3.0.0 1699 2023-01-11T13:38:49Z 2023-01-11T13:38:49Z Senate S 2017-08-01 115 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-08-02T00:00:54Z United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017 115 2966 HR 2017-06-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Related bill CRS 2017-08-01 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2017-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2017-08-01 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2017-08-01 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-08-01 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2017-08-01 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-08-01 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2017-08-01 True International Affairs Agricultural trade Caribbean area Congressional oversight Cuba Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Government liability Human rights Income tax credits Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Latin America Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Sanctions Taxation of foreign income Trade restrictions Travel and tourism War and emergency powers International Affairs 00 2017-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2017-11-28T19:42:10Z United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2017

This bill repeals the embargo on trade with Cuba.

The bill: (1) makes ineffective certain prohibitions on exports to Cuba; (2) extends nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations) to Cuban products; (3) prohibits regulation or banning of travel to and from Cuba by U.S. citizens or residents or of any transactions incident to travel; and (4) repeals the President's authority to continue direct restrictions on trade with Cuba.

The President shall: (1) conduct negotiations with Cuba on settling claims of U.S. nationals for the taking of property by the Cuban government, and (2) engage in bilateral dialogue with Cuba on securing the protection of internationally recognized human rights.

The President may establish specified export controls and trade restrictions with respect to Cuba.

The President may impose export controls and exercise certain emergency economic authorities with respect to Cuba only if there is an unusual threat to U.S. national security.

The bill repeals: (1) the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992; (2) the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996; (3) the prohibition against allocation of the annual sugar quota to a country unless such country verifies that it does not import Cuban sugar for reexport to the United States; (4) the prohibition on transactions or payments respecting certain U.S. intellectual property; and (5) restrictions on assistance to any independent state of the former Soviet Union that engages in trade with, or provides other support to, Cuba.

Cuba is removed from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, subject to agricultural and medical export restrictions.

Common carriers may provide telecommunications services, including installations and repairs, between the United States and Cuba.

The Department of the Treasury may not limit the amount of remittances to Cuba that may be made by any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

The Internal Revenue Code is amended to require the President to report to Congress on a country's status prior to the denial of foreign tax credits for certain foreign countries.

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United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2017 Display Title United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1699is/xml/BILLS-115s1699is.xml 2017-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.