in certain contracts relating to passenger air transportation. Sec. 213. Consumer complaint process improvement. Sec. 214. Report by Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection. TITLE III—Penalties for air carriers Sec. 301. Increase in civil penalty for violations of passenger protection laws. Sec. 302. Report on imposition of civil penalties. Sec. 303. Study of distribution of civil penalties to consumers. Sec. 304. Prohibition on negotiation of reductions in civil penalties. TITLE IV—Competitiveness of air carriers Sec. 401. Analysis of international air carrier alliances. Sec. 402. Analysis of air carrier mergers. 2. Definitions Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. (2) Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection The term Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection means the advisory committee established under section 411 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 ( 49 U.S.C. 42301 note prec.). (3) Air carrier The term air carrier means an air carrier or foreign air carrier, as those terms are defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code. (4) Air transportation The term air transportation has the meaning given that term in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code. (5) Ancillary fee The term ancillary fee , with respect to a fee imposed by an air carrier, means any fee for an optional service, including any fee for a first or second checked bag or a carry-on bag, cancellation of an itinerary, changes in an itinerary, seat assignment, or advance boarding. (6) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives . (7) Purchase The term purchase , with respect to a ticket for travel in air transportation, means the purchase of a ticket using cash or credit or