INCREASED PENALTIES FOR EVASION OF REGULATIONS.

SEC. 32505. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR EVASION OF REGULATIONS.(a) Penalties.—Section 524 is amended—(1) by striking “knowingly and willfully”;(2) by inserting after “this chapter” the following: “, chapter 51, subchapter III of chapter 311 (except sections 31138 and 31139) or section 31302, 31303, 31304, 31305(b), 31310(g)(1)(A), or 31502 of this title, or a regulation issued under any of those provisions,”;(3) by striking “$200 but not more than $500” and inserting “$2,000 but not more than $5,000”; and(4) by striking “$250 but not more than $2,000” and inserting “$2,500 but not more than $7,500”.(b) Evasion of Regulation.—Section 14906 is amended—(1) by striking “$200” and inserting “at least $2,000”;(2) by striking “$250” and inserting “$5,000”; and(3) by inserting after “a subsequent violation” the following: “, and may be subject to criminal penalties”.