Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties for Violations of Commercial Regulations

(a) Enforcement by Secretary Section 14914 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Enforcement by Secretary If, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary finds that a person violated a provision of part B of subtitle IV of this title, or a regulation or order issued pursuant to such part, the Secretary shall assess a civil penalty by written notice.; (3) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting or the Secretary after Board; and (4) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting or the Secretary after Board. (b) Application Section 501(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting 5, after 20303 and chapters; and (2) by inserting 311, 313, after chapters),.