A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and for other purposes.
Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2011 - 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.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5894-5895)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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