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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. § 42304"
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description: "Widespread disruptions"
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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: "423"
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chapter_name: "PASSENGER AIR SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS"
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section: "42304"
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citation: "49 U.S.C. § 42304"
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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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---
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# 49 U.S.C. § 42304 - Widespread disruptions
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## Text
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(a) General Requirements.— In the event of a widespread disruption, a covered air carrier shall immediately publish, via a prominent link on the air carrier’s public internet website, a clear statement indicating whether, with respect to a passenger of the air carrier whose travel is interrupted as a result of the widespread disruption, the air carrier will—
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(1) provide for hotel accommodations;
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(2) arrange for ground transportation;
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(3) provide meal vouchers;
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(4) arrange for air transportation on another air carrier or foreign air carrier to the passenger’s destination; and
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(5) provide for sleeping facilities inside the airport terminal.
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(b) Definitions.— In this section, the following definitions apply:
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(1) Widespread disruption.— The term “widespread disruption” means, with respect to a covered air carrier, the interruption of all or the overwhelming majority of the air carrier’s systemwide flight operations, including flight delays and cancellations, as the result of the failure of 1 or more computer systems or computer networks of the air carrier.
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(2) Covered air carrier.— The term “covered air carrier” means an air carrier that provides scheduled passenger air transportation by operating an aircraft that as originally designed has a passenger capacity of 30 or more seats.
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(c) Savings Provision.— Nothing in this section may be construed to modify, abridge, or repeal any obligation of an air carrier under section 42301.
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(Added Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title IV, § 428(a), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3341.)
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