an incident under 

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

11 the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the 

12 United States and en route to a United States 

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

14 the vessel (or the owner’s designee) shall con15 tact the nearest Federal Bureau of Investiga16 tion Field Office or Legal Attache not later 

17 than the time specified under subparagraph 

18 (A)(i) or before the vessel departs port, which19 ever is earlier.’’. 

20 (d) REPORTS TO UNITED STATES CONSULATES.— 

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

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

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

24 ‘‘(D) REPORTS TO UNITED STATES CON25 SULATES.—If an incident under subparagraph 


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1 (A)(i) allegedly involves an offense by or 

2 against a United States national, in addition to 

3 contacting the nearest Federal Bureau of Inves4 tigation Field Office or Legal Attache under 

5 that subparagraph, the owner of a vessel to 

6 which this subchapter applies (or the owner’s 

7 designee) shall contact the United States con8 sulate at the next port of call not later than the 

9 time specified under subparagraph (A)(i).’’. 

10 (e) REPORTS TO SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION; 

11 INCIDENTS AND DETAILS.—Section 3523(g)(3)(A), as re12 designated under section 2 of this Act, is amended— 

13 (1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘the incident to an 

14 Internet based portal maintained by the Secretary’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘each incident under clause (i), includ16 ing the details under paragraph (2), to the Internet 

17 based portal maintained by the Secretary of Trans18 portation under section 3525(a)’’; and 

19 (2) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘by the Sec20 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘by the Secretary of Transpor21 tation under section 3525(a)’’. 

22 (f) AVAILABILITY OF SECURITY GUIDE VIA INTER23 NET.—Section 3523(c)(1), as redesignated under section 

24 2 of this Act, is amended— 

25 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 


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

2 this subsection as the ‘security guide’ ’’ and in3 serting ‘‘a security guide’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘English, which’’ and in5 serting ‘‘English, that’’; and 

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

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

8 prominently accessible link on each Internet website 

9 that the cruise line maintains for passengers to pur10 chase or book cruises on any vessel that the cruise 

11 line owns or operates, and to which this subchapter 

12 applies’’. 

13 SEC. 7. CRIME PREVENTION, DOCUMENTATION, AND RE14 SPONSE REQUIREMENTS. 

15 (a) MAINTENANCE AND PLACEMENT OF VIDEO SUR16 VEILLANCE EQUIPMENT.—Section 3523(b)(1), as redesig17 nated under section 2 of this Act, is amended— 

18 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 

19 ‘‘The owner’’ and resetting the text accordingly; 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘, as determined by the Sec21 retary’’; and 

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

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1 ment of video surveillance equipment on a ves2 sel under subparagraph (A), the owner shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) place video surveillance equipment 

4 in each passenger common area where a 

5 person has no reasonable expectation of 

6 privacy; 

7 ‘‘(ii) place video surveillance equip8 ment in other areas where a person has no 

9 reasonable expectation of privacy; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) place video surveillance equip11 ment in each area identified under clauses 

12 (i) and (ii) in a manner that provides opti13 mum surveillance of that area.’’. 

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

15 as redesignated under section 2 of this Act, is amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para17 graph (3); and 

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

19 (A) by inserting ‘‘(A) LAW ENFORCE20 MENT.—’’ before ‘‘The owner’’ and resetting 

21 the text accordingly; and 

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

23 ‘‘(B) CIVIL ACTIONS.—The owner of a ves24 sel to which this subchapter applies shall pro25 vide to any individual or the individual’s legal 


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1 representative, upon written request, a copy of 

2 all records of video surveillance— 

3 ‘‘(i) in which the individual is a sub4 ject of the video surveillance; and 

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

6 civil action. 

7 ‘‘(C) LIMITED ACCESS.—Except as pro8 vided under subparagraphs (A) and (B), the 

9 owner of a vessel to which this subchapter ap10 plies shall ensure that access to records of video 

11 surveillance is limited to the purposes under 

12 this section.’’. 

13 (c) NOTICE OF VIDEO SURVEILLANCE.—Section 

14 3523(b), as amended by subsection (b) of this section, is 

15 further amended by inserting before paragraph (3), the 

16 following: 

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

18 owner of a vessel to which this subchapter applies 

19 shall provide clear and conspicuous signs on board 

20 the vessel notifying the public of the presence of 

21 video surveillance equipment.’’. 

