[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2904 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2904

 To make an exception to the United States embargo on trade with Cuba 
   for the export of medicines or medical supplies, instruments, or 
                   equipment, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 1997

  Mr. Nadler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To make an exception to the United States embargo on trade with Cuba 
   for the export of medicines or medical supplies, instruments, or 
                   equipment, 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. AMENDMENT TO EMBARGO AUTHORITY IN THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT 
              OF 1961.

    Section 620(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2370(a)(1)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end of the 
second sentence the following: ``, except that any such embargo shall 
not apply with respect to the export of any medicines or medical 
supplies, instruments and equipment''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON EXISTING RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE WITH CUBA.

    Upon the enactment of this Act, any regulation, proclamation, or 
provision of law, including Presidential Proclamation 3447 of February 
3, 1962, the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR 368-399), and 
the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (31 CFR 515), that prohibits 
exports to Cuba or transactions involving exports to Cuba and that is 
in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall not apply 
with respect to the export to Cuba of medicines or medical supplies, 
instruments, or equipment.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON THE FUTURE EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.

    (a) Export Administration Act of 1979.--After the enactment of this 
Act, the President may not exercise the authorities contained in the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 to restrict the exportation to Cuba 
of medicines or medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, except to 
the extent such restrictions would be permitted under section 5 of that 
Act for goods containing parts or components subject to export controls 
under such section.
    (b) International Emergency Economic Powers Act.--After the 
enactment of this Act, the President may not exercise the authorities 
contained in section 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act to restrict the export to Cuba of medicines or medical supplies, 
instruments, or equipment, to the extent such authorities are exercised 
to deal with a threat to the foreign policy or economy of the United 
States.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Section 1705 of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004) is 
amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (c)(1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) except to the extent such restrictions--
                    ``(A) would be permitted under section 5 of the 
                Export Administration Act of 1979 for goods containing 
                parts or components subject to export controls under 
                such section; or
                    ``(B) are imposed under section 203 of the 
                International Emergency Economic Powers Act to deal 
                with a threat to the national security of the United 
                States;''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating 
        subsections (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), 
        respectively.
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