,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baeg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #g1   
#bjae,mrs4 ,boxer 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 operating drones  
in certain locations1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,safety for         
,airports and ,firefighters by ,ensuring
 ,drones ,refrain from ,obstructing     
,necessary ,equipment ,act of #bjae or  
the ,,safe ,,drone ,act of #bjae4  #b4  
,criminal penalty for operating drones  
in certain locations  7a7 ,in general   
,chapter #b of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #dj;,a4         
,operating drones in certain locations  
7a7 ,offense ,whoever knowingly operates
 a drone in a restricted area shall be  
fined under this title1 imprisoned not  

more than #a year1 or both4  7b7        
,exception ,subsection 7a7 shall not    
apply to operations conducted for       
purposes of firefighting or emergency   
response by a ,federal1 ,state1 or local
 unit of government 7including any      
individual conducting such operations   
pursuant to a contract or other         
agreement entered into with the unit74  
7c7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7
 the term drone has the meaning given   
the term unmanned aircraft in section   
#cca of the ,,faa ,modernization and    
,reform ,act of #bjab 7#di ,u4,s4,c4    
#djaja note72  7#b7 the terms large hub 
airport1 medium hub airport1 and small  
hub airport have the meanings given     
those terms in section #dgajb of title  
#di2 and  7#c7 the term restricted area 
means--  7,a7 within a #b-mile radius of
 a small hub airport1 medium hub        
airport1 or large hub airport2  7,b7    
within #b miles of the outermost        
perimeter of an ongoing firefighting    
operation involving the ,department of  

,agriculture or the ,department of the  
,interior2 or  7,c7 in an area that is  
subject to a temporary flight           
restriction issued by the ,administrator
 of the ,federal ,aviation              
,administration4  4  7b7 ,clerical      
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #b of title #ah1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
item3  #dj;,a4 ,operating drones in     
certain locations4  4