,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agee  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #c1 #bjag,mr4   
,:iteh\se introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title  
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to prohibit   
unsafe op]ation ( unmann$ aircraft1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,drone ,op]ator ,safety
 ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,unsafe op]ation (  
unmann$ aircraft  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #b
 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 9 section #ca-- 7,a7 9    
subsection 7a7--  7i7 by r$esignat+     
p>agraph 7#aj7 z p>agraph 7#aa72 &  7ii7
 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#i7 ! foll[+3 
7#aj7 ,unmann$ aircraft ,! t]m unmann$  
aircraft has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9       
section #cca ( ! ,,faa ,mod]nization &  
,re=m ,act ( #bjab 7,public ,law        
#aab-ie2 #di ,u4,s4,c4 #djaja note74  2 
&  7,b7 9 subsection 7b71 by ins]t+     
airport1 be=e appliance12 &  7#b7 by    
ins]t+ aft] section #ci;,a ! foll[+3    

#ci;,b4 ,unsafe op]ation ( unmann$      
aircraft  7a7 ,(f5se ,x %all be unlawful
 to op]ate an unmann$ aircraft &1 9 s   
do+1 kn[+ly or recklessly int]f]+ )1 or 
disrupt+ ! op]ation (1 an aircraft or   
o!r airborne vehicle c>ry+ #a or m      
occupants op]at+ 9 ! special aircraft   
jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 9 a     
mann] t poses an imm95t safety haz>d to 
su* occupants4  7b7 ,p5alty  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71
 a p]son :o violates subsection 7a7 %all
 be f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ = n m   
?an #a ye>1 or bo?4  7#b7 ,s]i\s bodily 
injury or dea? ,any p]son :o attempts to
 cause1 or kn[+ly or recklessly causes1 
s]i\s bodily injury or dea? :ile violat+
 subsection 7a7 %all be f9$ "u ?is      
title1 imprison$ = any t]m ( ye>s or =  
life1 or bo?4  7c7 ,op]ation ( unmann$  
aircraft 9 close proximity to airports  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! op]ation ( an unmann$  
aircraft1 includ+ an op]ation cov]$ by  
section #ccf ( ! ,,faa ,mod]nization &  
,re=m ,act ( #bjab 7,public ,law        

#aab-ie2 #di ,u4,s4,c4 #djaja note71 )9 
a runway exclusion zone %all be consid]$
 a violation ( subsection 7a7 unless--  
7,a7 ! op]ator ( ! unmann$ aircraft     
receiv$ prior au?orization = ! op]ation 
f ! air traffic control t[] at !        
airport2 or  7,b7 ! op]ation is ! result
 ( a circum/ance1 su* z a malfunction1 t
 c\ld n h be5 reasonably =ese5 or       
prev5t$ by ! op]ator4  7#b7 ,runway     
exclusion zone def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 
! t]m runway exclusion zone means a     
rectangul> area-- 7,a7 c5t]$ on !       
c5t]l9e ( a runway ( an airport2 &  7,b7
 ! l5g? ( :i* ext5ds p>allel to !       
runway's c5t]l9e to po9ts t are #a      
/atute mile f ea* end ( ! runway & !    
wid? ( :i* is  /atute mile4  4  7b7     
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =  
*apt] #b ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item   
relat+ to section #ci;,a ! foll[+3      
#ci;,b4 ,unsafe op]ation ( unmann$      
aircraft4  4