S.Amdt. 3604

SA 3604. 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 compensation.--The final regulations issued
under paragraph (1) may allow a passenger to select another
form of compensation offered by a covered air carrier in lieu
of an automatic refund if the passenger is immediately
notified that he or she is entitled to a refund, among the
options for compensation.
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