,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bc1
 #bjba,ms4 ,murkowski introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to permit under certain   
conditions the transportation of        
passengers between the ,state of ,alaska
 and other ,united ,states ports on     
vessels not qualified to engage in the  
coastwise trade that transport more than
 #a1jjj passengers1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,cruising for       
,alaska's ,workforce ,act4  #b4         
,transportation of passengers between   
,alaska and other ports in the ,united  
,states  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #eea  
of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #eeabd4 ,transportation of  
passengers between ,alaska and other    
ports in the ,united ,states  7a7       

,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,certificate ,the term certificate means
 a certificate of financial             
responsibility for indemnification of   
passengers for nonperformance of        
transportation issued by the ,federal   
,maritime ,commission under section     
#ddajb of this title4  7#b7 ,passenger  
vessel ,the term passenger vessel means 
a vessel transporting more than #a1jjj  
passengers that is of similar size1 or  
offering similar service1 as any other  
vessel transporting passengers under    
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,exemption ,except 
as otherwise provided in this section1 a
 vessel transporting more than #a1jjj   
passengers that is not qualified to     
engage in the coastwise trade may       
transport passengers between a port in  
the ,state of ,alaska and another port  
in the ,united ,states1 directly or by  
way of a foreign port4  7c7 ,expiration 
of exemption  7#a7 ,when                
coastwise-qualified vessel offering     
service ,on a showing to the ,secretary 

of the department in which the ,coast   
,guard is operating1 by the vessel owner
 or charterer1 that a ,united ,states   
passenger vessel qualified to engage in 
the coastwise trade is offering or      
advertising passenger service between a 
port in the ,state of ,alaska and       
another port in the ,united ,states1    
directly or by way of a foreign port1   
pursuant to a certificate1 the          
,secretary shall notify the owner or    
operator of each vessel transporting    
passengers under subsection 7b7 to      
terminate that transportation within    
#bgj days after the ,secretary's        
notification4 ,except as provided in    
subsection 7d71 the authority to        
transport passengers under subsection   
7b7 and the applicability of subsection 
7f7 shall expire at the end of that     
#bgj-;day period4  7#b7 ,when           
non-coastwise qualified vessel offering 
service ,on a showing to the ,secretary1
 by the vessel owner or charterer1 that 
a ,united ,states passenger vessel not  

qualified to engage in the coastwise    
trade is offering or advertising        
passenger service between a port in the 
,state of ,alaska and another port in   
the ,united ,states1 directly or by way 
of a foreign port1 pursuant to a        
certificate1 the ,secretary shall notify
 the owner or operator of each foreign  
vessel transporting passengers under    
subsection 7b7 to terminate that        
transportation within #bgj days after   
the ,secretary's notification4 ,except  
as provided in subsection 7d71 the      
authority of a foreign vessel to        
transport passengers under subsection   
7b7 and the applicability of subsection 
7f7 shall expire at the end of that     
#bgj-;day period4  7d7 ,delaying        
expiration ,if the vessel offering or   
advertising the service described in    
subsection 7c7 has not begun that       
service within #bgj days after the      
,secretary's notification1 the          
expiration provided by subsection 7c7 is
 delayed until #ij days after the vessel

 offering or advertising the service    
begins that service4  7e7 ,reinstatement
 of exemption ,if the ,secretary finds  
that the service on which an expiration 
was based is no longer available1 the   
expired authority to transport          
passengers and the applicability of     
subsection 7f7 shall be reinstated4  7f7
 ,employment of alien crewmen ,alien    
crewmen on a vessel transporting more   
than #a1jjj passengers under the        
authority of subsection 7b7 shall be    
deemed to have complied with1 during the
 voyage of such vessel1 the #bi-;day    
authorized stay pursuant to their       
nonimmigrant visas issued pursuant to   
subparagraph 7,c7 or 7,d7 of section    
#aja7;a77#ae7 of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a77#ae774  4  7b7 ,conforming    
amendment ,the analysis for chapter #eea
 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  #eeabd4 ,transportation of  
passengers between ,alaska and other    

ports in the ,united ,states4  4