The Cantwell/Cruz bill:
42305. Refunds for cancelled or significantly delayed or changed flights
"(a) In general."In the case of a passenger that holds a nonrefundable ticket on a scheduled flight to, from, or within the United States, an air carrier or a foreign air carrier shall, upon request of the passenger, promptly provide a full refund, including any taxes and ancillary fees, for the fare such carrier collected for any cancelled flight or significantly delayed or changed flight where the passenger chooses not to"
"(1) fly on the significantly delayed or changed flight or accept rebooking on an alternative flight; or
"(2) accept any voucher, credit, or other form of compensation offered by the air carrier or foreign air carrier pursuant to subsection (c).
"(b) Timing of refund."Any refund required under subsection (a) shall be issued by the air carrier or foreign air carrier"
"(1) in the case of a ticket purchased with a credit card, not later than 7 business days after the request for the refund; or
"(2) in the case of a ticket purchased with cash or another form of payment, not later than 20 days after the request for the refund.
"(c) Alternative to refund."An air carrier and a foreign air carrier may offer a voucher, credit, or other form of compensation as an alternative to providing a refund required by subsection (a) but only if the offer includes a clear and conspicuous notice of"
"(1) the terms of the offer; and
"(2) the passenger's right to a full refund under this section.
"(d) Significantly delayed or changed flight."In defining significantly delayed or changed flight' for purposes of this section, the Secretary shall ensure that such term includes, at a minimum, a flight where the passenger arrives at a destination airport"
"(1) in the case of a domestic flight, 3 or more hours after the original scheduled arrival time; and
"(2) in the case of an international flight, 6 or more hours after the original scheduled arrival time.
"(e) Application to ticket agents."Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule to apply refund requirements to ticket agents in the case of cancelled flights and significantly delayed or changed flights.
" 42306. Refund portal
"(a) In general."Not later than the date that is 270 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall require covered entities to prominently display at the top of the homepage of the covered entity's public internet website a link that passengers eligible for a refund may use to request a refund.
"(b) Covered entity defined."In this subsection, the term covered entity' means"
"(1) an air carrier or foreign air carrier that provides scheduled passenger air transportation by operating an aircraft that as originally designed has a passenger capacity of 30 or more seats; and
"(2) a ticket agent that sells scheduled passenger service on an aircraft that as originally designed has a passenger capacity of 30 or more seats.".
(b) Clerical amendment."The analysis for chapter 423 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 42304 the following: