Public Law 87–197

That section 902 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1472) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections:

“(i)“(i)

(1)(1)

Whoever commits or attempts to commit aircraft piracy, as herein defined, shall be punished—

“(A)“(A)

by death if the verdict of the jury shall so recommend, or, in the case of a plea of guilty, or a plea of not guilty where the defendant has waived a trial by jury, if the court in its discretion shall so order; or

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“(B)“(B)

by imprisonment for not less than twenty years, if the death penalty is not imposed.

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“(2)“(2)

As used in this subsection, the term ‘aircraft piracy’ means any seizure or exercise of control, by force or violence or threat of force or violence and with wrongful intent, of an aircraft in flight in air commerce.

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“(j)“(j)

Whoever, while aboard an aircraft in flight in air commerce, assaults, intimidates, or threatens any flight crew member or flight attendant (including any steward or stewardess) of such aircraft, so as to interfere with the performance by such member or attendant of his duties or lessen the ability of such member or attendant to perform his duties, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both. Whoever in the commission of any such act uses a deadly or dangerous weapon shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life.

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“(k)“(k)

(1)(1)

Whoever, while aboard an aircraft in flight in air commerce, commits an act which, if committed within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, as defined in

62 Stat. 685.

section 7 of title 18, United States Code, would be in violation of section 113, 114, 661, 662, 1111, 1112, 1113, 2031, 2032, or 2111 of such title 18 shall be punished as provided therein.

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“(2)“(2)

Whoever, while aboard an aircraft in flight in air commerce, commits an act, which, if committed in the District of Columbia would be in violation of section 9 of the Act entitled ‘Act for the preservation of the public peace and the protection of property within the District of Columbia’, approved July 29, 1892, as amended (D.C.

67 Stat. 92.

Code, sec. 22–1112), shall be punished as provided therein.

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“(l)“(l)

Except for law enforcement officers of any municipal or State government, or the Federal Government, who are authorized or required to carry arms, and except for such other persons as may be so authorized under regulations issued by the Administrator, whoever, while aboard an aircraft being operated by an air carrier in air trans-portation, has on or about his person a concealed deadly or dangerous weapon, or whoever attempts to board such an aircraft while having on or about his person a concealed deadly or dangerous weapon, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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“(m)“(m)

(1)(1)

Whoever imparts or conveys or causes to be imparted or conveyed false information, knowing the information to be false, concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or to be made, to do any act which would be a crime prohibited by subsection (i), (j), (k), or (1) of this section, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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“(2)“(2)

Whoever willfully and maliciously, or with reckless disregard for the safety of human life, imparts or conveys or causes to be imparted or conveyed false information, knowing the information to be false, concerning an attempt or alleged attempt being made or to be made, to do any act which would be a crime prohibited by subsection (i), (j), (k), or (1) of this section, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

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“(n)“(n)

Violations of subsections (i) through (m), inclusive, of this section shall be investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice.”

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Sec. 2.

Subsection (a) of section 903 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1473 (a)) is amended to read as follows:

72 Stat. 786.

“Sec. 903.

(a)(a)

The trial of any offense under this Act shall be in the district in which such offense is committed; or, if the offense is committed out of the jurisdiction of any particular State or district, the trial shall be in the district where the offender, or any one of two or more joint offenders, is arrested or is first brought. If such offender or offenders are not so arrested or brought into any district, an indictment or information may be filed in the district of the last known residence of the offender or of any one of two or more joint offenders, or if no such residence is known the indictment or information may be filed in the District of Columbia. Whenever the offense is begun in one jurisdiction and completed in another, or committed in more than one jurisdiction, it may be dealt with, inquired of, tried, determined, and punished in any jurisdiction in which such offense was begun, continued, or completed, in the same manner as if the offense had been actually and wholly committed therein.”

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Sec. 3.

Paragraph (4) of section 101 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1301(4)) is amended by striking out “operation or

72 Stat. 737.

navigation or aircraft within” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “operation or navigation of aircraft within”.

Sec. 4.

Title XI of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 is amended by

72 Stat. 797.

49 USC 1501–1510.

adding at the end thereof the following new section:

“Sec. 1111.

Subject to reasonable rules and regulations prescribed by the Administrator, any air carrier is authorized to refuse transportation to a passenger or to refuse to transport property when, in the opinion of the air carrier, such transportation would or might be inimical to safety of flight.”

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Sec. 5.