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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. was born on October 8, 1941, 
        in Greenville, South Carolina.
            (2) In 1965 Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. joined the civil rights 
        movement full-time, beginning his activism as a student leader 
        in the sit-in movement and continuing as a young organizer for 
        the Southern Christian Leadership Conference as an assistant to 
        Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
            (3) On June 30, 1968, Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. became an 
        ordained minister, having attended the Chicago Theological 
        Seminary.
            (4) Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. served as the national director 
        for Operation Breadbasket and, in 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, 
        founded People United to Save Humanity, known as PUSH.
            (5) In 1984 Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. founded the National 
        Rainbow Coalition, a national social justice organization 
        devoted to political empowerment and to expanding educational 
        and employment opportunities for disadvantaged people and for 
        communities of color.
            (6) In 1996 Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. merged the National 
        Rainbow Coalition and PUSH to continue the philosophies of both 
        organizations and to maximize their resources.
            (7) Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is, and has been for more than 30 
        years, one of the foremost political figures in the United 
        States, playing a pivotal role in virtually every movement for 
        human rights, civil rights, peace, gender equality, 
        empowerment, and economic and social justice.
            (8) Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. has been and continues to be 
        counted on to serve as a champion and spokesman for a segment 
        of the population whose voices all too often are not heard.
            (9) Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. has been called the ``conscience 
        of the Nation'' and the ``great unifier'', challenging the 
        United States to establish just and humane priorities.
            (10) Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. has led a myriad of successful 
        delegations, marches, and missions for justice, peace, and 
        reconciliation.
            (11) Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is a highly respected world 
        leader who has acted on many occasions as an international 
        diplomat.
            (12) In 1984 Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. secured the release of a 
        captured Navy pilot, Lieutenant Robert Goodman, who was shot 
        down over Lebanon. He also negotiated the release of 22 
        Americans and 26 Cubans in Cuba during 1984.
            (13) In 1990 Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. won the release of 
        hundreds of foreign nationals, including 47 Americans, being 
        held in Iraq and Kuwait by Saddam Hussein.
            (14) In October 1997 Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. was appointed by 
        President William Jefferson Clinton and by Secretary of State 
        Madeleine K. Albright as the Special Envoy of the President and 
        the Secretary of State for the Promotion of Democracy in 
        Africa.
            (15) On May 2, 1999, Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. obtained the 
        negotiated release of Army Specialist Steven M. Gonzales and 
        Staff Sergeants Christopher J. Stone and Andrew Ramirez, 3 
        United States soldiers who had spent 32 days in captivity in 
        Yugoslavia as prisoners of war and hostages.
            (16) Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. has dedicated his life to the 
        principles of freedom, peace, justice, international good will, 
        and the struggle for civil rights and equality for Americans 
        and for all peoples, at home and abroad.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--The President is authorized to 
present, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal of appropriate design 
to Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. in recognition of his outstanding and enduring 
contributions to the Nation.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the presentation 
referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, 
to be determined by the Secretary.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriation.--Effective February 1, 1999, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $30,000 to carry out this 
section.

SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

    (a) Striking and Sale.--The Secretary of the Treasury may strike 
and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 2 
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price 
sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, 
use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold 
medal.
    (b) Reimbursement of Appropriation.--The appropriation used to 
carry out section 2 shall be reimbursed out of the proceeds of sales 
under subsection (a).

SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

    The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes 
of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.
[EX A]: Authorizes the President to present to Jesse L. Jackson, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation. 
Authorizes appropriations.

[EX Q]: 16, 110th Congress, agreed 
    to in the Senate March 1, 2007, and House Concurrent Resolution 80, 
    110th Congress, agreed to in the House of Representatives June 18, 
    2007.
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT OF A STRATEGY TO SUPPORT THE DISARMAMENT OF THE 
LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY.
    (a) Requirement for Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop and 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a strategy to guide 
future United States support across the region for viable multilateral 
efforts to mitigate and eliminate the threat to civilians and regional 
stability posed by the Lord's Resistance Army.
    (b) Content of Strategy.--The strategy shall include the following:
        (1) A plan to help strengthen efforts by the United Nations and 
    regional governments to protect civilians from attacks by the 
    Lord's Resistance Army while supporting the development of 
    institutions in affected areas that can help to maintain the rule 
    of law and prevent conflict in the long term.
        (2) An assessment of viable options through which the United 
    States, working with regional governments, could help develop and 
    support multilateral efforts to eliminate the threat posed by the 
    Lord's Resistance Army.
        (3) An interagency framework to plan, coordinate, and review 
    diplomatic, economic, intelligence, and military elements of United 
    States policy across the region regarding the Lord's Resistance 
    Army.
        (4) A description of the type and form of diplomatic engagement 
    across the region undertaken to coordinate and implement United 
    States policy regarding the Lord's Resistance Army and to work 
    multilaterally with regional mechanisms, including the Tripartite 
    Plus Commission and the Great Lakes Pact.
        (5) A description of how this engagement will fit within the 
    context of broader efforts and policy objectives in the Great Lakes 
    Region.
    (c) Form.--The strategy under this section shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 5. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR AREAS OUTSIDE UGANDA AFFECTED BY 
THE LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY.
    In accordance with section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292) and section 2 of the Migration and Refugee 
Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), the President is authorized to 
provide additional assistance to the Democratic Republic of Congo, 
southern Sudan, and Central African Republic to respond to the 
humanitarian needs of populations directly affected by the activity of 
the Lord's Resistance Army.
SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE FOR RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION IN NORTHERN UGANDA.
    (a) Authority.--It is the sense of Congress that the President 
should support efforts by the people of northern Uganda and the 
Government of Uganda--
        (1) to assist internally displaced people in transition and 
    returnees to secure durable solutions by spurring economic 
    revitalization, supporting livelihoods, helping to alleviate 
    poverty, and advancing access to basic services at return sites, 
    specifically clean water, health care, and schools;
        (2) to enhance the accountability and administrative competency 
    of local governance institutions and public agencies in northern 
    Uganda with regard to budget management, provision of public goods 
    and services, and related oversight functions;
        (3) to strengthen the operational capacity of the civilian 
    police in northern Uganda to enhance public safety, prevent crime, 
    and deal sensitively with gender-based violence, while 
    strengthening accountability measures to prevent corruption and 
    abuses;
        (4) to rebuild and improve the capacity of the justice system 
    in northern Uganda, including the courts and penal systems, with 
    particular sensitivity to the needs and rights of women and 
    children;
        (5) to establish mechanisms for the disarmament, 
    demobilization, and reintegration of former combatants and those 
    abducted by the LRA, including vocational education and employment 
    opportunities, with attention given to the roles and needs of men, 
    women and children; and
        (6) to promote programs to address psychosocial trauma, 
    particularly post-traumatic stress disorder.
    (b) Future Year Funding.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development should work with the appropriate committees 
of Congress to increase assistance in future fiscal years to support 
activities described in this section if the Government of Uganda 
demonstrates a commitment to transparent and accountable reconstruction 
in war-affected areas of northern Uganda, specifically by--
        (1) finalizing the establishment of mechanisms within the 
    Office of the Prime Minister to sufficiently manage and coordinate 
    the programs under the framework of the Peace Recovery and 
    Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP);
        (2) increasing oversight activities and reporting, at the local 
    and national level in Uganda, to ensure funds under the Peace 
    Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda framework are 
    used efficiently and with minimal waste; and
        (3) committing substantial funds of its own, above and beyond 
    standard budget allocations to local governments, to the task of 
    implementing the Peace Recovery and Development Plan for Northern 
    Uganda such that communities affected by the war can recover.
    (c) Coordination With Other Donor Nations.--The United States 
should work with other donor nations to increase contributions for 
recovery efforts in northern Uganda and better leverage those 
contributions to enhance the capacity and encourage the leadership of 
the Government of Uganda in promoting transparent and accountable 
reconstruction in northern Uganda.
    (d) Termination of Assistance.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the Secretary of State should withhold non-humanitarian bilateral 
assistance to the Republic of Uganda if the Secretary determines that 
the Government of Uganda is not committed to reconstruction and 
