CIVIL PENALTIES RELATING TO HARM TO PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES.

SEC. 436. CIVIL PENALTIES RELATING TO HARM TO PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES. Section 46301(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(7) Penalties Relating to Harm to Passengers With Disabilities.— “(A) Penalty for bodily harm or damage to wheelchair or other mobility aid.—The amount of a civil penalty assessed under this section for a violation of section 41705 that involves damage to a passenger’s wheelchair or other mobility aid or injury to a passenger with a disability may be increased above the otherwise applicable maximum amount under this section for a violation of section 41705 to an amount not to exceed 3 times the maximum penalty otherwise allowed. “(B) Each act constitutes separate offense.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a separate violation of section 41705 occurs for each act of discrimination prohibited by that section.” .