Manned Aircraft Clarification Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3478 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3478

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit penalties relating to 
   the destruction of aircraft to apply only with respect to manned 
                   aircraft, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2025

 Mr. McGuire introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit penalties relating to 
   the destruction of aircraft to apply only with respect to manned 
                   aircraft, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Manned Aircraft Clarification Act''.

SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTIES RELATING TO MANNED AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Destruction of Manned Aircraft.--
            (1) In general.--Section 32 of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by inserting ``manned'' 
                before ``aircraft or'';
                    (B) in subsection (a)(1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``manned'' before 
                        ``aircraft in the special aircraft 
                        jurisdiction''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``manned'' before 
                        ``civil''; and
                    (C) in subsection (b), by inserting ``manned'' 
                before ``civil'' each place it appears.
            (2) Table of sections amendment.--The table of sections for 
        chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
        striking the item related to section 32 and inserting the 
        following:

``32. Destruction of manned aircraft or aircraft facilities.''.
    (b) Aircraft Piracy.--Section 46502(a)(1)(A) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``an aircraft'' and inserting ``a 
manned aircraft''.
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