Sec. 514. GAO STUDY ON COMPETITION AND CONSOLIDATION IN THE AIR CARRIER INDUSTRY
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## SEC. 514 GAO STUDY ON COMPETITION AND CONSOLIDATION IN THE AIR CARRIER INDUSTRY ###
(a)Study The Comptroller General shall conduct a study assessing competition and consolidation in the United States air carrier industry. Such study shall include an assessment of data related to— ####
(1)the history of mergers in the United States air carrier industry, including whether any claimed efficiencies have been realized; ####
(2)the effect of consolidation in the United States air carrier industry, if any, on consumers; ####
(3)the effect of consolidation in the United States air carrier industry, if any, on air transportation service in small and rural markets; and ####
(4)the current state of competition in the United States air carrier industry as of the date of enactment of this Act. ###
(b)Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), and recommendations for such legislative and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.