,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ag1      
#bjbc,mrs4 ,fischer 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,hickenlooper7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,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 carriers4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,sustain ,regional ,air ,travel ,act4   
#b4 ,,gao study and report on the extent
 and effects of the commercial aviation 
pilot shortage on regional_/commuter    
carriers  7a7 ,study ,the ,comptroller  
,general of the ,united ,states 7in this
 section referred to as the ,comptroller
 ,general7 shall conduct a study to     
identify the extent and effects of the  
commercial aviation pilot shortage on   

regional_/commuter carriers 7as such    
term is defined in section #dagai7;d7 of
 title #di1 ,united ,states ,code74  7b7
 ,report ,not later than #ab months     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall   
submit to the ,committee on ,commerce1  
,science1 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 7a71 together
 with recommendations for such          
legislation and administrative action as
 the ,comptroller ,general determines   
appropriate4