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

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

24 amended by adding at the end, the following: 

25 ‘‘(4) RETENTION REQUIREMENTS.— 


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

2 to which this subchapter applies shall retain all 

3 records of video surveillance for a voyage for 

4 not less than 30 days after the completion of 

5 the voyage. If an incident described in sub6 section (g)(3)(A)(i) is alleged and reported to 

7 law enforcement, all records of video surveil8 lance from the voyage that the Federal Bureau 

9 of Investigation determines are relevant shall— 

10 ‘‘(i) be provided to the Federal Bu11 reau of Investigation; and 

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

13 for not less than 5 years from the date of 

14 the alleged incident. 

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

16 than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

17 the Cruise Passenger Protection Act, the Com18 mandant, in consultation with the Federal Bu19 reau of Investigation, shall promulgate interim 

20 standards for the retention of records of video 

21 surveillance. 

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

23 1 year after the date of enactment of the Cruise 

24 Passenger Protection Act, the Commandant, in 

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1 tigation, shall promulgate final standards for 

2 the retention of records of video surveillance. 

3 ‘‘(D) CONSIDERATIONS.—In promulgating 

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

5 the Commandant shall— 

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

7 the investigation of serious crimes, includ8 ing crimes that go unreported until after 

9 the completion of a voyage; 

10 ‘‘(ii) consider the different types of 

11 video surveillance systems and storage re12 quirements in creating standards both for 

13 vessels currently in operation and for ves14 sels newly built; 

15 ‘‘(iii) consider privacy, including 

16 standards for permissible access to and 

17 monitoring and use of the records of video 

18 surveillance; and 

19 ‘‘(iv) consider technological advance20 ments, including requirements to update 

21 technology.’’. 

22 (e) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VIC23 TIMS OF CRIMES ON BOARD PASSENGER VESSELS.— 

24 Chapter 35 is further amended by adding at the end the 

25 following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 3525. ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF CRIMES ON BOARD 

2 CERTAIN PASSENGER VESSELS. 

3 ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF INCIDENT DATA VIA INTER4 NET.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor6 tation shall maintain a statistical compilation of all 

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

8 Internet website that provides a numerical account9 ing of the missing persons and alleged crimes duly 

10 recorded in each report filed under paragraph (3) of 

11 that section. Each such incident shall be included in 

12 the statistical compilation irrespective of its inves13 tigative status. The data shall be updated not less 

14 frequently than quarterly, be aggregated by the 

15 cruise line, identify each cruise line by name, iden16 tify each crime and alleged crime as to whether it 

17 was committed or allegedly committed by a pas18 senger or crew member, identify each crime and al19 leged crime as to whether it was committed or alleg20 edly committed against a minor, and identify the 

21 number of alleged individuals overboard. The Sec22 retary of Transportation shall ensure that the com23 pilation, data, and any other information provided 

24 on the Internet website is in a user-friendly format. 

25 ‘‘(2) ACCESS TO WEBSITE.—Each owner of a 

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1 sible link to the Internet website maintained by the 

2 Secretary of Transportation under paragraph (1) on 

3 each Internet website that the owner maintains for 

4 prospective passengers to purchase or book passage 

5 on the passenger vessel. 

6 ‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Transpor7 tation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to im8 plement this section.’’. 

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

10 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, 

11 in coordination with the Secretary of the department in 

12 which the Coast Guard is operating, Attorney General, 

13 and heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall con14 duct a study to determine the feasibility of having an indi15 vidual on board each passenger vessel to provide victim 

16 support services and related safety and security services, 

17 and shall report the findings to Congress. The study shall 

18 include consideration of the cost, the benefit to pas19 sengers, jurisdiction, and logistics. 

20 (g) CRIMINAL ACTIVITY PREVENTION AND RE21 SPONSE GUIDE.—Section 3523(c)(1), as amended by sec22 tion 6(f) of this Act, is further amended by amending sub23 paragraph (B) to read as follows: 

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

25 to— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the Secretary of Transportation 

2 for review; 

3 ‘‘(ii) the Federal Bureau of Investiga4 tion for comment; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) a passenger immediately after 

6 the vessel is notified that the passenger is 

7 an alleged victim of an incident described 

8 under subsection (g)(3)(A)(i); and’’. 

