; and (ii) that is an affiliated person of a person described in clause (i) shall be prohibited from importing merchandise into the United States during the period described in such clause. (C) Affiliated person defined In subparagraph (B)(ii), the term affiliated person has the meaning given that term in section 771(33). . 3. Private enforcement action for customs fraud The Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by inserting after section 592A ( 19 U.S.C. 1592a ) the following: 592B. Private enforcement action for customs fraud (a) Civil action An interested party the business, property, or other financial interest of which is injured by a fraudulent or grossly negligent violation of section 592(a) may bring a civil action against any person that causes such injury, or any person that aids or abets that person in violating section 592(a), in any United States District Court located in a district in which the interested party has suffered injury, without regard to the amount in controversy. (b) Relief Upon proof by an interested party in a civil action brought under subsection (a) that the business, property, or other financial interest of the interested party has been injured by a fraudulent or grossly negligent violation of section 592(a), the interested party shall— (1) (A) recover compensatory damages equal to the amount of such injury plus an additional penalty equal to three times the amount of compensatory damages; and (B) be granted such equitable relief as may be appropriate, which may include an injunction against further importation into the United States of the merchandise imported into the United States in violation of section 592(a)