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49 U.S.C. § 41737

Compensation guidelines, limitations, and claims

United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

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49 U.S.C. § 41737, Compensation guidelines, limitations, and claims, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490906
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The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe guidelines governing the rate of compensation payable under this subchapter. The guidelines shall be used to determine the reasonable amount of compensation required to ensure the continuation of air service or air transportation under this subchapter. The guidelines shall— Not later than 15 days after receiving a written claim from an air carrier for compensation under this subchapter, the Secretary shall—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-176(H.R. 2115)2003-12-12
    Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act
    House: 197–219Senate: 94–0
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-95(H.R. 658)2012-02-14
    FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
    House: 248–169Senate: 75–20
  • Amended byPub. L. 118-63(H.R. 3935)2024-05-16
    FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
    House: 387–26Senate: 88–4