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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6803 

To amend the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act to revise the authority for 

voyages deemed to have made a stop in a port or place of Canada 

and deemed a foreign voyage for the purposes of the law of the United 

States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 18, 2022 

Mr. YOUNG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees 

on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act to revise 

the authority for voyages deemed to have made a stop 

in a port or place of Canada and deemed a foreign 

voyage for the purposes of the law of the United States, 

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


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1 SEC. 2. VOYAGES DEEMED FOREIGN. 

2 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (a) of section 2 of the 

3 Alaska Tourism Restoration Act (Public Law 117–14) is 

4 amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 ‘‘(1) COVERED CRUISE SHIP.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘covered 

8 cruise ship’ means a vessel carrying passengers 

9 for hire that— 

10 ‘‘(i) is listed in subparagraph (B); or 

11 ‘‘(ii) only in the event that a vessel 

12 listed in subparagraph (B) experiences a 

13 mechanical or operational issue, is deter14 mined by the Secretary of the department 

15 in which the Coast Guard is operating to 

16 take the place of such vessel as a direct 

17 substitute of such vessel. 

18 ‘‘(B) LIST.—A vessel listed in this sub19 paragraph is any of the following: 

20 ‘‘(i) Queen Elizabeth (IMO number 

21 9477438). 

22 ‘‘(ii) Eurodam (IMO number 

23 9378448). 

24 ‘‘(iii) Koningsdam (IMO number 

25 9692557). 


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1 ‘‘(iv) Nieuw Amsterdam (IMO number 

2 9378450). 

3 ‘‘(v) Noordam (IMO number 

4 9230115). 

5 ‘‘(vi) Westerdam (IMO number 

6 9226891). 

7 ‘‘(vii) Zuiderdam (IMO number 

8 9221279). 

9 ‘‘(viii) Crown Princess (IMO number 

10 9293399). 

11 ‘‘(ix) Discovery Princess (IMO num12 ber 9837468). 

13 ‘‘(x) Grand Princess (IMO number 

14 9104005). 

15 ‘‘(xi) Majestic Princess (IMO number 

16 9614141). 

17 ‘‘(xii) Royal Princess (IMO number 

18 9584712). 

19 ‘‘(xiii) Ruby Princess (IMO number 

20 9378462). 

21 ‘‘(xiv) Seabourn Odyssey (IMO num22 ber 9417086). 

23 ‘‘(xv) Carnival Miracle (IMO number 

24 9237357). 


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1 ‘‘(xvi) Carnival Spirit (IMO number 

2 9188647). 

3 ‘‘(xvii) Carnival Splendor (IMO num4 ber 9333163). 

5 ‘‘(xviii) L’Austral (IMO number 

6 9502518). 

7 ‘‘(xix) Le Boreal (IMO number 

8 9502506). 

9 ‘‘(xx) Le Commandant Charcot (IMO 

10 number 9846249). 

11 ‘‘(xxi) Star Breeze (IMO number 

12 8807997). 

13 ‘‘(xxii) Norwegian Bliss (IMO number 

14 9751509). 

15 ‘‘(xxiii) Norwegian Encore (IMO num16 ber 9751511). 

17 ‘‘(xxiv) Norwegian Jewel (IMO num18 ber 9304045). 

19 ‘‘(xxv) Norwegian Spirit (IMO num20 ber 9141065). 

21 ‘‘(xxvi) Norwegian Sun (IMO number 

22 9218131). 

23 ‘‘(xxvii) Regatta (IMO number 

24 9156474). 


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1 ‘‘(xxviii) Seven Seas Mariner (IMO 

2 number 9210139). 

3 ‘‘(xxix) Scenic Eclipse (IMO number 

4 9797371). 

5 ‘‘(xxx) SH Minerva (IMO number 

6 9895240). 

7 ‘‘(xxxi) Serenity (IMO number 

8 9243667). 

9 ‘‘(xxxii) Eclipse (IMO number 

10 9404314). 

11 ‘‘(xxxiii) Solstice (IMO number 

12 9362530). 

13 ‘‘(xxxiv) Millennium (IMO number 

14 9189419). 

15 ‘‘(xxxv) Ovation of the Seas (IMO 

16 number 9697753). 

17 ‘‘(xxxvi) Quantum of the Seas (IMO 

18 number 9549463). 

19 ‘‘(xxxvii) Radiance of the Seas (IMO 

20 number 9195195). 

21 ‘‘(xxxviii) Serenade of the Seas (IMO 

22 number 9228344). 

23 ‘‘(xxxix) Silver Muse (IMO number 

24 9784350). 


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1 ‘‘(xl) Silver Shadow (IMO number 

2 9192167). 

3 ‘‘(xli) Silver Wind (IMO number 

4 8903935). 

5 ‘‘(xlii) Summit (IMO number 

6 9192387). 

7 ‘‘(xliii) Infinity (IMO number 

8 9189421). 

9 ‘‘(xliv) Spectrum of the Seas (IMO 

10 number 9778856). 

11 ‘‘(xlv) Navigator of the Seas (IMO 

12 number 9227508). 

13 ‘‘(xlvi) Grandeur of the Seas (IMO 

14 number 9102978). 

15 ‘‘(xlvii) Brilliance of the Seas (IMO 

16 number 9195200). 

17 ‘‘(xlviii) Rhapsody of the Seas (IMO 

18 number 9116864). 

19 ‘‘(xlix) Vision of the Seas (IMO num20 ber 9116876). 

21 ‘‘(l) Enchantment of the Seas (IMO 

22 number 9111802). 

23 ‘‘(li) Viking Orion (IMO number 

24 9796250). 


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1 ‘‘(lii) Roald Amundsen (IMO number 

2 9813072). 

3 ‘‘(liii) NG Endurance (IMO number 

4 9842554). 

5 ‘‘(liv) NG Orion (IMO number 

6 9273076). 

7 ‘‘(lv) NG Resolution (IMO number 

8 9880685). 

9 ‘‘(lvi) Ocean Victory (IMO number 

10 9868869). 

11 ‘‘(lvii) Hanseatic Inspiration (IMO 

12 number 9817145). 

13 ‘‘(lviii) Heritage Adventurer (IMO 

14 number 9000168). 

15 ‘‘(lix) Sylvia Earle (IMO number 

16 9872327). 

17 ‘‘(2) PASSENGER FOR HIRE.—The term ‘pas18 senger for hire’ has the meaning given the term in 

19 section 2101 of title 46, United States Code.’’. 

20 (b) CRITERIA.—Section 2(b) of the Alaska Tourism 

21 Restoration Act (Public Law 117–14) is amended in para22 graph (2), by striking ‘‘February 28, 2022’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘February 28, 2023’’. 

24 (c) APPLICABILITY; DURATION.—Section 2 of the 

25 Alaska Tourism Restoration Act (Public Law 117–14) is 


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1 amended by striking subsections (f) and (g) and inserting 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(f) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply only 

4 during any period during which covered cruise ships are 

5 prohibited by the Government of Canada, any political 

6 subdivision of Canada, or any port or province of Canada, 

7 from berthing or docking in Canadian waters of the Pa8 cific Coast due to the COVID–19 pandemic.’’. 

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