,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #babf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,schmitt introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit the use of       
,department of ,transportation aircraft 
for travel by the ,secretary of         
,transportation or the ,secretary's     
executive staff1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,justification and         
,examination of ,transportation ,staff's
 ,executive ,travel ,costs ,act of #bjbc
 or the ,,jetset ,costs ,act of #bjbc4  
#b4 ,executive travel on ,department of 
,transportation aircraft  7a7 ,in       
general ,unless the ,secretary          
determines that the cost of a flight to 
a destination on aircraft owned1        
operated1 or maintained by the          
,department of ,transportation is at    
least #e percent less than the cost of a

 flight on a commercial airline to the  
destination1 neither the ,secretary nor 
the ,secretary's executive staff shall  
travel to such destination on any       
aircraft owned1 operated1 or maintained 
by the ,department of ,transportation4  
7b7 ,exception ,subsection 7a7 shall not
 apply in any case in which emergency   
travel is required and commercial       
service is unavailable after notifying  
the ,inspector ,general of the          
,department of ,transportation and the  
appropriate committees of ,congress in  
writing not later than #g days after    
such emergency travel is completed4  7c7
 ,cost comparison ,not later than #ahj  
days after the date of enactment of this
 section1 the ,administrator shall      
revise ,order #bejj4cf,n to reflect the 
true cost of flight operations4 ,when   
calculating per-seat costs of a flight1 
the ,department of ,transportation--    
7#a7 shall be prohibited from charging  
different rates to non-,department of   
,transportation officials2 and  7#b7    

shall use the actual and full cost of a 
flight on aircraft owned1 operated1 or  
maintained by the ,department of        
,transportation when comparing such     
flight to any commercial alternative4   
7d7 ,reporting ,not later than ,december
 #ca of calendar year #bjbc1 and each   
calendar year thereafter1 the ,inspector
 ,general of the ,department of         
,transportation shall submit a report to
 the appropriate committees of ,congress
 that includes the following with       
respect to the calendar year3 7#a7 ,an  
itemization of each trip and flight in  
which the ,secretary or the ,secretary's
 executive staff traveled on aircraft   
owned1 operated1 or maintained by the   
,department of ,transportation4  7#b7 ,a
 justification for any trip and flight  
included in the itemization required by 
paragraph 7#a71 including1 for each such
 trip and flight1 documentation that the
 trip and flight was at least #e percent
 less than the cost of a flight on a    
commercial airline to the destination   

involved4  7e7 ,prohibition on personal 
or political use ,neither the ,secretary
 nor the ,secretary's executive staff   
shall travel on aircraft owned1         
operated1 or maintained by the          
,department of ,transportation for any  
trip that involves personal or political
 activities4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term  
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,federal ,aviation               
,administration4  7#b7 ,appropriate     
committees of ,congress ,the term       
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means the ,committee on ,commerce1      
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate and the ,committee on           
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#c7   
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,transportation4