reconciliation in the war-affected areas of northern Uganda and is not 
taking proactive steps to ensure this process moves forward in a 
transparent and accountable manner.
SEC. 7. ASSISTANCE FOR RECONCILIATION AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN 
NORTHERN UGANDA.
    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, despite 
reconstruction and development efforts, a continued failure to take 
meaningful steps toward national reconciliation and accountability 
risks perpetuating longstanding political grievances and fueling new 
conflicts.
    (b) Authority.--In accordance with section 531 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346), the President is authorized to 
support efforts by the people of northern Uganda and the Government of 
Uganda to advance efforts to promote transitional justice and 
reconciliation on both local and national levels, including to 
encourage implementation of the mechanisms outlined in the Annexure to 
the Agreement on Accountability and Reconciliation between the 
Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army/Movement, signed at 
Juba February 19, 2008, namely--
        (1) a body to investigate the history of the conflict, inquire 
    into human rights violations committed during the conflict by all 
    sides, promote truth-telling in communities, and encourage the 
    preservation of the memory of events and victims of the conflict 
    through memorials, archives, commemorations, and other forms of 
    preservation;
        (2) a special division of the High Court of Uganda to try 
    individuals alleged to have committed serious crimes during the 
    conflict, and a special unit to carry out investigations and 
    prosecutions in support of trials;
        (3) a system for making reparations to victims of the conflict; 
    and
        (4) a review and strategy for supporting transitional justice 
    mechanisms in affected areas to promote reconciliation and 
    encourage individuals to take personal responsibility for their 
    conduct during the war.
SEC. 8. REPORT.
    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the submission of 
the strategy required under section 4, the Secretary of State shall 
prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the progress made toward the implementation of the strategy required 
under section 4 and a description and evaluation of the assistance 
provided under this Act toward the policy objectives described in 
section 3.
    (b) Contents.--The report required under section (a) shall 
include--
        (1) a description and evaluation of actions taken toward the 
    implementation of the strategy required under section 4;
        (2) a description of assistance provided under sections 5, 6, 
    and 7;
        (3) an evaluation of bilateral assistance provided to the 
    Republic of Uganda and associated programs in light of stated 
    policy objectives;
        (4) a description of the status of the Peace Recovery and 
    Development Plan for Northern Uganda and the progress of the 
    Government of Uganda in fulfilling the steps outlined in section 
    6(b); and
        (5) a description of amounts of assistance committed, and 
    amounts provided, to northern Uganda during the reporting period by 
    the Government of Uganda and each donor country.
    (c) Form.--The report under this section shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FUNDING.
    It is the sense of Congress that--
        (1) of the total amounts to be appropriated for fiscal year 
    2011 for the Department of State and foreign operations, up to 
    $10,000,000 should be used to carry out activities under section 5; 
    and
        (2) of the total amounts to be appropriated for fiscal year 
    2011 through 2013 for the Department of State and foreign 
    operations, up to $10,000,000 in each such fiscal year should be 
    used to carry out activities under section 7.
  SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.
    In this Act:
        (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate 
    committees of Congress'' means the Committee on Appropriations and 
    the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 
    on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
    of Representatives.
        (2) Great lakes region.--The term ``Great Lakes Region'' means 
    the region comprising Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, 
    Rwanda, southern Sudan, and Uganda.
        (3) LRA-affected areas.--The term ``LRA-affected areas'' means 
    those portions of northern Uganda, southern Sudan, northeastern 
    Democratic Republic of Congo, and southeastern Central African 
    Republic determined by the Secretary of State to be affected by the 
    Lord's Resistance Army as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
[EX A]: Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 - (Sec. 4) Directs the President to submit to Congress a regional strategy to guide U.S. support for multilateral efforts to eliminate the threat to civilians and regional stability posed by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Requires the strategy to include: (1) a plan to help strengthen efforts by the United Nations (U.N.) and regional governments to protect civilians from attacks by the LRA; (2) an assessment of viable options through which the United States could help develop and support multilateral efforts to eliminate the threat posed by the LRA; (3) an interagency framework to plan, coordinate, and review diplomatic, economic, intelligence, and military elements of U.S. policy across the region regarding the LRA; (4) a description of the type and form of diplomatic engagement across the region undertaken to coordinate and implement U.S. policy regarding the LRA and to work multilaterally with regional mechanisms, including the Tripartite Plus Commission and the Great Lakes Pact; and (5) a description of how this engagement will fit within the context of broader efforts and policy objectives in the Great Lakes Region.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes the President to provide additional assistance to respond to the humanitarian needs of populations the Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, and Central African Republic affected by LRA activity.

