Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010 (US)
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Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
the fifth day of January, two thousand and tenCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 2. Findings.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 3. Cruise vessel security and safety requirements.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 4. Offset of administrative costs.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Sec. 5. Budgetary effects.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) In 2007 alone, approximately 12,000,000 passengers were projected to take a cruise worldwide.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) Passengers on cruise vessels have an inadequate appreciation 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) Sexual violence, the disappearance of passengers from vessels on the high seas, and other serious crimes have occurred during luxury cruises.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(6) These crimes at sea can involve attacks both by passengers and crewmembers on other passengers and crewmembers.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(7) Except for United States flagged vessels, or foreign flagged vessels operating in an area subject to the direct jurisdiction 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(8) It is not known precisely how often crimes occur on cruise vessels or exactly how many people have disappeared during ocean voyages because cruise line companies do not make comprehensive, crime-related data readily available to the public.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(9) Obtaining reliable crime-related cruise data from governmental sources can be difficult, because multiple countries may be involved when a crime occurs on the high seas, including the flag country for the vessel, the country of citizenship of particular passengers, and any countries having special or maritime jurisdiction.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(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 passengers and crewmembers may involve the laws and authorities of multiple nations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘Sec. 3507. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements
‘(a) Vessel Design, Equipment, Construction, and Retrofitting Requirements-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- Each vessel to which this subsection applies shall comply with the following design and construction standards:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) The vessel shall be equipped with ship rails that are located not less than 42 inches above the cabin deck.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) Each passenger stateroom and crew cabin shall be equipped with entry doors that include peep holes or other means of visual identification.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) security latches; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) time-sensitive key technology.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) FIRE SAFETY CODES- In administering the requirements of paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall take into consideration fire safety and other applicable emergency requirements established by the U. S. Coast Guard and under international law, as appropriate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) EFFECTIVE DATE-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) LATCH AND KEY REQUIREMENTS- The requirements of paragraph (1)(C) take effect on the date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(b) Video Recording-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) ACCESS TO VIDEO RECORDS- The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall provide to any law enforcement 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(c) Safety Information-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) Criminal Activity Prevention and Response Guide- The owner of a vessel to which this section applies (or the owner’s designee) shall–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) have available for each passenger a guide (referred to in this subsection as the ‘security guide’), written in commonly understood English, which–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(ii) describes the jurisdictional authority applicable, and the law enforcement processes available, with respect to the reporting of 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, together with contact information for the appropriate law enforcement authorities for missing persons or reportable crimes which arise–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) in the territorial waters of the United States;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(II) on the high seas; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(III) in any country to be visited on the voyage;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) provide a copy of the security guide to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for comment; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) publicize the security guide on the website of the vessel owner.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(d) Sexual Assault- The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) make available on the vessel at all times medical staff who have undergone a credentialing process to verify that he or she–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) possesses a current physician’s or registered nurse’s license and–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) has at least 3 years of post-graduate or post-registration clinical practice in general and emergency medicine; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) holds board certification in emergency medicine, family practice medicine, or internal medicine;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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 administration of anti-retroviral medications and other medications that may prevent the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted diseases; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) meets guidelines established by the American College of Emergency Physicians relating to the treatment and care of victims of sexual assault;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) prepare, provide to the patient, and maintain written documentation of the findings of such examination that is signed by the patient; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(5) provide the patient free and immediate access to–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) a private telephone line and Internet-accessible computer terminal by which the individual may confidentially 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) information, other than medical findings, necessary for the owner or master of the vessel to comply with the provisions of subsection (g) or other applicable incident reporting laws;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) information to secure the safety of passengers or crew on board the vessel; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) any information to law enforcement officials performing official duties in the course and scope of an investigation; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(f) Crew Access to Passenger Staterooms- The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) establish and implement procedures and restrictions concerning–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) which crewmembers have access to passenger staterooms; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) the periods during which they have that access; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) ensure that the procedures and restrictions are fully and properly implemented and periodically reviewed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(g) Log Book and Reporting Requirements-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- The owner of a vessel to which this section applies shall–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) record in a log book, either electronically or otherwise, in a centralized location readily accessible to law enforcement personnel, a report on–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) all complaints of crimes described in paragraph (3)(A)(i),CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) all complaints of theft of property valued in excess of $1,000, andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) all complaints of other crimes,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
