VIOLATIONS.

SEC. 2104. VIOLATIONS. (a) Ship Inspections.— Section 8(c) of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships is amended by— (1) striking “(1)” and inserting “(A)”; (2) striking “(2)” and inserting “(B)”; (3) inserting “(2)” immediately after “(c)”; (4) in the last sentence of paragraph (2) (as redesignated), striking “If a report made under this subsection involves a ship, other than one of United States registry or nationality or one 101 STAT. 1463operated under the authority of the United States, the” and inserting “The”; and (5) inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated) the following: “(1) This subsection applies to inspections relating to possible violations of Annex I or Annex II to the Convention by any seagoing ship referred to in section 3(a)(2) of this Act.”. (b) Ship Inspections Other Than at Port or Terminal.— Section 8 of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f) and inserting after subsection (c) the following: “(d) (1) The Secretary may inspect a ship referred to in section 3(a)(3) of this Act to verify whether the ship has disposed of garbage in violation of Annex V to the Convention or this Act. “(2) If an inspection under this subsection indicates that a violation has occurred, the Secretary may undertake enforcement action under section 9 of this Act. “(e) (1) The Secretary may inspect at any time a ship of United States registry or nationality or operating under the authority of the United States to which the MARPOL Protocol applies to verify whether the ship has discharged a harmful substance or disposed of garbage in violation of that Protocol or this Act. “(2) If an inspection under this subsection indicates that a violation of the MARPOL Protocol has occurred the Secretary may undertake enforcement action under section 9 of this Act.”.