[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3183 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3183

   To require large ticket agents to adopt minimum customer service 
   standards for the purchase of air fares and related passenger air 
                        transportation services.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 9, 2018

 Ms. Klobuchar introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require large ticket agents to adopt minimum customer service 
   standards for the purchase of air fares and related passenger air 
                        transportation services.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Air Travel Ticketing Transparency 
and Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. CONSUMER PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO LARGE TICKET 
              AGENTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule to enable and 
require large ticket agents to adopt minimum customer service 
standards.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the final rule shall be for air 
carriers and large ticket agents to ensure that, to the extent 
practicable, there is a consistent level of consumer protection 
regardless of where consumers purchase air fares and related passenger 
air transportation services.
    (c) Standards.--In issuing the final rule, the Secretary shall 
endeavor to establish standards consistent with all customer service 
and disclosure requirements applicable to air carriers under title 49, 
United States Code, and associated regulations in connection with the 
purchase of air fares and related passenger air transportation 
services.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Air carrier.--The term ``air carrier'' means an air 
        carrier or foreign air carrier, as those terms are defined in 
        section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code.
            (2) Consumer.--The term ``consumer'' means a person who 
        purchases or considers the purchase of passenger air 
        transportation services.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Transportation.
            (4) Ticket agent.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                term ``ticket agent'' has the meaning given that term 
                in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code.
                    (B) Inclusion.--The term ``ticket agent'' includes 
                a person who acts as an intermediary involved in the 
                sale of passenger air transportation directly or 
                indirectly to consumers, including by operating an 
                electronic airline information system, if the person--
                            (i) holds the person out as a source of 
                        information about, or reservations for, the 
                        passenger air transportation industry; and
                            (ii) receives compensation in any way 
                        related to the sale of passenger air 
                        transportation.
            (5) Large ticket agent.--The term ``large ticket agent'' 
        means a ticket agent with annual revenues of $100,000,000 or 
        more.
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