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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 · Sec. 2104

Sec. 2104. LASER POINTER INCIDENTS

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## SEC. 2104 LASER POINTER INCIDENTS **[**[49 U.S.C. 46301 note](/us/usc/t49/s46301)**]** ###
(a)In General Beginning 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in coordination with appropriate Federal law enforcement agencies, shall provide annually an annual briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress regarding— ####
(1)the number of incidents involving the beam from a laser pointer (as defined in section 39A of title 18, United States Code) being aimed at, or in the flight path of, an aircraft in the airspace jurisdiction of the United States; ####
(2)the number of civil or criminal enforcement actions taken by the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Transportation, or another Federal agency with regard to the incidents described in paragraph (1), including the amount of the civil or criminal penalties imposed on violators; ####
(3)the resolution of any incidents described in paragraph
(1)that did not result in a civil or criminal enforcement action; and ####
(4)any actions the Department of Transportation or another Federal agency has taken on its own, or in conjunction with other Federal agencies or local law enforcement agencies, to deter the type of activity described in paragraph (1). ###
(b)Civil Penalties The Administrator shall revise the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed on an individual who aims the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft in the airspace jurisdiction of the United States, or at the flight path of such an aircraft, to be $25,000. ###
(c)Report Sunset Subsection
(a)shall cease to be effective after September 30, 2028.
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