,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #g1   
#bjae,mrs4 ,shaheen introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide a
 criminal penalty for launching drones  
that interfere with fighting fires      
affecting ,federal property or          
responding to disasters affecting       
interstate or foreign commerce1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,wildfire and  
,emergency ,airspace ,protection ,act of
 #bjae4  #b4 ,launching drones that     
interfere with fighting fires affecting 
,federal property or responding to      
disasters affecting interstate or       
foreign commerce  7a7 ,in general       
,chapter #fe of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #acgj4          
,launching drones that interfere with   

fighting fires affecting ,federal       
property or responding to disasters     
affecting interstate or foreign commerce
  7a7 ,definitions ,in this section--   
7#a7 the term covered disaster means a  
disaster that affects interstate or     
foreign commerce2 and  7#b7 the term    
covered fire means a fire that threatens
 the real or personal property of the   
,united ,states1 or of any department or
 agency thereof4  7b7 ,offense ,whoever 
knowingly launches a drone for          
recreational purposes in a place near a 
covered fire or covered disaster1 and is
 reckless as to whether that drone will 
interfere with fighting the fire or     
responding to the disaster1 if the drone
 does interfere with that firefighting  
or disaster response1 shall be fined    
under this title1 imprisoned for not    
more than #e years1 or both4  7c7       
,agricultural use of drones not affected
 ,for purposes of subsection 7b71 the   
term recreational purposes does not     
include agricultural purposes4  4  7b7  

,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #fe of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #acgj4
 ,launching drones that interfere with  
fighting fires affecting ,federal       
property or responding to disasters     
affecting interstate or foreign         
commerce4  4