,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #f1 
#bjaf,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4  
,menendez7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to prohibit scheduled passenger air  
transportation between the ,united      
,states and ,cuba until a study has been
 completed regarding security measures  
and equipment at ,cuba's airports and   
certain agreements have been established
 with the ,government of ,cuba1 to amend
 title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to   
clarify the role of the ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security regarding security  
standards at foreign airports1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,cuban ,airport
 ,security ,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,flights 
between the ,united ,states and ,cuba   
7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator of  
the ,transportation ,security           

,administration shall submit a report to
 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 
and ,transportation of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives on the  
following aspects of security measures  
at all ,cuban airports served by ,united
 ,states aircraft operators and ,cuban  
airports serving as last point of       
departure locations for foreign air     
carriers3  7#a7 ,details about the type 
of equipment used at screening          
checkpoints and an analysis of such     
equipment's capabilities and weaknesses4
  7#b7 ,information about each airport's
 canine program1 if used4  7#c7 ,the    
frequency of training for screening and 
security personnel4  7#d7 ,access       
controls in place to ensure only        
credentialed personnel have access to   
the secure and sterile areas of such    
airports4  7#e7 ,an assessment of the   
ability of known or suspected terrorists
 to use ,cuba as a gateway to entering  
the ,united ,states4  7#f7 ,perimeter   

security at such airports4  7#g7 ,a     
mitigation assessment regarding         
man-portable air defense systems4  7#h7 
,the vetting practices and procedures   
for airport employees4  7#i7 ,compliance
 with ,united ,states security standards
 and procedures4  7#aj7 ,any other      
information determined relevant to the  
security practices1 procedures1 and     
equipment in place at such airports4    
7b7 ,,gao audit ,the ,comptroller       
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
submit an audit of the report required  
under subsection 7a7 to the ,committee  
on ,commerce1 ,science1 and             
,transportation of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives4  7c7       
,federal ,air ,marshal ,service ,the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
seek to enter into an agreement with the
 ,government of ,cuba allowing the      
,federal ,air ,marshal ,service to      
conduct missions on regularly scheduled 
passenger air transportation between a  

place in the ,united ,states and a place
 in ,cuba4  7d7 ,,tsa access to ,cuban  
last point of departure airports ,the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
seek to enter into an agreement with the
 ,government of ,cuba that allows       
,transportation ,security               
,administration inspectors to access all
 areas of last point of departure       
airports in ,cuba for the purposes of   
security assessments4  7e7 ,hiring and  
training requirements ,scheduled        
passenger air carriers-- 7#a7 shall be  
permitted to directly recruit1 hire1 and
 train local personnel in ,cuba2 and    
7#b7 such recruitment1 hiring1 or       
training may not be carried out through 
entities that are owned1 operated1 or   
controlled1 in whole or in part1 by     
,cuba's ,council of ,state1 ,council of 
,ministers1 ,communist ,party1 ,ministry
 of the ,revolutionary ,armed ,forces1  
or ,ministry of the ,interior4  7f7     
,prohibition ,no agreement dated on or  
after ,january #a1 #bjaf1 to expand     

regularly scheduled passenger air       
transportation between a place in the   
,united ,states and a place in ,cuba may
 be permitted until after--  7#a7 the   
report and audit described in           
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 have been       
submitted2  7#b7 the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security has entered into the
 agreements described in subsections 7c7
 and 7d72 and  7#c7 the requirements    
under subsection 7e7 have been met4  7g7
 ,statutory construction ,nothing in    
this section may be constructed to      
affect charter passenger air            
transportation between a place in the   
,united ,states and a place in ,cuba4   
#c4 ,security standards at foreign      
airports ,section #ddijg of title #di1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsections 7a7 through 7d71 by     
striking ,secretary of ,transportation  
each place it appears and inserting     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security2 and  
7#b7 in subsection 7e71 in the matter   
preceding paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by      

striking the ,secretary of              
,transportation1 with the approval of   
the ,secretary of ,state and without    
notice or a hearing1 shall and inserting
 at the request of the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security and with the        
approval of the ,secretary of ,state and
 without notice or a hearing1 the       
,secretary of ,transportation shall2 and
  7,b7 by striking when the ,secretary  
of ,transportation decides and inserting
 when the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security decides4