GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON EXTENT AND EFFECTS OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION PILOT SHORTAGE ON REGIONAL/COMMUTER CARRIERS.

SEC. 422. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON EXTENT AND EFFECTS OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION PILOT SHORTAGE ON REGIONAL/COMMUTER CARRIERS.(a) Study.—The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to identify the extent and effects of the commercial aviation pilot shortage on regional/commuter carriers (as such term is defined in section 41719(d) of title 49, United States Code). (b) Recommenda-tions.Report.—Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.138 STAT. 1166