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PENALTIES 
Sec. 20. (a) Crivin PENALTIES.—Any person subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States who violates any 
provision of this Act, or any rule or regulation issued pur- 
suant to section 18 hereof, shall be lable to a civil pen- 
alty of $10,000 for each day during which the violation 
continues. The penalty shall be assessed by the Secretary, . 
who in determining the amount of the penalty, shall consider 
the gravity of the violation, any prior violation, and the 
demonstrated good faith of the person charged in attempting 
to achieve rapid compliance after notification of the viola- 
tion. No pedal may be assessed until the person charged 
shall have been given notice of the violation involved, and 
an opportunity for a hearing. For good cause shown, the 
Secretary may remit or mitigate any penalty assessed. Upon 
failure of the person charged to pay an assessed penalty, the 
Secretary may request the Attorney General to commence an 
action in the appropriate district court of the United States 
for collection of the penalty without regard to the amount 
involved, together with such other relief as may be 
appropriate. 
(b) Crrminat Penatrres.—In addition to any other 
penalty, any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
States who willfully and knowingly violates any provision of 
this Act, or any rule or regulation issued pursuant to section 
