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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "49 U.S.C. § 41727"
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description: "Passenger Rights 11 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized."
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 49
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title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
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chapter_number: "417"
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chapter_name: "OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS"
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section: "41727"
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citation: "49 U.S.C. § 41727"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 49 U.S.C. § 41727 - Passenger Rights 11 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.
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## Text
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(a) Guidelines.— The Secretary of Transportation shall require each covered air carrier to submit a summarized 1-page document that describes the rights of passengers in air transportation, including guidelines for the following:
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(1) Compensation (regarding rebooking options, refunds, meals, and lodging) for flight delays of various lengths.
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(2) Compensation (regarding rebooking options, refunds, meals, and lodging) for flight diversions.
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(3) Compensation (regarding rebooking options, refunds, meals, and lodging) for flight cancellations.
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(4) Compensation for mishandled baggage, including delayed, damaged, pilfered, or lost baggage.
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(5) Voluntary relinquishment of a ticketed seat due to overbooking or priority of other passengers.
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(6) Involuntary denial of boarding and forced removal for whatever reason, including for safety and security reasons.
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(b) Filing of Summarized Guidelines.— Not later than 90 days after each air carrier submits its guidelines to the Secretary under subsection (a), the air carrier shall make available such 1-page document in a prominent location on its website.
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(Added and amended Pub. L. 118–63, title V, § 510(a), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1193.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Section, as added and amended by section 510(a) of Pub. L. 118–63, is based on Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title IV, § 429, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3341, which was formerly set out as a note preceding section 42301 of this title before being transferred to this chapter and renumbered as this section.
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Amendments2024—Pub. L. 118–63, § 510(a)(1), transferred section 429 of Pub. L. 115–254 to this chapter, renumbered it as this section, and amended style of section catchline. See Codification note above. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–63, § 510(a)(2), substituted “The Secretary” for “Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary” in introductory provisions.
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