To ensure that all consumers are able to easily and fairly compare airfares and other costs applicable to tickets for air transportation, including all taxes and fees.

SA 3506. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Schumer) 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:

At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 407. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE SALE
OF AIRLINE TICKETS.

(a) In General.--The Office of Aviation Consumer Protection
and Enforcement of the Department of Transportation shall
establish rules to ensure that all consumers are able to
easily and fairly compare airfares and other costs applicable
to tickets for air transportation, including all taxes and
fees.
(b) Notice of Taxes and Fees Applicable to Tickets for Air
Transportation.--Section 41712, as amended by this Act, is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Notice of Taxes and Fees Applicable to Tickets for
Air Transportation.--
``(1) In general.--It shall be an unfair or deceptive
practice under subsection (a) for an air carrier, foreign air
carrier, or ticket agent to sell a ticket for air
transportation unless the air carrier, foreign air carrier,
or ticket agent, as the case may be--
``(A) displays information with respect to the taxes and
fees described in paragraph (2), including the amount and a
description of each such tax or fee, simultaneously with and
in reasonable proximity to the price listed for the ticket;
and
``(B) in the case of a ticket for air transportation sold
on the Internet, provides to the purchaser of the ticket
information with respect to the taxes and fees described in
paragraph (2), including the amount and a description of each
such tax or fee, before requiring the purchaser to provide
any personal information, including the name, address, phone
number, e-mail address, or credit card information of the
purchaser.
``(2) Taxes and fees described.--The taxes and fees
described in this paragraph are all taxes, fees, and charges
applicable to a ticket for air transportation, including--
``(A) all taxes, fees, charges, and surcharges included in
the price paid by a purchaser for the ticket, including fuel
surcharges and surcharges relating to peak or holiday travel;
and
``(B) any fees for checked baggage, seating assignments,
and optional in-flight goods and services, and other fees
that may be charged after the ticket is purchased.''.
(c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Transportation, in
consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration, shall prescribe such regulations as may be
necessary to carry out subsection (d) of section 41712 of
title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection (b) of
this section.
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