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Manned Aircraft Clarification Act

H.R. 3478 · 119th Congress · May 17, 2025 · Lineage

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.

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:
(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”.