[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3669. Mr. DAINES 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:

       On page 270, strike lines 2 through 11 and insert the 
     following:
       (a) Rulemaking.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     issue final regulations to require a covered air carrier to 
     promptly provide an automatic refund or other compensation to 
     a passenger if the covered air carrier--
       (A) has charged the passenger an ancillary fee for checked 
     baggage; and
       (B) fails to deliver the checked baggage to the passenger 
     not later than 6 hours after the arrival of a domestic flight 
     or 12 hours after the arrival of an international flight.
       (2) Choice of equivalent compensation.--The regulations 
     under paragraph (1) may allow an air carrier to offer a 
     passenger the opportunity to select an alternate form of 
     compensation of equivalent or greater value in lieu of a 
     refund if the passenger is concurrently notified that he or 
     she is entitled to a full refund of paid baggage fees, among 
     the options for compensation. If the passenger fails to 
     respond to the offer of equivalent compensation, the air 
     carrier shall automatically refund the baggage fee paid by 
     the passenger.
       (3) Refund deadline.--Any refund under paragraph (1) or 
     alternate equivalent compensation under paragraph (2) shall 
     be provided to the passenger promptly and shall be provided 
     not later than 10 days after an air carrier's failure to 
     deliver checked baggage within the period prescribed under 
     paragraph (1)(B).
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