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49 U.S.C. § 44941 — Immunity for reporting suspicious activities

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49 U.S.C. § 44941 — Immunity for reporting suspicious activities

**(a) In General.—** Any air carrier or foreign air carrier or any employee of an air carrier or foreign air carrier who makes a voluntary disclosure of any suspicious transaction relevant to a possible violation of law or regulation, relating to air piracy, a threat to aircraft or passenger safety, or terrorism, as defined by [section 3077 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3077&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code, to any employee or agent of the Department of Transportation, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, any Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer, or any airport or airline security officer shall not be civilly liable to any person under any law or regulation of the United States, any constitution, law, or regulation of any State or political subdivision of any State, for such disclosure. **(b) Application.—** Subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1) any disclosure made with actual knowledge that the disclosure was false, inaccurate, or misleading; or (2) any disclosure made with reckless disregard as to the truth or falsity of that disclosure.

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**(a) In General.—** Any air carrier or foreign air carrier or any employee of an air carrier or foreign air carrier who makes a voluntary disclosure of any suspicious transaction relevant to a possible violation of law or regulation, relating to air piracy, a threat to aircraft or passenger safety, or terrorism, as defined by [section 3077 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3077&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code, to any employee or agent of the Department of Transportation, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, any Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer, or any airport or airline security officer shall not be civilly liable to any person under any law or regulation of the United States, any constitution, law, or regulation of any State or political subdivision of any State, for such disclosure. **(b) Application.—** Subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1) any disclosure made with actual knowledge that the disclosure was false, inaccurate, or misleading; or (2) any disclosure made with reckless disregard as to the truth or falsity of that disclosure.

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18 U.S.C. § 3077 — Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term— (1) “act of terrorism” means an act of domestic or international terrorism as defined in section 2331; (2) “United States person” means— (A) a national of the United States as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ([8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101/a/22&num=0&edition=prelim)); (B) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States as defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ([8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101/a/20&num=0&edition=prelim)); (C) any person within the United States; (D) any employee or contractor of the United States Government, regardless of nationality, who is the victim or intended victim of an act of terrorism by virtue of that employment; (E) a sole proprietorship, partnership, company, or association composed principally of nationals or permanent resident aliens of the United States; and (F) a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State, the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United States, and a foreign subsidiary of such corporation; (3) “United States property” means any real or personal property which is within the United States or, if outside the United States, the actual or beneficial ownership of which rests in a United States person or any Federal or State governmental entity of the United States; (4) “United States”, when used in a geographical sense, includes Puerto Rico and all territories and possessions of the United States; (5) “State” includes any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth o

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49 U.S.C. § 44941 — Immunity for reporting suspicious activi-

Page 1519 TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION § 44942 IMPOSITION OF FEE INCREASE Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title VI, § 601(d), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1188, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary of Home- land Security shall implement the fee increase author- ized by the amendment made by subsection (b) [amend- ing this section]— ‘‘(1) beginning on July 1, 2014; and ‘‘(2) through the publication of notice of such fee in the Federal Register, notwithstanding section 9701 of title 31, United States Code, and the procedural re- quirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code.’’ CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF EXISTING BALANCES Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title VI, § 601(e), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1188, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall not affect the availability of funds made available under section 44940(i) of title 49, United States Code, before the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 26, 2013].’’ § 44941. Immunity for reporting suspicious activi- ties (a) IN GENERAL.—Any air carrier or foreign air carrier or any employee of an air carrier or for- eign air carrier who makes a voluntary disclo- sure of any suspicious transaction relevant to a possible violation of law or regulation, relating to air piracy, a threat to aircraft or passenger safety, or terrorism, as defined by section 3077 of title 18, United States Code, to any employee or agent of the Department of Transportation, the Department of Homeland Security, the Depart- ment of Justice, any Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer, or any airport or airline se- curity officer shall not be civilly liable to any person under any law or regulation of the United States, any constitution, law, or regulation of any State or political subdivision of any State

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