committed on any voyage that embarks or disembarks passengers in the United States; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) DETAILS REQUIRED- The information recorded under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) the vessel operator;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) the name of the cruise line;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) the flag under which the vessel was operating at the time the reported incident occurred;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(D) the age and gender of the victim and the accused assailant;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(E) the nature of the alleged crime or complaint, as applicable, including whether the alleged perpetrator was a passenger or a crewmember;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(G) the time, date, and method of the initial report and the law enforcement authority to which the initial report was made;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(H) the time and date the incident occurred, if known;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(I) the total number of passengers and the total number of crew members on the voyage; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(J) the case number or other identifier provided by the law enforcement authority to which the initial report was made.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) REQUIREMENT TO REPORT CRIMES AND OTHER INFORMATION-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) IN GENERAL- The owner of a vessel to which this section applies (or the owner’s designee)–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) shall contact the nearest Federal Bureau of Investigation Field Office or Legal Attache by telephone 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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) shall furnish a written report of the incident to an Internet based portal maintained by the Secretary;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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 Federal Bureau of Investigation via the Internet based portal maintained by the Secretary; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iv) may report any other criminal incident involving passengers or crewmembers, or both, to the proper State or local government law enforcement authority.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) INCIDENTS TO WHICH SUBPARAGRAPH (A) APPLIES- Subparagraph (A) applies to an incident involving criminal activity if–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) the vessel, regardless of registry, is owned, in whole or in part, by a United States person, regardless 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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) the incident concerns an offense by or against a United States national committed outside the jurisdiction of any nation;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(iii) the incident occurs in the Territorial Sea of the United States, regardless of the nationality of the vessel, the victim, or the perpetrator; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF INCIDENT DATA VIA INTERNET-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) WEBSITE- The Secretary shall maintain a statistical 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 frequently 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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 maintained by the Secretary under subparagraph (A).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(h) Enforcement-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) PENALTIES-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) 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 $25,000 for each day during which the violation continues, except that the maximum penalty for a continuing violation is $50,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) CRIMINAL PENALTY- Any person that willfully violates 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) commits an act or omission for which a penalty may be imposed under this subsection; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) fails to pay a penalty imposed on the owner under this subsection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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 certification procedures necessary to carry out the requirements of this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(j) Regulations- The Secretary and the Commandant shall each issue such regulations as are necessary to implement this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(k) Application-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) IN GENERAL- This section and section 3508 apply to a passenger vessel (as defined in section 2101(22)) that–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) is authorized to carry at least 250 passengers;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) has onboard sleeping facilities for each passenger;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) is on a voyage that embarks or disembarks passengers in the United States; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(D) is not engaged on a coastwise voyage.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(l) Definitions- In this section and section 3508:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) Commandant- The term ‘Commandant’ means the Commandant of the Coast Guard.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) OWNER- The term ‘owner’ means the owner, charterer, managing operator, master, or other individual in charge of a vessel.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘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 Investigation and the Maritime Administration, shall develop training standards 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 international 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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(b) MINIMUM STANDARDS- The standards established by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall include–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) the training and certification of vessel security personnel, crewmembers, and law enforcement officials in accordance with accepted law enforcement and security guidelines, policies, and procedures, including recommendations for incorporating a background check process for personnel trained and certified in foreign ports;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) the training of students and instructors in all aspects of prevention, detection, evidence preservation, and reporting of criminal activities in the international maritime environment; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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, detection, evidence preservation, and reporting of criminal activities in the international maritime environment on passenger vessels under subsection (a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(d) INTERIM TRAINING REQUIREMENT- 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 has been properly trained in the prevention detection, evidence preservation and the reporting requirements of criminal activities in the international 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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(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–CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) commits an act or omission for which a penalty may be imposed under subsection (e); orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(2) fails to pay a penalty imposed on the owner under subsection (e).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Clerical Amendment- The table of contents for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘3507. Passenger vessel security and safety requirementsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘3508. Crime scene preservation training for passenger vessel crewmembers’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 4. OFFSET OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
(a) Repeal of Certain Report Requirements-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) Section 1130 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2720 note) is amended by striking subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) Section 112 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (46 U.S.C. 70101 note) is repealed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(3) Section 676 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(4) Section 355 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (h) and redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(5) Section 205 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 20046 (14 U.S.C. 637 note) is amended by striking subsection (d).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Combination of Fisheries Enforcement Plans and Foreign Fishing Incursion Reports- The Secretary of the department 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 20046 (16 U.S.C. 1828) into a single annual report for fiscal years beginning after fiscal year 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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 Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Attest:
Secretary.
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H.R. 3360
AMENDMENT
Speaker of the House of Representatives. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Vice President of the United States andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
President of the Senate.