‘‘(i) consider factors that would aid in 
the investigation of serious crimes, includ-
ing crimes that go unreported until after 
the completion of a voyage; 
‘‘(ii) consider the different types of 
video surveillance systems and storage re-
quirements in creating standards both for 
vessels currently in operation and for ves-
sels newly built; 
‘‘(iii) 
consider 
privacy, 
including 
standards for permissible access to and 
monitoring and use of the records of video 
surveillance; and 
‘‘(iv) consider technological advance-
ments, including requirements to update 
technology.’’. 
(e) TECHNOLOGY DETECTING PASSENGERS WHO 
HAVE
FALLEN
OVERBOARD
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
3523(a)(1)(D), as redesignated under section 201(a)(3) of 
this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘or detecting passengers 
who have fallen overboard,’’ and inserting ‘‘and detecting 
passengers who have fallen overboard, as certified by an 
independent third party accepted by a classification soci-
ety that is a member of the International Association of 
Classification Societies or another classification society 
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recognized by the Secretary pursuant to section 3316(b) 
of this title,’’. 
(f) CRIMINAL ACTIVITY PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 
GUIDE.—Section 3523(c)(1), as amended by section 
202(g) of this Act, is further amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 
(vi); 
(B) by inserting after clause (i) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) describes the availability of sup-
port services under section 16106, includ-
ing any contact information provided by 
the Secretary of Transportation or director 
of victim support services under that sec-
tion; 
‘‘(iii) includes the summary of rights 
under section 16106(e); 
‘‘(iv) includes the summary under sec-
tion 16104(a); 
‘‘(v) includes the toll-free hotline tele-
phone number and consumer complaints 
internet 
website 
link 
under 
section 
16104(b);’’; 
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(C) in clause (vi), as redesignated by sub-
paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) includes such other information 
as the Secretary of Transportation rec-
ommends under section 16106(b)(3)(F);’’; 
(2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) provide a copy of the security guide 
to— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary of Transportation 
for review; and 
‘‘(ii) the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion for comment;’’; 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) immediately after the vessel is noti-
fied that a passenger is an alleged victim of an 
incident described under subsection (g)(3)(A)— 
‘‘(i) provide the passenger with a copy 
of the security guide; and 
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‘‘(ii) inform the passenger that the 
passenger has the right to notify the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation that the pas-
senger has been a victim of a crime on a 
passenger vessel; and’’. 
(g) MAINTENANCE OF SUPPLIES TO PREVENT SEXU-
ALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.—Section 3523(d)(1), as 
redesignated by section 201(a)(3) of this Act, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘(taking into consideration the length of the 
voyage and the number of passengers and crewmembers 
that the vessel can accommodate)’’ after ‘‘a sexual as-
sault’’. 
(h) SEXUAL ASSAULT; CONTACT INFORMATION.— 
Section 3523(d)(5)(A), as redesignated by section 
201(a)(3) of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘the United 
States Coast Guard,’’. 
(i) SEXUAL ASSAULT; PRIVATE TELEPHONE LINE.— 
Section 3523(d)(5)(B), as redesignated by section 
201(a)(3) of this Act, is amended by inserting ‘‘under sec-
tion 16106 or’’ after ‘‘the information and support serv-
ices available’’. 
(j) CRIME SCENE PRESERVATION TRAINING.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall— 
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(1) promulgate a rule establishing the stand-
ards and curricula to allow for the certification of 
passenger vessel security personnel, crewmembers, 
and law enforcement officials on the appropriate 
methods for prevention, detection, evidence preserva-
tion, and reporting of criminal activities in the inter-
national maritime environment, as required under 
subsection (a) of section 3524 of title 46, United 
States Code (as redesignated by section 201(a)(3) of 
this Act); and 
(2) publish the rule and the most recent cur-
ricula described in paragraph (1) on the website of 
the department. 
(k) CREW ACCESS
TO PASSENGER STATEROOMS; 
PROCEDURES AND RESTRICTIONS.—Section 3523(f), as 
redesignated by section 201(a)(3) of this Act, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) a system that electronically records 
the date, time, and identity of each crew mem-
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ber accessing each passenger stateroom; and’’; 
and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) ensure that the procedures and restrictions 
are— 
‘‘(A) fully and properly implemented; 
‘‘(B) reviewed annually; and 
‘‘(C) updated as necessary.’’. 
(l) REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING.—Subsection (i) 
of section 3523, as added by section 202(h) of this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS.—Any 
reporting requirement under this section relating to 
an incident specified in subsection (g)(3)(A)(i) is re-
quired without regard as to whether the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation has opened a formal investiga-
tion relating to the incident.’’. 
