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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2173 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 26, 2017 

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 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 sections 2 and 3 of this 

10 Act, is further amended by inserting after section 3521 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘§ 3522. Definitions 

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

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 SEC. 5. BILL OF RIGHTS. 

20 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

21 of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall deter22 mine whether any of the enumerated rights in the inter23 national cruise line passenger bill of rights, that was 

24 adopted by the members of the Cruise Lines International 

25 Association, are enforceable under Federal law. 


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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 of this Act, is further 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘in a cen7 tralized location readily accessible to law enforce8 ment personnel,’’; and 

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

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

11 book and all entries therein available, whether the 

12 log book and entries are maintained on board the 

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

14 (b) DEADLINE TO NOTIFY FEDERAL BUREAU OF IN15 VESTIGATION REGARDING CERTAIN INCIDENTS.—Section 

16 3523(g)(3)(A)(i), as redesignated under section 2 of this 

17 Act, is further amended— 

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

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

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

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

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

23 vessel is notified of an incident on board the vessel 

24 allegedly involving’’. 


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1 (c) REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE.—Section 

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

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

4 ‘‘(C) REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE.—If 

5 an employee of a vessel to which this sub6 chapter applies is notified of an incident de7 scribed under subparagraph (A)(i) while the 

8 vessel is within the admiralty and maritime ju9 risdiction of the United States and en route to 

10 a United States port or at a United States port, 

11 the owner of the vessel (or the owner’s des12 ignee) shall contact the nearest Federal Bureau 

13 of Investigation Field Office or Legal Attache 

14 within the time period specified under subpara15 graph (A)(i) or before the vessel departs port, 

16 whichever is earlier.’’. 

17 (d) REPORTS TO UNITED STATES CONSULATES.— 

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

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

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

21 ‘‘(D) REPORTS TO UNITED STATES CON22 SULATES.—If an incident described under sub23 paragraph (A)(i) allegedly involves an offense 

24 by or against a United States national, in addi25 tion to contacting the nearest Federal Bureau 


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1 of Investigation Field Office or Legal Attache 

2 under that subparagraph, the owner of a vessel 

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

4 designee) shall contact the United States con5 sulate at the next port of call within the time 

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

7 (e) AVAILABILITY OF SECURITY GUIDE VIA INTER8 NET.—Section 3523(c)(1), as redesignated under section 

9 2 of this Act, is further amended— 

10 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

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

12 this subsection as the ‘security guide’)’’ and in13 serting ‘‘a security guide’’; and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘English, which’’ and in15 serting ‘‘English, that’’; and 

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

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

18 prominently accessible link on each Internet website 

19 that the vessel owner maintains for passengers to 

20 purchase or book trips on any vessel that the vessel 

21 owner owns or operates, and to which this sub22 chapter applies’’. 


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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), as redesig5 nated under section 2 of this Act, is further amended— 

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

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The owner’’; 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘, as determined by the Sec10 retary’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(B) PLACEMENT OF VIDEO SURVEIL13 LANCE EQUIPMENT.—With regard to the place14 ment of video surveillance equipment on a ves15 sel under subparagraph (A), the owner shall— 

16 ‘‘(i) place video surveillance equipment 

17 in each passenger common area where a 

18 person has no reasonable expectation of 

19 privacy; 

20 ‘‘(ii) place video surveillance equip21 ment in other areas where a person has no 

22 reasonable expectation of privacy; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) place video surveillance equip24 ment in each area identified under clause 

25 (i) or (ii) in a manner that provides opti26 mum surveillance of that area.’’. 


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

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

3 amended— 

4 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para5 graph (3); and 

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

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

8 the following: 

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

10 and 

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

12 ‘‘(B) CIVIL ACTIONS.—The owner of a ves13 sel to which this subchapter applies shall pro14 vide to any individual or the individual’s legal 

15 representative, upon written request, a copy of 

16 all records of video surveillance— 

17 ‘‘(i) in which the individual is a sub18 ject of the video surveillance; and 

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

20 civil action. 

21 ‘‘(C) LIMITED ACCESS.—Except as pro22 vided under subparagraphs (A) and (B), the 

23 owner of a vessel to which this subchapter ap24 plies shall ensure that access to records of video 


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1 surveillance is limited to the purposes described 

2 under this section.’’. 

3 (c) NOTICE OF VIDEO SURVEILLANCE.—Section 

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

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

6 amended by inserting before paragraph (3), the following: 

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

8 owner of a vessel to which this subchapter applies 

9 shall provide clear and conspicuous signs on board 

10 the vessel notifying the public of the presence of 

11 video surveillance equipment.’’. 

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

13 as redesignated under section 2 of this Act and as amend14 ed by subsections (b) and (c) of this section, is further 

15 amended by adding at the end, the following: 

16 ‘‘(4) RETENTION REQUIREMENTS.— 

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

18 to which this subchapter applies shall retain all 

19 records of video surveillance for a voyage for 

20 not less than 30 days after the completion of 

21 the voyage. If an incident described in sub22 section (g)(3)(A)(i) is alleged and reported to 

23 law enforcement, all records of video surveil24 lance from the voyage that the Federal Bureau 

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1 ‘‘(i) be provided to the Federal Bu2 reau of Investigation; and 

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

4 for not less than 5 years from the date of 

5 the alleged incident. 

