S.Amdt. 3557

SA 3557. Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Heller, and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

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SEC. __. TRAVEL TO CUBA.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c)--
(1) the President may not prohibit or otherwise restrict,
directly or indirectly, travel to or from Cuba by United
States citizens or legal residents, or any of the
transactions incident to such travel, including banking
transactions; and
(2) any regulation in effect on such date of enactment that
prohibits or otherwise restricts travel to or from Cuba by
United States citizens or legal residents, or any of the
transactions incident to such travel, including banking
transactions, shall cease to have any force or effect.
(b) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to limit the authority of the President to restrict
travel described in subsection (a), or any transaction
incident to such travel, on a case-by-case basis, if such
restriction--
(1) is important to the national security of the United
States; or
(2) is designed to protect the health or safety of United
States citizens or legal residents resulting from traveling
to or from Cuba.
(c) Applicability.--This section shall apply to actions
taken by the President--
(1) before the date of the enactment of this Act, which are
in effect on such date of enactment; or
(2) on or after such date of enactment.
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