[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H.R. 3424 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3424

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to interfering with 
                     the operation of an aircraft.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2005

 Mr. Sessions 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, with respect to interfering with 
                     the operation of an aircraft.

    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 ``Pilot Protection Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. INTERFERING WITH THE OPERATION OF AN AIRCRAFT.

     Section 32 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by redesignating paragraphs (5), 
        (6), and (7) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) of subsection (a), the 
        following:
            ``(5) interferes with or disables, with intent to endanger 
        the safety of any person or with a reckless disregard for the 
        safety of human life, anyone engaged in the authorized 
        operation of such aircraft or any air navigation facility 
        aiding in the navigation of any such aircraft;'';
            (3) in subsection (a)(8), by striking ``paragraphs (1) 
        through (6)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) through (7)''; and
            (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``paragraphs (1) through 
        (5)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) through (6)''.
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