6 ‘‘(B) INTERIM STANDARDS.—Not later 

7 than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

8 the Cruise Passenger Protection Act, the Com9 mandant, in consultation with the Federal Bu10 reau of Investigation, shall promulgate interim 

11 standards for the retention of records of video 

12 surveillance. 

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

14 1 year after the date of enactment of the Cruise 

15 Passenger Protection Act, the Commandant, in 

16 consultation with the Federal Bureau of Inves17 tigation, shall promulgate final standards for 

18 the retention of records of video 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 

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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) AVAILABILITY OF INCIDENT DATA VIA INTER14 NET.—Section 3523(g)(4)(A)(ii), as redesignated under 

15 section 2 of this Act, is further amended— 

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

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

18 (2) by inserting after subclause (IV) the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(V) identify whether each crime 

21 or alleged crime identified under sub22 clause (IV) was committed or alleg23 edly committed against a minor;’’. 

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

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1 in coordination with the Secretary of the department in 

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

3 and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall 

4 conduct a study to determine the feasibility of having an 

5 individual on board each passenger vessel to which sub6 chapter II of chapter 35 of title 46, United States Code, 

7 applies to provide victim support services and related safe8 ty and security services, and shall report the findings of 

9 such study to Congress. The study shall include consider10 ation of costs, benefits to passengers, jurisdiction, and lo11 gistics. 

12 (g) CRIMINAL ACTIVITY PREVENTION AND RE13 SPONSE GUIDE.—Section 3523(c)(1), as redesignated by 

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

15 this Act, is further amended by amending subparagraph 

16 (B) to read as follows: 

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

18 to— 

19 ‘‘(i) the Secretary of Transportation 

20 for review; 

21 ‘‘(ii) the Federal Bureau of Investiga22 tion for comment; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) a passenger immediately after 

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1 an alleged victim of an incident described 

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

3 (h) MAINTENANCE OF SUPPLIES TO PREVENT SEXU4 ALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.—Section 3523(d)(1), as 

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

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

7 voyage and the number of passengers and crewmembers 

8 that the vessel can accommodate)’’ after ‘‘a sexual as9 sault’’. 

10 (i) CRIME SCENE PRESERVATION TRAINING; CER11 TIFICATION OF ORGANIZATIONS BY MARAD.—Section 

12 3524(a), as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is fur13 ther amended by striking ‘‘may certify’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘shall certify’’. 

15 (j) CREW ACCESS TO PASSENGER STATEROOMS; 

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

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

19 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub21 paragraph (A); and 

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

23 ‘‘(C) a system that electronically records 

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1 ber accessing each passenger stateroom; and’’; 

2 and 

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

4 properly implemented and periodically reviewed.’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘are fully and properly implemented, 

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

7 (k) TECHNOLOGY FOR DETECTING PASSENGERS

8 WHO HAVE FALLEN OVERBOARD REQUIRED.—Section 

9 3523(a)(1)(D), as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, 

10 is further amended by striking ‘‘or’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’. 

11 SEC. 8. PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY RE12 QUIREMENTS. 

13 (a) VESSEL DESIGN, EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, 

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

15 as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is further amend16 ed— 

17 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

19 (A), by striking ‘‘to which this subsection ap20 plies’’ and inserting ‘‘to which this subchapter 

21 applies’’; 

22 (B) in subparagraph (A)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘The vessel’’ and in24 serting ‘‘Each exterior deck of a vessel’’; 

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1 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

2 and inserting ‘‘unless the height require3 ment would interfere with the deployment 

4 of a lifesaving device or other emergency 

5 equipment as identified by the Com6 mandant.’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘entry doors that include peep holes or other 

9 means of visual identification.’’ and inserting 

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

11 other means of visual identification that pro12 vides an unobstructed view of the area outside 

13 the stateroom or crew cabin and, for purposes 

14 of this subparagraph, the addition of an op15 tional privacy cover on the interior side of the 

16 entry shall not in and of itself constitute an ob17 struction.’’; and 

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

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

20 Secretary— 

21 ‘‘(A) may waive a requirement under para22 graph (1) as the Secretary determines nec23 essary; 

24 ‘‘(B) shall maintain a record of each waiv25 er made under subparagraph (A); and 


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1 ‘‘(C) shall include in such record the jus2 tification for the waiver.’’. 

