[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1151 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1151

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carrier baggage 
          liability to be not less than $2,500 per passenger.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 1999

 Mr. Menendez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carrier baggage 
          liability to be not less than $2,500 per passenger.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MINIMUM BAGGAGE LIABILITY.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 417 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 41717. Minimum baggage liability
    ``(a) In General.--The liability of an air carrier for provable 
direct or consequential damages resulting from the disappearance of, 
damage to, or delay in delivery of a passenger's personal property, 
including baggage, that was in the custody or control of the air 
carrier immediately prior to the disappearance, damage, or delay shall 
be not less than $2,500 for each passenger.
    ``(b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall apply only to--
            ``(1) an air carrier that provides charter or scheduled 
        passenger service in interstate or overseas air transportation; 
        and
            ``(2) a flight that--
                    ``(A) uses an aircraft designed to have a maximum 
                passenger capacity of more than 60; or
                    ``(B) uses an aircraft that is designed to have a 
                maximum passenger capacity of 60 or less but has on the 
                ticket for that flight a flight segment that uses an 
                aircraft designed to have a maximum passenger capacity 
                of more than 60 seats.
    ``(c) Notice Requirement.--An air carrier described in subsection 
(b)(1) shall include on or with any ticket for a flight described in 
subsection (b)(2) at least one of the following:
            ``(1) Notice of any monetary limitation on its baggage 
        liability to passengers.
            ``(2) The following notice: `Federal law requires any 
        limitation on an air carriers's baggage liability on this 
        flight to be at least $2,500 per passenger.'.''
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter I 
of chapter 471 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``41717. Minimum baggage liability.''.
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