A bill to revitalize the pleasure cruise industry by clarifying and waiving certain restrictions in the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, and the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, to permit the entry of the steamship vessel United States, steamship vessel Oceanic Independence, steamship vessel Santa Rosa and the steamship vessels Mariposa and Monterey into the trade.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to cause the vessel Oceanic Independence and the steamship Santa Rosa to be documented as vessels of the United States entitled to engage in the coastwise trade. Limits the trade for such vessels to the carrying of passengers and their accompanying baggage. Authorizes the steamship vessel United States to engage in the domestic and foreign commerce of the United States or between foreign ports so long as the vessel's domestic trade is limited to the carriage of passengers and their baggage. Stipulates that the steamships Mariposa and Monterey may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Commerce, be allowed to remain under the American flag and operate totally in both the domestic and foreign commerce of the United States and/or between foreign ports.…