,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aiih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #i1      
#bjba,mr4 ,lee introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to exempt large cruise ships from    
certain requirements applicable to      
passenger vessels1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,safeguarding       
,american ,tourism ,act4  #b4 ,adjusting
 applicability of certain ,,pvsa and    
,jones ,act requirements  7a7 ,,pvsa    
domestic requirements ,section          
#eeajc7;a7 of title #df1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7c7 ,nonapplicablity    
,this section shall not apply to any    
vessel with #hjj or more passenger      
berths4  4  7b7 ,jones ,act requirements
 ,chapter #aba of title #df1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
section #abajc1 by adding at the end the

 following3  7d7 ,nonapplicability ,the 
requirements of this section shall not  
apply to any vessel with #hjj or more   
passenger berths and that transports    
passengers between ports or places in   
the ,united ,states to which the        
coastwise laws apply1 either directly or
 via a foreign port4  2  7#b7 in section
 #abaab7;a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by
 inserting except in the case of a      
vessel described in subparagraph 7,c7 of
 paragraph 7#b71 before satisfies2 and  
7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in         
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking or after 
the semicolon2  7ii7 in subparagraph    
7,b77iii71 by striking 2 and and        
inserting 2 or2 and  7iii7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,c7 has #hjj or
 more passenger berths and transports   
passengers between ports or places in   
the ,united ,states to which the        
coastwise laws apply1 either directly or
 via a foreign port2 and  4  7c7        
,adjustment of citizenship and ,navy    
,reserve requirements ,section #hajc7k7 

of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended to read as follows3  7k7        
,nonapplicability to certain passenger  
vessels ,subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall  
not apply to any vessel with #hjj or    
more passenger berths and that          
transports passengers between ports or  
places in the ,united ,states to which  
the coastwise laws apply1 either        
directly or via a foreign port4  4  #c4 
,adjustments relating to permits to land
 temporarily for alien crewmen ,section 
#beb7;a7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abhb7;a77 is amended1 in the matter    
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking   
not to exceed-- and all that follows    
through the period at the end of        
paragraph 7#b7 and inserting 8not to    
exceed the period of time during which  
the crewman is in possession of a valid1
 unexpired visa issued pursuant to such 
paragraph1 if the immigration officer is
 satisfied that the crewman intends to  
depart--  7#a7 on the vessel or aircraft

 on which the crewman arrived2 or  7#b7 
on a vessel or aircraft other than the  
vessel or aircraft on which the crewman 
arrived4  4  #d4 ,rule of construction  
,nothing in the amendments made by this 
,act shall be construed to exempt a     
vessel that transports passengers       
between ports or places in the ,united  
,states to which the coastwise laws     
apply1 either directly or via a foreign 
port1 from any applicable law of the    
,united ,states except as explicitly    
provided in such amendments4