AIRLINE SERVICE QUALITY PERFORMANCE REPORTS.

SEC. 227. AIRLINE SERVICE QUALITY PERFORMANCE REPORTS. (a) Modification of Reports.—In consultation with the task force to be established under subsection (b), the Secretary shall modify the regulations in part 234 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, relating to airline service quality performance reports, to disclose more fully to the public the nature and source of delays and cancellations experienced by air travelers. (b) Task Force.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a task force including officials of the Federal Aviation Administration and representatives of airline consumers and air carriers to develop alternatives and criteria for the modifications to be made under subsection (a). (c) Use of Categories.—In making modifications under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) establish categories that reflect the reasons for delays and cancellations experienced by air travelers; 114 STAT. 105 (2) require air carriers to use such categories in submitting information to be included in airline service quality performance reports; and (3) use such categories in reports of the Department of Transportation on information received in airline service quality performance reports.