‘‘(e) CONFIDENTIALITY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAM-
INATION AND SUPPORT INFORMATION.—The master or 
other individual in charge of a vessel to which this section 
applies shall— 
‘‘(1) treat all information concerning an exam-
ination under subsection (d) confidential, so that no 
medical information may be released to the cruise 
line or other owner of the vessel or any legal rep-
resentative thereof without the prior knowledge and 
approval in writing of the patient, or, if the patient 
is unable to provide written authorization, the pa-
tient’s next-of-kin, except that nothing in this para-
graph prohibits the release of— 
‘‘(A) information, other than medical find-
ings, necessary for the owner or master of the 
vessel to comply with the provisions of sub-
section (g) or other applicable incident report-
ing laws; 
‘‘(B) information to secure the safety of 
passengers or crew on board the vessel; or 
‘‘(C) any information to law enforcement 
officials performing official duties in the course 
and scope of an investigation; and 
‘‘(2) treat any information derived from, or ob-
tained in connection with, post-assault counseling or 
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other supportive services confidential, so no such in-
formation may be released to the cruise line or any 
legal representative thereof without the prior knowl-
edge and approval in writing of the patient, or, if 
the patient is unable to provide written authoriza-
tion, the patient’s next-of-kin. 
‘‘(f) CREW ACCESS TO PASSENGER STATEROOMS.— 
The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall— 
‘‘(1) establish and implement procedures and 
restrictions concerning— 
‘‘(A) which crew members have access to 
passenger staterooms; and 
‘‘(B) the periods during which they have 
that access; and 
‘‘(2) ensure that the procedures and restrictions 
are fully and properly implemented and periodically 
reviewed. 
‘‘(g) LOG BOOK AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The owner of a vessel to 
which this section applies shall— 
‘‘(A) record in a log book, either electroni-
cally or otherwise, in a centralized location 
readily accessible to law enforcement personnel, 
a report on— 
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‘‘(i) all complaints of crimes described 
in paragraph (3)(A)(i), 
‘‘(ii) all complaints of theft of prop-
erty valued in excess of $1,000, and 
‘‘(iii) all complaints of other crimes, 
committed on any voyage that embarks or dis-
embarks passengers in the United States; and 
‘‘(B) make such log book available upon 
request to any agent of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, any member of the United States 
Coast Guard, and any law enforcement officer 
performing official duties in the course and 
scope of an investigation. 
‘‘(2) DETAILS REQUIRED.—The information re-
corded under paragraph (1) shall include, at a min-
imum— 
‘‘(A) the vessel operator; 
‘‘(B) the name of the cruise line; 
‘‘(C) the flag under which the vessel was 
operating at the time the reported incident oc-
curred; 
‘‘(D) the age and gender of the victim and 
the accused assailant; 
‘‘(E) the nature of the alleged crime or 
complaint, as applicable, including whether the 
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alleged perpetrator was a passenger or a crew 
member; 
‘‘(F) the vessel’s position at the time of the 
incident, if known, or the position of the vessel 
at the time of the initial report; 
‘‘(G) the time, date, and method of the ini-
tial report and the law enforcement authority to 
which the initial report was made; 
‘‘(H) the time and date the incident oc-
curred, if known; 
‘‘(I) the total number of passengers and 
the total number of crew members on the voy-
age; and 
‘‘(J) the case number or other identifier 
provided by the law enforcement authority to 
which the initial report was made. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT TO REPORT CRIMES AND 
OTHER INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The owner of a vessel 
to which this section applies (or the owner’s 
designee)— 
‘‘(i) shall contact the nearest Federal 
Bureau of Investigation Field Office or 
Legal Attache by telephone as soon as pos-
sible after the occurrence on board the ves-
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sel of an incident involving homicide, sus-
picious death, a missing United States na-
tional, kidnapping, assault with serious 
bodily injury, any offense to which section 
2241, 2242, 2243, or 2244 (a) or (c) of 
title 18 applies, firing or tampering with 
the vessel, or theft of money or property in 
excess of $10,000 to report the incident; 
‘‘(ii) shall furnish a written report of 
the incident to the Secretary via an Inter-
net based portal; 
‘‘(iii) may report any serious incident 
that does not meet the reporting require-
ments of clause (i) and that does not re-
quire immediate attention by the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation via the Internet 
based portal maintained by the Secretary 
of Transportation; and 
‘‘(iv) may report any other criminal 
incident involving passengers or crew mem-
bers, or both, to the proper State or local 
government law enforcement authority. 
‘‘(B) INCIDENTS
TO
WHICH
SUBPARA-
GRAPH (A) APPLIES.—Subparagraph (A) ap-
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plies to an incident involving criminal activity 
if— 
‘‘(i) the vessel, regardless of registry, 
is owned, in whole or in part, by a United 
States person, regardless of the nationality 
of the victim or perpetrator, and the inci-
dent occurs when the vessel is within the 
admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the 
United States and outside the jurisdiction 
of any State; 
‘‘(ii) the incident concerns an offense 
by or against a United States national 
committed outside the jurisdiction of any 
nation; 
‘‘(iii) the incident occurs in the Terri-
torial Sea of the United States, regardless 
of the nationality of the vessel, the victim, 
or the perpetrator; or 
‘‘(iv) the incident concerns a victim or 
perpetrator who is a United States na-
tional on a vessel during a voyage that de-
parted from or will arrive at a United 
States port. 
‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY
OF
INCIDENT
DATA
VIA 
INTERNET.— 
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‘‘(A) WEBSITE.—The Secretary of Trans-
portation shall maintain a statistical compila-
tion of all incidents described in paragraph 
(3)(A)(i) on an Internet site that provides a nu-
merical accounting of the missing persons and 
alleged crimes recorded in each report filed 
under paragraph (3)(A)(i) that are no longer 
under investigation by the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation. The data shall be updated no less 
frequently than quarterly, aggregated by— 
‘‘(i) cruise line, with each cruise line 
identified by name; and 
‘‘(ii) whether each crime was com-
mitted by a passenger or a crew member. 
‘‘(B) ACCESS TO WEBSITE.—Each cruise 
line taking on or discharging passengers in the 
United States shall include a link on its Inter-
net website to the website maintained by the 
Secretary under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(h) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(A) CIVIL
PENALTY.—Any person that 
violates this section or a regulation under this 
section shall be liable for a civil penalty of not 
more than $25,000 for each day during which 
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the violation continues, except that the max-
imum penalty for a continuing violation is 
$50,000. 
‘‘(B) CRIMINAL
PENALTY.—Any person 
that willfully violates this section or a regula-
tion under this section shall be fined not more 
than $250,000 or imprisoned not more than 1 
year, or both. 
‘‘(2) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—The Secretary may 
deny entry into the United States to a vessel to 
which this section applies if the owner of the ves-
sel— 
‘‘(A) commits an act or omission for which 
a penalty may be imposed under this sub-
section; or 
‘‘(B) fails to pay a penalty imposed on the 
owner under this subsection. 
‘‘(i) PROCEDURES.—Within 6 months after the date 
of enactment of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act 
of 2009, the Secretary shall issue guidelines, training cur-
ricula, and inspection and certification procedures nec-
essary to carry out the requirements of this section. 
‘‘(j) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation and the Commandant shall each issue such regula-
tions as are necessary to implement this section. 
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‘‘(k) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—This section and section 
3508 apply to a passenger vessel (as defined in sec-
tion 2101(22)) that— 
‘‘(A) is authorized to carry at least 250 
passengers; 
‘‘(B) has onboard sleeping facilities for 
each passenger; 
‘‘(C) is on a voyage that embarks or dis-
embarks passengers in the United States; and 
‘‘(D) is not engaged on a coastwise voyage. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL AND STATE VESSELS.—This sec-
tion and section 3508 do not apply to a vessel that 
is owned and operated by the United States Govern-
ment or a vessel that is owned and operated by a 
State. 
‘‘(l) OWNER DEFINED.—In this section and section 
3508, the term ‘owner’ means the owner, charterer, man-
aging operator, master, or other individual in charge of 
a vessel. 
‘‘§ 3508. Crime scene preservation training for pas-
senger vessel crew members 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 1 year after the date of 
enactment of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act 
of 2009, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director 
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of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Maritime 
Administrator, shall develop training standards and cur-
ricula to allow for the certification of passenger vessel se-
curity personnel, crew members, and law enforcement offi-
cials on the appropriate methods for prevention, detection, 
evidence preservation, and reporting of criminal activities 
in the international maritime environment. The Adminis-
trator of the Maritime Administration may certify organi-
zations in the United States and abroad that offer the cur-
riculum for training and certification under subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—The standards estab-
lished by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) the training and certification of vessel se-
curity personnel, crew members, and law enforce-
ment officials in accordance with accepted law en-
forcement and security guidelines, policies, and pro-
cedures, 
including 
recommendations 
for 
incor-
porating a background check process for personnel 
trained and certified in foreign countries; 
‘‘(2) the training of students and instructors in 
all aspects of prevention, detection, evidence preser-
vation, and reporting of criminal activities in the 
international maritime environment; and 
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‘‘(3) the provision or recognition of off-site 
training and certification courses in the United 
States and foreign countries to develop and provide 
the required training and certification described in 
subsection (a) and to enhance security awareness 
and security practices related to the preservation of 
evidence in response to crimes on board passenger 
vessels. 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Beginning 2 
years after the standards are established under subsection 
(b), no vessel to which this section applies may enter a 
United States port on a voyage (or voyage segment) on 
which a United States citizen is a passenger unless there 
is at least 1 crew member onboard who is certified as hav-
ing successfully completed training in the prevention, de-
tection, evidence preservation, and reporting of criminal 
activities in the international maritime environment on 
passenger vessels under subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) INTERIM TRAINING REQUIREMENT.—No vessel 
to which this section applies may enter a United States 
port on a voyage (or voyage segment) on which a United 
States citizen is a passenger unless there is at least 1 crew 
member onboard who has been properly trained in the pre-
vention, detection, evidence preservation and the reporting 
requirements of criminal activities in the international 
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