Enforcement

(a) Penalties for Violation of Passenger Vessel Security and Safety Requirements Section 3523(h)(1)(A), as redesignated by section 201(a)(3) of this Act, is amended by striking, except that and all that follows through $50,000. (b) Information sharing Subchapter II of chapter 35, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 3527. Information sharing (a) In general To the extent not prohibited by other law, the head of a designated agency shall make available to another head of a designated agency any information necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter. The provision by the head of a designated agency of any information under this section to another head of a designated agency shall not constitute a waiver of, or otherwise effect, any privilege any agency or person may claim with respect to that information under Federal or State law. (b) Definition of head of a designated agency In this section, the term head of a designated agency means the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Attorney General.. (c) Enforcement Subchapter II of chapter 35, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 3528. Refusal of clearance; denial of entry (a) Clearance The Secretary of Homeland Security may withhold or revoke the clearance required under section 60105 of any vessel of the owner of a vessel to which this subchapter applies, wherever the vessel is found, if the owner of the vessel— (1) commits an act or omission for which a penalty may be imposed under this subchapter or chapter 161; or (2) fails to pay a penalty imposed on the owner under this subchapter or chapter 161. (b) Denial of entry The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may deny entry into the United States to a vessel to which this subchapter applies if it is made aware by the Secretary of the Department of Transportation or the Attorney General that the owner of the vessel— (1) commits an act or omission for which a penalty may be imposed under this subchapter or chapter 161; or (2) fails to pay a penalty imposed on the owner under this subchapter or chapter 161..