3 (b) MEDICAL STANDARDS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3523, as redesig5 nated by section 2 of this Act, is further amended— 

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

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

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(k) MEDICAL STANDARDS.— 

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

11 which this subchapter applies shall ensure that— 

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

13 available to treat any passengers who may be 

14 on board the vessel in the event of an emer15 gency situation; 

16 ‘‘(B) there is a sufficient number of quali17 fied medical staff on board the vessel to treat 

18 the number of passengers who may be on board 

19 the vessel, as determined by the Secretary by 

20 regulation; 

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

22 board the vessel and the citizen’s next of kin re23 quests that the citizen’s body return to the 

24 United States on board the vessel, such request 

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1 ‘‘(D) every crew member on board the ves2 sel has received basic life support training and 

3 is certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; 

4 ‘‘(E) automated external defibrillators 

5 are— 

6 ‘‘(i) placed throughout the vessel in 

7 clearly designated locations; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) available for passenger access in 

9 the event of an emergency; 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 (2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 

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

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

6 this Act. 

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

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

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

10 inserting after subsection (k) the following: 

11 ‘‘(l) DEFINITION OF EXTERIOR DECK.—In this sec12 tion, the term ‘exterior deck’ means any exterior weather 

13 deck on which a passenger may be present, including pas14 senger stateroom balconies, exterior promenades on pas15 senger decks, muster stations, and similar exterior weath16 er deck areas.’’. 

17 SEC. 9. ENFORCEMENT. 

18 (a) INFORMATION SHARING.— 

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

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

21 make available to another head of a designated 

22 agency any information necessary to carry out the 

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

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

25 designated agency of any information under this 


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1 subsection to another head of a designated agency 

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

3 privilege any agency or person may claim with re4 spect to that information under Federal or State 

5 law. 

6 (2) DEFINITION OF HEAD OF A DESIGNATED

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

8 designated agency’’ means the Secretary of Trans9 portation, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or 

10 the Attorney General. 

11 (b) PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY RE12 QUIREMENTS; DENIAL OF ENTRY.—Section 3523(h), as 

13 redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is further amend14 ed— 

15 (1) by striking paragraph (2); 

16 (2) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘EN17 FORCEMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘PENALTIES’’; and 

18 (3) in paragraph (1)— 

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

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

21 ’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) CIVIL PENALTY.—’’; and 

22 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

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1 (c) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—Section 3524(f), as redesig2 nated by section 2 of this Act, is repealed. 

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

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

6 ‘‘§ 3525. Refusal of clearance; denial of entry 

7 ‘‘(a) CLEARANCE.—The Secretary of Homeland Se8 curity may withhold or revoke the clearance required 

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

10 to which this subchapter applies, wherever the vessel is 

11 found, if the owner of the vessel— 

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

13 penalty may be imposed under this subchapter; or 

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

15 owner under this subchapter. 

16 ‘‘(b) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—The Secretary of the de17 partment in which the Coast Guard is operating may deny 

18 entry into the United States to a vessel to which this sub19 chapter applies if the owner of the vessel— 

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

21 penalty may be imposed under this subchapter; or 

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

23 owner under this subchapter.’’. 

24 SEC. 10. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

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

2 of this Act and as otherwise amended by this Act, 

3 is further amended by striking ‘‘to which this section 

4 applies’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘to 

5 which this subchapter applies’’. 

6 (2) Section 3524, as redesignated by section 2 

7 of this Act and as otherwise amended by this Act, 

8 is further amended by striking ‘‘to which this section 

9 applies’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘to 

10 which this subchapter applies’’. 

11 (b) ELAPSED EFFECTIVE DATES.—Section 3523(a), 

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

13 amended by this Act, is further amended— 

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

15 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para16 graph (3). 

17 (c) PROCEDURES.—Section 3523(i), as redesignated 

18 by section 2 of this Act, is further amended by striking 

19 ‘‘Within 6 months after the date of enactment of the 

20 Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010, the’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘The’’. 

22 (d) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of sections for 

23 chapter 35 is amended— 

24 (1) by inserting before the item relating to sec25 tion 3501 the following: 

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

2 and inserting the following: 

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

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

4 and inserting the following: 

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

5 (4) by inserting after the item relating to sec6 tion 3506 the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—CRUISE VESSELS’’; 

7 (5) by inserting before the item relating to sec8 tion 3523, the following: 

‘‘3521. Application. 

‘‘3522. Definitions.’’; 

9 and 

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

‘‘3525. Refusal of clearance; denial of entry.’’. 

11 SEC. 11. LIMITATIONS IN CERTAIN CASES. 

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

13 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Com14 mercial aviation accidents’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘Limitations in certain cases’’; 

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

17 following: 

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

19 definitions apply: 

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

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1 United States operated by the Federal Government 

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

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

4 passengers; 

5 ‘‘(B) has onboard sleeping facilities for 

6 each passenger; 

7 ‘‘(C) is on a voyage that embarks or dis8 embarks passengers in the United States; and 

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

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

11 ‘nonpecuniary damages’ means damages for loss of 

12 care, comfort, and companionship.’’; 

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

14 ship’’ after ‘‘commercial aviation’’; and 

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

16 ship’’ after ‘‘commercial aviation’’. 

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

18 for chapter 303 is amended by striking the item relating 

19 to section 30307 and inserting the following: 

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

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