[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 54 (Monday, April 11, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1866-S1867]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3610. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3464 submitted by Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. 
Nelson) to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 3103 and insert the following:

     SEC. 3103. PROTECTIONS FOR CONSUMERS PURCHASING MULTI-CITY 
                   ITINERARIES.

       (a) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     review whether it is an unfair and deceptive practice

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     under section 41712 of title 49, United States Code, for an 
     air carrier to withhold from consumers any fare options for a 
     flight based on whether that flight is booked as an 
     individual flight or as part of a multi-city itinerary.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     review under subsection (a) is complete, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
     the review under subsection (a), including any 
     recommendations resulting from the review.
       (c) Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection.--
     The Secretary may use the Advisory Committee for Aviation 
     Consumer Protection, established under section 411 of the FAA 
     Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-95; 49 
     U.S.C. 42301 prec. note), to assist in conducting the review 
     under subsection (a) and providing recommendations under 
     subsection (b).

     SEC. 3104. ADDITIONAL CONSUMER PROTECTIONS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date that the reviews 
     under sections 3101, 3102, and 3103 of this Act are complete, 
     the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a supplemental 
     notice of proposed rulemaking to its notice of proposed 
     rulemaking published in the Federal Register on May 23, 2014 
     (DOT-OST-2014-0056) (relating to the transparency of airline 
     ancillary fees and other consumer protection issues) to 
     consider the following:
       (1) Requiring an air carrier to provide notification and 
     refunds or other consideration to a consumer who is impacted 
     by delays or cancellations when an air carrier has a choice 
     as to which flights to cancel or delay during a weather-
     related event.
       (2) Requiring an air carrier to provide notification and 
     refunds or other consideration to a consumer who is impacted 
     by involuntary changes to the consumer's itinerary.
       (3) Requiring an air carrier to advertise to consumers all 
     fare options for a flight, regardless of whether that flight 
     is booked as an individual flight or multi-city itinerary.
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