U.S. Congress - H.R.3360 Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009
H.R.3360 - Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009
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. view all titles (4)
All Bill Titles
- Short: Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009 as passed house.
- Short: Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009 as reported to house.
- Official: 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. as introduced.
- Short: Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009 as introduced.
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Latest Action Nov 18, 2009Received in the Senate. Read twice. ... Related Bills (3) & Issues (21)
Official Summary
11/17/2009--Passed House amended. Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009 -(Sec. 3)
Delineates passenger vessel security and safety requirements concerning:(1) vessel design, equipment, construction, and retrofitting;
(2) video surveillance to monitor crime;
(3) posting of U.S. embassy locations;
(4) maintenance of equipment, medications, and medical personnel for sexual assaults on board;
(5) confidentiality of sexual assault information;
(6) restrictions on crew access to passenger staterooms; and
(7) log book entry and reporting of deaths, missing individuals, thefts, and other crimes. Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for knowing failure to:
(1) record all complaints of crimes in a log book;
(2) make a log book available upon request to any agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Coast Guard member, or law enforcement officer in the course or scope of an investigation; or
(3) report crimes or other specified information to the FBI, Legal Attaches, or proper state or local government law enforcement authorities. Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to develop minimum training standards for the certification of passenger vessel security personnel, crew members, and law enforcement officials on methods for the prevention, detection, evidence preservation, and reporting of criminal activities in the international maritime environment. Prohibits a vessel carrying U.S. citizens from entering a U.S. port unless there is at least one crew member on board who has met such training and certification requirements. Subjects persons who violate such requirements to certain civil penalties.
(Sec. 4)
Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on the security needs of a passenger vessel depending on the number of passengers on the vessel, with recommendations for security improvements....Read the Rest
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