S.Amdt. 3763

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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