,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajeg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on the   
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the 
use of unmanned aircraft systems by     
private persons to conduct surveillance 
of other private persons1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,safeguarding       
,privacy and ,fostering ,aerospace      
,innovation ,act of #bjac4  #b4         
,protection of privacy from surveillance
 by civil unmanned aircraft systems  7a7
 ,in general ,part ,i of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after chapter #ac the         
following3  #ad ,civil unmanned aircraft
 systems  ,sec4 #bfa4 ,definitions4     
#bfb4 ,prohibition on surveillance using
 civil unmanned aircraft systems4 #bfc4 
,identification of civil unmanned       
aircraft systems4  #bfa4 ,definitions   

,in this chapter--  7#a7 the term civil 
unmanned aircraft system means an       
unmanned aircraft system that is not a  
public unmanned aircraft system2  7#b7  
the term governmental entity means--    
7,a7 an agency 7as defined in section   
#eea of title #e72  7,b7 an agency of a 
,state2 and  7,c7 an agency of a unit of
 local government of a ,state2  7#c7 the
 term public unmanned aircraft system   
has the meaning given the term in       
section #cca of the ,,faa ,modernization
 and ,reform ,act of #bjab 7#di         
,u4,s4,c4 #djaja note72  7#d7 the term  
,state means each of the #ej ,states1   
the ,district of ,columbia1 the         
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the     
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1
 ,american ,samoa1 and the ,northern    
,mariana ,islands2  7#e7 the term       
surveillance means observation of the   
activities of a person for the purpose  
of viewing1 recording1 or monitoring    
that person2 and  7#f7 the term unmanned
 aircraft system--  7,a7 has the meaning

 given the term in section #cca of the  
,,faa ,modernization and ,reform ,act of
 #bjab 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #djaja note72 and 
7,b7 does not include--  7i7 an unmanned
 aircraft system used in mapping or     
resource management2 or  7ii7 a model   
flying airplane that is used only for   
sport or recreational purposes4  #bfb4  
,prohibition on surveillance using civil
 unmanned aircraft systems  7a7         
,prohibition  7#a7 ,in general ,it shall
 be unlawful for any person to use a    
civil unmanned aircraft system to       
willfully conduct surveillance of       
another person 7referred to in this     
subsection as a targeted person74  7#b7 
,exceptions ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not   
apply to the use of a civil unmanned    
aircraft system to conduct surveillance 
of a targeted person--  7,a7 if the     
person conducting the surveillance      
obtains the prior express written       
consent of the targeted person2  7,b7 in
 an emergency situation in which the    
life of an individual is threatened2 or 

7,c7 if the targeted person is in a     
place of public use 7as defined in      
section #bccb;f7e77 where surveillance  
would not be highly offensive to a      
reasonable person4  7b7 ,penalties ,any 
person who violates subsection 7a7--    
7#a7 shall be fined not more than       
#aj1jjj2 and  7#b7 in the case of a     
second or subsequent violation1 shall be
 fined not more than #ae1jjj4  7c7      
,enforcement ,any aggrieved party may in
 a civil action obtain all appropriate  
relief to prevent or remedy a violation 
of subsection 7a74  #bfc4               
,identification of civil unmanned       
aircraft systems ,the owner of a civil  
unmanned aircraft system shall clearly  
mark the civil unmanned aircraft system 
with the name1 address1 and telephone   
number of the owner4  4  7b7 ,technical 
and conforming amendment ,the table of  
chapters for part ,i of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
chapter #ac the following3  #ad4 ,civil 

unmanned aircraft systems#bfa  4  #c4   
,severability ,if any provision of this 
,act1 an amendment made by this ,act1 or
 the application of such provision or   
amendment to any person or circumstance 
is held to be unconstitutional1 the     
remainder of this ,act1 the amendments  
made by this ,act1 and the application  
of the provisions of such to any person 
or circumstance shall not be affected   
thereby4