; or (B) to sign a promissory note to the Department of State to commit to reimbursement for a flight chartered by the repatriation task force through United States embassies around the world. (b) Sense of Congress Given the precarious position of United States citizens who were stranded globally and the difficult economic conditions they may face upon returning to the United States, it is the sense of Congress that the commercial airline industry and the Department of State should fully reimburse or waive all travel costs for United States citizens who require repatriation to the United States as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic. 3. Reimbursement of certain travel expenses by commercial airlines (a) In general All travel expenses incurred, on or after December 31, 2019, and on or before September 30, 2020, by any United States citizen as a direct result of any flight on a commercial airline that is cancelled or does not depart within 24 hours of its originally scheduled departure time shall be reimbursed, in cash, by the airline with which such flight was initially booked if the citizen was evacuated from a foreign country and repatriated to the United States due to travel restrictions implemented in response to COVID–19. (b) Requirement To honor original ticket price Notwithstanding any otherwise applicable contractual provision, any commercial airline that sold a ticket to a United States citizen described in subsection (a) for a flight from a foreign country to the United States during the period set forth in such subsection that, due to travel restrictions referred to in such subsection, was cancelled (by the passenger or by the airline) or was rescheduled to depart more than 24 hours after its originally scheduled departure time— (1) shall provide the passenger with a cash reimburse of the total costs incurred by the passenger for any cancelled flight; (2) shall waive any change fees associated with replacing such ticket for another flight