[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S2042]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3725. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3679 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Thune (for himself 
and Mr. Nelson)) to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 5037. AUTHORIZATION OF AIR CARRIERS TO PROVIDE SERVICE 
                   BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA FOR CITIZENS 
                   OF OTHER COUNTRIES WITH ITINERARIES THAT BEGIN 
                   AND END OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, an air carrier providing permissible scheduled service 
     between the United States and Cuba pursuant to a frequency 
     allocation by the Department of Transportation may carry 
     passengers who are citizens of countries other than the 
     United States or Cuba and their accompanied baggage to or 
     from Cuba to the same extent as the air carrier would be 
     authorized to carry those passengers to any other 
     destination, provided that the ticketed itinerary for those 
     passengers begins and ends outside the United States.
       (b) Citizenship.--An air carrier may rely on the passport 
     presented by the passenger in determining the citizenship of 
     the passenger under subsection (a).
       (c) Regulations.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall prescribe 
     regulations to implement this section.
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