,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bcjc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bi1 #bjai,mr4 ,leahy 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 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 #bjai4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,during the more than #ej years since the ,united ,states initially restricted travel by ,americans to ,cuba-- 7,a7 the ,soviet ,union has dissolved into a dozen independent states2 and 7,b7 the ,united ,states has resumed diplomatic and trade relations with the communist governments of ,china and of ,vietnam4 7#b7 ,there are no such restrictions on travel by ,americans to any other country except ,north ,korea4 7#c7 ,while restrictions on travel by ,cuban ,americans were lifted in #bjji1 continuing restrictions on1 and requirements of licenses for1 travel by non-,cuban ,americans are discriminatory and without justification4 7#d7 ,since #bjac1 the ,government of ,cuba-- 7,a7 has ended restrictions on foreign travel for most ,cubans2 7,b7 has permitted ,cubans to buy and sell real property2 7,c7 has permitted hundreds of thousands of ,cubans to work as private entrepreneurs2 and 7,d7 has greatly expanded public access to the ,internet4 7#e7 ,restrictions on travel by ,americans to ,cuba have resulted in a significant loss of revenue for private ,airbnb hosts1 restaurants1 taxi drivers1 and other small businesses in ,cuba4 7#f7 ,many companies in ,europe1 ,canada1 ,russia1 and other countries regularly send their representatives to ,cuba1 while ,american companies cannot do so1 preventing ,american companies1 including banks and credit card companies1 from providing services to ,americans who travel to ,cuba under a general license issued by the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury4 7#g7 ,a majority of ,americans from every region of the country and in both major political parties consistently support normalizing travel by ,americans to ,cuba4 7#h7 ,ending restrictions on travel to ,cuba1 and transactions incident to such travel would-- 7,a7 pose no threat to the security of the ,united ,states2 7,b7 advance ,united ,states national interests in the hemisphere2 and 7,c7 foster free enterprise and democracy in ,cuba4 #c4 ,travel to ,cuba ,subject to section #d1 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 #d4 ,exceptions 7a7 ,savings provisions ,nothing in this ,act may be construed to limit the authority of the ,president to restrict travel described in section #c1 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 #e days before restricting travel described in section #c 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 #e4 ,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