Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012
PL 112-93 (H.R.3801), enacted 02/10/2012

126 STAT. 8 
PUBLIC LAW 112–93—FEB. 10, 2012 
Public Law 112–93 
112th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify the definition of aircraft and the offenses 
penalized under the aviation smuggling provisions under that Act, 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 cited as the ‘‘Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling 
Prevention Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF AIRCRAFT AND OFFENSES 
UNDER AVIATION SMUGGLING PROVISIONS OF THE TARIFF 
ACT OF 1930. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 590 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1590) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: 
‘‘(g) DEFINITION OF AIRCRAFT.—In this section, the term ‘air-
craft’— 
‘‘(1) has the meaning given that term in section 40102 
of title 49, United States Code; and 
‘‘(2) includes a vehicle described in section 103.1 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations.’’. 
(b) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Subsection (d) of section 590 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1590(d)) is amended in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘, or attempts or conspires 
to commit,’’ after ‘‘commits’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
apply with respect to violations of any provision of section 590 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 on or after the 30th day after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Department of Defense has worked collaboratively 
with the Department of Homeland Security to identify equip-
ment, technology, and expertise used by the Department of 
Defense that could be leveraged by the Department of Home-
land Security to help fulfill its missions. 
(2) As part of that collaborative effort, the Department 
of Homeland Security has leveraged Department of Defense 
equipment, technology, and expertise to enhance the ability 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to detect, track, and 
engage illicit trafficking across the international borders 
19 USC 1590 
note. 
Ultralight 
Aircraft 
Smuggling 
Prevention Act 
of 2012. 
19 USC 1654 
note. 
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126 STAT. 9 
PUBLIC LAW 112–93—FEB. 10, 2012 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3801 (S. 1974): 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012): 
Jan. 25, considered and passed House. 
Jan. 26, considered and passed Senate. 
between the United States and Mexico and the United States 
and Canada. 
(3) Leveraging Department of Defense equipment, tech-
nology, and expertise is a cost-effective inter-agency approach 
to enhancing the effectiveness of the Department of Homeland 
Security to protect the United States against a variety of 
threats and risks. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the Secretary of Defense should— 
(1) continue the broad program of cooperation and 
collaboration with the Secretary of Homeland Security 
described in subsection (a); and 
(2) ensure that the Department of Homeland Security is 
able to identify equipment and technology used by the Depart-
ment of Defense that could also be used by U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection to enhance its efforts to combat illicit 
trafficking across the international borders between the United 
States and Mexico and the United States and Canada, including 
equipment and technology that could be used to detect and 
track the illicit use of ultralight aircraft. 
Approved February 10, 2012. 
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