,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bi1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,lieu 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,brownley1 and
 ,ms4 ,barragn7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,federal ,water ,pollution ,control 
,act to increase the civil and criminal 
penalties for oil spills1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,increasing         
,penalties for ,offshore ,polluters     
,act4  #b4 ,civil and criminal penalties
 relating to oil spills  7a7 ,civil     
penalties ,section #caa7;b77#g7 of the  
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acba7;b77#g77 is       
amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7 by 
striking an amount up to each place it  
appears and inserting an amount that is 
at least2 and  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,d7
 by striking not more than and inserting
 at least4  7b7 ,criminal penalties     

,section #cji7;c7 of the ,federal ,water
 ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4
 #acai7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 by striking      
#b1ejj and inserting #e1jjj2  7,b7 by   
striking #be1jjj and inserting #ej1jjj2 
7,c7 by striking not more than #a year  
and inserting not more than #b years2   
and  7,d7 by striking punishment shall  
be by a fine of not more than #ej1jjj   
per day of violation1 or by imprisonment
 of not more than #b years1 or by both  
and inserting the maximum punishment    
shall be doubled with respect to both   
fine and imprisonment2  7#b7 in         
paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking not   
less that #e1jjj and inserting not less 
than #aj1jjj2  7,b7 by striking #ej1jjj 
and inserting #ajj1jjj2  7,c7 by        
striking not more than #c years and     
inserting not more than #f years2 and   
7,d7 by striking punishment shall be by 
a fine of not more than #ajj1jjj per day
 of violation1 or imprisonment of not   
more than #f years1 or by both and      

inserting the maximum punishment shall  
be doubled with respect to both fine and
 imprisonment2 and  7#c7 in paragraph   
7#c77;,a7--  7,a7 by striking #bej1jjj  
and inserting #ejj1jjj2  7,b7 by        
striking not more than #ae years and    
inserting not more than #cj years2 and  
7,c7 by striking #a1jjj1jjj and         
inserting #b1jjj1jjj4