,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abhg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #be1 #bjag ,mr4 ,flake 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 and ,mr4 ,heller7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to allow ,united ,states citizens and legal residents to travel between the ,united ,states and ,cuba4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,freedom for ,americans to ,travel to ,cuba ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,travel to ,cuba ,subject to section #c1 on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 the ,president may not prohibit or otherwise restrict travel to or from ,cuba by ,united ,states citizens or legal residents1 or any of the transactions incident to such travel1 including banking transactions2 and 7#b7 any law1 regulation1 or policy in effect on such date of enactment that prohibits or otherwise restricts travel to or from ,cuba by ,united ,states citizens or legal residents1 or any of the transactions incident to such travel1 including banking transactions1 shall cease to have any force or effect4 #c4 ,exceptions 7a7 ,savings provision ,nothing in this ,act may be construed to limit the authority of the ,president to restrict travel described in section #b1 or any transaction incident to such travel1 on a case-by-case basis1 if the ,president determines that such restriction-- 7#a7 is necessary to protect the national security of the ,united ,states2 or 7#b7 is necessary to protect the health or safety of ,united ,states citizens or legal residents resulting from traveling to or from ,cuba4 7b7 ,written justification ,not later than #g days before restricting travel described in section #b or a transaction incident to such travel1 pursuant to the authority referred to in subsection 7a71 the ,president shall submit a written justification for such restriction to-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 7#b7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 7#c7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#d7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 #d4 ,inapplicability ,the provisions of this ,act shall apply 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;b774