[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6803 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6803
To amend the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act to revise the authority for
voyages deemed to have made a stop in a port or place of Canada and
deemed a foreign voyage for the purposes of the law of the United
States, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 18, 2022
Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the
Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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
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A BILL
To amend the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act to revise the authority for
voyages deemed to have made a stop in a port or place of Canada and
deemed a foreign voyage for the purposes of the law of the United
States, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Tourism Restoration Extension
Act''.
SEC. 2. VOYAGES DEEMED FOREIGN.
(a) Definitions.--Subsection (a) of section 2 of the Alaska Tourism
Restoration Act (Public Law 117-14) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Covered cruise ship.--
``(A) In general.--The term `covered cruise ship'
means a vessel carrying passengers for hire that--
``(i) is listed in subparagraph (B); or
``(ii) only in the event that a vessel
listed in subparagraph (B) experiences a
mechanical or operational issue, is determined
by the Secretary of the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating to take the place of
such vessel as a direct substitute of such
vessel.
``(B) List.--A vessel listed in this subparagraph
is any of the following:
``(i) Queen Elizabeth (IMO number 9477438).
``(ii) Eurodam (IMO number 9378448).
``(iii) Koningsdam (IMO number 9692557).
``(iv) Nieuw Amsterdam (IMO number
9378450).
``(v) Noordam (IMO number 9230115).
``(vi) Westerdam (IMO number 9226891).
``(vii) Zuiderdam (IMO number 9221279).
``(viii) Crown Princess (IMO number
9293399).
``(ix) Discovery Princess (IMO number
9837468).
``(x) Grand Princess (IMO number 9104005).
``(xi) Majestic Princess (IMO number
9614141).
``(xii) Royal Princess (IMO number
9584712).
``(xiii) Ruby Princess (IMO number
9378462).
``(xiv) Seabourn Odyssey (IMO number
9417086).
``(xv) Carnival Miracle (IMO number
9237357).
``(xvi) Carnival Spirit (IMO number
9188647).
``(xvii) Carnival Splendor (IMO number
9333163).
``(xviii) L'Austral (IMO number 9502518).
``(xix) Le Boreal (IMO number 9502506).
``(xx) Le Commandant Charcot (IMO number
9846249).
``(xxi) Star Breeze (IMO number 8807997).
``(xxii) Norwegian Bliss (IMO number
9751509).
``(xxiii) Norwegian Encore (IMO number
9751511).
``(xxiv) Norwegian Jewel (IMO number
9304045).
``(xxv) Norwegian Spirit (IMO number
9141065).
``(xxvi) Norwegian Sun (IMO number
9218131).
``(xxvii) Regatta (IMO number 9156474).
``(xxviii) Seven Seas Mariner (IMO number
9210139).
``(xxix) Scenic Eclipse (IMO number
9797371).
``(xxx) SH Minerva (IMO number 9895240).
``(xxxi) Serenity (IMO number 9243667).
``(xxxii) Eclipse (IMO number 9404314).
``(xxxiii) Solstice (IMO number 9362530).
``(xxxiv) Millennium (IMO number 9189419).
``(xxxv) Ovation of the Seas (IMO number
9697753).
``(xxxvi) Quantum of the Seas (IMO number
9549463).
``(xxxvii) Radiance of the Seas (IMO number
9195195).
``(xxxviii) Serenade of the Seas (IMO
number 9228344).
``(xxxix) Silver Muse (IMO number 9784350).
``(xl) Silver Shadow (IMO number 9192167).
``(xli) Silver Wind (IMO number 8903935).
``(xlii) Summit (IMO number 9192387).
``(xliii) Infinity (IMO number 9189421).
``(xliv) Spectrum of the Seas (IMO number
9778856).
``(xlv) Navigator of the Seas (IMO number
9227508).
``(xlvi) Grandeur of the Seas (IMO number
9102978).
``(xlvii) Brilliance of the Seas (IMO
number 9195200).
``(xlviii) Rhapsody of the Seas (IMO number
9116864).
``(xlix) Vision of the Seas (IMO number
9116876).
``(l) Enchantment of the Seas (IMO number
9111802).
``(li) Viking Orion (IMO number 9796250).
``(lii) Roald Amundsen (IMO number
9813072).
``(liii) NG Endurance (IMO number 9842554).
``(liv) NG Orion (IMO number 9273076).
``(lv) NG Resolution (IMO number 9880685).
``(lvi) Ocean Victory (IMO number 9868869).
``(lvii) Hanseatic Inspiration (IMO number
9817145).
``(lviii) Heritage Adventurer (IMO number
9000168).
``(lix) Sylvia Earle (IMO number 9872327).
``(2) Passenger for hire.--The term `passenger for hire'
has the meaning given the term in section 2101 of title 46,
United States Code.''.
(b) Criteria.--Section 2(b) of the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act
(Public Law 117-14) is amended in paragraph (2), by striking ``February
28, 2022'' and inserting ``February 28, 2023''.
(c) Applicability; Duration.--Section 2 of the Alaska Tourism
Restoration Act (Public Law 117-14) is amended by striking subsections
(f) and (g) and inserting the following:
``(f) Applicability.--This section shall apply only during any
period during which covered cruise ships are prohibited by the
Government of Canada, any political subdivision of Canada, or any port
or province of Canada, from berthing or docking in Canadian waters of
the Pacific Coast due to the COVID-19 pandemic.''.
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