PUBLIC LAW 98-473—OCT. 12, 1984 (c) Section 101(38)(d) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1301(38)(d), relating to the definition of the term "special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States", is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking out "; or" and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; (2) at the end of clause (ii), by striking out "and" and inserting in lieu thereof "or;"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new clause: "(iii) regarding which an offense as defined in subsection (d) or (e) of article I, section I of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (Montreal, September 23, 1971) is committed if the aircraft lands in the United States with an alleged offender still on board; and". SEC. 2014. (a)(1) Section 901 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1471) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(c) Whoever imparts or conveys or causes to be imparted or conveyed false information, knowing the information to be false and under circumstances in which such information may reasonably be believed, 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 section 902 of this Act, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 which shall be recoverable in a civil action brought in the name of the United States. "(d) Except for law enforcement officers of any municipal or State government or officers or employees of the Federal Government, who are authorized or required within their official capacities to carry arms, or other persons who may be so authorized under regulations issued by the Administrator, whoever while aboard, or while attempting to board, any aircraft in, or intended for operation in, air transportation or intrastate air transportation, has on or about his person or his property a concealed deadly or dangerous weapon, which is, or would be, accessible to such person in flight shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 which shall be recoverable in a civil action brought in the name of the United States.". (2) That portion of the table of contents contained in the first section of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 which appears under the side heading
98 STAT. 2189 49 USC app. lOl.
24 UST 564. Penalties. 49 USC app. 1471.
"Sec. 901. Civil penalties."
is amended by inserting at the end thereof: "(c) Conveying false information. "(d) Concealed weapons.".
(b) Section 901(a)(2) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1471(a)(2)) is amended by inserting "penalties provided for in subsec- 49 USC app. tions (c) and (d) of this section or" after "Secretary of Transportation 1471. in the case of. (c)(l) Section 902(1)(1) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1472(1)(1) is amended by striking out "$1,000" and inserting in 49 USC app. lieu thereof "$10,000". 1472. (2) Section 902(1)(2) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1472(1)(2)) is amended by striking out "$5,000" and inserting in lieu 49 USC app. thereof "$25,000". 1472.
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