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[H.R. 1400 Reported in House (RH)]







                                                 Union Calendar No. 137
109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1400

                          [Report No. 109-250]

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

                            October 18, 2005

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Platts, Mr. Kuhl of 
 New York, Mr. Coble, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Mr. Scott of Virginia

                            October 18, 2005

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Aircraft Cockpits 
Against Lasers Act of 2005''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST AIMING A LASER POINTER AT AN 
              AIRCRAFT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Offense.--Chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 39. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``39. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.''.

</DELETED>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 the beam of 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.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 137

109th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1400

                          [Report No. 109-250]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 18, 2005

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed