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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 25, 2016
This bill prohibits the President from prohibiting the provision of technical services 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 the Cuban Assets Control Regulations.
This prohibition shall not apply:
if the United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the United States and Cuba are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health or physical safety of U.S. citizens; or
to foreign air carriers that are owned by the government of Cuba or based in Cuba.
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Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R–ME
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3174-3175)
Introduced in Senate
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