(Sec. 6) Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should support efforts by the people of northern Uganda and the government of Uganda to: (1) assist internally displaced people in transition and returnees by spurring economic revitalization and advancing access to basic services at return sites; (2) enhance the accountability and administrative competency of local governance institutions and public agencies in northern Uganda; (3) strengthen the operational capacity of the civilian police and the justice system in northern Uganda; (4) establish mechanisms for the disarmament and reintegration of former combatants and those abducted by the LRA; and (5) promote programs to address psychosocial trauma.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should work with Congress to increase future assistance to Uganda if the government of Uganda demonstrates a commitment to reconstruction in war-affected areas of northern Uganda; and (2) the Secretary should withhold non-humanitarian assistance to Uganda if the government of Uganda is not committed to reconstruction and reconciliation in the war-affected areas of northern Uganda and is not taking steps to ensure this process moves forward in a transparent and accountable manner.

(Sec. 7) Expresses the sense of Congress that a continued failure to take meaningful steps toward national reconciliation and accountability risks perpetuating political grievances and fueling new conflicts.

Authorizes the President to support efforts by the people of northern Uganda and the government of Uganda to promote transitional justice and reconciliation on both local and national levels, including to encourage implementation of the mechanisms in the Annexure to the Agreement on Accountability and Reconciliation between the government of Uganda and the LRA.

(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on implementation of the strategy and evaluation of the assistance under this Act.

(Sec. 9) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) of the total amounts to be appropriated for FY2011 for the Department of State and foreign operations, up to $10 million should be used to carry out activities under section 5; and (2) of the total amounts to be appropriated for FY2011-FY2013 for the Department of State and foreign operations, up to $10 million in each such fiscal year should be used to carry out activities under section 7.

