I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2800 
To improve passenger vessel security and safety, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2013 
Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. POE of Texas) 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Cruise Passenger Protection Act’’. 
(b) REFERENCES TO TITLE 46, UNITED STATES 
CODE.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever 
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of title 46, United States Code. 
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SEC. 2. CRUISE VESSEL SUBCHAPTER. 
Chapter 35 is amended: 
(1) by inserting before section 3501 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Subchapter I—General Provisions’’; 
(2) by inserting before section 3507 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Subchapter II—Cruise Vessels’’; 
and 
(3) by redesignating sections 3507 and 3508 as 
sections 3523 and 3524, respectively. 
SEC. 3. APPLICATION. 
Chapter 35, as amended by section 2 of this Act, is 
further amended by inserting before section 3523 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 3521. Application 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—This subchapter applies to a 
passenger vessel (as defined in section 2101(22)) that— 
‘‘(1) is authorized to carry at least 250 pas-
sengers; 
‘‘(2) has on board sleeping facilities for each 
passenger; 
‘‘(3) is on a voyage that embarks or disembarks 
passengers in the United States; and 
‘‘(4) is not engaged on a coastwise voyage. 
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‘‘(b) FEDERAL
AND STATE VESSELS.—This sub-
chapter does not apply to a vessel of the United States 
operated by the Federal Government or a vessel owned 
and operated by a State.’’. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
Chapter 35, as amended by section 3 of this Act, is 
further amended by inserting after section 3521 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 3522. Definitions 
‘‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘(1) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘Commandant’ 
means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. 
‘‘(2) OWNER.—The term ‘owner’ means the 
owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or 
other individual in charge of a vessel. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise ex-
pressly provided, the term ‘Secretary’ means the 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating.’’. 
SEC. 5. BILL OF RIGHTS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of the Cruise Passenger Protection Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall determine whether any of the enu-
merated rights in the international cruise line passenger 
bill of rights, that was adopted by the members of the 
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Cruise Lines International Association, are enforceable 
under Federal law. 
SEC. 6. CRIME REPORTING AND PUBLIC NOTICE. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF LOG BOOK AND ENTRIES TO 
FBI AND OTHER INVESTIGATORS.—Section 3523(g)(1), 
as redesignated under section 2 of this Act, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘in a cen-
tralized location readily accessible to law enforce-
ment personnel,’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘make 
such log book available’’ and inserting ‘‘make the log 
book and all entries therein available, whether the 
log book and entries are maintained on board the 
vessel or at a centralized location off the vessel,’’. 
(b) DEADLINE TO NOTIFY FEDERAL BUREAU OF IN-
VESTIGATION REGARDING CERTAIN INCIDENTS.—Section 
3523(g)(3)(A)(i), as redesignated under section 2 of this 
Act, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘shall contact’’ and inserting 
‘‘subject to subparagraph (C), shall contact’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘after the occurrence on board 
the vessel of an incident involving’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
but not later than 4 hours, after an employee of the 
vessel is notified of an incident on board the vessel 
allegedly involving’’. 
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(c) 
REPORTS
BEFORE
DEPARTURE.—Section 
3523(g)(3), as redesignated under section 2 of this Act, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) REPORTS
BEFORE
DEPARTURE.—If 
an employee of a vessel to which this sub-
chapter applies is notified of an incident under 
subparagraph (A)(i) while the vessel is within 
the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the 
United States and en route to a United States 
port or at a United States port, the owner of 
the vessel (or the owner’s designee) shall con-
tact the nearest Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion Field Office or Legal Attache not later 
than the time specified under subparagraph 
(A)(i) or before the vessel departs port, which-
ever is earlier.’’. 
(d) REPORTS TO UNITED STATES CONSULATES.— 
Section 3523(g)(3), as redesignated under section 2 of 
this Act and as amended by subsection (c) of this section, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) REPORTS TO UNITED STATES CON-
SULATES.—If an incident under subparagraph 
(A)(i) allegedly involves an offense by or 
against a United States national, in addition to 
contacting the nearest Federal Bureau of Inves-
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tigation Field Office or Legal Attache under 
that subparagraph, the owner of a vessel to 
which this subchapter applies (or the owner’s 
designee) shall contact the United States con-
sulate at the next port of call not later than the 
time specified under subparagraph (A)(i).’’. 
(e) REPORTS TO SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION; 
INCIDENTS AND DETAILS.—Section 3523(g)(3)(A), as re-
designated under section 2 of this Act, is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘the incident to an 
Internet based portal maintained by the Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘each incident under clause (i), includ-
ing the details under paragraph (2), to the Internet 
based portal maintained by the Secretary of Trans-
portation under section 3525(a)’’; and 
(2) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘by the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation under section 3525(a)’’. 
