text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Know Before You Fly Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FEES.
  
      Section 41712 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
  at the end the following:
      ``(d) Disclosure of Fees.--
              ``(1) In general.--It shall be an unfair or deceptive 
          practice under subsection (a) for any air carrier, foreign air 
          carrier, or ticket agent to fail to include, in an internet 
          fare quotation for a specific itinerary in air transportation 
          selected by a consumer, a clear and prominent statement that 
          additional fees for checked baggage and carry-on baggage may 
          apply, along with a prominent link from that internet website 
          page directly to a list of all such fees.
              ``(2) Savings provision.--Nothing in this subsection may be 
          construed to derogate or limit any responsibilities of an air 
          carrier, foreign air carrier, or ticket agent under section 
          399.85 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
          successor provision.''.
  
  SEC. 3. WIDESPREAD DISRUPTIONS.
  
      (a) In General.--Chapter 423 of title 49, United States Code, is 
  amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``Sec. 42304. Widespread disruptions
      ``(a) General Requirements.--A covered air carrier shall publish, 
  via a prominent link on the air carrier's public internet website, a 
  clear statement indicating whether or not, with respect to a passenger 
  of the air carrier whose travel is interrupted as a result of a 
  widespread disruption, the air carrier will--
              ``(1) provide for hotel accommodations;
              ``(2) arrange for ground transportation;
              ``(3) provide meal vouchers;
              ``(4) arrange for air transportation on another air carrier 
          or foreign air carrier to the passenger's destination; and
              ``(5) provide for sleeping facilities, food, and water 
          inside the airport terminal.
      ``(b) Transportation on Other Air Carriers.--The information 
  provided by a covered air carrier under subsection (a)(4) shall 
  identify each air carrier and foreign air carrier with which the 
  covered air carrier will arrange air transportation as described in 
  subsection (a)(4).
      ``(c) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
  apply:
              ``(1) Widespread disruption.--The term `widespread 
          disruption' means, with respect to a covered air carrier, the 
          interruption of all or a substantial portion of the air 
          carrier's system-wide flight operations, including flight 
          delays and cancellations, as the result of the failure of one 
          or more computer systems or computer networks of the air 
          carrier.
              ``(2) Covered air carrier.--The term `covered air carrier' 
          means an air carrier that provides scheduled or public charter 
          passenger air transportation by operating an aircraft that as 
          originally designed has a passenger capacity of thirty or more 
          seats.
      ``(d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
  to modify, abridge, or repeal any obligation of an air carrier under 
  section 42301.''.
      (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 423 of title 
  49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
  
  ``42304. Widespread disruptions.''.
  
  SEC. 4. CABIN AIR QUALITY.
  
      (a) Designation of Office.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
  of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
  Administration shall designate an office of the Administration to 
  receive and analyze reports involving fumes in the air conditioning and 
  pressurization systems of aircraft operated under the provisions of 
  part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
      (b) Corrective Actions.--If the head of the office designated under 
  subsection (a) determines with respect to a report received under 
  subsection (a) that corrective action would reduce the recurrence of an 
  event described in the report, the head of the office shall transmit 
  that determination to the Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety.
      (c) Standardized Reporting.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
  of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue guidance to air 
  carrier employees regarding terminology and phraseology for 
  standardized reporting of fume events in the Administration's standard 
  service difficulty reports.
      (d) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
  enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the head of the office 
  designated under subsection (a) shall submit to the Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
  the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
  report on--
              (1) the number of reports received under subsection (a);
              (2) the disposition of the reports; and
              (3) the status of the Administration's implementation of 
          any corrective actions identified under subsection (b).
target: Know Before You Fly Act This bill makes it an unfair or deceptive practice for an air carrier, foreign air carrier, or ticket agent to fail to disclose in its Internet fare quotation a clear and prominent statement of checked baggage and carry-on baggage fees, along with a prominent website link to a list of all such fees.  A covered air carrier shall publish on its website a clear statement indicating whether it will provide passengers whose travel is interrupted due to a widespread disruption:  hotel accommodations; ground transportation; meal vouchers; transportation on another air carrier to the passenger's destination; and  sleeping facilities, food, and water inside the airport terminal.  A &quot;covered air carrier&quot; is defined as an air carrier that provides scheduled or public charter air transportation in an aircraft designed for a passenger capacity of 30 or more.  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shall designate a FAA office to receive and analyze reports involving fumes in the air conditioning and pressurization systems of commercial aircraft.
feat_title: Know Before You Fly Act