PENALTIES AND FOREIGN COMMERCE PROVISIONS OF THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT.

SEC. 10303. PENALTIES AND FOREIGN COMMERCE PROVISIONS OF THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT. (a) In General.—Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)— (A) by inserting “Penalties.—” after “(e)”; and (B) by striking “$5,000” and inserting “$15,000”; and (2) in subsection (g)(2)(B), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: “or from any State into any foreign country”. (b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by this section takes effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.