S.Amdt. 3731

SA 3731. Mrs. BOXER 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:

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

PART V--SAFE OPERATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

SEC. 2171. SHORT TITLE.

This part may be cited as the ``Safety for Airports and
Firefighters by Ensuring Drones Refrain from Obstructing
Necessary Equipment Act of 2016'' or the ``SAFE DRONE Act of
2016''.

SEC. 2172. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR OPERATING DRONES IN CERTAIN
LOCATIONS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 40A. Operating drones in certain locations

``(a) Offense.--It shall be unlawful for a person to
knowingly operate a drone in a restricted area without proper
authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration.
``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to
operations conducted for purposes of firefighting or
emergency response by a Federal, State, or local unit of
government (including any individual conducting such
operations pursuant to a contract or other agreement entered
into with the unit).
``(c) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this section, the Attorney General shall,
by regulation, establish penalties for a violation of this
section that the Attorney General determines are reasonably
calculated to provide a deterrent to operating drones in
restricted areas, which may include a term of imprisonment.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section--
``(1) the term `drone' has the meaning given the term
`unmanned aircraft' in section 44801 of title 49;
``(2) the terms `large hub airport', `medium hub airport',
and `small hub airport' have the meanings given those terms
in section 47102 of title 49; and
``(3) the term `restricted area' means--
``(A) within a 2-mile radius of a small hub airport, medium
hub airport, or large hub airport;
``(B) within 2 miles of the outermost perimeter of an
ongoing firefighting operation involving the Department of
Agriculture or the Department of the Interior; or
``(C) in an area that is subject to a temporary flight
restriction issued by the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--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:

``40A. Operating drones in certain locations.''.
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