Sec. 516. Pilots sharing flight expenses with passengers
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall make publicly available, in a clear and concise format, advisory guidance that describes how a pilot may share flight expenses with passengers in a manner consistent with Federal law, including regulations. The guidance shall include examples of— flights for which pilots and passengers may share expenses; flights for which pilots and passengers may not share expenses; the methods of communication that pilots and passengers may use to arrange flights for which expenses are shared; and the methods of communication that pilots and passengers may not use to arrange flights for which expenses are shared.
Not later than 180 days after the date on which guidance is made publicly available under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report analyzing Federal policy with respect to pilots sharing flight expenses with passengers. The report submitted under paragraph
(1)shall include an evaluation of— the rationale for such Federal policy; safety and other concerns related to pilots sharing flight expenses with passengers; and benefits related to pilots sharing flight expenses with passengers.