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  SA 3673. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3464 submitted by Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Nelson) 
to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of part II of subtitle A of title II, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2143. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
                   CARRYING A WEAPON.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 463 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 46320. Prohibition on operation of unmanned aircraft 
       carrying a weapon

       ``(a) In General.--A person shall not operate an unmanned 
     aircraft with a weapon attached to, installed on, or 
     otherwise carried by the aircraft.
       ``(b) Penalties.--A person who violates subsection (a)--
       ``(1) shall be liable to the United States Government for a 
     civil penalty of not more than $27,500; and
       ``(2) may be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more 
     than 5 years, or both.
       ``(c) Nonapplication to Public Aircraft.--This section does 
     not apply to public aircraft.
       ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to affect the authority of the Administrator 
     with respect to manned or unmanned aircraft.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Unmanned aircraft.--The term `unmanned aircraft' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 44801.
       ``(2) Weapon.--The term `weapon'--
       ``(A) means a weapon, device, instrument, material, or 
     substance, animate or inanimate, that is used for, or is 
     readily capable of, causing death or serious bodily injury; 
     and
       ``(B) includes a firearm or destructive device (as those 
     terms are defined in section 921 of title 18).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 46301(d)(2) of such 
     title is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting 
     ``section 46320,'' before ``or section 47107(b)''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 463 of 
     such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 46319 the following:

``46320. Prohibition on operation of unmanned aircraft carrying a 
              weapon.''.
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