I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6625 
To establish requirements for cruise lines to receive Federal funds and Federal 
assistance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 24, 2020 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JAYAPAL, and Mrs. 
HAYES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish requirements for cruise lines to receive Federal 
funds and Federal assistance, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cruise Reform and 
Uniform Industry Standards Evoke Integrity Act’’ or the 
‘‘CRUISE Integrity Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CRUISE VESSELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no Federal funds or Federal assistance, in-
cluding a direct loan, loan guarantee, or tax credit, may 
be provided to a cruise line unless— 
(1) such cruise line is incorporated in the 
United States; 
(2) not less than 50 percent of the cruise ves-
sels operated by such cruise line are registered in 
the United States; 
(3) such cruise line certifies compliance with all 
applicable environmental dumping laws and section 
3507(k), as amended by this Act; 
(4) such cruise line certifies that such cruise 
line will not abrogate existing collective labor bar-
gaining agreements for the term of the loan and 2 
years after completing repayment of the loan, if ap-
plicable; 
(5) such cruise line certifies that such cruise 
line will remain neutral in any union organizing ef-
fort for the term of the loan, if applicable; and 
(6) such cruise line offers full reimbursement to 
passengers for cancellations related to coronavirus 
COVID-19. 
(b) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, to be eligible to receive any Federal 
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funds or Federal assistance under any provision of law, 
a cruise line shall— 
(1) enter into an agreement that provides that 
until the date that is 12 months after the date on 
which all Federal funds provided are expended, a 
loan or loan guarantee is no longer outstanding, or 
Federal assistance is provided, as applicable— 
(A) neither the cruise line nor any affiliate 
of the cruise line may purchase an equity secu-
rity that is listed on a national securities ex-
change of the cruise line or any parent company 
of the cruise line, except to the extent required 
under a contractual obligation in effect as of 
the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(B) the cruise line shall not pay dividends 
or make other capital distributions with respect 
to the common stock of the cruise line; 
(2) develop a plan to reduce total emissions of 
such cruise line of carbon, methane, nitrogen oxides, 
and Black Carbon, including by reducing the use of 
heavy fuel oil and exhaust gas systems, by 45 per-
cent by 2030 and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas 
emissions by 2050; and 
(3) submit to Congress the plan developed pur-
suant to paragraph (2). 
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