[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5616 Introduced in House (IH)]






107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5616

   To provide for the expiration of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
 Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, known as the Helms-Burton Act, on 
                            March 31, 2003.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 10, 2002

  Mr. Dooley of California (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Paul, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
Delahunt, Mr. Shays, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
 Berman, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
    Berry, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Solis, Mr. George Miller of 
  California, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Johnson of Illinois) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the expiration of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
 Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, known as the Helms-Burton Act, on 
                            March 31, 2003.

    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 ``Sunset of Helms-Burton Act of 
2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The purpose of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
        Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, known as the Helms-Burton 
        Act, was to seek international sanctions against the Castro 
        Government in Cuba and to plan for support of a transition 
        government leading to a democratically elected government in 
        Cuba.
            (2) The LIBERTAD Act and other sanctions implemented by the 
        United States against Cuba and its foreign investors have 
        failed to promote democracy, denied Cubans access to food and 
        medicine, and undermined trade relations between the United 
        States and its strongest allies.
            (3) The President of the United States, as authorized under 
        title III of that Act, has suspended the right to bring any 
        action under that title every 6 months since the enactment of 
        that Act, so that significant provisions of the legislation 
        have never been in full force.
            (4) The United States can best support democratic change 
        and human rights in Cuba by promoting trade and commerce, 
        travel, communications, and cultural, academic, and scientific 
        exchanges.

SEC. 3. EXPIRATION OF THE LIBERTAD ACT.

    The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 
shall cease to be effective on March 31, 2003.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Cuban Democracy Act of 1992.--
            (1) Section 1704(b)(2) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 
        (22 U.S.C. 6003(b)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (A);
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B);
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (B); and
                    (D) by striking the flush sentence at the end.
            (2) Section 1705(e) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 
        U.S.C. 6004(e)) is amended by striking paragraphs (5) and (6).
    (b) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--
            (1) Section 498A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
        U.S.C. 2295a) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(11) by striking ``and 
                intelligence facilities, including the military and 
                intelligence facilities at Lourdes and Cienfuegos'', 
                and inserting ``facilities,'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (4) by adding ``and'' 
                        after the semicolon;
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (5); and
                            (iii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
                        paragraph (5); and
                    (C) by striking subsection (d).
            (2) Section 498B(k) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
        (22 U.S.C. 2295b(k)) is amended by striking paragraphs (3) and 
        (4).
    (c) Title 28, United States Code.--Section 1611 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c).
    (d) International Claims Settlement Act of 1949.--Sections 514 and 
515 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 16431 
and 1643m) are repealed.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on March 31, 2003.

SEC. 5. NO RIGHT OF ACTION.

    No action under section 302 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 may be brought on or after March 31, 
2003, with respect to trafficking (as defined under that Act) occurring 
before, on, or after that date.

SEC. 6. TERMINATION OF ACTIONS UNDER TITLE IV.

    (a) Termination of Actions Under Title IV.--As of March 1, 2003--
            (1) all denials of visas and all exclusions pursuant to 
        title IV of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic and Solidarity 
        (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 shall expire; and
            (2) the names of all persons subject to such denials or 
        exclusions shall be removed from any lists or other records 
        used by the Secretary of State or the Attorney General to 
        enforce title IV of that Act.
    (b) Notification.--Not later than June 30, 2003, the Secretary of 
State shall notify in writing all persons subject to denials or 
exclusions to which subsection (a) applies of the expiration and 
removal under subsection (a).
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