Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010
PL 111-207 (H.R.3360), enacted 07/27/2010

124 STAT. 2243 
PUBLIC LAW 111–207—JULY 27, 2010 
Public Law 111–207 
111th Congress 
An Act 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to establish requirements to ensure the 
security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cruise Vessel 
Security and Safety Act of 2010’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Cruise vessel security and safety requirements. 
Sec. 4. Offset of administrative costs. 
Sec. 5. Budgetary effects. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) There are approximately 200 overnight ocean-going 
cruise vessels worldwide. The average ocean-going cruise vessel 
carries 2,000 passengers with a crew of 950 people. 
(2) In 2007 alone, approximately 12,000,000 passengers 
were projected to take a cruise worldwide. 
(3) Passengers on cruise vessels have an inadequate appre-
ciation of their potential vulnerability to crime while on ocean 
voyages, and those who may be victimized lack the information 
they need to understand their legal rights or to know whom 
to contact for help in the immediate aftermath of the crime. 
(4) Sexual violence, the disappearance of passengers from 
vessels on the high seas, and other serious crimes have occurred 
during luxury cruises. 
(5) Over the last 5 years, sexual assault and physical 
assaults on cruise vessels were the leading crimes investigated 
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with regard to cruise 
vessel incidents. 
(6) These crimes at sea can involve attacks both by pas-
sengers and crewmembers on other passengers and crew-
members. 
(7) Except for United States flagged vessels, or foreign 
flagged vessels operating in an area subject to the direct juris-
diction of the United States, there are no Federal statutes 
or regulations that explicitly require cruise lines to report 
alleged crimes to United States Government officials. 
(8) It is not known precisely how often crimes occur on 
cruise vessels or exactly how many people have disappeared 
46 USC 3507 
note. 
46 USC 101 note. 
Cruise Vessel 
Security and 
Safety Act of 
2010. 
July 27, 2010 
[H.R. 3360] 
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during ocean voyages because cruise line companies do not 
make comprehensive, crime-related data readily available to 
the public. 
(9) Obtaining reliable crime-related cruise data from 
governmental sources can be difficult, because multiple coun-
tries may be involved when a crime occurs on the high seas, 
including the flag country for the vessel, the country of citizen-
ship of particular passengers, and any countries having special 
or maritime jurisdiction. 
(10) It can be difficult for professional crime investigators 
to immediately secure an alleged crime scene on a cruise vessel, 
recover evidence of an onboard offense, and identify or interview 
potential witnesses to the alleged crime. 
(11) Most cruise vessels that operate into and out of United 
States ports are registered under the laws of another country, 
and investigations and prosecutions of crimes against pas-
sengers and crewmembers may involve the laws and authorities 
of multiple nations. 
(12) The Department of Homeland Security has found it 
necessary to establish 500-yard security zones around cruise 
vessels to limit the risk of terrorist attack. Recently piracy 
has dramatically increased throughout the world. 
(13) To enhance the safety of cruise passengers, the owners 
of cruise vessels could upgrade, modernize, and retrofit the 
safety and security infrastructure on such vessels by installing 
peep holes in passenger room doors, installing security video 
cameras in targeted areas, limiting access to passenger rooms 
to select staff during specific times, and installing acoustic 
hailing and warning devices capable of communicating over 
distances. 
SEC. 3. CRUISE VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 35 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 3507. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements 
‘‘(a) VESSEL DESIGN, EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND RETRO-
FITTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each vessel to which this subsection 
applies shall comply with the following design and construction 
standards: 
‘‘(A) The vessel shall be equipped with ship rails that 
are located not less than 42 inches above the cabin deck. 
‘‘(B) Each passenger stateroom and crew cabin shall 
be equipped with entry doors that include peep holes or 
other means of visual identification. 
‘‘(C) For any vessel the keel of which is laid after 
the date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel Security and 
Safety Act of 2010, each passenger stateroom and crew 
cabin shall be equipped with— 
‘‘(i) security latches; and 
‘‘(ii) time-sensitive key technology. 
‘‘(D) The vessel shall integrate technology that can 
be used for capturing images of passengers or detecting 
passengers who have fallen overboard, to the extent that 
such technology is available. 
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‘‘(E) The vessel shall be equipped with a sufficient 
number of operable acoustic hailing or other such warning 
devices to provide communication capability around the 
entire vessel when operating in high risk areas (as defined 
by the United States Coast Guard). 
‘‘(2) FIRE
SAFETY
CODES.—In administering the require-
ments of paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall take into consid-
eration fire safety and other applicable emergency requirements 
established by the U. S. Coast Guard and under international 
law, as appropriate. 
‘‘(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the requirements of paragraph (1) shall take effect 
18 months after the date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel 
Security and Safety Act of 2010. 
