Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 2.djvu/523

This page needs to be proofread.

PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 1239 § 46311. Unlawful disclosure of information (a) CRIMINAL PENALTY.— The Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration with respect to aviation safety duties and powers designated to be carried out by the Administrator, or an officer or employee of the Secretary or Administrator shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both, if the Secretary, Administrator, officer, or employee knowingly and willfully discloses information that— (1) the Secretary, Administrator, officer, or employee acquires when inspecting the records of an air carrier; or (2) is withheld from public disclosure under section 40115 of this title. (b) NONAPPLICATION.—Subsection (a) of this section does not apply if— (1) the officer or employee is directed by the Secretary or Administrator to disclose information that the Secretary or Administrator had ordered withheld; or (2) the Secretary, Administrator, officer, or employee is directed by a court of competent jurisdiction to disclose the information. (c) WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM CONGRESS. —T h is section does not authorize the Secretary or Administrator to withhold information from a committee of Congress authorized to have the information. §46312. Transporting hazardous material A person shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, if the person, in violation of a regulation or requirement related to the transportation of hazardous material prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation under this part— (1) willfully delivers, or causes to be delivered, property containing hazardous material to an air carrier or to an operator of a civil aircraft for transportation in air commerce; or (2) recklessly causes the transportation in air commerce of the property. § 46313. Refusing to appear or produce records A person not obeying a subpena or requirement of the Secretary of Transportation (or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration with respect to aviation safety duties and powers designated to be carried out by the Administrator) to appear and testify or produce records shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. § 46314. Entering aircraft or airport area in violation of security requirements (a) PROHIBITION.— A person may not knowingly and willfully enter, in violation of security requirements prescribed under section 44901, 44903(b) or (c), or 44906 of this title, an aircraft or an airport area that serves an air carrier or foreign air carrier. (b) CRIMINAL PENAI^TY.— (1) A person violating subsection (a) of this section shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (2) A person violating subsection (a) of this section with intent to commit, in the aircraft or airport area, a felony under a law of the United States or a State shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.