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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1318 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 20, 2021 

Received 

AN ACT 

To restrict the imposition by the Secretary of Homeland 

Security of fines, penalties, duties, or tariffs applicable 

only to coastwise voyages, or prohibit otherwise qualified 

non-United States citizens from serving as crew, on specified vessels transporting passengers between the State 

of Washington and the State of Alaska, to address a 

Canadian cruise ship ban and the extraordinary impacts 

of the COVID–19 pandemic on Alaskan communities, 

and for other purposes. 


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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 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Tourism Res5 toration Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. VOYAGE DEEMED TO BE FOREIGN. 

7 (a) DEFINITION OF COVERED CRUISE SHIP.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 

9 ‘‘covered cruise ship’’ means a vessel included on the 

10 list under paragraph (2) that— 

11 (A) has been issued, operates in accord12 ance with, and retains a COVID–19 Conditional 

13 Sailing Certificate of the Centers for Disease 

14 Control and Prevention; and 

15 (B) operates in accordance with any re16 strictions or guidance of the Centers for Dis17 ease Control and Prevention associated with 

18 such Certificate, including any such restrictions 

19 or guidance issued after the date of enactment 

20 of this Act. 

21 (2) LIST.—The vessels listed under this para22 graph are the following: 

23 (A) Carnival Freedom (IMO number 

24 9333149). 


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1 (B) Carnival Miracle (IMO number 

2 9237357). 

3 (C) Crystal Serenity (IMO number 

4 9243667). 

5 (D) Discovery Princess (IMO number 

6 9837468). 

7 (E) Emerald Princess (IMO number 

8 9333151). 

9 (F) Eurodam (IMO number 9378448). 

10 (G) Golden Horizon (IMO number 

11 9793545). 

12 (H) Grand Princess (IMO number 

13 9104005). 

14 (I) Hanseatic Inspiration (IMO number 

15 9817145). 

16 (J) Koningsdam (IMO number 9692557). 

17 (K) NG Quest (IMO number 9798985). 

18 (L) NG Sea Bird (IMO number 8966444). 

19 (M) NG Sea Lion (IMO number 8966456). 

20 (N) NG Venture (IMO number 9799044). 

21 (O) Nieuw Amsterdam (IMO number 

22 9378450). 

23 (P) Noordam (IMO number 9230115). 

24 (Q) Zuiderdam (IMO number 9221279). 


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1 (R) Majestic Princess (IMO number 

2 9614141). 

3 (S) Ovation of the Seas (IMO number 

4 9697753). 

5 (T) Radiance of the Seas (IMO number 

6 9195195). 

7 (U) Serenade of the Seas (IMO number 

8 9228344). 

9 (V) Eclipse (IMO number 9404314). 

10 (W) Millennium (IMO number 9189419). 

11 (X) Solstice (IMO number 9362530). 

12 (Y) Norwegian Bliss (IMO number 

13 9751509). 

14 (Z) Norwegian Encore (IMO number 

15 9751511). 

16 (AA) Norwegian Jewel (IMO number 

17 9304045). 

18 (BB) Norwegian Spirit (IMO number 

19 9141065). 

20 (CC) Norwegian Sun (IMO number 

21 9218131). 

22 (DD) Ocean Victory (IMO number 

23 9868869). 

24 (EE) Pacific Princess (IMO number 

25 9187887). 


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1 (FF) Pacific World (IMO number 

2 9000259). 

3 (GG) Quantum of the Seas (IMO number 

4 9549463). 

5 (HH) Queen Elizabeth (IMO number 

6 9477438). 

7 (II) Disney Wonder (IMO number 

8 9126819). 

9 (JJ) Regatta (IMO number 9156474). 

10 (KK) Roald Amundsen (IMO number 

11 9813072). 

12 (LL) Ruby Princess (IMO number 

13 9378462). 

14 (MM) Sapphire Princess (IMO number 

15 9228186). 

16 (NN) Scenic Eclipse (IMO number 

17 9797371). 

18 (OO) Seabourn Odyssey (IMO number 

19 9417086). 

20 (PP) Seabourn Venture 2 (IMO 9862023). 

21 (QQ) Seven Seas Mariner (IMO number 

22 9210139). 

23 (RR) Silver Shadow (IMO number 

24 9192167). 

