[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 332 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 332

To amend the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 
   1996 to require that, in order to determine that a democratically 
  elected government in Cuba exists, the government extradite to the 
United States convicted felon William Morales and all other individuals 
 who are living in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement 
         for criminal offenses committed in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 2005

Mr. King of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
              to the Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 
   1996 to require that, in order to determine that a democratically 
  elected government in Cuba exists, the government extradite to the 
United States convicted felon William Morales and all other individuals 
 who are living in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement 
         for criminal offenses committed in the United States.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO LIBERTAD ACT.

    Section 206 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6066) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) has proven its respect for the democratic rule of law 
        by ceasing to provide a safe harbor to individuals who have 
        been legally indicted or convicted of serious criminal 
        offenses, including convicted felon William Morales, and all 
        other individuals who have fled from the United States to Cuba 
        for the sole purpose of avoiding prosecution or confinement for 
        serious criminal offenses committed in the United States.''.
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