S.Amdt. 3931

SA 3931. Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. King) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3896 proposed by Ms.
Collins (for herself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Tester) to the bill
H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation,
and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in division A, insert the
following:
Sec. ___. (a) 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), none of
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this
Act or by any other Act may be used to 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) 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 are owned by the
Government of Cuba or are based in Cuba.
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