air transportation
(2) Sanctions The sanctions referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: (A) Multilateral development bank assistance The United States Government shall oppose, in accordance with section 262d of this title , the extension of any loan or financial or technical assistance to that country by international financial institutions. (B) Bank loans The United States Government shall prohibit any United States bank from making any loan or providing any credit to the government of that country, except for loans or credits for the purpose of purchasing food or other agricultural commodities or products. (C) Further export restrictions The authorities of section 4605 1 of title 50 shall be used to prohibit exports to that country of all other goods and technology (excluding food and other agricultural commodities and products). (D) Import restrictions Restrictions shall be imposed on the importation into the United States of articles (which may include petroleum or any petroleum product) that are the growth, product, or manufacture of that country. (E) Diplomatic relations The President shall use his constitutional authorities to downgrade or suspend diplomatic relations between the United States and the government of that country. (F) Presidential action regarding aviation (i) (I) The President is authorized to notify the government of a country with respect to which the President has made a determination pursuant to section 5604(a)(1) of this title of his intention to suspend the authority of foreign air carriers owned or controlled by the government of that country to engage in foreign air transportation to or from the United States. (II) Within 10 days after the date of notification of a government under subclause (I), the Secretary of Transportation shall take all steps necessary to suspend at the earliest possible date the authority of any foreign air carrier owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that government to engage in foreign air transportation to or from the United States, notwithstanding any agreement relating to air services. (ii) (I) The President may direct the Secretary of State to terminate any air service agreement between the United States and a country with respect to which the President has made a determination pursuant to section 5604(a)(1) of this title , in accordance with the provisions of that agreement. (II) Upon termination of an agreement under this clause, the Secretary of Transportation shall take such steps as may be necessary to revoke at the earliest possible date the right of any foreign air carrier owned, or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the government of that country to engage in foreign air transportation to or from the United States. (iii) The Secretary of Transportation may provide for such exceptions from clauses (i) and (ii) as the Secretary considers necessary to provide for emergencies in which the safety of an aircraft or its crew or passengers is threatened. (iv) For purposes of this subparagraph, the terms “air transportation”, “air carrier”, “foreign air carrier”, and “foreign air transportation” have the meanings such terms have under section 40102(a) of title 49 .