,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #a1  
#bjbd,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 ports in the ,state  
of ,alaska1 or between a port in the    
,state of ,alaska and a port in the     
,state of ,washington1 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 ,large cruise ships          
transporting passengers between ports in
 ,alaska or between a port in ,alaska   
and a port in ,washington  7a7 ,in      
general ,chapter #eea of title #df1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        

#eeabd4 ,large cruise ships transporting
 passengers between ports in ,alaska or 
between a port in ,alaska and a port in 
,washington  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 ,covered passenger vessel ,the term
 covered passenger vessel means a vessel
 to which sections #cejg and #cejh of   
this title apply1 as described in       
section #cejg7k7 of this title1 that is 
transporting more than #a1jjj           
passengers4  7#c7 ,covered route ,the   
term covered route1 with respect to the 
transportation of passengers1 means a   
route transporting passengers directly  
between-- 7,a7 a port in the ,state of  
,alaska and another port in the ,state  
of ,alaska2 or  7,b7 a port in the      
,state of ,alaska and a port in the     

,state of ,washington4  7b7 ,exemption  
from requirements for transportation of 
passengers ,notwithstanding section     
#eeajc and except as otherwise provided 
in this section1 a covered passenger    
vessel that is not qualified to engage  
in the coastwise trade may transport    
passengers on a covered route4  7c7     
,expiration of exemption ,on a showing  
to the ,secretary of the department in  
which the ,coast ,guard is operating    
made after the date of enactment of this
 section by the owner or charterer of a 
covered passenger vessel that such      
vessel is qualified to engage in the    
coastwise trade and is offering or      
advertising passenger service between a 
port in one ,state and a port in another
 ,state1 or between #b ports in the same
 ,state1 without regard to whether such 
service is on a covered route1 pursuant 
to a certificate1 the ,secretary shall  
notify the owner or operator of each    
covered passenger vessel transporting   
passengers under subsection 7b7 on any  

covered route 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 on any covered route     
shall expire at the end of that         
#bgj-;day period4  7d7 ,delaying        
expiration ,if the covered passenger    
vessel described in subsection 7c7 that 
is qualified to engage in the coastwise 
trade has not begun the service         
described in such subsection within #bgj
 days after the ,secretary's            
notification1 the expiration provided by
 subsection 7c7 is delayed until #ij    
days after such vessel begins that      
service4  7e7 ,reinstatement of         
exemption ,if the ,secretary finds that 
the covered passenger vessel described  
in subsection 7c7 that is qualified to  
engage in the coastwise trade is no     
longer available for the service        
described in such subsection or any     
passenger service between a port in one 

,state and a port in another ,state1 or 
between #b ports in the same ,state1 the
 authority to transport passengers on   
any covered route under subsection 7b7  
shall be reinstated4  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 ,large cruise   
ships transporting passengers between   
ports in ,alaska or between a port in   
,alaska and a port in ,washington4  4