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‘‘(B) procedures and resources to report 
crimes, including sexual assault and sexual har-
assment, including information— 
‘‘(i) on the contact information, 
website address, and mobile application to 
the Coast Guard Investigative Services for 
reporting of crimes and the Coast Guard 
National Command Center; 
‘‘(ii) on vessel owner or company pro-
cedures to report violations of company 
policy and access resources; 
‘‘(iii) on resources provided by outside 
organizations such as sexual assault hot-
lines and counseling; 
‘‘(iv) on the retention period for sur-
veillance video recording after an incident 
of sexual harassment or sexual assault is 
reported; and 
‘‘(v) additional items specified in reg-
ulations issued by, and at the discretion of, 
the Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘In each washing space in a visible loca-
tion there shall be information regarding procedures 
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and resources to report crimes upon the vessel, in-
cluding sexual assault and sexual harassment, and 
vessel owner or company policies prohibiting sexual 
assault and sexual harassment, retaliation, and drug 
and alcohol usage.’’. 
SEC. 605. PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION. 
Section 2114(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(B) 
through (G) as subparagraphs (C) through (H), re-
spectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) the seaman in good faith has reported or 
is about to report to the vessel owner, Coast Guard 
or other appropriate Federal agency or department 
sexual harassment or sexual assault against the sea-
man or knowledge of sexual harassment or sexual 
assault against another seaman;’’. 
SEC. 606. ALCOHOL PROHIBITION. 
(a) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating shall, taking into account the safety and secu-
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rity of every individual on documented vessels, issue 
such regulations as are necessary relating to alcohol 
consumption on documented vessels, according to 
the following requirements: 
(A) The Secretary shall determine safe lev-
els of alcohol consumption by crewmembers 
aboard documented vessels engaged in commer-
cial service. 
(B) If the Secretary determines there is no 
alcohol policy that can be implemented to en-
sure a safe environment for crew and pas-
sengers, the Secretary shall implement a prohi-
bition on possession and consumption of alcohol 
by crewmembers while aboard a vessel, except 
when possession is associated with the commer-
cial sale or gift to non-crew members aboard 
the vessel. 
(C) To the extent a policy establishes safe 
levels of alcohol consumption in accordance with 
subparagraph (A), such policy shall not super-
sede a vessel owner’s discretion to further limit 
or prohibit alcohol on its vessels. 
(2) IMMUNITY
FROM
CIVIL
LIABILITY.—Any 
crewmember who reports an incident of sexual as-
sault or sexual harassment that is directly related to 
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