3.0.0 1089 2023-01-15T15:48:19Z 2023-01-15T15:48:19Z Senate S S 2003-05-20 108 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-05-21T01:23:28Z 2003-05-20 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6714-6715) IntroReferral 2003-05-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV N R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2003-05-21 False S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA 2003-09-02 False International Affairs Caribbean area Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Cuba Cubans Democracy Department of State Dissenters Education Executive reorganization Federal officials Foreign leaders Foreign students Freedom of speech Government Operations and Politics Higher education Human rights International cooperation International organization Labor and Employment Latin America Political prisoners International Affairs 00 2003-05-20 Introduced in Senate 2004-03-08T21:14:54Z Cuba Transition Act of 2003 - Directs the the Secretary of State to designate, within the Department of State, a coordinator responsible for designing an overall strategy to coordinate specified preparations for a transition in Cuba that targets economic, political and financial developments.

Authorizes the Secretary to designate specified funds to be provided to the Organization of American States (OAS) for: (1) Inter-American Commission on Human Rights activities relating to the situation of human rights in Cuba; (2) the funding of an OAS emergency fund for the deployment of human rights observers, election support, and election observation in Cuba; and (3) scholarships for Cuban students attending colleges, universities, or other educational programs in member states of the OAS.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should begin consultation with: (1) governments of other Western Hemisphere countries regarding a transition in Cuba; and (2) international partners and governments regarding a multilateral diplomatic and financial support program for response to a transition in Cuba.

Authorizes the President to furnish assistance and provide other support for individuals and independent nongovernmental organizations to support specified democracy-building efforts for Cuba.

Authorizes appropriations to the President to establish a fund to provide assistance to a transition government in Cuba.

]]> Cuba Transition Act of 2003 Display Title Cuba Transition Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to encourage multilateral cooperation and authorize a program of assistance to facilitate a peaceful transition in Cuba, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Cuba Transition Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-05-20T04:00:00Z 2003-05-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6714-6715) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.