(Sec. 10) Defines: (1) "Great Lakes Region" as the region comprising Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, southern Sudan, and Uganda; and (2) "LRA-affected areas" as those portions of northern Uganda, southern Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and southeastern Central African Republic affected by the LRA.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Treatment of Airline Passengers 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) United States airline traffic is increasing. The number 
        of domestic passengers carried by United States air carriers 
        has nearly tripled since 1978, to over 660 million annually. 
        The number is expected to grow to more than 1 billion by 2010. 
        The number of domestic flights has been steadily increasing as 
        well.
            (2) The Inspector General of the Department of 
        Transporation has found that with this growth in traffic have 
        come increases in delays, cancellations, and customer 
        dissatisfaction with air carrier service.
                    (A) The Federal Aviation Administration has 
                reported that, between 1995 and 2000, delays increased 
                90 percent and cancellations increased 104 percent. In 
                2000, over 1 in 4 flights were delayed, canceled, or 
                diverted, affecting approximately 163 million 
                passengers.
                    (B) At the 30 largest United States airports, the 
                number of flights with taxi-out times of 1 hour or more 
                increased 165 percent between 1995 and 2000. The number 
                of flights with taxi-out times of 4 hours or more 
                increased 341 percent during the same period.
                    (C) Certain flights, particularly those scheduled 
                during peak periods at the nation's busiest airports, 
                are subject to chronic delays. In December, 2000, 626 
                regularly-scheduled flights arrived late 70 percent of 
                the time or more, as reported by the Department of 
                Transportation.
                    (D) Consumer complaints filed with the Department 
                of Transportation about airline travel have nearly 
                quadrupled since 1995. The Department of Transportation 
                Inspector General has estimated that air carriers 
                receive between 100 and 400 complaints for every 
                complaint filed with the Department of Transportation.
            (3) At the same time as the number of complaints about 
        airline travel has increased, the resources devoted to 
        Department of Transportation handling of such complaints have 
        declined sharply. The Department of Transportation Inspector 
        General has reported that the staffing of the Department of 
        Transportation office responsible for handling airline customer 
        service complaints declined from 40 in 1985 to just 17 in 2000.
            (4) In June, 1999, the Air Transport Association and its 
        member airlines agreed to an Airline Customer Service 
        Commitment designed to address mounting consumer 
        dissatisfaction and improve customer service in the industry.
            (5) The Department of Transportation Inspector General has 
        reviewed the airlines' implementation of the Airline Customer 
        Service Commitment. The Inspector General found that:
                    (A) The Airline Customer Service Commitment has 
                prompted air carriers to address consumer concerns in 
                many areas, resulting in positive changes in how air 
                travelers are treated.
                    (B) Despite this progress, there continue to be 
                significant shortfalls in reliable and timely 
                communication with passengers about flight delays and 
                cancellations. Reports to passengers about flight 
                status are frequently untimely, incomplete, or 
                unreliable.
                    (C) Air carriers need to do more, in the areas 
                under their control, to reduce over-scheduling, the 
                number of chronically-late or canceled flights, and the 
                amount of checked baggage that does not show up with 
                the passenger upon arrival.
                    (D) A number of further steps could be taken to 
                improve the effectiveness and enforceability of the 
                Airline Customer Service Commitment and to improve the 
                consumer protections available to commercial air 
                passengers.

