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‘‘(ii) the incident concerns an offense by or against 
a United States national committed outside the juris-
diction of any nation; 
‘‘(iii) the incident occurs in the Territorial 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 national on a vessel during 
a voyage that departed from or will arrive at a United 
States port. 
‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF INCIDENT DATA VIA INTERNET.— 
‘‘(A) WEBSITE.—The Secretary shall maintain a statis-
tical compilation of all incidents described in paragraph 
(3)(A)(i) on an Internet site that provides a numerical 
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 fre-
quently than quarterly, aggregated by cruise line, each 
cruise line shall be identified by name, and each crime 
shall be identified as to whether it was committed 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 Internet website to the website main-
tained by the Secretary under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(h) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(A) CIVIL PENALTY.—Any person that violates this sec-
tion or a regulation under this section shall be liable for 
a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each day 
during which the violation continues, except that the max-
imum penalty for a continuing violation is $50,000. 
‘‘(B) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—Any person that willfully vio-
lates this section or a regulation 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 vessel— 
‘‘(A) commits an act or omission for which a penalty 
may be imposed under this subsection; 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 2010, the Secretary 
shall issue guidelines, training curricula, and inspection and certifi-
cation procedures necessary to carry out the requirements of this 
section. 
‘‘(j) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary and the Commandant shall 
each issue such regulations as are necessary to implement this 
section. 
‘‘(k) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section and section 3508 apply to 
a passenger vessel (as defined in section 2101(22)) that— 
‘‘(A) is authorized to carry at least 250 passengers; 
‘‘(B) has onboard sleeping facilities for each passenger;
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‘‘(C) is on a voyage that embarks or disembarks pas-
sengers in the United States; and 
‘‘(D) is not engaged on a coastwise voyage. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL AND STATE VESSELS.—This section and section 
3508 do not apply to a vessel of the United States operated 
by the Federal Government or a vessel owned and operated 
by a State. 
‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and section 3508: 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘§ 3508. Crime scene preservation training for passenger 
vessel crewmembers 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 1 year after the date of enactment 
of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010, the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion and the Maritime Administration, shall develop training 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 
preservation, and reporting of criminal activities in the inter-
national maritime environment. The Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration may certify organizations in the United States and 
abroad that offer the curriculum for training and certification under 
subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—The standards established by the 
Secretary under subsection (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) the training and certification of vessel security per-
sonnel, crewmembers, and law enforcement officials in accord-
ance with accepted law enforcement and security guidelines, 
policies, and procedures, including recommendations for incor-
porating a background check process for personnel trained and 
certified in foreign ports; 
‘‘(2) the training of students and instructors in all aspects 
of prevention, detection, evidence preservation, and reporting 
of criminal activities in the international maritime environ-
ment; and 
‘‘(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 crewmember onboard who is certified 
as having successfully completed training in the prevention, detec-
tion, 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
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voyage segment) on which a United States citizen is a passenger 
unless there is at least 1 crewmember onboard who has been 
properly trained in the prevention detection, evidence preservation 
and the reporting requirements of criminal activities in the inter-
national maritime environment. The owner of a such a vessel shall 
maintain certification or other documentation, as prescribed by 
the Secretary, verifying the training of such individual and provide 
such documentation upon request for inspection in connection with 
enforcement of the provisions of this section. This subsection shall 
take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel 
Safety and Security Act of 2010 and shall remain in effect until 
superseded by the requirements of subsection (c). 
‘‘(e) 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 $50,000. 
‘‘(f) 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 vessel— 
‘‘(1) commits an act or omission for which a penalty may 
be imposed under subsection (e); or 
‘‘(2) fails to pay a penalty imposed on the owner under 
subsection (e).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for such 
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘3507. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements 
‘‘3508. Crime scene preservation training for passenger vessel crewmembers’’. 
SEC. 4. OFFSET OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. 
(a) REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) Section 1130 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act 
of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2720 note) is amended by striking subsection 
(b). 
(2) Section 112 of the Maritime Transportation Security 
Act of 2002 (46 U.S.C. 70101 note) is repealed. 
(3) Section 676 of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by striking subsection (d). 
(4) Section 355 of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by striking subsection (h) and redesignating subsection (i) as 
subsection (h). 
(5) Section 205 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transpor-
tation Act of 2006 (14 U.S.C. 637 note) is amended by striking 
subsection (d). 
(b) COMBINATION OF FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT PLANS AND FOR-
EIGN FISHING INCURSION REPORTS.—The Secretary of the depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating shall combine the 
reports required under section 224 of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 1861b) and section 804 of 
the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 (16 
U.S.C. 1828) into a single annual report for fiscal years beginning 
after fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 5. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined 
by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 
PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the
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Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Com-
mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.