[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 258 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 258

 To allow for news bureau exchanges between the United States and Cuba.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 1999

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To allow for news bureau exchanges between the United States and Cuba.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEWS BUREAUS IN CUBA AND THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) International Emergency Economic Powers Act.--The authority 
granted to the President by section 203(a) of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(a)) does not include the 
authority to regulate or prohibit, directly or indirectly, financial or 
other transactions related to the establishment of news bureaus by 
United States news organizations in Cuba, or the establishment of news 
bureaus in the United States by Cuban news organizations.
    (b) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--The authority granted to the 
President in section 620(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2370(a)(1)) does not include the authority to regulate or 
prohibit, directly or indirectly, financial or other transactions 
related to the establishment of news bureaus by United States news 
organizations in Cuba, or the establishment of news bureaus in the 
United States by Cuban news organizations.

SEC. 2. INAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER RESTRICTIONS.

    (a) News Bureaus.--Section 114 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6044), and the item 
relating to that section in the table of contents for that Act, are 
repealed.
    (b) Embargo.--This Act and the repeal made by this section apply 
notwithstanding section 102(h) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996.
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