9 (h) MAINTENANCE OF SUPPLIES TO PREVENT SEXU10 ALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.—Section 3523(d)(1), as 

11 redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is amended by in12 serting ‘‘(taking into consideration the length of the voy13 age and the number of passengers and crewmembers that 

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

15 (i) CRIME SCENE PRESERVATION TRAINING; CER16 TIFICATION OF ORGANIZATIONS BY MARAD.—Section 

17 3524(a), as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is 

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

19 certify’’. 

20 (j) CREW ACCESS TO PASSENGER STATEROOMS; 

21 PROCEDURES AND RESTRICTIONS.—Section 3523(f), as 

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

23 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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

2 ‘‘(C) a system that electronically records 

3 the date, time, and identity of each crew mem4 ber accessing each passenger stateroom; and’’; 

5 and 

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

7 properly implemented and periodically reviewed.’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘are fully and properly implemented, 

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

10 (k) TECHNOLOGY FOR DETECTING PASSENGERS

11 WHO HAVE FALLEN OVERBOARD REQUIRED.—Section 

12 3523(a)(1)(D), as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, 

13 is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’. 

14 SEC. 8. PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY RE15 QUIREMENTS. 

16 (a) VESSEL DESIGN, EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, 

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

18 as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

21 (A), by striking ‘‘to which this subsection ap22 plies’’ and inserting ‘‘to which this subchapter 

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1 (i) by striking ‘‘The vessel’’ and in2 serting ‘‘Each exterior deck of a vessel’’; 

3 and 

4 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

5 and inserting ‘‘unless the height require6 ment would interfere with the deployment 

7 of a lifesaving device or other emergency 

8 equipment as identified by the Com9 mandant.’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘entry doors that include peep holes or other 

12 means of visual identification.’’ and inserting 

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

14 other means of visual identification that pro15 vides an unobstructed view of the area outside 

16 the stateroom or crew cabin. For purposes of 

17 this subparagraph, the addition of an optional 

18 privacy cover on the interior side of the entry 

19 shall not in and of itself constitute an obstruc20 tion.’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(4) WAIVERS; RECORD OF WAIVERS.—The 

23 Secretary— 


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1 ‘‘(A) may waive a requirement under para2 graph (1) as the Secretary determines nec3 essary; 

4 ‘‘(B) shall maintain a record of each waiv5 er under subparagraph (A); and 

6 ‘‘(C) shall include in such record the jus7 tification for each waiver under subparagraph 

8 (A).’’. 

9 (b) MEDICAL STANDARDS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3523, as amended 

11 by section 2 of this Act, is amended— 

12 (A) by redesignating subsection (l) as sub13 section (m); and 

14 (B) by inserting after subsection (k) the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(l) MEDICAL STANDARDS.— 

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

18 which this section applies shall ensure that— 

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

20 available to treat any passengers who may be 

21 on board the vessel in the event of an emer22 gency situation; 

23 ‘‘(B) there is a sufficient number of quali24 fied medical staff on board the vessel to treat 

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1 the vessel, as determined by the Secretary by 

2 regulation; 

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

4 board the vessel and the citizen’s next of kin re5 quests that the citizen’s body return to the 

6 United States on board the vessel, such request 

7 is granted; 

8 ‘‘(D) every crew member on board the ves9 sel has received basic life support training and 

10 is certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; 

11 ‘‘(E) automated external defibrillators 

12 are— 

13 ‘‘(i) placed throughout the vessel in 

14 clearly designated locations; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) available for passenger access in 

16 the event of an emergency; and 

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

18 passengers on board the vessel includes— 

19 ‘‘(i) the location of the vessel’s med20 ical facilities; 

21 ‘‘(ii) the appropriate steps passengers 

22 should follow during a medical emergency; 

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

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1 ‘‘(iv) the proper way to report an inci2 dent or to seek security assistance in the 

3 event of a medical emergency. 

4 ‘‘(2) PHYSICIAN DEFINED.—In this subsection 

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

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

7 post-registration experience in general and 

8 emergency medicine; or 

9 ‘‘(B) is board certified in emergency medi10 cine, family medicine, or internal medicine.’’. 

11 (2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 

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

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

14 this Act. 

