,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aiif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ad1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,budd 7for himself and ,mr4   
,manchin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,administrator of the       
,federal ,aviation ,administration to   
allow a volunteer pilot organization to 
reimburse a volunteer pilot for certain 
aircraft operating expenses incurred by 
the pilot when making a flight in       
support of the volunteer pilot          
organization's mission1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,volunteer ,pilot   
,support ,act4  #b4 ,reimbursement of   
certain operational costs for charitable
 flights  7a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall issue or revise    
regulations as necessary to allow a     

volunteer pilot to accept reimbursement 
for a covered operational cost if-- 7#a7
 such pilot operates a covered flight2  
and  7#b7 such pilot or volunteer pilot 
organization notifies each passenger    
that the flight is for charitable       
purposes and is not subject to the same 
safety requirements as a flight operated
 by an air carrier or a commercial      
operator certified by the               
,administrator4  7b7 ,additional        
requirements  7#a7 ,volunteer pilot     
organization ,a volunteer pilot         
organization may impose eligibility     
requirements that exceed the applicable 
eligibility requirements described in   
under subsection 7f77#f77;,b7 and the   
general operating rules in part #ia of  
title #ad1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 without being considered  
an air carrier1 a commercial operator1  
or common carrier4  7#b7 ,requirements  
for regulations ,in issuing or revising 
regulations under subsection 7a71 the   
,administrator-- 7,a7 shall create an   

exception for a volunteer pilot         
organization that arranges a covered    
flight and a volunteer pilot who        
receives a covered operational cost for 
a covered flight from-- 7i7 the         
certificate requirements under parts    
#aai and #abe of title #ad1 ,code of    
,federal ,regulations2 and  7ii7 the    
operating requirements under parts #aba1
 #abe1 and #ace of title #ad1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations2 and  7,b7 may not
 impose on a volunteer pilot or         
volunteer pilot organization any        
operating requirements1 aircraft        
qualifications1 or pilot qualifications 
to conduct a covered flight that are in 
addition to the requirements under this 
section and the requirements under the  
general operating rules in part #ia of  
title #ad1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations4  7c7 ,effect on existing  
regulations ,for the purposes of this   
section3 7#a7 ,a volunteer pilot        
receiving a covered operational cost for
 a covered flight-- 7,a7 does not       

constitute common carriage 7as such term
 is used in title #di1 ,united ,states  
,code1 and title #ad1 ,code of ,federal 
,regulations72 and  7,b7 does not       
constitute a flight operation for       
compensation or hire 7as such term is   
used in title #di1 ,united ,states      
,code1 and title #ad1 ,code of ,federal 
,regulations74  7#b7 ,a covered         
operational cost is not compensation 7as
 such term is used in title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 and title #ad1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations74  7d7            
,prohibition on ,,faa enforcement       
actions ,beginning on the date that is  
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,administrator may not   
take an enforcement action against a    
volunteer pilot or a volunteer pilot    
organization if such pilot meets1       
through a good faith effort1 the        
applicable eligibility requirements     
described in subsections 7a77#b7 and    
7f77#f77;,b71 unless the ,administrator 
has published final regulations in the  

,federal ,register as required by       
subsection 7a74  7e7 ,effect on other   
,,faa authority  7#a7 ,effect on        
existing exemption authority ,except as 
provided in paragraph 7#b71 nothing in  
this section shall-- 7,a7 affect the    
authority of the ,administrator to      
exempt a pilot 7exercising the privilege
 of a private pilot certificate issued  
under part #fa of title #ad1 ,code of   
,federal ,regulations7 from a           
restriction on receiving reimbursement2 
or  7,b7 affect any such exemptions     
existing before the date of enactment of
 this ,act4  7#b7 ,no changes to        
existing ,,faa exemptions2 exception    
7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
subparagraph 7,c71 the ,administrator   
may not modify or revoke a covered      
exemption during the period described in
 subparagraph 7,d7 without the consent  
of the person holding the covered       
exemption4  7,b7 ,expiration date ,the  
expiration date of a covered exemption  
shall be extended through the date that 

is #cj days after the end of the period 
described in subparagraph 7,d74  7,c7   
,exception ,the ,administrator may      
modify or revoke a covered exemption    
after the ,administrator brings an      
administrative or legal enforcement     
action against a person operating a     
flight under such exemption for-- 7i7   
violating the terms of such exemption2  
or  7ii7 in the course of a flight      
operating under such exemption1         
violating any other law or regulation4  
7,d7 ,period described ,the period      
described in this subparagraph is the   
period beginning on the date of         
enactment of this ,act and ending on the
 date the ,administrator publishes final
 regulations in the ,federal ,register  
as required by subsection 7a74  7,e7    
,covered exemption defined ,in this     
paragraph1 the term covered exemption   
means an exemption issued before the    
date of enactment of this ,act by the   
,administrator to a volunteer pilot     
organization that provides an exemption 

