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<dc:title>119 HR 3478 IH: Manned Aircraft Clarification Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2025-05-17</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 3478</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20250517">May 17, 2025</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="M001239">Mr. McGuire</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00">Committee on the Judiciary</committee-name>, and in addition to the Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HPW00">Transportation and Infrastructure</committee-name>, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned</action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit penalties relating to the destruction of aircraft to apply only with respect to manned aircraft, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body id="HBF25CD85062648EB966C8D8A55085EA2" style="OLC"> 
<section id="HF7F0421907344960B183F093EE1C7149" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Manned Aircraft Clarification Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="HC76179FDC3024B399119440071C74BDE"><enum>2.</enum><header>Criminal penalties relating to manned aircraft</header> <subsection id="HA96124DA264B4335A5E117374B90201F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Destruction of manned aircraft</header> <paragraph id="HD8E0D1DF778D4C52908DDD5CC55BF5EC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 32 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text> 
<subparagraph id="H1A947289743B46E1A20DEFBDEE7D0197"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">manned</header-in-text></quote> before <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">aircraft or</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE190A08BDEFD4DD3AA23409A55883563"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)—</text> 
<clause id="H2806D40E07494D6EAE626E10FF4A61A9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>manned</quote> before <quote>aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD2A968D1460B426CACEC123FBBB43602"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>manned</quote> before <quote>civil</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> 
<subparagraph id="H63AD35FC84AA449D95590BEA9FF6BCD7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by inserting <quote>manned</quote> before <quote>civil</quote> each place it appears.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBD90F084316444198D9BBD6731659473"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Table of sections amendment</header><text>The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/2">chapter 2</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item related to section 32 and inserting the following:</text> 
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<toc-entry level="section">32. Destruction of manned aircraft or aircraft facilities.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> 
<subsection id="H49162EF8B9BD4C8C9D4BC3168539F7A4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Aircraft piracy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 46502(a)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>an aircraft</quote> and inserting <quote>a manned aircraft</quote>.</text> </subsection></section> </legis-body></bill>

