#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #daef  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to allow    
advertisements and solicitations for    
passenger air transportation to state   
the base airfare of the transportation1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,transparent ,airfares ,act of #bjad4   
#b4 ,advertisements and solicitations   
for passenger air transportation  7a7   
,full fare advertising ,section #dagab  
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7d7 ,full fare advertising  
7#a7 ,in general ,it shall not be an    
unfair or deceptive practice under      
subsection 7a7 for a covered entity to  
state in an advertisement or            
solicitation for passenger air          
transportation the base airfare for the 
air transportation if the covered entity
 clearly and separately discloses--     
7,a7 the government-imposed taxes and   
fees associated with the air            

transportation2 and  7,b7 the total cost
 of the air transportation4  7#b7 ,form 
of disclosure  7,a7 ,in general ,for    
purposes of paragraph 7#a71 the         
information described in paragraphs     
7#a77;,a7 and 7#a77;,b7 shall be        
disclosed in the advertisement or       
solicitation in a manner that clearly   
presents the information to the         
consumer4  7,b7 ,internet advertisements
 and solicitations ,for purposes of     
paragraph 7#a71 with respect to an      
advertisement or solicitation for       
passenger air transportation that       
appears on an ,internet ,web site1 the  
information described in paragraphs     
7#a77;,a7 and 7#a77;,b7 may be disclosed
 through a link or pop-up1 as such terms
 may be defined by the ,secretary1 that 
displays the information in a manner    
that is easily accessible and viewable  
by the consumer4  7#c7 ,definitions ,in 
this subsection1 the following          
definitions apply3  7,a7 ,base airfare  
,the term base airfare means the cost of

 passenger air transportation1 excluding
 government-imposed taxes and fees4     
7,b7 ,covered entity ,the term covered  
entity means an air carrier1 including  
an indirect air carrier1 foreign        
carrier1 ticket agent1 or other person  
offering to sell tickets for passenger  
air transportation or a tour or tour    
component that must be purchased with   
air transportation4  4  7b7 ,limitation 
on statutory construction ,nothing in   
the amendment made by subsection 7a7 may
 be construed to affect any obligation  
of a person that sells air              
transportation to disclose the total    
cost of the air transportation1         
including government-imposed taxes and  
fees1 prior to purchase of the air      
transportation4  7c7 ,regulations ,not  
later than #abj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall issue final regulations to carry  
out the amendment made by subsection    
7a74  7d7 ,effective date ,this ,act1   
and the amendments made by this ,act1   

shall take effect on the earlier of--   
7#a7 the effective date of regulations  
issued under subsection 7c72 and  7#b7  
the date that is #ahj days after the    
date of enactment of this ,act4  ,passed
 the ,house of ,representatives ,july   
#bh1 #bjad4;,clerk4