[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3103 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3103

   To ensure that individuals scheduled for certain flights are not 
         penalized for canceling or rescheduling such flights.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 11, 2001

Mrs. Mink of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Hastings of 
   Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To ensure that individuals scheduled for certain flights are not 
         penalized for canceling or rescheduling such flights.

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

SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN FEES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall take such 
action as is necessary to ensure that an air carrier that receives 
assistance under section 101(a)(2) of the Air Transportation Safety and 
System Stabilization Act (Public Law 107-42) shall--
            (1) refund the amount paid by an individual for air 
        transportation canceled between September 11, 2001, and 
        September 11, 2002; and
            (2) not assess any fee to a passenger who canceled or 
        rescheduled such air transportation.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section the terms ``air carrier'' and 
``air transportation'' have the meanings such terms have under section 
40102 of title 49, United States Code.
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