[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2617 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2617

  To bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances to 
                                 Cuba.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2005

   Mr. Davis of Florida (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
 Delahunt, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rush, Ms. Solis, Mr. Shays, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Farr, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Bono, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mrs. 
 Emerson, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Towns, Mr. Paul, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
 Otter, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Lee, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
   Grijalva, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. 
Waters, Mr. Berman, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Meek of Florida) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances to 
                                 Cuba.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL AND 
              REMITTANCES TO CUBA.

    (a) Per-Diem Allowances.--The regulations governing travel to Cuba, 
as in effect on June 15, 2004, may not be modified so as to reduce the 
maximum travel per diem rate for a person traveling to Cuba for 
purposes of visiting a close relative who is a national of Cuba 
(provided for in section 515.560(c)(2) of title 31, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as in effect on such date).
    (b) Family Visits to Cuba.--The regulations governing travel to 
Cuba, as in effect on June 15, 2004, may not be modified so as to 
impose additional restrictions on such travel for purposes of visiting 
a close relative who is a national of Cuba (provided for in section 
515.561 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on such 
date), including by--
            (1) requiring a specific license for such travel;
            (2) limiting the number of trips to fewer than one in any 
        12-month period;
            (3) prohibiting more frequent trips by specific license 
        (provided for in section 515.561(b) of title 31, Code of 
        Federal Regulations, as in effect on such date);
            (4) limiting the length of any trip to less than 30 days; 
        or
            (5) narrowing the definition of ``close relative''.
    (c) Remittances.--The regulations permitting persons subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States to make remittances to households 
located in Cuba, as in effect on June 15, 2004 (provided for in section 
515.570 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on such 
date), may not be modified so as to impose additional restrictions on 
such remittances, including by limiting the recipients of such 
remittances to close relatives only and by reducing the $3,000 limit 
for all household remittances (provided for in section 515.560(c)(4)(i) 
of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on such date).
    (d) Accompanied Baggage.--The regulations governing travel to Cuba, 
as in effect on June 15, 2004, may not be modified so as to limit the 
amount or weight of baggage that may accompany a traveler without 
specific authorization by the United States Government.
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