H.R. 5810 · 111th Congress
Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2010
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- House Introduced Jul 21, 2010
- House Passed Jul 27, 2010
Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the aiming of the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft or in its flight path. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to five years.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Jul 27, 2010
Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the aiming of the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft or in its flight path. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to five years.
Exempts from such prohibition: (1) individuals conducting research and development or flight test operations for an aircraft manufacturer or the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (2) Department of Defense (DOD) or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel conducting research, development, operations, testing or training; or (3) an individual using a laser emergency signaling device to send a distress signal. Authorizes the Attorney General to provide additional exemptions by regulation upon notification of proposed regulations to the Judiciary Committees of Congress, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation not less than 90 days before such regulations become final.
Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2010
Latest action (Jul 28, 2010): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 21, 2010
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Jul 21, 2010
- House Passed Jul 27, 2010
No recorded floor vote found.