[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2990 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2990

    To prohibit the President from preventing foreign air carriers 
   traveling to or from Cuba from making transit stops in the United 
 States for refueling and other technical services based on the Cuban 
                      Assets Control Regulations.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2016

 Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                           and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit the President from preventing foreign air carriers 
   traveling to or from Cuba from making transit stops in the United 
 States for refueling and other technical services based on the Cuban 
                      Assets Control Regulations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AIR TRAVEL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA PERMITTED.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 102(h) of the Cuban 
Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 
6032(h)) and section 910(b) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export 
Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7209(b)), and except as provided in 
subsection (b), the President may not directly or indirectly prohibit 
the provision of technical services otherwise permitted under an 
international air transportation agreement in the United States for an 
aircraft of a foreign air carrier that is en route to or from Cuba 
based on the restrictions set forth in part 515 of title 31, Code of 
Federal Regulations (commonly known as the ``Cuban Assets Control 
Regulations'').
    (b) Exceptions.--This section shall not apply--
            (1) if--
                    (A) the United States is at war with Cuba;
                    (B) armed hostilities between the United States and 
                Cuba are in progress; or
                    (C) there is imminent danger to the public health 
                or physical safety of United States citizens; or
            (2) to foreign air carriers that--
                    (A) are owned by the Government of Cuba; or
                    (B) are based in Cuba.
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