25 (SS) Silver Wind (IMO number 8903935). 


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1 (TT) Star Breeze (IMO number 8807997). 

2 (UU) Sylvia Earle (IMO number 

3 9872327). 

4 (VV) Westerdam (IMO number 9226891). 

5 (WW) L’Austral (IMO number 9502518). 

6 (XX) Silver Muse (IMO number 9784350). 

7 (YY) Viking Orion (IMO number 

8 9796250). 

9 (b) CRITERIA.—A roundtrip voyage of a covered 

10 cruise ship transporting passengers between a port or 

11 place in the State of Alaska and a port or place in the 

12 State of Washington shall be deemed to have made a stop 

13 in a port or place of Canada, and deemed a foreign voyage, 

14 for purposes of the law of the United States, if— 

15 (1) during the voyage, the covered cruise ship 

16 sends an email containing the information described 

17 in subsection (c) to— 

18 (A) the Canada Border Services Agency; 

19 (B) the Commissioner of Customs and 

20 Border Protection; and 

21 (C) each alien crewman on such voyage 

22 who is in possession of a valid, unexpired non23 immigrant visa issued pursuant to subpara24 graph (C) or (D) of section 101(a)(15) of the 


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1 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

2 1101(a)(15)); and 

3 (2) the voyage begins not later than February 

4 28, 2022. 

5 (c) EMAIL.—An email described in subsection (b)(1) 

6 shall contain the names of each alien crewman described 

7 in subparagraph (C) of such subsection. 

8 (d) EMPLOYMENT OF ALIEN CREWMEN.—On the 

9 date on which a covered cruise ship sends an email to the 

10 Canada Border Services Agency in accordance with sub11 section (b)(1), each alien crewman described in subpara12 graph (C) of such subsection shall be deemed to have de13 parted the United States, entered Canada, and been re14 admitted to the United States for purposes of complying 

15 with, during the applicable voyage described in subsection 

16 (b), the 29-day authorized stay pursuant to their non17 immigrant visas issued pursuant to subparagraph (C) or 

18 (D) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nation19 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)). 

20 (e) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), a 

21 voyage described in such subsection shall not be deemed 

22 a foreign voyage for purposes of section 446 of the Tariff 

23 Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1446) or any other provision of 

24 law relating to levying duties or taxes on goods, including 


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1 consumables, purchased for use onboard the covered cruise 

2 ship. 

3 (f) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall not apply to 

4 a roundtrip voyage during any period for which the Direc5 tor of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has 

6 issued an order under section 361 or 365 of the Public 

7 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264 and 268) that requires 

8 covered cruise ships to suspend vessel operations. 

9 (g) DURATION.—The authority provided under this 

10 section shall terminate on the earlier of— 

11 (1) the date on which covered cruise ships are 

12 no longer prohibited by the Government of Canada, 

13 any political subdivision of Canada, or any port or 

14 province of Canada, from entering, berthing, or 

15 docking in Canadian waters of the Pacific Coast due 

16 to the COVID–19 pandemic; or 

17 (2) March 31, 2022. 

18 SEC. 3. MEDICAL AND SAFETY STANDARDS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 35 of title 46, United 

20 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘§ 3510. Additional medical and safety standards 

23 ‘‘(a) AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS.— 

24 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

25 section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 


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1 of Health and Human Services and other appropriate Fed2 eral agencies, shall promulgate regulations to— 

3 ‘‘(1) require that the owner of a vessel to which 

4 section 3507 applies install, and maintain in work5 ing order, automated external defibrillators on such 

6 vessel; 

7 ‘‘(2) require that such defibrillators be placed 

8 throughout such vessel in clearly designated loca9 tions; 

10 ‘‘(3) require that such defibrillators are avail11 able for passenger and crew access in the event of 

12 an emergency; and 

13 ‘‘(4) require that automated external 

14 defibrillators, or adjacent equipment, allow pas15 sengers and crew to easily contact medical staff of 

16 the vessel. 

17 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF OWNER.—In this section, the 

18 term ‘owner’ has the meaning given such term in section 

19 3507. 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap2 ter 35 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by add3 ing at the end the following: 

‘‘Sec. 3510. Additional medical and safety standards.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2021. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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