TRUE Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6523 To ensure that an individual who has purchased an airline ticket through an air carrier or a third party is reimbursed during the covered emer- gency period. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 17, 2020 Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. SIRES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To ensure that an individual who has purchased an airline ticket through an air carrier or a third party is reim- bursed during the covered emergency period. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Traveler Reimburse- 4 ments Underscore Equity Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘TRUE 5 Act of 2020’’. 6 SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT FOR A CANCELED FLIGHT. 7 Section 4114 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116– 8 136) is amended by adding at the end the following: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:08 Apr 23, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6523.IH H6523 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6523 IH ‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR CAN- 1 CELED FLIGHTS.— 2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For an air carrier to qual- 3 ify to receive a loan under section 4003 or a grant 4 under section 4113, the air carrier shall certify to 5 the Secretary that the air carrier will reimburse a 6 consumer for a canceled flight, not later than 30 7 days after the date of enactment of this subsection 8 or the cancellation of such flight whichever is later, 9 the amount paid to the air carrier by the consumer 10 or by a third party for a flight canceled by the air 11 carrier or canceled by the consumer during the cov- 12 ered emergency period as defined in section 12003. 13 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 14 apply in the case of a passenger who was reimbursed 15 by the third party or through travel protection insur- 16 ance.’’. 17 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:08 Apr 23, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6523.IH H6523 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS