Free Trade With Cuba Act

3.0.0 403 2023-01-11T13:29:05Z 2023-01-11T13:29:05Z House HR 2015-01-16 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 8 (Friday, January 16, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RANGEL:H.R. 403.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8To regulate Commerce with Foreign Nations[Page H412]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-27T21:59:35Z Referred to 2015-01-16T21:01:00Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2015-01-23T18:15:04Z Referred to 2015-01-16T21:01:05Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-01-16T21:01:25Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-01-16T21:01:20Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-01-16T21:01:15Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-01-16T21:01:10Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-01-16T21:00:51Z 2015-02-27 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. 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00 2015-01-16 Introduced in House 2015-01-28T16:41:43Z Free Trade With Cuba Act

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo on trade with Cuba.

Prohibits the exercise by the President with respect to Cuba of certain authorities conferred by the Trading With the Enemy Act and exercised on July 1, 1977, as a result of a specified national emergency.

Makes ineffective any prohibition on exports to Cuba under the Export Administration Act of 1979.

Authorizes the President to impose export controls with respect to Cuba and exercise certain authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act only on account of an unusual and extraordinary threat to U.S. national security that did not exist before enactment of this Act.

Repeals: (1) the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, (2) the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, (3) the prohibition under the Food Security Act of 1985 against allocation of the annual sugar quota to any country unless its officials verify that it does not import for reexport to the United States any sugar produced in Cuba, and (4) the prohibition under the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 on transactions or payments respecting certain U.S. intellectual property.

Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism subject to agricultural and medical export restrictions.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate the denial of foreign tax credit with respect to Cuba.

Authorizes common carriers to install and repair telecommunications equipment and facilities in Cuba, and otherwise provide telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba.

Prohibits regulation or banning of travel to and from Cuba by U.S. citizens or residents, or of any transactions incident to travel.

Directs the U.S. Postal Service to provide direct mail service to and from Cuba.

Urges the President to take all necessary steps to conduct negotiations with the Government of Cuba to: (1) settle claims of U.S. nationals against Cuba for the taking of property, and (2) secure protection of internationally recognized human rights.]]>

Free Trade With Cuba Act Display Title Free Trade With Cuba Act Official Title as Introduced To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Free Trade With Cuba Act Introduced in House 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr403ih/xml/BILLS-114hr403ih.xml 2015-02-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. 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.