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Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the Senate, on the implementation of this section. 
‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.—Section 46502 of this title, 
section 32 of title 18, United States Code (commonly known as 
the Aircraft Sabotage Act), section 1031 of title 18, United States 
Code (commonly known as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act 
of 1986), sections 2510–2522 of title 18, United States Code (com-
monly known as the Wiretap Act), and sections 3121–3127 of title 
18, United States Code (commonly known as the Pen/Trap Statute), 
shall not apply to activities authorized by the Administrator pursu-
ant to subsection (c) and (d). 
‘‘(h) SUNSET.—This section ceases to be effective September 
30, 2023. 
‘‘(i) NON-DELEGATION.—The Administrator shall not delegate 
any authority granted to the Administrator under this section to 
other Federal, State, local, territorial, or tribal agencies, or an 
airport sponsor, as defined in section 47102 of title 49, United 
States Code. The Administrator may partner with other Federal 
agencies under this section, subject to any restrictions contained 
in such agencies’ authority to operate counter unmanned aircraft 
systems.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for chapter 
448, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting 
at the end the following: 
‘‘44810. Airport safety and airspace hazard mitigation and enforcement.’’. 
(2) PILOT
PROJECT
FOR
AIRPORT
SAFETY
AND
AIRSPACE 
HAZARD
MITIGATION.—Section 2206 of the FAA Extension, 
Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–190; 130 
Stat. 615) and the item relating to that section in the table 
of contents under section 1(b) of that Act are repealed. 
SEC. 384. UNSAFE OPERATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 39A the following: 
‘‘§ 39B. Unsafe operation of unmanned aircraft 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—Any person who operates an unmanned aircraft 
and: 
‘‘(1) Knowingly interferes with, or disrupts the operation 
of, an aircraft carrying 1 or more occupants operating in the 
special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, in a manner 
that poses an imminent safety hazard to such occupants, shall 
be punished as provided in subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) Recklessly interferes with, or disrupts the operation 
of, an aircraft carrying 1 or more occupants operating in the 
special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, in a manner 
that poses an imminent safety hazard to such occupants, shall 
be punished as provided in subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) OPERATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY 
TO AIRPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person who, without authorization, 
knowingly operates an unmanned aircraft within a runway 
exclusion zone shall be punished as provided in subsection 
(c).
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‘‘(2) RUNWAY EXCLUSION ZONE DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘runway exclusion zone’ means a rectangular area— 
‘‘(A) centered on the centerline of an active runway 
of an airport immediately around which the airspace is 
designated as class B, class C, or class D airspace at 
the surface under part 71 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations; and 
‘‘(B) the length of which extends parallel to the run-
way’s centerline to points that are 1 statute mile from 
each end of the runway and the width of which is 1⁄2 
statute mile. 
‘‘(c) PENALTY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
the punishment for an offense under subsections (a) or (b) 
shall be a fine under this title, imprisonment for not more 
than 1 year, or both. 
‘‘(2) SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH.—Any person who: 
‘‘(A) Causes serious bodily injury or death during the 
commission of an offense under subsection (a)(2) shall be 
fined under this title, imprisoned for a term of up to 10 
years, or both. 
‘‘(B) Causes, or attempts or conspires to cause, serious 
bodily injury or death during the commission of an offense 
under subsections (a)(1) and (b) shall be fined under this 
title, imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for chapter 
2 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 39A the following: 
‘‘39B. Unsafe operation of unmanned aircraft.’’. 
Subtitle C—General Aviation Safety 
SEC. 391. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Fairness for Pilots Act’’. 
SEC. 392. EXPANSION OF PILOT’S BILL OF RIGHTS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION OF INVESTIGATION.—Subsection (b) of section 
2 of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights (Public Law 112–153; 126 Stat. 
1159; 49 U.S.C. 44703 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘and the specific 
activity on which the investigation is based’’ after ‘‘nature of 
the investigation’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘timely’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘section 44709(c)(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 44709(e)(2)’’. 
