S.2536

Safeguarding American Tourism Act exempts large cruise ships from certain passenger vessel requirements.

The Safeguarding American Tourism Act modifies the Passenger Vessel Services Act and the Jones Act to exempt large cruise ships from certain requirements. Specifically, it exempts vessels with 800 or more passenger berths that transport passengers between U.S. ports or via foreign ports. It also adjusts the Immigration and Nationality Act to change how alien crewmen are permitted to land temporarily in the U.S. The Act clarifies that these exemptions do not exempt such vessels from other applicable U.S. laws.