S.Amdt. 3178

SA 3178. Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Bennet) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide
for the reform and continuation of agricultural

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and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year
2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. PROHIBITION.

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

``Sec. 40A. Use of unauthorized unmanned aircrafts over
wildfires

``(a) Unmanned Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term
`unmanned aircraft' has the meaning given the term in section
331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49
U.S.C. 40101 note).
``(b) Offense.--It shall be unlawful for any person to
operate an unmanned aircraft over a wildfire without
authorization from relevant Federal agency personnel or any
individual designated by a State or unit of local government
to authorize such activity.
``(c) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (b)
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not less than
1 year, or both.''.
(b) Table of Sections Amendment.--The table of section for
chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 40 the
following:

``40A. Use of unauthorized unmanned aircrafts over wildfires.''.
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