‘‘(B) LATCH
AND
KEY
REQUIREMENTS.—The require-
ments of paragraph (1)(C) take effect on the date of enact-
ment of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010. 
‘‘(b) VIDEO RECORDING.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN SURVEILLANCE.—The owner 
of a vessel to which this section applies shall maintain a video 
surveillance system to assist in documenting crimes on the 
vessel and in providing evidence for the prosecution of such 
crimes, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) ACCESS TO VIDEO RECORDS.—The owner of a vessel 
to which this section applies shall provide to any law enforce-
ment official performing official duties in the course and scope 
of an investigation, upon request, a copy of all records of video 
surveillance that the official believes may provide evidence 
of a crime reported to law enforcement officials. 
‘‘(c) SAFETY INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY
PREVENTION
AND
RESPONSE 
GUIDE.—The owner of a vessel to which this section applies 
(or the owner’s designee) shall— 
‘‘(A) have available for each passenger a guide (referred 
to in this subsection as the ‘security guide’), written in 
commonly understood English, which— 
‘‘(i) provides a description of medical and security 
personnel designated on board to prevent and respond 
to criminal and medical situations with 24 hour contact 
instructions; 
(ii) 
describes 
the 
jurisdictional 
authority 
applicable, and the law enforcement processes avail-
able, with respect to the reporting of homicide, sus-
picious death, a missing United States national, kid-
napping, assault with serious bodily injury, any offense 
to which section 2241, 2242, 2243, or 2244(a) or (c) 
of title 18 applies, firing or tampering with the vessel, 
or theft of money or property in excess of $10,000, 
together with contact information for the appropriate 
law enforcement authorities for missing persons or 
reportable crimes which arise— 
‘‘(I) in the territorial waters of the United 
States; 
‘‘(II) on the high seas; or 
‘‘(III) in any country to be visited on the voy-
age; 
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‘‘(B) provide a copy of the security guide to the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation for comment; and 
‘‘(C) publicize the security guide on the website of 
the vessel owner. 
‘‘(2) EMBASSY AND CONSULATE LOCATIONS.—The owner of 
a vessel to which this section applies shall provide in each 
passenger stateroom, and post in a location readily accessible 
to all crew and in other places specified by the Secretary, 
information regarding the locations of the United States 
embassy and each consulate of the United States for each 
country the vessel will visit during the course of the voyage. 
‘‘(d) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The owner of a vessel to which this 
section applies shall— 
‘‘(1) maintain on the vessel adequate, in-date supplies of 
anti-retroviral medications and other medications designed to 
prevent sexually transmitted diseases after a sexual assault; 
‘‘(2) maintain on the vessel equipment and materials for 
performing a medical examination in sexual assault cases to 
evaluate the patient for trauma, provide medical care, and 
preserve relevant medical evidence; 
‘‘(3) make available on the vessel at all times medical 
staff who have undergone a credentialing process to verify 
that he or she— 
‘‘(A) possesses a current physician’s or registered 
nurse’s license and— 
‘‘(i) has at least 3 years of post-graduate or post- 
registration clinical practice in general and emergency 
medicine; or 
‘‘(ii) holds board certification in emergency medi-
cine, family practice medicine, or internal medicine; 
‘‘(B) is able to provide assistance in the event of an 
alleged sexual assault, has received training in conducting 
forensic sexual assault examination, and is able to promptly 
perform such an examination upon request and provide 
proper medical treatment of a victim, including administra-
tion of anti-retroviral medications and other medications 
that may prevent the transmission of human immuno-
deficiency virus and other sexually transmitted diseases; 
and 
‘‘(C) meets guidelines established by the American Col-
lege of Emergency Physicians relating to the treatment 
and care of victims of sexual assault; 
‘‘(4) prepare, provide to the patient, and maintain written 
documentation of the findings of such examination that is 
signed by the patient; and 
‘‘(5) provide the patient free and immediate access to— 
‘‘(A) contact information for local law enforcement, the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Coast 
Guard, the nearest United States consulate or embassy, 
and the National Sexual Assault Hotline program or other 
third party victim advocacy hotline service; and 
‘‘(B) a private telephone line and Internet-accessible 
computer terminal by which the individual may confiden-
tially access law enforcement officials, an attorney, and 
the information and support services available through the 
National Sexual Assault Hotline program or other third 
party victim advocacy hotline service. 
Web posting. 
