,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aabd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ad1    
#bjba,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 a definition for the term 
common carrier1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,flight ,sharing ,freedom ,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  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 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