PENALTY FOR ALTERATION OF MARINE SAFETY EQUIPMENT.

SEC. 310. PENALTY FOR ALTERATION OF MARINE SAFETY EQUIPMENT. Section 3318(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” before “A person”; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following: “(2) A person commits a class D felony if the person— “(A) alters or services lifesaving, fire safety, or any other equipment subject to this part for compensation; and “(B) by that alteration or servicing, intentionally renders that equipment unsafe and unfit for the purpose for which it is intended.”.