,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #c1    
#bjag,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 prohibit 
unsafe operation of unmanned aircraft1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,drone ,operator ,safety ,act of #bjag4 
#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 that term in section #cca 
of the ,,faa ,modernization and ,reform 
,act of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-ie2 #di
 ,u4,s4,c4 #djaja note74  2 and  7,b7 in

 subsection 7b71 by inserting airport1  
before appliance12 and  7#b7 by         
inserting after section #ci;,a the      
following3  #ci;,b4 ,unsafe operation of
 unmanned aircraft  7a7 ,offense ,it    
shall be unlawful to operate an unmanned
 aircraft and1 in so doing1 knowingly or
 recklessly interfering with1 or        
disrupting the operation of1 an aircraft
 or other airborne vehicle carrying #a  
or more occupants operating in the      
special aircraft jurisdiction of the    
,united ,states1 in a manner that poses 
an imminent safety hazard to such       
occupants4  7b7 ,penalty  7#a7 ,in      
general ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#b71 a person who violates subsection 
7a7 shall be fined under this title1    
imprisoned for not more than #a year1 or
 both4  7#b7 ,serious bodily injury or  
death ,any person who attempts to cause1
 or knowingly or recklessly causes1     
serious bodily injury or death while    
violating subsection 7a7 shall be fined 
under this title1 imprisoned for any    

term of years or for life1 or both4  7c7
 ,operation of unmanned aircraft in     
close proximity to airports  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the operation of an unmanned   
aircraft1 including an operation covered
 by section #ccf of the ,,faa           
,modernization and ,reform ,act of #bjab
 7,public ,law #aab-ie2 #di ,u4,s4,c4   
#djaja note71 within a runway exclusion 
zone shall be considered a violation of 
subsection 7a7 unless--  7,a7 the       
operator of the unmanned aircraft       
received prior authorization for the    
operation from the air traffic control  
tower at the airport2 or  7,b7 the      
operation is the result of a            
circumstance1 such as a malfunction1    
that could not have been reasonably     
foreseen or prevented by the operator4  
7#b7 ,runway exclusion zone defined ,in 
this subsection1 the term runway        
exclusion zone means a rectangular      
area-- 7,a7 centered on the centerline  
of a runway of an airport2 and  7,b7 the
 length of which extends parallel to the

 runway's centerline to points that are 
#a statute mile from each end of the    
runway and the width of which is        
statute mile4  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