[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2460 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2460

 To amend title 46, United States Code, to allow operation of foreign-
     flag cruise ships in the coastwise trade of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 8, 2011

  Mr. Farenthold (for himself and Mr. Paul) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 46, United States Code, to allow operation of foreign-
     flag cruise ships in the coastwise trade of the United States.

    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 ``Creating and Restoring U.S. 
Investment and Stimulating Employment Act''.

SEC. 2. OPERATION OF FOREIGN-FLAG CRUISE SHIPS IN THE COASTWISE TRADE 
              OF THE UNITED STATES.

    Section 55103 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Limitation on Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--This section shall not apply to the 
        transportation of passengers by a passenger vessel on a 
        voyage--
                    ``(A) that is more than 24 hours in duration;
                    ``(B) any part of which is on the high seas; and
                    ``(C) in which passengers embark or disembark in 
                the United States (including any commonwealth or 
                territory of the United States).
            ``(2) Passenger vessel defined.--For purposes of this 
        subsection `passenger vessel' (as defined in section 2101) does 
        not include--
                    ``(A) a public vessel;
                    ``(B) a vessel owned or operated by a State or 
                local government; or
                    ``(C) a vessel that is used on a regular schedule--
                            ``(i) to provide transportation only 
                        between particular places; and
                            ``(ii) to transport only--
                                    ``(I) passengers; or
                                    ``(II) vehicles, or railroad cars, 
                                that are being used, or have been used, 
                                in transporting passengers or goods.''.
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