[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2229 Introduced in House (IH)]
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2229
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 20, 1993
Mr. Rangel introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to
the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce,
and Post Office and Civil Service
March 8, 1994
Additional sponsors: Mr. Coyne, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr.
Oberstar, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kopetski, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Andrews of Maine,
Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Moran
March 24, 1994
Additional sponors: Mr. Hamburg, Mr. Becerra, Miss Collins of Michigan,
Mr. Serrano, Mr. Edwards of California, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Farr
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A BILL
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Free Trade With Cuba Act''.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF PROVISIONS RESTRICTING TRADE AND OTHER RELATIONS
WITH CUBA.
(a) Authority for Embargo and Sugar Quota.--Section 620(a) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)) is repealed.
(b) Trading With the Enemy Act.--The authorities conferred upon the
President by section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act, which were
being exercised with respect to Cuba on July 1, 1977, as a result of a
national emergency declared by the President before that date, and are
being exercised on the day before the effective date of this Act, may
not be exercised on or after such effective date with respect to Cuba.
Any regulations in effect on the day before such effective date
pursuant to the exercise of such authorities, shall cease to be
effective on such date.
(c) Exercise of Authorities Under Other Provisions of Law.--
(1) Removal of prohibitions.--Any prohibition on exports to
Cuba that is in effect on the day before the effective date of
this Act under the Export Administration Act of 1979 shall
cease to be effective on such effective date.
(2) Authority for new restrictions.--The President may, on
and after the effective date of this Act--
(A) impose export controls with respect to Cuba
under section 5, 6(j), 6(l), or 6(m) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979, and
(B) exercise the authorities he has under the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act with
respect to Cuba pursuant to a declaration of national
emergency required by that Act that is made on account
of an unusual and extraordinary threat, that did not
exist before the enactment of this Act, to the national
security, foreign policy, or economy of the United
States.
(d) Cuban Democracy Act.--The Cuban Democracy Act (title XVII of
Public Law 102-484) is repealed.
(e) Termination of Denial of Foreign Tax Credit With Respect to
Cuba.--Subparagraph (A) of section 901(j)(2) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to denial of foreign tax credit, etc., with
respect to certain foreign countries) is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new flush sentence:
``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this
subsection shall not apply to Cuba after the date which
is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this
sentence.''
SEC. 3. TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES.
Any common carrier within the meaning of section 3 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) is authorized to install,
maintain, and repair telecommunications equipment and facilities in
Cuba, and otherwise provide telecommunications services between the
United States and Cuba. The authority of this section includes the
authority to upgrade facilities and equipment.
SEC. 4. TRAVEL.
(a) In General.--Travel to and from Cuba by individuals who are
citizens or residents of the United States may not be regulated or
prohibited if such travel would be lawful in the United States.
(b) Transactions Incident to Travel.--Any transactions ordinarily
incident to travel which may not be regulated or prohibited under
subsection (a) include, but are not limited to--
(1) transactions ordinarily incident to travel or
maintenance in Cuba; and
(2) normal banking transactions involving foreign currency
drafts, traveler's checks, or other negotiable instruments
incident to such travel.
SEC. 5. DIRECT MAIL DELIVERY TO CUBA.
The United States Postal Service shall take such actions as are
necessary to provide direct mail service to and from Cuba, including,
in the absence of common carrier service between the 2 countries, the
use of charter providers.
SEC. 6. NEGOTIATIONS WITH CUBA.
(a) Negotiations.--The President should take all necessary steps to
conduct negotiations with the Government of Cuba--
(1) for the purpose of settling claims of nationals of the
United States against the Government of Cuba for the taking of
property by such government; and
(2) for the purpose of securing the protection of
internationally recognized human rights.
(b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the terms ``national of
the United States'' and ``property'' have the meanings given those
terms in section 502 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949
(22 U.S.C. 1643a).
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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