S.Amdt. 3673

SA 3673. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3464 submitted by 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:

At the end of part II of subtitle A of title II, add the
following:

SEC. 2143. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
CARRYING A WEAPON.

(a) In General.--Chapter 463 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 46320. Prohibition on operation of unmanned aircraft
carrying a weapon

``(a) In General.--A person shall not operate an unmanned
aircraft with a weapon attached to, installed on, or
otherwise carried by the aircraft.
``(b) Penalties.--A person who violates subsection (a)--
``(1) shall be liable to the United States Government for a
civil penalty of not more than $27,500; and
``(2) may be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more
than 5 years, or both.
``(c) Nonapplication to Public Aircraft.--This section does
not apply to public aircraft.
``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall
be construed to affect the authority of the Administrator
with respect to manned or unmanned aircraft.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Unmanned aircraft.--The term `unmanned aircraft' has
the meaning given that term in section 44801.
``(2) Weapon.--The term `weapon'--
``(A) means a weapon, device, instrument, material, or
substance, animate or inanimate, that is used for, or is
readily capable of, causing death or serious bodily injury;
and
``(B) includes a firearm or destructive device (as those
terms are defined in section 921 of title 18).''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 46301(d)(2) of such
title is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting
``section 46320,'' before ``or section 47107(b)''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 463 of
such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 46319 the following:

``46320. Prohibition on operation of unmanned aircraft carrying a
weapon.''.
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