OTHER PENALTIES.

SEC. 4302. OTHER PENALTIES. (a) Negligent Operations.— Section 2302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— 104 STAT. 538 (1) in subsection (b) by striking “shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.”, and inserting “commits a class A misdemeanor.”, and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking “, shall be” in the matter preceding paragraph (1); (B) by inserting “is” before “liable” in paragraph (1); and (C) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: “(2) commits a class A misdemeanor.”. (b) Inspections.— Section 3318 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b) by striking “shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.” and inserting “commits a class D felony.”; (2) in subsection (c) by striking “shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.” and inserting “commits a class D felony.”; (3) in subsection (d) by striking “shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.” and inserting “commits a class D felony.”; (4) in subsection (e) by striking “shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.” and inserting “commits a class A misdemeanor.”; and (5) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (f) by striking “shall be fined not less than $1,000 but not more than $10,000, and imprisoned for not less than 2 years but not more than 5 years,” and inserting “commits a class D felony.”. (c) Carriage of Liquid Bulk Dangerous Cargoes.— Section 3718 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b) by striking “shall be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.” and inserting “commits a class D felony.”; and (2) in subsection (c) by striking “shall be fined not more than $100,000, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.” and inserting “commits a class C felony.”. (d) Load Lines.— Section 5116 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d) by striking “shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.” and inserting “commits a class A misdemeanor.”; and (2) in subsection (e) by striking “shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.” and inserting “commits a class A misdemeanor.”. (e) Complement of Inspected Vessels.— Section 8101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (e) by striking “$50” and inserting “$1,000”; (2) in subsection (f) by striking “$100, or, for a deficiency of a licensed individual, a penalty of $500.” and inserting “$10,000.”; and (3) in subsection (g) by striking “$500.” and inserting “$10,000.”. (f) Watches.— Section 8104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (i) by striking “$100.” and inserting “$10,000.”; and (2) in subsection (j) by striking “$500.” and inserting “$10,000.”. 104 STAT. 539 (g) Coastwise Pilotage.— Section 8502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (e) by striking “$500.” and inserting “$10,000.”; and (2) in subsection (f) by striking “$500.” and inserting “$10,000.”. (h) Foreign Commerce Pilotage.— Section 8503(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “shall be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.” and inserting “commits a class D felony.”. (i) Crew Requirements.— Section 8702(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “$500.” and inserting “$10,000.”. (j) Ports and Waterways Safety Act.— Section 13(b) of the Port and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1232(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking “shall be fined not more than $50,000 for each violation or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.” and inserting “commits a class D felony.”; and (2) in paragraph (2) by striking “shall, in lieu of the penalties prescribed in paragraph (1), be fined not more than $100,000, or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.” and inserting “commits a class C felony.”. (k) Vessel Navigation.— Section 4 of the Act of April 28, 1908 (33 U.S.C. 1236) is amended— (1) in subsection (b) by striking “$500.” and inserting “$5,000.”; (2) in subsection (c) by striking “$500,” and inserting “$5,000,”; and (3) in subsection (d) by striking “$250.” and inserting “$2,500.”. (l) Intervention on the High Seas Act.— Section 12(a) of the Intervention of the High Seas Act (33 U.S.C. 1481(a)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking “Any person who” and inserting “A person commits a class A misdemeanor if that person”; and (2) in paragraph (3) by striking “, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both”. (m) Deepwater Port Act of 1974.— Section 15(a) of the Deep-water Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1514(a)) is amended by striking “shall on conviction be fined not more than $25,000 for each day of violation or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.” and inserting “commits a class A misdemeanor for each day of violation.”. (n) Act To Prevent Pollution From Ships.— Section 9(a) of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1908(a)) is amended by striking “shall, for each violation, be fined not more than $50,000 or be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.” and inserting “commits a class D felony.”.