Sec. 303. Criminal penalties
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Section 110(d) (30 U.S.C. 820(d)) is amended— by striking willfully and inserting knowingly ; by striking $250,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year and inserting $1,000,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 5 years ; and by striking $500,000, or by imprisonment for not more than five years and inserting $2,000,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 10 years . Section 110(d) is further amended— by inserting
(1)before Any operator ; and by adding at the end the following: Whoever knowingly takes any action that is directly or indirectly harmful to any person, including action that interferes with the lawful employment or livelihood of any person, because such person has provided an authorized representative of the Secretary or another law enforcement officer with any information related to the existence of a health or safety violation or an unhealthful or unsafe condition, policy, or practice under this Act shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both. . Section 110(e) ( 30 U.S.C. 820(e) ) is amended— by striking Unless and inserting
(1)Unless ; and by adding at the end the following: Unless otherwise authorized by this Act, any operator, agent or contractor of any operator, miner, inspector, employee of the Administration, or State mine inspector, that knowingly gives, causes to give, or attempts to give or cause to give advance notice of any inspection to be conducted under this Act shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. . Section 109 ( 30 U.S.C. 819 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Each operator of a coal or other mine shall post, on the bulletin board described in subsection
(a)and in a conspicuous place near each staffed entrance onto the mine property, a notice stating, in a form and manner to be prescribed by the Secretary— that giving, causing to give, or attempting to give or cause to give advance notice of any inspection to be conducted under this Act is unlawful pursuant to section 110(e); and the maximum penalties for a violation under such subsection. .
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