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NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT 
Suc. 11. All hard minerals recovered from the deep 
seabed under a license issued pursuant to this Act shall be 
deemed to have been recovered within the United States 
for purposes of the import and tax laws and regulations of 
the United States and such laws and regulations shall be 
administered so that there shall be no discrimination be- 
tween hard minerals recovered from the deep seabed and 
comparable hard minerals recovered within the United States. 
PENALTIES; RIGHTS OF ACTION 
Sec. 12. (a) Any person subject to the jurisdiction of 
the United States may be enjoined from directly or in- 
eagle violating this Act or any regulations prescribed 
thereunder, interfering with development pursuant to any_ 
license issued under this Act or by any reciprocating state, 
or removing without authority of the licensee any hard min- 
erals from any block subject to such a license. Any such 
person who directly or indirectly commits such violation, 
interference, or removal, shall be liable to any person in- 
jured thereby for actual damages. Any such willful viola- 
tion, interference, or removal by such person shall ie a mis- 
demeanor punishable by up to six months’ nnprisonment, 
a fine of $2,000, or both. 
(b) The United States district courts shall have original 
jurisdiction to enforce subsection. (a) and to revoke licenses 
