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The way this one is written could effect all of us.
H.R. 3801 would amend the Tariff Act of 1930 (otherwise known as the Smoot–Hawley Tariff) to include ultralight aircraft under its aviation smuggling provisions and provide for additional criminal punishments for using an ultralight aircraft to transport illegal goods. Under current law, it is a crime for individuals to use aircraft to illegally transport drugs and the maximum penalty carries a $250,000 and a 20-year prison sentence. This legislation would allow the same prosecution for persons smuggling drugs on ultralight aircraft