,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #e1  
#bjae ,mr4 ,whitehouse 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 impose   
criminal penalties for the unsafe       
operation of unmanned aircraft4  #a4    
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,drone ,operator ,safety ,act4  #b4
 ,unsafe operation of unmanned aircraft 
7a7 ,in general ,chapter #b of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in section #ca--  7,a7 in         
subsection 7a7-- 7i7 by redesignating   
paragraph 7#aj7 as paragraph 7#aa72 and 
7ii7 by inserting after paragraph 7#i7  
the following3  7#aj7 ,unmanned aircraft
 ,the term unmanned aircraft has the    
meaning given such term in section #cca 
of the ,,faa ,modernization and ,reform 
,act of #bjab 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #djaja     
note74  2 and  7,b7 in subsection 7b71  

by inserting airport1 before appliance2 
and  7#b7 by inserting after section    
#ci;,a the following3  #ci;,b4 ,unsafe  
operation of unmanned aircraft  7a7     
,offense ,any person who operates an    
unmanned aircraft in a manner that      
interferes with1 or disrupts the        
operation of1 an aircraft carrying #a or
 more occupants operating in the special
 aircraft jurisdiction of the ,united   
,states shall be punished as provided in
 subsection 7b74  7b7 ,penalty  7#a7 ,in
 general ,except as provided in         
paragraph 7#b71 the punishment for an   
offense under subsection 7a7 shall be a 
fine under this title1 imprisonment for 
not more than #a year1 or both4  7#b7   
,serious bodily injury or death ,the    
punishment for an offense under         
subsection 7a7 during which the offender
 attempts to cause1 or intentionally or 
recklessly causes1 serious bodily injury
 or death shall be a fine under this    
title1 imprisonment for any term of     
years or for life1 or both4  7c7        

,operation of unmanned aircraft in      
flight path of airport ,the operation of
 an unmanned aircraft within the arrival
 or departure flight path of any airport
 without the permission of the airport  
operator or airport traffic control     
tower shall be considered a violation of
 subsection 7a74  4  7b7 ,clerical      
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #b of title #ah1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #ci;,a the 
following3  #ci;,b4 ,unsafe operation of
 unmanned aircraft4  4