,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #biij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #be1      
#bjaf,ms4 ,collins 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,king7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit
 the ,president from preventing foreign 
air carriers traveling to or from ,cuba 
from making transit stops in the ,united
 ,states for refueling and other        
technical services based on the ,cuban  
,assets ,control ,regulations4  #a4 ,air
 travel between the ,united ,states and 
,cuba permitted  7a7 ,in general        
,notwithstanding section #ajb7;h7 of the
 ,cuban ,liberty and ,democratic        
,solidarity 7,,libertad7 ,act of #aiif  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fjcb7;h77 and section   
#iaj7;b7 of the ,trade ,sanctions       
,reform and ,export ,enhancement ,act of
 #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gbji7;b771 and   
except as provided in subsection 7b71   
the ,president may not 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 #eae of title #ca1 ,code  
of ,federal ,regulations 7commonly known
 as the ,cuban ,assets ,control         
,regulations74  7b7 ,exceptions ,this   
section shall not apply-- 7#a7 if--     
7,a7 the ,united ,states is at war with 
,cuba2  7,b7 armed hostilities between  
the ,united ,states and ,cuba are in    
progress2 or  7,c7 there is imminent    
danger to the public health or physical 
safety of ,united ,states citizens2 or  
7#b7 to foreign air carriers that-- 7,a7
 are owned by the ,government of ,cuba2 
or  7,b7 are based in ,cuba4