S.Amdt. 3568

SA 3568. Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. King) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3464 submitted by 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. TRANSIT STOPS IN THE UNITED STATES BY FOREIGN AIR
CARRIERS TRAVELING TO OR FROM CUBA.

(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the
President may not regulate or prohibit, directly or
indirectly, 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.
(b) Effect of Existing Regulations.--Any regulation in
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act that
regulates or prohibits

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the services described in subsection (a) shall cease to have
any force or effect with respect to such services.
(c) Exceptions.--
(1) In general.--This section shall not apply 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.
(2) Cuban air carriers.--This section shall not apply to
foreign air carriers that are owned by the Government of Cuba
or are based in Cuba.
(d) Applicability.--The provisions of this section shall
apply to--
(1) actions taken by the President before the date of the
enactment of this Act that are in effect on such date of
enactment; and
(2) actions taken on or after such date of enactment.
(e) Inapplicability.--The provisions of this section shall
apply 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)).
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