,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iedc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #cj1 #bjbf,mr4 
,case introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the  
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,act of ,july  
#e1 #ahhd1 to permit the imposition of  
taxes on vessels operating as tourist   
accommodations1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,imposition of taxes on vessels     
operating as tourist accommodations     
,section #d of the ,act of ,july #e1    
#ahhd 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #e71 is amended--  
7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#b77;,c71 by striking or at  
the end2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 or2 and  7,c7 by adding at  

the end the following3  7#d7 taxes on   
vessels operating as cruise ships1 or   
the passengers or crew of such vessels4 
2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the    
following3  7c7 ,consent of ,congress   
,any non-,federal interest may levy and 
collect any of the impositions in       
paragraphs 7b77#a71 7b77#b71 7b77#c71   
and 7b77#d7 under clauses #b and #c of  
section #aj1 and under clause #c of     
section #h1 of ,article #a of the       
,constitution4  7d7 ,cruise ship defined
 ,in this section1 the term cruise ship 
means any vessel that--  7#a7 docks at  
any port in the ,united ,states2 and    
7#b7 charges a fee for and provides an  
accommodation or living quarter on such 
vessel to transients4  4