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

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

17 striking subsection (m), as redeisgnated by subsection (b) 

18 of this section, and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(l) DEFINITION OF EXTERIOR DECK.—In this sec20 tion, the term ‘exterior deck’ means any exterior weather 

21 deck on which a passenger may be present, including pas22 senger stateroom balconies, exterior promenades on pas23 senger decks, muster stations, and similar exterior weath24 er deck areas.’’. 


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1 SEC. 9. ENFORCEMENT. 

2 (a) INFORMATION SHARING.— 

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

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

5 make available to another head of a designated 

6 agency any information necessary to carry out the 

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

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

9 designated agency of any information under this 

10 subsection to another head of a designated agency 

11 shall not constitute a waiver, or otherwise effect, any 

12 privilege any agency or person may claim with re13 spect to that information under Federal or State 

14 law. 

15 (2) DEFINITION OF HEAD OF A DESIGNATED

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

17 designated agency’’ means the Secretary of Trans18 portation, Secretary of Homeland Security, or Attor19 ney General. 

20 (b) PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY RE21 QUIREMENTS; DENIAL OF ENTRY.—Section 3523(h), as 

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

23 (1) by striking paragraph (2); 

24 (2) by striking ‘‘ENFORCEMENT.—’’ in the 

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1 (3) by striking ‘‘(1) PENALTIES.—’’ through 

2 ‘‘(A) CIVIL PENALTY.—’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) CIVIL

3 PENALTY.—’’; and 

4 (4) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as para5 graph (2). 

6 (c) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—Section 3524(f), as redesig7 nated by section 2 of this Act, is repealed. 

8 (d) ENFORCEMENT.—Chapter 35, as amended by 

9 section 7 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 

10 end the following: 

11 ‘‘§ 3526. Refusal of clearance; denial of entry 

12 ‘‘(a) CLEARANCE.—The Secretary of Homeland Se13 curity may withhold or revoke the clearance required 

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

15 to which this subchapter applies, wherever the vessel is 

16 found, if the owner of the vessel— 

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

18 penalty may be imposed under this subchapter; or 

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

20 owner under this subchapter. 

21 ‘‘(b) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—The Secretary of the de22 partment in which the Coast Guard is operating may deny 

23 entry into the United States to a vessel to which this sub24 chapter applies if the owner of the vessel— 


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

2 penalty may be imposed under this subchapter; or 

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

4 owner under this subchapter.’’. 

5 SEC. 10. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

6 (a) APPLICATION.— 

7 (1) Section 3523, as redesignated by section 2 

8 of this Act, is amended— 

9 (A) by striking subsection (k); and 

10 (B) by redesignating subsection (l), as 

11 amended by section 8 of this Act, as subsection 

12 (k). 

13 (2) Section 3523, as redesignated by section 2 

14 of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘to which this 

15 section applies’’ each place it appears and inserting 

16 ‘‘to which this subchapter applies’’. 

17 (3) Section 3524, as redesignated by section 2 

18 of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘to which this 

19 section applies’’ each place it appears and inserting 

20 ‘‘to which this subchapter applies’’. 

21 (b) AVAILABILITY OF INCIDENT DATA VIA INTER22 NET.—Section 3523(g)(4), as redesignated under section 

23 2 of this Act, is repealed. 

24 (c) ELAPSED EFFECTIVE DATES.—Section 3523(a), 

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1 (1) by striking paragraph (3); and 

2 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para3 graph (3). 

4 (d) PROCEDURES.—Section 3523(i), as redesignated 

5 by section 2 of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘Within 

6 6 months after the date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel 

7 Security and Safety Act of 2010, the’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘The’’. 

9 (e) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

10 chapter 35 is amended— 

11 (1) by inserting before the item relating to sec12 tion 3501 the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS’’; 

13 (2) by striking the item relating to section 3507 

14 and inserting the following: 

‘‘3523. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements.’’; 

15 (3) by striking the item relating to section 3508 

16 and inserting the following: 

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

17 (4) by inserting after the item relating to sec18 tion 3506 the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II. CRUISE VESSELS’’; 

19 (5) by inserting before the item relating to sec20 tion 3523, the following: 

‘‘3521. Application. 

‘‘3522. Definitions.’’; 

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

‘‘3525. Assistance to victims of crimes on board certain passenger vessels. 

‘‘3526. Refusal of clearance; denial of entry.’’. 

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