SEC. 3. FAIR TREATMENT OF AIRLINE PASSENGERS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 417 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec.  41722. Airline passengers' right to know
    ``(a) Disclosure of On-Time Performance.--Whenever any person 
contacts an air carrier to make a reservation or to purchase a ticket 
on a consistently-delayed or canceled flight, the air carrier shall 
disclose (without being requested), at the time the reservation or 
purchase is requested, the on-time performance and cancellation rate 
for that flight for the most recent month for which data is available. 
For purposes of this paragraph, the term `consistently-delayed or 
canceled flight' means a regularly-scheduled flight--
            ``(1) that has failed to arrive on-time (as defined in 
        section 234.2 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations) at 
        least 40 percent of the time during the most recent 3-month 
        period for which data are available; or
            ``(2) at least 20 percent of the departures of which have 
        been canceled during the most recent 3-month period for which 
        data are available.
    ``(b) On-Time Performance Posted on Website.--An air carrier that 
has a website on the Internet shall include in the information posted 
about each flight operated by that air carrier the flight's on-time 
performance (as defined in section 234.2 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations) for the most recent month for which data is available.
    ``(c) Passenger Information Concerning Delays, Cancellations, and 
Diversions.--
            ``(1) In general--Whenever a flight is delayed, canceled, 
        or diverted, the air carrier operating that flight shall 
        provide to customers at the airport and on board the aircraft, 
        in a timely, reasonable, and truthful manner, the best 
        available information regarding such delay, cancellation, or 
        diversion, including--
                    ``(A) the cause of the delay, cancellation, or 
                diversion; and
                    ``(B) in the case of a delayed flight, the 
                carrier's best estimate of the departure time.
            ``(2) Public information.--An air carrier that provides a 
        telephone number or website for the public to obtain flight 
        status information shall ensure that the information provided 
        via such telephone number or website will reflect the best and 
        most current information available concerning delays, 
        cancellations, and diversions.
    ``(d) Pre-Departure Notification System.--Within 6 months after the 
date of enactment of the Fair Treatment of Airline Passengers Act, each 
air carrier that is a reporting carrier (as defined in section 234.2 of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations) shall establish a reasonable 
system (taking into account the size, financial condition, and cost 
structure of the air carrier) for notifying passengers before their 
arrival at the airport when the air carrier knows sufficiently in 
advance of the check-in time for their flight that the flight will be 
canceled or delayed by an hour or more.
    ``(e) Coordination of Monitors; Current Information.--At any 
airport at which the status of flights to or from that airport is 
displayed to the public on flight status monitors operated by the 
airport, each air carrier the flights of which are displayed on the 
monitors shall work closely with the airport to ensure that flight 
information shown on the monitors reflects the best and most current 
information available.
    ``(f) Frequent Flyer Program Information.--Within 6 months after 
the date of enactment of the Fair Treatment of Airline Passengers Act, 
each air carrier that maintains a frequent flyer program shall increase 
the comprehensiveness and accessibility to the public of its reporting 
of frequent flyer award redemption information. The information 
reported shall include--
            ``(1) the percentage of successful redemptions of requested 
        frequent flyer awards for free tickets or class-of-service 
        upgrades for the air carrier;
            ``(2) the percentage of successful redemptions of requested 
        frequent flyer awards for free tickets or class-of-service 
        upgrades for each flight in the air carrier's top 100 
        origination and destination markets; and
            ``(3) the percentage of seats available for frequent flyer 
        awards on each flight in its top 100 origination and 
        destination markets.
    ``(g) Overbooking.--
            ``(1) Oversold flight disclosure.--An air carrier shall 
        inform a ticketed passenger, upon request, whether the flight 
        on which the passenger is ticketed is oversold.
            ``(2) Bumping compensation information.--An air carrier 
