[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1400 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1400

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming 
          laser pointers at airplanes, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2005

  Mr. Keller introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming 
          laser pointers at airplanes, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against 
Lasers Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST AIMING A LASER POINTER AT AN AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Offense.--Chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 39. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft
    ``Whoever knowingly aims a laser pointer at an aircraft in the 
special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, or at the flight 
path of such an aircraft, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned 
not more than 5 years, or both.''.
    (b) Amendment to Table of Sections.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item:

``39. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.''.
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