,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bbij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #e1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,menendez introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to increase the maximum penalty for  
unfair and deceptive practices relating 
to advertising of the costs of air      
transportation4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,real         
,transparency in ,airfares ,act of      
#bjad4  #b4 ,increased penalties for    
unfair and deceptive airfare advertising
 practices ,section #dfcja7;a7 of title 
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
7#g7 ,penalty for violations of unfair  
and deceptive airfare advertising       
practices ,notwithstanding paragraph    
7#a71 the maximum civil penalty assessed
 on a person for an unfair or deceptive 
practice in violation of section #dagab 
and described in section #cii4hd of     

title #ad1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or any corresponding      
similar regulation or ruling71 shall    
be-- 7,a7 #ee1jjj2 or  7,b7 if the      
person is an individual or small        
business concern1 #b1ejj4  4