[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S2051]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3763. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3679 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Thune 
(for himself and Mr. Nelson)) to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing 
limitations, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       On page 206, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
       (c) Joint Task Force.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in 
     coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, the head of the Federal agency authorized 
     to regulate the use of laser pointers, and any other 
     appropriate Federal stakeholders, shall establish a joint 
     task force (referred to in this section as the ``Laser 
     Pointer Safety Task Force'') to address dangers from laser 
     pointers by establishing a coordinated response to mitigate 
     the threat of laser pointers aimed at aircraft.
       (2) Representation.--The Administrator shall appoint a 
     representative of the Federal Aviation Administration to lead 
     the Laser Pointer Safety Task Force, which shall also 
     includes representatives of the Department of Justice, the 
     Department of Homeland Security, the Federal agency 
     authorized to regulate the use of laser pointers, and any 
     other appropriate Federal stakeholder.
       (3) Public education campaign.--The Laser Pointer Safety 
     Task Force shall develop a public education campaign to 
     inform the public of the dangers of pointing a laser at 
     aircraft.
       (4) Incident detection and reporting.--The Laser Pointer 
     Safety Task Force shall develop methods for--
       (A) encouraging the reporting of incidents of laser 
     pointers aimed at an aircraft; and
       (B) assess what technology could be used to enhance the 
     detection of such incidents and to protect pilots from such 
     incidents.
       (5) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Laser Pointer Safety Task Force 
     shall submit a report to Congress that describes its efforts 
     under this subsection and includes recommendations for 
     further measures needed to prevent or respond to the use of 
     laser pointers against aircraft.
       (6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the 
     Laser Pointer Safety Task Force to carry out the objectives 
     set forth in this subsection.
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