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‘‘(e) CONFIDENTIALITY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATION AND 
SUPPORT INFORMATION.—The master or other individual in charge 
of a vessel to which this section applies shall— 
‘‘(1) treat all information concerning an examination under 
subsection (d) confidential, so that no medical information may 
be released to the cruise line or other owner of the vessel 
or any legal representative thereof without the prior knowledge 
and approval in writing of the patient, or, if the patient is 
unable to provide written authorization, the patient’s next- 
of-kin, except that nothing in this paragraph prohibits the 
release of— 
‘‘(A) information, other than medical findings, nec-
essary for the owner or master of the vessel to comply 
with the provisions of subsection (g) or other applicable 
incident reporting laws; 
‘‘(B) information to secure the safety of passengers 
or crew on board the vessel; or 
‘‘(C) any information to law enforcement officials per-
forming official duties in the course and scope of an inves-
tigation; and 
‘‘(2) treat any information derived from, or obtained in 
connection with, post-assault counseling or other supportive 
services confidential, so no such information may be released 
to the cruise line or any legal representative thereof without 
the prior knowledge and approval in writing of the patient, 
or, if the patient is unable to provide written authorization, 
the patient’s next-of-kin. 
‘‘(f) CREW ACCESS TO PASSENGER STATEROOMS.—The owner of 
a vessel to which this section applies shall— 
‘‘(1) establish and implement procedures and restrictions 
concerning— 
‘‘(A) which crewmembers have access to passenger 
staterooms; and 
‘‘(B) the periods during which they have that access; 
and 
‘‘(2) ensure that the procedures and restrictions are fully 
and properly implemented and periodically reviewed. 
‘‘(g) LOG BOOK AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The owner of a vessel to which this 
section applies shall— 
‘‘(A) record in a log book, either electronically or other-
wise, in a centralized location readily accessible to law 
enforcement personnel, a report on— 
‘‘(i) all complaints of crimes described in paragraph 
(3)(A)(i), 
‘‘(ii) all complaints of theft of property valued in 
excess of $1,000, and 
‘‘(iii) all complaints of other crimes, 
committed on any voyage that embarks or disembarks pas-
sengers in the United States; and 
‘‘(B) make such log book available upon request to 
any agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, any 
member of the United States Coast Guard, and any law 
enforcement officer performing official duties in the course 
and scope of an investigation. 
‘‘(2) DETAILS REQUIRED.—The information recorded under 
paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum— 
Records. 
Procedures. 
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‘‘(A) the vessel operator; 
‘‘(B) the name of the cruise line; 
‘‘(C) the flag under which the vessel was operating 
at the time the reported incident occurred; 
‘‘(D) the age and gender of the victim and the accused 
assailant; 
‘‘(E) the nature of the alleged crime or complaint, as 
applicable, including whether the alleged perpetrator was 
a passenger or a crewmember; 
‘‘(F) the vessel’s position at the time of the incident, 
if known, or the position of the vessel at the time of 
the initial report; 
‘‘(G) the time, date, and method of the initial report 
and the law enforcement authority to which the initial 
report was made; 
‘‘(H) the time and date the incident occurred, if known; 
‘‘(I) the total number of passengers and the total 
number of crew members on the voyage; and 
‘‘(J) the case number or other identifier provided by 
the law enforcement authority to which the initial report 
was made. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT TO REPORT CRIMES AND OTHER INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The owner of a vessel to which 
this section applies (or the owner’s designee)— 
‘‘(i) shall contact the nearest Federal Bureau of 
Investigation Field Office or Legal Attache by tele-
phone as soon as possible after the occurrence on board 
the vessel of an incident involving homicide, suspicious 
death, a missing United States national, kidnapping, 
assault with serious bodily injury, any offense to which 
section 2241, 2242, 2243, or 2244(a) or (c) of title 
18 applies, firing or tampering with the vessel, or 
theft of money or property in excess of $10,000 to 
report the incident; 
‘‘(ii) shall furnish a written report of the incident 
to an Internet based portal maintained by the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(iii) may report any serious incident that does 
not meet the reporting requirements of clause (i) and 
that does not require immediate attention by the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation via the Internet based 
portal maintained by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(iv) may report any other criminal incident 
involving passengers or crewmembers, or both, to the 
proper State or local government law enforcement 
authority. 
‘‘(B) INCIDENTS TO WHICH SUBPARAGRAPH (A) APPLIES.— 
Subparagraph (A) applies to an incident involving criminal 
activity if— 
‘‘(i) the vessel, regardless of registry, is owned, 
in whole or in part, by a United States person, regard-
less of the nationality of the victim or perpetrator, 
and the incident occurs when the vessel is within the 
admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United 
States and outside the jurisdiction of any State; 
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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; 
Deadline. 
Guidelines. 
Deadlines. 
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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 
Effective date. 
Deadline. 
Guidelines. 
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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 
16 USC 1828 
note. 
Effective date. 
Certification. 
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PUBLIC LAW 111–207—JULY 27, 2010 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3360: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 111–332 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 155 (2009): Nov. 17, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 156 (2010): June 10, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
June 30, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Com-
mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage. 
Approved July 27, 2010. 
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