unmanned aircraft
Defined in 8 places across 5 titles of the United States Code.
In this section, the term “unmanned aircraft” has the meaning given the term in section 44801 of title 49.
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- 2026–present6 U.S.C. § 124n-1Domestic Security · Penalties · in this section
In this subsection, the terms "unmanned aircraft" and "unmanned aircraft system" have the meanings given those terms in section 44801 of title 49.
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- 2019–present43 U.S.C. § 1748b-1Public Lands · Wildfire technology modernization · in this section
The term “unmanned aircraft” has the meaning given the term in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code.
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- 2026–present18 U.S.C. § 40ACrimes and Criminal Procedure · Operation of unauthorized unmanned aircraft over wildfires · in this section
The term “unmanned aircraft” means an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft.
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- 2026–present49 U.S.C. § 44801Transportation · Definitions · in this chapter
The terms “small unmanned aircraft”, “unmanned aircraft”, and “unmanned aircraft system” have the meanings given those terms in section 44801 of title 49.
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- 2026–present10 U.S.C. § 199Armed Forces · Joint Interagency Task Force 401 · in this section
The terms “unmanned aircraft” and “unmanned aircraft system” have the meanings given those terms in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–95; 49 U.S.C. 401011 note).
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- 2026–present10 U.S.C. § 6227Armed Forces · Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft · in this section
The terms "unmanned aircraft" and "unmanned aircraft system" have the meanings given those terms in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–95; 49 U.S.C. 40101 2 note).
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- 2018–201910 U.S.C. § 130iArmed Forces · Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft · in this section
The terms "unmanned aircraft" and "unmanned aircraft system" have the meanings given those terms in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–95; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note).
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- 2016–201810 U.S.C. § 130iArmed Forces · Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft · in this section
The terms "unmanned aircraft" and "unmanned aircraft system" have the meanings given those terms in section 44801, 6 of title 49.
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- 2018–20266 U.S.C. § 124nDomestic Security · Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft · in this section
The terms “unmanned aircraft” and “unmanned aircraft system” have the meanings given those terms in section 44801,7 of title 49.
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- 2026–present6 U.S.C. § 124nDomestic Security · Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft · in this section
The terms "unmanned aircraft" and "unmanned aircraft system" have the meanings given those terms in section 44801 of title 49.
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- 2020–present10 U.S.C. § 130iArmed Forces · Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft · in this section
The terms "unmanned aircraft" and "unmanned aircraft system" have the meanings given those terms in section 44801 of title 49 1
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- 2019–202010 U.S.C. § 130iArmed Forces · Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft · in this section
Unmanned aircraft.—The term "unmanned aircraft" has the meaning given the term in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code.
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- 2018–202618 U.S.C. § 40ACrimes and Criminal Procedure · Operation of unauthorized unmanned aircraft over wildfires · in this section
Unmanned aircraft.—The term "unmanned aircraft" means an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft.
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- 2018–202649 U.S.C. § 44801Transportation · Definitions · in this chapter