        shall inform passengers on a flight what the air carrier will 
        pay passengers involuntarily denied boarding before making 
        offers to passengers to induce them voluntarily to relinquish 
        seats.
            ``(3) Disclosure of bumping policy.--An air carrier shall 
        disclose, both on its Internet website, if any, and on its 
        ticket jackets, its criteria for determining which passengers 
        will be involuntarily denied boarding on an oversold flight and 
        its procedures for offering compensation to passengers 
        voluntarily or involuntarily denied boarding on an oversold 
        flight.
    ``(h) Mishandled Baggage Reporting.--Within 6 months after the date 
of enactment of the Fair Treatment of Airline Passengers Act, each air 
carrier shall revise its reporting for mishandled baggage to show--
            ``(1) the percentage of checked baggage that is mishandled 
        during a reporting period;
            ``(2) the number of mishandled bags during a reporting 
        period; and
            ``(3) the average length of time between the receipt of a 
        passenger's claim for missing baggage and the delivery of the 
        bag to the passenger.
    ``(i) Small Air Carrier Exception.--This section does not apply to 
an air carrier that operates no civil aircraft designed to have a 
maximum passenger seating capacity of more than 30 passengers.
``Sec.  41723. Enforcement and enhancement of airline passenger service 
              commitments
    ``(a) Adoption of Customer Service Plan.--Within 6 months after the 
date of enactment of the Fair Treatment of Airline Passengers Act, an 
air carrier certificated under section 41102 that has not already done 
so shall--
            ``(1) develop and adopt a customer service plan designed to 
        implement the provisions of the Airline Customer Service 
        Commitment executed by the Air Transport Association and 14 of 
        its member airlines on June 17, 1999;
            ``(2) incorporate its customer service plan in its contract 
        of carriage;
            ``(3) incorporate the provisions of that Commitment if, and 
        to the extent that those provisions are more specific than, or 
        relate to issues not covered by, its customer service plan;
            ``(4) submit a copy of its customer service plan to the 
        Secretary of Transportation;
            ``(5) post a copy of its contract of carriage on its 
        Internet website, if any; and
            ``(6) notify all ticketed customers, either at the time a 
        ticket is purchased or on a printed itinerary provided to the 
        customer, that the contract of carriage is available upon 
        request or on the air carrier's website.
    ``(b) Modifications.--Any modification in any air carrier's 
customer service plan shall be promptly incorporated in its contract of 
carriage, submitted to the Secretary, and posted on its website.
    ``(c) Quality Assurance and Performance Measurement System.--
            ``(1) Air carriers.--Within 6 months after the date of 
        enactment of the Fair Treatment of Airline Passengers Act, an 
        air carrier certificated under section 41102, after 
        consultation with the Inspector General of the Department of 
        Transportation, shall--
                    ``(A) establish a quality assurance and performance 
                measurement system for customer service; and
                    ``(B) establish an internal audit process to 
                measure compliance with its customer service plan.
            ``(2) DOT approval required.--Each air carrier shall submit 
        the measurement system established under paragraph (1)(A) and 
        the audit process established under paragraph (1)(B) to the 
        Secretary of Transportation for review and approval.
    ``(d) Customer Service Plan Enhancements.--Within 6 months after 
the date of enactment of the Fair Treatment of Airline Passengers Act, 
an air carrier certificated under section 41102 shall--
            ``(1) amend its customer service plan to specify that it 
        will offer to a customer purchasing a ticket at any of the air 
        carrier's ticket offices or airport ticket service counters the 
        lowest fare available for which that customer is eligible; and
            ``(2) establish performance goals designed to minimize 
        incidents of mishandled baggage.
    ``(e) Small Air Carrier Exception.--This section does not apply to 
an air carrier that operates no civil aircraft designed to have a 
maximum passenger seating capacity of more than 30 passengers.''.
    (b) Civil Penalty.--Section 46301(a)(7) is amended by striking 
``40127 or 41712'' and inserting ``40127, 41712, 41722, or 41723''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 417 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 41721 the following:

