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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1287 

To allow United States citizens and legal residents to travel between the 

United States and Cuba. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 25, 2017 

Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. MORAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, 

Mr. UDALL, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. REED, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. 

COONS, Mr. CARDIN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. HEITKAMP, 

Mr. BROWN, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. MARKEY, 

Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. PAUL, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KING, Mr. 

FRANKEN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. SANDERS, 

Mr. TESTER, Mr. WARNER, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. 

MURRAY, Mr. SCHUMER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. NELSON, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. CARPER, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. VAN

HOLLEN, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CRAPO, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. 

DAINES, Ms. HASSAN, and Mr. HELLER) introduced the following bill; 

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 Cuba. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom for Ameri5 cans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TRAVEL TO CUBA. 

2 Subject to section 3, on or after the date of the enact3 ment of this Act— 

4 (1) the President may not prohibit or otherwise 

5 restrict travel to or from Cuba by United States citi6 zens or legal residents, or any of the transactions in7 cident to such travel, including banking transactions; 

8 and 

9 (2) any law, regulation, or policy in effect on 

10 such date of enactment that prohibits or otherwise 

11 restricts travel to or from Cuba by United States 

12 citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions 

13 incident to such travel, including banking trans14 actions, shall cease to have any force or effect. 

15 SEC. 3. EXCEPTIONS. 

16 (a) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this Act may 

17 be construed to limit the authority of the President to re18 strict travel described in section 2, or any transaction inci19 dent to such travel, on a case-by-case basis, if the Presi20 dent determines that such restriction— 

21 (1) is necessary to protect the national security 

22 of the United States; or 

23 (2) is necessary to protect the health or safety 

24 of United States citizens or legal residents resulting 

25 from traveling to or from Cuba. 


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1 (b) WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION.—Not later than 7 

2 days before restricting travel described in section 2 or a 

3 transaction incident to such travel, pursuant to the au4 thority referred to in subsection (a), the President shall 

5 submit a written justification for such restriction to— 

6 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

7 Senate; 

8 (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 

9 Senate; 

10 (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

11 House of Representatives; and 

12 (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the 

13 House of Representatives. 

14 SEC. 4. INAPPLICABILITY. 

15 The provisions of this Act shall apply notwith16 standing section 102(h) of the Cuban Liberty and Demo17 cratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 

18 6032(h)) and section 910(b) of the Trade Sanctions Re19 form and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

20 7209(b)). 

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