SEC. 204. PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
(a) VESSEL DESIGN, EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, 
AND RETROFITTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3523(a), 
as redesignated by section 201(a)(3) of this Act, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘to which this subsection ap-
plies’’ and inserting ‘‘to which this subchapter 
applies’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The vessel’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Each exterior deck of a vessel’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘unless the height re-
quirement would interfere with the deploy-
ment of a lifesaving device or other emer-
gency equipment as identified by the Com-
mandant’’ before the period at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘entry doors that include peep holes or other 
means of visual identification.’’ and inserting 
‘‘an entry door that includes a peep hole or 
other means of visual identification that pro-
vides an unobstructed view of the area outside 
the stateroom or crew cabin. For purposes of 
this subparagraph, the addition of an optional 
privacy cover on the interior side of the entry 
shall not in and of itself constitute an obstruc-
tion.’’; and 
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(D) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘when operating in high risk areas (as defined 
by the United States Coast Guard)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) WAIVERS; RECORD
OF
WAIVERS.—The 
Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may waive a requirement under para-
graph (1) as the Secretary determines nec-
essary; 
‘‘(B) shall maintain a record of each waiv-
er under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) shall include in such record the jus-
tification for the waiver.’’. 
(b) MEDICAL STANDARDS.— 
(1) MEDICAL
STANDARDS.—Section 3525, as 
redesignated by section 201(a)(3) of this Act, is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) there are a sufficient number of qualified 
medical staff members on the vessel to treat the 
number of passengers who may be on board the ves-
sel, as determined by regulation by the Secretary, in 
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consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘or any successor standard;’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) the location and proper use of auto-
mated external defibrillators; and 
‘‘(D) the proper way to report an incident 
or to seek security assistance in the event of a 
medical emergency;’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) if a United States citizen dies on board the 
vessel and the citizen’s next of kin requests that the 
citizen’s body return to the United States on the 
vessel— 
‘‘(A) such request is granted— 
‘‘(i) unless— 
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‘‘(I) the vessel comes within the 
domestic jurisdiction of a country that 
requires human remains to be re-
moved from a vessel or requires 
human remains to undergo post- 
mortem offshore autopsy; or 
‘‘(II) the vessel is scheduled to 
enter the domestic jurisdiction of such 
a country as part of the scheduled 
voyage; and 
‘‘(ii) except that, in cases in which the 
vessel is not scheduled to return to a 
United States port for 21 or more days 
after the citizen’s death, arrangements 
may be made to return the body on a dif-
ferent appropriate vessel; and 
‘‘(B) the owner of the vessel pays for any 
transportation costs related to the return; 
‘‘(6) every crew member on the vessel has re-
ceived basic life support training and is certified in 
cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and 
‘‘(7) every passenger-facing crew member on a 
vessel leaving from or en route to a United States 
port of call has a basic understanding of the English 
language, including— 
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‘‘(A) at least a ‘Basic’ score on the Test of 
English as a Foreign Language for both listen-
ing and speaking; 
‘‘(B) at least a ‘4 Skill Level’ score on the 
International English Language Testing System 
for both listening and speaking; or 
‘‘(C) at least a basic level of proficiency for 
listening and speaking on another test of the 
English Language designated by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that 
is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 205. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF PASSENGER VES-
SEL SECURITY AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
3523(h)(1)(A), as redesignated by section 201(a)(3) of 
this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘, except that’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘$50,000’’. 
(b) INFORMATION SHARING.—Subchapter II of chap-
ter 35, as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 3527. Information sharing 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent not prohibited by 
other law, the head of a designated agency shall make 
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available to another head of a designated agency any infor-
mation necessary to carry out the provisions of this sub-
chapter. The provision by the head of a designated agency 
of any information under this section to another head of 
a designated agency shall not constitute a waiver of, or 
otherwise effect, any privilege any agency or person may 
claim with respect to that information under Federal or 
State law. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION
OF HEAD
OF
A DESIGNATED 
AGENCY.—In this section, the term ‘head of a designated 
agency’ means the Secretary of Transportation, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, or the Attorney General.’’. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT.—Subchapter II of chapter 35, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 3528. Refusal of clearance; denial of entry 
‘‘(a) CLEARANCE.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity may withhold or revoke the clearance required 
under section 60105 of any vessel of the owner of a vessel 
to which this subchapter applies, wherever the vessel is 
found, if the owner of the vessel— 
‘‘(1) commits an act or omission for which a 
penalty may be imposed under this subchapter or 
chapter 161; or 
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(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 3506 the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II–CRUISE VESSELS’’; 
and 
(3) by striking the items relating to sections 
3507, 3508, 3509, and 3510 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘3521. Application. 
‘‘3522. Definitions. 
‘‘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. 
‘‘3527. Information sharing. 
‘‘3528. Refusal of clearance; denial of entry.’’. 
Æ 
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