S.Amdt. 1954

SA 1954. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1911 submitted by Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Cruz, Ms.
Duckworth, and Mr. Moran) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R.
3935, to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize and improve
the Federal Aviation Administration and other civil aviation programs,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 430, strike line 21 and all that follows through
page 431, line 15, and insert the following:
``(e) Application to Ticket Agents.--
``(1) Final rule.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue a final
rule to apply refund requirements to ticket agents in the
case of cancelled flights and significantly delayed or
changed flights.
``(B) Clarification.--In issuing the final rule under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall clarify that a ticket
agent shall provide such a refund only when such ticket agent
possesses, or has access to, the funds of a passenger.
``(2) Transfer of funds.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this seciton, the Secretary shall issue
regulations requiring air carriers and foreign air carriers
to promptly transfer funds to a ticket agent if--
``(A) the Secretary has determined that the ticket agent is
responsible for providing the refund; and
``(B) the ticket agent does not possess the funds of the
passenger.
``(3) Timing and alternatives.--A refund provided by a
ticket agent shall comply with the requirements in
subsections (b) and (c) of this section, provided that the
ticket agent possesses, or has access to, the funds of the
passenger.''.
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