Editorial Notes
Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232, § 3543(b)(1), substituted “The Secretary” for “Within 1 year after the date of enactment of the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010, the Secretary” and “maintain” for “develop”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–232, § 3543(b)(2), substituted “No” for “Beginning 2 years after the standards are established under subsection (b), no”.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–232, § 3543(b)(3), redesignated subsec. (e) as (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which related to interim training requirement.

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 115–232, § 3543(b)(3), (4), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e) and substituted “subsection (d)” for “subsection (e)” in pars. (1) and (2). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (d).

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115–232, § 3543(b)(3), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Exemptions for Certain Passenger Vessels

Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXV, § 11510, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4137, provided that: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, requirements authorized under sections 3508 and 3509 of title 46, United States Code, shall not apply to any passenger vessel, as defined in section 2101 of such title—

“(1)
that carries in excess of 250 passengers;
“(2)
that is, or was, in operation exclusively within the inland rivers and internal waters of the United States on voyages inside the Boundary Line, as defined in section 103 of such title, on or before July 27, 2030; and
“(3)
the operators or charterers of which operated any documented vessels with a coastwise endorsement prior to January 1, 2024.”

Definitions

For definition of “owner” as used in this section, see section 3507(l) of this title.