regulations by not later than 6 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act that require— 
(1) that each cruise vessel that enters a port or 
place in the United States while operating in the for-
eign or domestic commerce of the United States 
must have posted, in elevators and other common 
areas of the vessel, a notice stating— 
(A) that any passenger who witnesses ille-
gal dumping from the vessel into waters of the 
United States may report that dumping to the 
Coast Guard by calling a toll-free telephone 
number of the National Response Center or an-
other appropriate office of the Coast Guard; 
and 
(B) such telephone numbers; and 
(2) that the notice prescribed under paragraph 
(1) must be included on each ticket for carriage of 
a passenger on such a vessel in such commerce. 
(c) PROHIBITIONS.—It shall be unlawful— 
(1) for any vessel to enter a port or place in the 
United States if— 
(A) the vessel does not have on board all 
pollution prevention equipment otherwise re-
quired by law that functions in proper func-
tioning condition; or
(B) does not comply with requirements 
that apply to the vessel under regulations pre-
scribed under subsection (b); 
(2) to make any false entry in— 
(A) any oil record book for a vessel; or 
(B) any record of a vessel of shore-side 
disposal of garbage or sludge from the vessel; 
(3) to operate any cruise vessel in the foreign 
or domestic commerce of the United States that does 
not comply with any requirement that applies to the 
vessel under regulations prescribed subsection (b); or 
(4) to sell a ticket referred to in paragraph (2) 
of subsection (b) that does not include any notice re-
quired under regulations prescribed under subsection 
(b). 
(d) INSPECTIONS.—The Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating shall biannually in-
spect each vessel that is documented under the laws of 
the United States to determine whether— 
(1) the vessel has on board all pollution preven-
tion equipment required under subsection (c); 
(2) such equipment functions properly; and 
(3) in the case of a cruise vessel, the vessel 
complies with requirements that apply to the vessel 
under regulations prescribed under subsection (b).
(e) PENALTY.—Any person that violates this section, 
and the owner or operator of a vessel that violates this 
section, shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned for one year and a day (or such longer pe-
riod as may apply under another provision of law), or 
both. 
(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—This section is 
not intended to affect the application of any other provi-
sion of law. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CRUISE VESSEL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘cruise ves-
sel’’ means a passenger vessel (as defined in 
section 2101(22) of title 46, United States 
Code), that— 
(i) is authorized to carry at least 250 
passengers; and 
(ii) has onboard sleeping facilities for 
each passenger. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘cruise ves-
sel’’ does not include— 
(i) a vessel of the United States oper-
ated by the Federal Government; or 
(ii) a vessel owned and operated by 
the government of a State.
(2) PASSENGER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘passenger’’ 
means any person on board a cruise vessel for 
the purpose of travel. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.— The term ‘‘passenger’’ 
includes— 
(i) a paying passenger; and 
(ii) a staffperson, such as a crew 
member, captain, or officer. 
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