``41722. Airline passengers' right to know.
``41723. Enforcement and enhancement of airline passenger service 
                            commitments.''.

SEC. 4. REQUIRED ACTION BY SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.

    (a) Uniform Minimum Check-In Time; Baggage Statistics; Bumping 
Compensation.--Within 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall--
            (1) establish a uniform check-in deadline and require air 
        carriers to disclose, both in their contracts of carriage and 
        on ticket jackets, their policies on how those deadlines apply 
        to passengers making connections;
            (2) revise the Department of Transportation's method for 
        calculating and reporting the rate of mishandled baggage for 
        air carriers to reflect the reporting requirements of section 
        41722(h) of title 49, United States Code; and
            (3) revise the Department of Transportation's Regulation 
        (14 C.F.R. 250.5) governing the amount of denied boarding 
        compensation for passengers denied boarding involuntarily to 
        increase the maximum amount thereof.
    (b) Review of Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--Within 1 year after the date of enactment 
        of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a thorough review of 
        the Department of Transportation's regulations that relate to 
        air carriers' treatment of customers, and make such 
        modifications as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure the 
        enforceability of those regulations and the provisions of this 
        Act and of title 49, United States Code, that relate to such 
        treatment, or otherwise to promote the purposes of this Act.
            (2) Specific areas of review.--As part of such review and 
        modification, the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary or 
        appropriate--
                    (A) modify existing regulations to reflect this Act 
                and sections 41722 and 41723 of title 49, United States 
                Code;
                    (B) modify existing regulations to the extent 
                necessary to ensure that they are sufficiently clear 
                and specific to be enforceable;
                    (C) establish minimum standards, compliance with 
                which can be measured quantitatively, of air carrier 
                performance with respect to customer service issues 
                addressed by the Department of Transportation 
                regulations or the Airline Customer Service Commitment 
                executed by the Air Transport Association and 14 of its 
                member airlines on June 17, 1999;
                    (D) address the manner in which the Department of 
                Transportation regulations should treat customer 
                service commitments that relate to actions occurring 
                prior to the purchase of a ticket, such as the 
                commitment to offer the lowest available fare, and 
                whether such the inclusion of such commitments in the 
                contract of carriage creates an enforceable obligation 
                prior to the purchase of a ticket;
                    (E) restrict the ability of air carriers to include 
                provisions in the contract of carriage restricting a 
                passenger's choice of forum in the event of a legal 
                dispute; and
                    (F) require each air carrier to report information 
                to Department of Transportation on complaints submitted 
                to the air carrier, and modify the reporting of 
                complaints in the Department of Transportation's 
                monthly customer service reports, so those reports will 
                reflect complaints submitted to air carriers as well as 
                complaints submitted to the Department.
            (3) Expedited procedure.--Within 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete all actions 
        necessary to establish regulations to implement the 
        requirements of this subsection.

SEC. 5. IMPROVED ENFORCEMENT OF AIR PASSENGER RIGHTS.

    (a) Use of Authorized Funds.--In utilizing the funds authorized by 
section 223 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act 
for the 21st Century for the purpose of enforcing the rights of air 
travelers, the Secretary of Transportation shall give priority to the 
areas identified by the Inspector General of the Department of 
Transportation as needing improvement in Report No. AV-2001-020, 
submitted to the Congress on February 12, 2001.
    (b) Secretary Required To Consult the Secretary's Inspector 
General.--The Secretary of Transportation, in carrying out this Act and 
the provisions of section 41722 and 41723 of title 49, United States 
Code, shall consult with the Inspector General of the Department of 
Transportation.
[EX A]:
Fair Treatment of Airline Passengers Act - Requires an air carrier to: (1) disclose (without being requested), at the time a person contacts such air carrier to make a reservation or to purchase a ticket on a consistently-delayed or canceled flight reservation, the on-time performance and cancellation rate for such flight for the most recent month for which data is available; (2) post on its Internet website the on-time performance record of its flights for the most recent month for which data is available; (3) provide to its customers at the airport and on board its aircraft (including by telephone number or website if it has one), in a timely, reasonable, and truthful manner, the best available information regarding the delay, cancellation, or diversion of its aircraft; (4) establish, if it is a reporting carrier, a reasonable system for notifying air passengers before their arrival at the airport when such carrier knows sufficiently in advance of check-in time that their flight will be canceled or delayed by an hour or more; (5) increase the comprehensiveness and accessibility to the public of its reporting of frequent flyer award redemption information; (6) inform ticketed air passengers, upon request, whether their flight is oversold; (7) inform air passengers what such carrier will pay passengers involuntarily denied boarding (bumping) before making them offers to voluntarily relinquish their seats (including informing the public about their bumping policy); (8) revise its reporting for mishandled air passenger baggage (establishing performance goals to minimize incidents of mishandled baggage); (9) develop and adopt a customer service plan designed to implement the provisions of the Airline Customer Service Commitment executed by the Air Transport Association on June 17, 1999; (10) establish a quality assurance and performance measurement system for customer service; and (11) amend its customer service plan to state that it will offer to its customers the lowest fare available.Requires the Secretary of Transportation to take specified related actions with respect to uniform check-in time, mishandled baggage statistics, airline bumping compensation, and regulations as they relate to air carrier's treatment of customers.