[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 634 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 634

          To allow travel between the United States and Cuba.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2015

 Mr. Rangel (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
 Pocan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Lee, Mr. Thompson of 
Mississippi, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Peterson, Ms. Bass, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Polis, 
   Mr. Cohen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. Schakowsky) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                            Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
          To allow travel 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. TRAVEL TO CUBA.

    (a) Freedom of Travel for United States Citizens and Legal 
Residents.--Subject to section 3, travel to and from Cuba by 
individuals who are citizens or residents of the United States, and any 
transactions incident to such travel as specified in subsection (b), 
may not be regulated or prohibited if such travel would be lawful in 
the United States.
    (b) Transactions Incident to Travel.--The transactions referred to 
in subsection (a) include, but are not limited to--
            (1) any transactions ordinarily incident to travel to or 
        from Cuba, including the importation into Cuba or the United 
        States of accompanied baggage for personal use only;
            (2) any transactions ordinarily incident to travel or 
        maintenance within Cuba, including the payment of living 
        expenses and the acquisition of goods or services for personal 
        use;
            (3) any transactions ordinarily incident to the 
        arrangement, promotion, or facilitation of travel to, from, or 
        within Cuba;
            (4) any transactions incident to nonscheduled air, sea, or 
        land voyages, except that this paragraph does not authorize the 
        carriage of articles into Cuba or the United States except 
        accompanied baggage; and
            (5) normal banking transactions incident to the activities 
        described in the preceding provisions of this subsection, 
        including the issuance, clearing, processing, or payment of 
        checks, drafts, travelers checks, credit or debit card 
        instruments, or similar instruments.

SEC. 3. EXCEPTION.

    The restrictions on authority described in section 2 shall not 
apply in a case in which--
            (1) the United States is at war with Cuba;
            (2) armed hostilities between the two countries are in 
        progress; or
            (3) there is imminent danger to the public health or the 
        physical safety of United States travelers.

SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY.

    This Act applies to actions taken by the President before the date 
of the enactment of this Act which are in effect on such date, and to 
actions taken on or after such date.

SEC. 5. INAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.

    This Act applies notwithstanding section 102(h) of the Cuban 
Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 
6032(h)) and section 910(b) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export 
Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7209(b)).
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