[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3311 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3311

   To prohibit the unauthorized possession of a cutting instrument, 
chemical spray, or an electric weapon in an aircraft or on the premises 
                             of an airport.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2001

   Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the unauthorized possession of a cutting instrument, 
chemical spray, or an electric weapon in an aircraft or on the premises 
                             of an airport.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Passenger Safe Travel Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION OF A CUTTING 
              INSTRUMENT, CHEMICAL SPRAY, OR AN ELECTRIC WEAPON IN AN 
              AIRCRAFT OR ON THE PREMISES OF AN AIRPORT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 39. Prohibition on the unauthorized possession of a cutting 
              instrument, chemical spray, or an electric weapon in an 
              aircraft or on the premises of an airport
    ``(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for a person, in or 
affecting interstate or foreign commerce, to possess a cutting 
instrument, chemical spray, or an electric weapon in an aircraft or on 
the premises of an airport, unless the person is authorized to do so by 
or under law or by the owner of the aircraft or airport, as the case 
may be.
    ``(b) Penalties.--Whoever violates subsection (a) shall be fined 
under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 31(a) of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
            ``(11) Chemical spray.--The term `chemical spray' means a 
        device that contains a substance which is harmful or dangerous 
        to a person, and that is designed or redesigned, made or 
        remade, and capable of being used to produce temporary physical 
        discomfort in a person, or to temporarily incapacitate, injure, 
        or kill a person, by spraying, vaporizing, or otherwise 
        releasing the substance in the air.
            ``(12) Electric weapon.--The term `electric weapon' means a 
        device that is designed or redesigned, made or remade, and 
        capable of being used to produce temporary physical discomfort 
        in a person, or to temporarily incapacitate, injure, or kill a 
        person, by the infliction of an electric or magnetic charge or 
        shock, including through the use of a projectile.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:

``39. Prohibition on the unauthorized possession of a knife or other 
                            cutting instrument of any length, chemical 
                            spray, or an electric weapon in an aircraft 
                            or on the premises of an airport.''.
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