(f) AVAILABILITY OF SECURITY GUIDE VIA INTER-
NET.—Section 3523(c)(1), as redesignated under section 
2 of this Act, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘a guide (referred to in 
this subsection as the ‘security guide’ ’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a security guide’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘English, which’’ and in-
serting ‘‘English, that’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘on the 
website of the vessel owner’’ and inserting ‘‘via a 
prominently accessible link on each Internet website 
that the cruise line maintains for passengers to pur-
chase or book cruises on any vessel that the cruise 
line owns or operates, and to which this subchapter 
applies’’. 
SEC. 7. CRIME PREVENTION, DOCUMENTATION, AND RE-
SPONSE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) MAINTENANCE AND PLACEMENT OF VIDEO SUR-
VEILLANCE EQUIPMENT.—Section 3523(b)(1), as redesig-
nated under section 2 of this Act, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘The owner’’ and resetting the text accordingly; 
(2) by striking ‘‘, as determined by the Sec-
retary’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end, the following: 
‘‘(B) PLACEMENT
OF
VIDEO
SURVEIL-
LANCE EQUIPMENT.—With regard to the place-
ment of video surveillance equipment on a ves-
sel under subparagraph (A), the owner shall— 
‘‘(i) place video surveillance equipment 
in each passenger common area where a 
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person has no reasonable expectation of 
privacy; 
‘‘(ii) place video surveillance equip-
ment in other areas where a person has no 
reasonable expectation of privacy; and 
‘‘(iii) place video surveillance equip-
ment in each area identified under clauses 
(i) and (ii) in a manner that provides opti-
mum surveillance of that area.’’. 
(b) ACCESS TO VIDEO RECORDS.—Section 3523(b), 
as redesignated under section 2 of this Act, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(2) in paragraph (3), as redesignated— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A) LAW
ENFORCE-
MENT.—’’ before ‘‘The owner’’ and resetting 
the text accordingly; and 
(B) by adding at the end, the following: 
‘‘(B) CIVIL ACTIONS.—The owner of a ves-
sel to which this subchapter applies shall pro-
vide to any individual or the individual’s legal 
representative, upon written request, a copy of 
all records of video surveillance— 
‘‘(i) in which the individual is a sub-
ject of the video surveillance; and 
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‘‘(ii) that may provide evidence in a 
civil action. 
‘‘(C) LIMITED
ACCESS.—Except as pro-
vided under subparagraphs (A) and (B), the 
owner of a vessel to which this subchapter ap-
plies shall ensure that access to records of video 
surveillance is limited to the purposes under 
this section.’’. 
(c) NOTICE
OF
VIDEO
SURVEILLANCE.—Section 
3523(b), as amended by subsection (b) of this section, is 
further amended by inserting before paragraph (3), the 
following: 
‘‘(2) NOTICE OF VIDEO SURVEILLANCE.—The 
owner of a vessel to which this subchapter applies 
shall provide clear and conspicuous signs on board 
the vessel notifying the public of the presence of 
video surveillance equipment.’’. 
(d) RETENTION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3523(b), 
as amended by subsection (b) of this section, is further 
amended by adding at the end, the following: 
‘‘(4) RETENTION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The owner of a vessel 
to which this subchapter applies shall retain all 
records of video surveillance for a voyage for 
not less than 30 days after the completion of 
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the voyage. If an incident described in sub-
section (g)(3)(A)(i) is alleged and reported to 
law enforcement, all records of video surveil-
lance from the voyage that the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation determines are relevant shall— 
‘‘(i) be provided to the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation; and 
‘‘(ii) be preserved by the vessel owner 
for not less than 5 years from the date of 
the alleged incident. 
‘‘(B) INTERIM
STANDARDS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
the Cruise Passenger Protection Act, the Com-
mandant, in consultation with the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, shall promulgate interim 
standards for the retention of records of video 
surveillance. 
‘‘(C) FINAL STANDARDS.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of the Cruise 
Passenger Protection Act, the Commandant, in 
consultation with the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, shall promulgate final standards for 
the retention of records of video surveillance. 
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‘‘(D) CONSIDERATIONS.—In promulgating 
standards under subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
the Commandant shall— 
‘‘(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) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VIC-
TIMS
OF CRIMES
ON BOARD PASSENGER VESSELS.— 
Chapter 35 is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘SEC. 3525. ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF CRIMES ON BOARD 
CERTAIN PASSENGER VESSELS. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF INCIDENT DATA VIA INTER-
NET.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall maintain a statistical compilation of all 
incidents described in section 3523(g)(3)(A) on an 
Internet website that provides a numerical account-
ing of the missing persons and alleged crimes duly 
recorded in each report filed under paragraph (3) of 
that section. Each such incident shall be included in 
the statistical compilation irrespective of its inves-
tigative status. The data shall be updated not less 
frequently than quarterly, be aggregated by the 
cruise line, identify each cruise line by name, iden-
tify each crime and alleged crime as to whether it 
was committed or allegedly committed by a pas-
senger or crew member, identify each crime and al-
leged crime as to whether it was committed or alleg-
edly committed against a minor, and identify the 
number of alleged individuals overboard. The Sec-
retary of Transportation shall ensure that the com-
pilation, data, and any other information provided 
on the Internet website is in a user-friendly format. 
‘‘(2) ACCESS TO WEBSITE.—Each owner of a 
passenger vessel shall include a prominently acces-
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sible link to the Internet website maintained by the 
Secretary of Transportation under paragraph (1) on 
each Internet website that the owner maintains for 
prospective passengers to purchase or book passage 
on the passenger vessel. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to im-
plement this section.’’. 
(f) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, 
in coordination with the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating, Attorney General, 
and heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall con-
duct a study to determine the feasibility of having an indi-
vidual on board each passenger vessel to provide victim 
support services and related safety and security services, 
and shall report the findings to Congress. The study shall 
include consideration of the cost, the benefit to pas-
sengers, jurisdiction, and logistics. 
(g) CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY
PREVENTION
AND
RE-
SPONSE GUIDE.—Section 3523(c)(1), as amended by sec-
tion 6(f) of this Act, is further amended by amending sub-
paragraph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) provide a copy of the security guide 
to— 
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‘‘(i) the Secretary of Transportation 
for review; 
‘‘(ii) the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion for comment; and 
‘‘(iii) a passenger immediately after 
the vessel is notified that the passenger is 
an alleged victim of an incident described 
under subsection (g)(3)(A)(i); and’’. 
(h) MAINTENANCE OF SUPPLIES TO PREVENT SEXU-
ALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.—Section 3523(d)(1), as 
redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is amended by in-
serting ‘‘(taking into consideration the length of the voy-
age and the number of passengers and crewmembers that 
the vessel can accommodate)’’ after ‘‘a sexual assault’’. 
(i) CRIME SCENE PRESERVATION TRAINING; CER-
TIFICATION
OF ORGANIZATIONS
BY MARAD.—Section 
3524(a), as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is 
amended by striking ‘‘may certify’’ and inserting ‘‘shall 
certify’’. 
(j) CREW ACCESS
TO PASSENGER STATEROOMS; 
PROCEDURES AND RESTRICTIONS.—Section 3523(f), as 
redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end subpara-
graph (A); and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) a system that electronically records 
the date, time, and identity of each crew mem-
ber accessing each passenger stateroom; and’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘are fully and 
properly implemented and periodically reviewed.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘are fully and properly implemented, 
reviewed annually, and updated as necessary.’’. 
SEC. 8. PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
(a) VESSEL DESIGN, EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, 
AND RETROFITTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3523(a), 
as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(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 striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘unless the height require-
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ment would interfere with the deployment 
of a lifesaving device or other emergency 
equipment as identified by the Com-
mandant.’’; and 
(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 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) 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 
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‘‘(C) shall include in such record the jus-
tification for each waiver under subparagraph 
(A).’’. 
(b) DEFINITION
OF
EXTERIOR
DECK.—Section 
3523(l), as redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is 
amended to read as follows— 
‘‘(l) DEFINITION OF EXTERIOR DECK.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘exterior deck’ means any exterior weather 
deck on which a passenger may be present, including pas-
senger stateroom balconies, exterior promenades on pas-
senger decks, muster stations, and similar exterior weath-
er deck areas.’’. 
SEC. 9. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) INFORMATION SHARING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent not prohibited 
by other law, the head of a designated agency shall 
make available to another head of a designated 
agency any information necessary to carry out the 
provisions of subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 46, 
United States Code. The provision by the head of a 
designated agency of any information under this 
subsection to another head of a designated agency 
shall not constitute a waiver, or otherwise effect, any 
privilege any agency or person may claim with re-
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spect to that information under Federal or State 
law. 
(2) DEFINITION OF HEAD OF A DESIGNATED 
AGENCY.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘head of a 
designated agency’’ means the Secretary of Trans-
portation, Secretary of Homeland Security, or Attor-
ney General. 
(b) PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY RE-
QUIREMENTS; DENIAL OF ENTRY.—Section 3523(h), as 
redesignated by section 2 of this Act, is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); 
(2) by striking ‘‘ENFORCEMENT.—’’ in the 
heading and inserting ‘‘PENALTIES.—’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘(1) PENALTIES.—’’ through 
‘‘(A) CIVIL PENALTY.—’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) CIVIL 
PENALTY.—’’; and 
(4) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as para-
graph (2). 
(c) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—Section 3524(f), as redesig-
nated by section 2 of this Act, is repealed. 
(d) ENFORCEMENT.—Chapter 35, as amended by 
section 7 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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(2) by striking the item relating to section 3507 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘3523. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements.’’; 
(3) by striking the item relating to section 3508 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘3524. Crime scene preservation training for passenger vessel crewmembers.’’; 
(4) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 3506 the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II. CRUISE VESSELS’’; 
(5) by inserting before the item relating to sec-
tion 3523, the following: 
‘‘3521. Application. 
‘‘3522. Definitions.’’; 
and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘3525. Assistance to victims of crimes on board certain passenger vessels. 
‘‘3526. Refusal of clearance; denial of entry.’’. 
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