Manned Aircraft Clarification Act

HR 3478, the Manned Aircraft Clarification Act, amends existing federal criminal laws to explicitly include "manned" aircraft in provisions related to destruction and piracy. It adds "manned" before "aircraft" in Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 32 (destruction of aircraft) and in Title 49, U.S. Code, Section 46502 (aircraft piracy). This clarifies that the criminal penalties apply specifically to aircraft with people on board, not unmanned systems. The bill does not create new penalties or affect new groups; it refines existing law for precision. The change is purely procedural, updating legal language to avoid ambiguity.