from the applicability of section       
#fa4aac7;c7 of title #ad1 ,code of      
,federal ,regulations1 and expressly    
includes an exemption described on page 
#abbcc of volume #gh of the ,federal    
,register and published on ,february    
#bb1 #bjac4  7#c7 ,effect on other      
volunteer flights ,nothing in this      
section shall impose or authorize the   
imposition of any additional            
requirements on a flight that is        
arranged by a volunteer pilot           
organization in which the pilot in      
command is not reimbursed or the pilot  
in command pays a pro rata share of     
expenses as described under section     
#fa4aac7;c7 of title #ad1 ,code of      
,federal ,regulations4  7f7 ,definitions
 ,in this section3 7#a7 ,administrator  
,the term ,administrator means the      
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration4  7#b7 ,air carrier2   
aircraft2 airport ,the terms air        
carrier1 aircraft1 and airport have the 
meanings given those terms in section   

#djajb of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code4  7#c7 ,commercial operator ,the  
term commercial operator has the meaning
 given such term in section #a4a of     
title #ad1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations4  7#d7 ,covered flight ,the
 term covered flight-- 7,a7 means a     
flight that is operated by a volunteer  
pilot in any airworthy aircraft in      
support of the mission of a volunteer   
pilot organization2 and  7,b7 includes  
any flight or flight segment that is    
between the airport in which the        
aircraft for the covered flight is based
 and the airport the passengers of a    
flight described in subparagraph 7,a7   
board or disembark4  7#e7 ,covered      
operational cost ,the term covered      
operational cost means the following3   
7,a7 ,a cost that is actually incurred  
in connection with a covered flight1    
including the following3 7i7 ,in the    
case of a volunteer pilot who rents the 
aircraft used for a covered flight1 the 
cost of rental fees and other operating 

expenses not included in the rental fees
 that are incurred by such pilot for a  
covered flight1 except that such costs  
may not unreasonably exceed the cost of 
owning and operating the aircraft1 which
 includes maintenance costs1 storage    
fees1 airport expenditures1 and1 for an 
owner that is in the business of renting
 aircraft1 the cost of doing business   
and making a reasonable profit4  7ii7   
,in the case of a volunteer pilot who   
does not rent the aircraft used for a   
covered flight1 the cost of fuel1 oil1  
and airport expenditures incurred by    
such pilot for a covered flight4  7iii7 
,meals1 lodging1 and related expenses4  
7,b7 ,any nonmonetary benefit that may  
be considered compensation 7as such term
 is used in title #di1 ,united ,states  
,code1 and title #ad1 ,code of ,federal 
,regulations71 including logged flight  
hours1 goodwill1 any applicable tax     
deduction permitted under the ,internal 
,revenue ,code of #aihf1 and any other  
indirect economic benefit4  7#f7        

,volunteer pilot  7,a7 ,in general ,the 
term volunteer pilot means a person     
who-- 7i7 acts as pilot in command of a 
covered flight2 and  7ii7 meets each    
applicable eligibility requirement      
described in subparagraph 7,b74  7,b7   
,eligibility requirements described ,the
 applicable eligibility requirements    
described in this subparagraph are the  
following3 7i7 ,the volunteer pilot     
holds at least a private pilot          
certificate with appropriate category1  
class1 and type rating 7if a type rating
 is applicable7 issued under part #fa of
 title #ad1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations4  7ii7 ,the volunteer pilot
 holds an instrument rating or airline  
transport pilot certificate for the     
category of aircraft used for a covered 
flight issued under such part #fa4      
7iii7 ,the volunteer pilot logged at    
least #ejj hours as pilot in command in 
the category of aircraft used for a     
covered flight4  7iv7 ,the volunteer    
pilot-- 7,i7 holds a valid medical      

certificate issued under part #fg of    
title #ad1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations2 or  7,,ii7 complies with  
the requirements of section #fa4aac7;i7 
of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations4  7#g7 ,volunteer pilot    
organization ,the term volunteer pilot  
organization means an organization      
that-- 7,a7 is described in section     
#eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4           
#eja7;c77#c77 and is exempt from        
taxation under section #eja7;a7 of such 
,code2 and  7,b7 arranges or coordinates
 flights by volunteer pilots for        
purposes described in such section      
#eja7;c77#c74