SECTION 1. Limitation on Fees Charged to Passengers of Air Carriers.
In General.— Subsection (c) of section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(c) Limitation on Fee.—
“(1) Amount.—Fees imposed under subsection (a)(1) shall be $5.60 per one-way trip in air transportation or intrastate air transportation that originates at an airport in the United States, except that the fee imposed per round trip shall not exceed $11.20.
“(2) Definition of round trip.—In this subsection, the term ‘round trip’ means a trip on an air travel itinerary that terminates or has a stopover at the origin point (or co-terminal).”
Applicability.— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a trip in air transportation or intrastate air transportation that is purchased on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.