Sec. 709. Streamlining of offline ticket disclosures
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Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall take such action as may be necessary to update the process by which an air carrier or ticket agent is required to fulfill disclosure obligations in ticketing transactions for air transportation not completed through a website. The process updated under subsection
(a)shall— include means of referral to the applicable air carrier website with respect to disclosures related to air carrier optional fees and policies; include a means of referral to the website of the Department of Transportation with respect to any other required disclosures to air transportation passengers; make no changes to air carrier or ticket agent obligations with respect to— section 41712(c) of title 49, United States Code; or subsections
(a)and
(b)of section 399.84 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations); and require disclosures referred to in paragraphs
(1)and
(2)to be made in the manner existing prior to the date of enactment of this Act upon passenger request. In this section, the term air carrier has the meaning given such term in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code.