Sec. 16. Penalties
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Section 16 of the Toxic Substances Control Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2615 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— in the first sentence— by inserting this Act or a rule or order promulgated or issued pursuant to this Act, as described in after a provision of ; and by striking $25,000 and inserting $37,500 ; and in the second sentence, by striking violation of section 15 or 409 and inserting violation of this Act ; by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and
(4)as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: In the case of any violation described in paragraph (1), the Administrator may commence a civil action in the appropriate United States district court to assess penalties pursuant to that paragraph. ; in subparagraph
(A)of paragraph
(3)(as redesignated by subparagraph (B))— in the first sentence, by inserting this Act, as described in before section 15 or 409 ; and in the last sentence, by striking within 15 days of and inserting not later than 15 days after ; in the first sentence of paragraph
(4)(as redesignated by subparagraph (B))— by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting paragraph (3)(A) ; and by striking the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or for any other circuit and inserting the appropriate district court of the United States for the district ; and in paragraph
(5)(as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking paragraph
(3)each place it appears and inserting paragraph
(4); and in subsection (b)— by striking Any person and inserting the following: Any person ; by striking or willfully ; by inserting this Act, as described in after any provision of ; by striking $25,000 and inserting $50,000 ; by striking one year and inserting 5 years ; and by adding at the end the following: Any individual who knowingly violates any provision of this Act and who knows at the time that the violation places another person in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury shall upon conviction be subject to a fine of not more than $250,000, or imprisonment of not more than 15 years, or both. A person that is not an individual shall, upon conviction of violating this paragraph, be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000,000. .
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