,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1       
#bjai,mr4 ,lee introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title #di1 ,united ,states  
,code1 to add definitions for the terms 
common carrier and personal operator1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,aviation ,empowerment ,act4  #b4       
,definitions ,section #djajb7;a7 of     
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#dh7 common carrier means a
 service provided by a person that meets
 the following elements3 7,a7 holding   
out of a willingness to2  7,b7 transport
 persons or property2  7,c7 from place  
to place2  7,d7 for compensation2 and   
7,e7 without refusal unless authorized  
by law4  ,in applying subparagraph 7,d71
 the term compensation requires the     

intent to pursue monetary profit but    
does not include flights in which the   
pilot and passengers share aircraft     
operating expenses or the pilot receives
 any benefit4  7#di7 personal operator  
means a person providing air            
transportation of persons or property   
for compensation or hire in aircraft    
that have eight or fewer seats1 provided
 that the person holds a private pilot  
certificate pursuant to subpart ,e of   
section #fa of title #ad1 ,code of      
,federal ,regulations 7or any successor 
regulation74 ,a personal operator or a  
flight operated by a personal operator  
does not constitute a common carrier1 as
 defined in paragraph 7#dh71 a          
commercial operation requiring a        
certificate under part #aai or #ace of  
title #ad1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation71 or a commercial operator1  
as defined in section #a4a of title #ad1
 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any 
successor regulation74  4  #c4          

,regulations ,not later than #fj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation 
shall issue or revise regulations to    
comply with this ,act and to ensure the 
following3 7#a7 ,that a person who holds
 a pilot certificate may communicate    
with the public1 in any manner the      
person determines appropriate1 to       
facilitate an aircraft flight for which 
the pilot and passengers share aircraft 
operating expenses in accordance with   
section #fa4aac7;c7 of title #ad1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations 7or any        
successor regulation7 and that such     
flight-sharing operations under section 
#fa4aac7;c7 of title #ad1 ,code of      
,federal ,regulations 7or any successor 
regulation7 shall not be deemed a common
 carrier1 as defined in paragraph 7#dh7 
of section #djajb7;a7 of title #di1     
,united ,states ,code1 or a commercial  
operation requiring a certificate under 
part #aai or #ace of title #ad1 ,code of
 ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor

 regulation74  7#b7 ,that a personal    
operator1 as defined in paragraph 7#di7 
of section #djajb7;a7 of title #di1     
,united ,states ,code1 operating under  
part #ia of title #ad ,code of ,federal 
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation7 shall not be subject to the 
requirements set forth in part #aba1    
#abe1 or #ace of title #ad1 ,code of    
,federal ,regulations 7or any successor 
regulation74