[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1659 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1659

 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study and 
   report on the extent and effects of the commercial aviation pilot 
                shortage on regional/commuter carriers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 17, 2023

    Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study and 
   report on the extent and effects of the commercial aviation pilot 
                shortage on regional/commuter carriers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sustain Regional Air Travel Act''.

SEC. 2. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON THE EXTENT AND EFFECTS OF THE 
              COMMERCIAL AVIATION PILOT SHORTAGE ON REGIONAL/COMMUTER 
              CARRIERS.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States (in this 
section referred to as the ``Comptroller General'') shall conduct a 
study to identify the extent and effects of the commercial aviation 
pilot shortage on regional/commuter carriers (as such term is defined 
in section 41719(d) of title 49, United States Code).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 
report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection 
(a), together with recommendations for such legislation and 
administrative action as the Comptroller General determines 
appropriate.
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