(b) RELEASE
OF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS.—Section 2 of the 
Pilot’s Bill of Rights (Public Law 112–153; 126 Stat. 1159; 49 
U.S.C. 44703 note) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) RELEASE OF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) EMERGENCY
ORDERS.—In any proceeding con-
ducted under part 821 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, relating to the amendment, modification, suspension, 
or revocation of an airman certificate, in which the 
Administrator issues an emergency order under subsections
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(d) and (e) of section 44709, section 44710, or section 
46105(c) of title 49, United States Code, or another order 
that takes effect immediately, the Administrator shall pro-
vide, upon request, to the individual holding the airman 
certificate the releasable portion of the investigative report 
at the time the Administrator issues the order. If the 
complete Report of Investigation is not available at the 
time of the request, the Administrator shall issue all por-
tions of the report that are available at the time and 
shall provide the full report not later than 5 days after 
its completion. 
‘‘(B) OTHER ORDERS.—In any nonemergency proceeding 
conducted under part 821 of title 49, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, relating to the amendment, modification, suspen-
sion, or revocation of an airman certificate, in which the 
Administrator notifies the certificate holder of a proposed 
certificate action under subsections (b) and (c) of section 
44709 or section 44710 of title 49, United States Code, 
the Administrator shall, upon the written request of the 
covered certificate holder and at any time after that 
notification, provide to the covered certificate holder the 
releasable portion of the investigative report. 
‘‘(2) MOTION
FOR
DISMISSAL.—If the Administrator does 
not provide the releasable portions of the investigative report 
to the individual holding the airman certificate subject to the 
proceeding referred to in paragraph (1) by the time required 
by that paragraph, the individual may move to dismiss the 
complaint of the Administrator or for other relief and, unless 
the Administrator establishes good cause for the failure to 
provide the investigative report or for a lack of timeliness, 
the administrative law judge shall order such relief as the 
judge considers appropriate. 
‘‘(3) RELEASABLE PORTION OF INVESTIGATIVE REPORT.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1), the releasable portion of an inves-
tigative report is all information in the report, except for the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Information that is privileged. 
‘‘(B) Information that constitutes work product or 
reflects internal deliberative process. 
‘‘(C) Information that would disclose the identity of 
a confidential source. 
‘‘(D) Information the disclosure of which is prohibited 
by any other provision of law. 
‘‘(E) Information that is not relevant to the subject 
matter of the proceeding. 
‘‘(F) Information the Administrator can demonstrate 
is withheld for good cause. 
‘‘(G) Sensitive security information, as defined in sec-
tion 15.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
corresponding similar ruling or regulation). 
‘‘(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to prevent the Administrator from releasing 
to an individual subject to an investigation described in sub-
section (b)(1)— 
‘‘(A) information in addition to the information included 
in the releasable portion of the investigative report; or
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‘‘(B) a copy of the investigative report before the 
Administrator issues a complaint.’’. 
SEC. 393. NOTIFICATION OF REEXAMINATION OF CERTIFICATE 
HOLDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44709(a) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Administrator’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION OF REEXAMINATION OF AIRMAN.—Before 
taking any action to reexamine an airman under paragraph 
(1) the Administrator shall provide to the airman— 
‘‘(A) a reasonable basis, described in detail, for 
requesting the reexamination; and 
‘‘(B) any information gathered by the Federal Aviation 
Administration, that the Administrator determines is 
appropriate to provide, such as the scope and nature of 
the requested reexamination, that formed the basis for 
that justification.’’. 
SEC. 394. EXPEDITING UPDATES TO NOTAM PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator may not 
take any enforcement action against any individual for a violation 
of a NOTAM (as defined in section 3 of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 
(49 U.S.C. 44701 note)) until the Administrator certifies to the 
appropriate committees of Congress that the Administrator has 
complied with the requirements of section 3 of the Pilot’s Bill 
of Rights, as amended by this section. 
(b) AMENDMENTS.—Section 3 of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights (Public 
Law 112–153; 126 Stat. 1162; 49 U.S.C. 44701 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the Fair-
ness for Pilots Act’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘begin’’ and inserting ‘‘complete the 
implementation of’’; 
(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) to continue developing and modernizing the 
NOTAM repository, in a public central location, to maintain 
and archive all NOTAMs, including the original content 
and form of the notices, the original date of publication, 
and any amendments to such notices with the date of 
each amendment, in a manner that is Internet-accessible, 
machine-readable, and searchable;’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) to specify the times during which temporary flight 
restrictions are in effect and the duration of a designation 
of special use airspace in a specific area.’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) DESIGNATION
OF
REPOSITORY
AS
SOLE
SOURCE
FOR 
NOTAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator—