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PUBLIC LAW 93-366-AUG. 5, 1974

Penalty. P^"^^*y'

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state 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, or any person who has on or about his person, or who has placed, attempted to place, or attempted to have placed aboard such aircraft any bomb, or similar explosive or incendiary devlcc, shall bc fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. " (2) Whoever willfully and without regard for the safety of human life, or with reckless disregard for the safety of human life, shall commit an act prohibited by paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. u^g^ rpj^j^g gubsection shall not apply to law enforcement officers of any municipal or State government, or the Federal Government, who are authorized or required within their official capacities to carry arms, or to persons who may be authorized, under regulations issued by the Administrator, to carry deadly or dangerous weapons in air transportation or intrastate air transportation; not shall it apply to persons transporting weapons contained in baggage which is not accessible to passengers in flight if the presence of such weapons has been declared to tli6 S/ir cRrriGr SEC. 204. Section 1111 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1511), relating to authority to refuse transportation, is amended to read as follows: "AUTHORITY TO REFUSE TRANSPORTATION

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"SEC. 1111. (a) The Administrator shall, by regulation, require any air carrier, intrastate air carrier, or foreign air carrier to refuse to transport— "(1) any person who does not consent to a search of his person, as prescribed in section 315(a) of this Act, to determine whether he is unlawfully carrying a dangerous weapon, explosive, or other destructive substance, or "(2) any property of any person who does not consent to a search or inspection of such property to determine whether it unlawfully contains a dangerous weapon, explosive, or other destructive substance. Subject to reasonable rules and regulations prescribed by the Administrator, any such carrier may also refuse transportation of a passenger or property when, in the opinion of the carrier, such transportation would or might be inimical to safety of flight. "(b) Any agreement for the carriage of persons or property in air transportation or intrastate air transportation by an air carrier, intrastate air carrier, or foreign air carrier for compensation or hire shall be deemed to include an agreement that such carriage shall be refused when consent to search such persons or inspect such property for the purposes enumerated in subsection (a) of this section is not given.". SEC. 205. Title X I of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1501-1513) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: -~ "LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY

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"SEC. 1116. The Civil Aeronautics Board shall issue such regulations or orders as may be necessary to require that any air carrier receiving for transportation as baggage any property of a person traveling in air transportation, which property cannot lawfully be carried by such person in the aircraft cabin by reason of any Federal law or regulation, shall assume liability to such person, at a reasonable charge and sub-

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