,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ac1 #bjbj,mr4    
,blum5?al 7= ,mr4 ,m>key 7= himself1    
,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4        
,murphy1 & ,ms4 ,h>ris77 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
= ca% refunds = cancel$ airl9e flights &
 tickets dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,ca% ,refunds = ,coronavirus          
,cancellations ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,ca%  
refunds = cancel$ airl9e flights &      
tickets dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy  7a7 
,ca% refunds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a cov]$    
c>ri] or ticket ag5t :o sells a ticket =
 a pass5g] to take a cov]$ flight1 &    
ei!r su* flight is cancel$ by ! cov]$   
c>ri] or su* ticket is cancel$ by !     
pass5g]1 %all promptly (f] ! pass5g] a  
full ca% refund = su* ticket1 includ+   
any ancill>y fees paid4  7#b7           
,alt]native =m ( comp5sation  7,a7 ,9   

g5]al ,a cov]$ c>ri] or ticket ag5t may 
also (f] an alt]native =m ( comp5sation 
det]m9$ appropriate by ! cov]$ c>ri] or 
ticket ag5t1 includ+ cr$it1 v\*]1 or o!r
 me*anism to comp5sate a pass5g]1       
provid$ t any su* (f] includes cle> &   
conspicu\s notice ( a pass5g]'s "r to a 
ca% refund "u p>agraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,no  
expiration date ,an alt]native =m (     
comp5sation provid$ pursuant to         
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all rema9 valid &     
r$eemable by ! pass5g] indef9itely4     
7#c7 ,retroactive refunds ,9 ! case ( a 
pass5g] :o-- 7,a7 receiv$ an alt]native 
=m ( comp5sation prior to ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act = a cov]$ flight or 
ticket = a cov]$ flight cancel$ by !    
cov]$ c>ri] or by ! pass5g]2 &  7,b7 has
 n us$ su* alt]native comp5sation1  su* 
pass5g] may reque/ a ca% refund to      
replace ! alt]native comp5sation & !    
cov]$ c>ri] or ticket ag5t %all promptly
 comply ) su* reque/4  7#d7             
,reimbursem5t to ticket ag5t ,a ticket  
ag5t :o provides a ca% refund to a      

pass5g] "u ?is section1 includ+ a       
retroactive refund "u p>agraph 7#c71    
%all be entitl$ to prompt reimbursem5t f
 any cov]$ c>ri] = ! portion ( ! ticket 
price paid to t c>ri]4  7b7 ,fund+  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 a  
cov]$ c>ri] or ticket ag5t may use      
am\nts appropriat$ or o!rwise made      
available to ! comm]cial airl9e indu/ry 
9 any appropriations enact$ on or aft]  
,m>* #a1 #bjbj1 9 response to           
,,covid-#ai to pay = ! ca% refunds "u   
subsection 7a71 includ+ retroactive     
refunds "u p>agraph 7#c7 ( su*          
subsection4  7#b7 ,limitation ,a cov]$  
c>ri] may n use am\nts appropriat$ "u   
section #daab ( ! ,coronavirus ,economic
 ,/abilization ,act ( #bjbj 7title ,,iv 
( division ,a ( ! ,coronavirus ,aid1    
,relief1 & ,economic ,security ,act     
7,public ,law #aaf-acf77 to pay = ! ca% 
refunds "u subsection 7a71 includ+      
retroactive refunds "u p>agraph 7#c7 (  
su* subsection4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,air c>ri] ,! t]m air     

c>ri] has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section  
#djajb ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4
  7#b7 ,cov]$ c>ri] ,! t]m cov]$ c>ri]  
means-- 7,a7 any pass5g] air c>ri] t _h 
an op]at+ rev5ue 9 #bjah t exce$$       
#a1ejj1jjj1jjj accord+ to ! ,bureau (   
,transportation ,/ati/ics2 or  7,b7 any 
pass5g] =eign air c>ri] op]at+ a flight 
to or f ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,cov]$   
flight ,! t]m cov]$ flight means a      
flight ( a cov]$ c>ri] t is s*$ul$ to   
dep>t f1 or arrive at1 an airport locat$
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai   
em]g5cy p]iod4  7#d7 ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy
 p]iod ,! t]m ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod 
means ! p]iod-- 7,a7 beg9n+ on ,m>* #a1 
#bjbj2 &  7,b7 end+ on ! date t is #ahj 
days aft] ! lat] ( ! expiration (-- 7i7 
! public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u 
section #cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 ) respect to
 ,,covid-#ai2 or  7ii7 ! national       
em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,presid5t "u !      
,national ,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4

 #afja et seq47 ) respect to !          
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
7,,covid-#ai74  7#e7 ,=eign air c>ri] ,!
 t]m =eign air c>ri] has ! mean+ giv5 t 
t]m 9 section #djajb ( title #di1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4  7#f7 ,ticket ag5t ,! t]m
 ticket ag5t has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9   
section #djajb ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code4  7#g7 ,unit$ ,/ates ,! t]m
 ,unit$ ,/ates has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 
section #djajb ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code4