Sec. 425. TICKETS ACT
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## SEC. 425 TICKETS ACT ###
(a)Short Title **[**[49 U.S.C. 42301 note](/us/usc/t49/s42301)**]** This section may be cited as the “Transparency Improvements and Compensation to Keep Every Ticketholder Safe Act of 2018” or the “TICKETS Act”. ###
(b)Boarded Passengers Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, a covered air carrier may not deny a revenue passenger traveling on a confirmed reservation permission to board, or involuntarily remove that passenger from the aircraft, once a revenue passenger has— ####
(1)checked in for the flight prior to the check-in deadline; and ####
(2)had their ticket or boarding pass collected or electronically scanned and accepted by the gate agent. ###
(c)Limitations The prohibition pursuant to subsection
(b)shall not apply when— ####
(1)there is a safety, security, or health risk with respect to that revenue passenger or there is a safety or security issue requiring removal of a revenue passenger; or ####
(2)the revenue passenger is engaging in behavior that is obscene, disruptive, or otherwise unlawful. ###
(d)Rule of Construction Nothing in this section may be construed to limit or otherwise affect the responsibility or authority of a pilot in command of an aircraft under section 121.533 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or limit any penalty under section 46504 of title 49, United States Code. ###
(e)Involuntary Denied Boarding Compensation Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule to revise part 250 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to clarify that— ####
(1)there is not a maximum level of compensation an air carrier or foreign air carrier may pay to a passenger who is involuntarily denied boarding as the result of an oversold flight; ####
(2)the compensation levels set forth in that part are the minimum levels of compensation an air carrier or foreign air carrier must pay to a passenger who is involuntarily denied boarding as the result of an oversold flight; and ####
(3)an air carrier or foreign air carrier must proactively offer to pay compensation to a passenger who is voluntarily or involuntarily denied boarding on an oversold flight, rather than waiting until the passenger requests the compensation. ###
(f)GAO Report on Oversales ####
(1)In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall review airline policies and practices related to oversales of flights. ####
(2)Considerations In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall examine— #####
(A)the impact on passengers as a result of an oversale, including increasing or decreasing the costs of passenger air transportation; #####
(B)economic and operational factors which result in oversales; #####
(C)whether, and if so how, the incidence of oversales varies depending on markets; #####
(D)potential consequences on the limiting of oversales; and #####
(E)best practices on how oversale policies can be communicated to passengers at airline check-in desks and airport gates. ####
(3)Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the review under paragraph (2). ###
(g)Gate Notice of Policies The Secretary may provide guidance on how these policies should be communicated at covered air carrier check-in desks and airport gates.
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