[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1909 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1909

To impose congressional notification and reporting requirements on any 
 negotiations or other discussions between the United States and Cuba 
              with respect to normalization of relations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 1995

Mr. Stearns (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Burton 
 of Indiana, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Funderburk, 
 Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. Deutsch) introduced the following bill; 
     which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
To impose congressional notification and reporting requirements on any 
 negotiations or other discussions between the United States and Cuba 
              with respect to normalization of relations.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF CONTACTS WITH CUBAN GOVERNMENT 
              OFFICIALS.

    (a) Advanced Notification Required.--No funds made available under 
any provision of law may be used for the costs and expenses of 
negotiations, meetings, discussions, or contacts between United States 
Government officials or representatives and officials or 
representatives of the Cuban Government relating to normalization of 
relations between the United States and Cuba unless 15 days in advance 
the President has notified the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate in 
accordance with procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications 
under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
    (b) Reports.--Within 15 days of any negotiations, meetings, 
discussions, or contacts between individuals described in subsection 
(a), with respect to any matter, the President shall submit a report to 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate detailing the individuals 
involved, the matters discussed, and any agreements made, including 
agreements to conduct future negotiations, meetings, discussions, or 
contacts.
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