S.Amdt. 3496

SA 3496. Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Landrieu) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3452 proposed by Mr.
Rockefeller to the bill H.R. 1586, to impose an additional tax on
bonuses received from certain TARP recipients; which was ordered to lie
on the table; as follows:

Strike section 405 and insert the following:

SEC. 405. DISCLOSURE OF PASSENGER FEES; PROHIBITION ON FEES
FOR CARRY-ON BAGGAGE.

(a) In General.--Within 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
complete a rulemaking that--
(1) prohibits each air carrier operating in the United
States under part 121 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations, from charging any fees for carry-on baggage that
falls within the restrictions imposed by the air carrier with
respect to the weight, size, or number of bags;
(2) requires each such air carrier to make detailed
information about restrictions with respect to the weight,
size, and number carry-on baggage available to passengers
before they arrive at the airport for a scheduled departure
on the air carrier; and
(3) requires each such air carrier to make available to the
public and to the Secretary a list of all passenger fees and
charges (other than airfare) that may be imposed by the air
carrier, including fees for--
(A) checked baggage or oversized or heavy baggage,
including specialty items such as bicycles, skis, and
firearms;
(B) meals, beverages, or other refreshments;
(C) seats in exit rows, seats with additional space, or
other preferred seats in any given class of travel;
(D) purchasing tickets from an airline ticket agent or a
travel agency; or
(E) any other good, service, or amenity provided by the air
carrier, as required by the Secretary.
(b) Publication; Updates.--In order to ensure that the fee
information required by subsection (a)(3) is both current and
widely available to the traveling public, the Secretary--
(1) may require an air carrier to make such information
available on any public website maintained by an air carrier,
to make such information available to travel agencies, and to
notify passengers of the availability of such information
when advertising airfares; and
(2) shall require air carriers to update the information as
necessary, but no less frequently than every 90 days unless
there has been no increase in the amount or type of fees
shown in the most recent publication.
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