[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 491 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 491

                   To lift the trade embargo on Cuba.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 2015

  Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
 Leahy, and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill; which was read 
  twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
                   To lift the trade embargo on 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 ``Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF PROVISIONS RESTRICTING TRADE AND OTHER RELATIONS 
              WITH CUBA.

    (a) Authority for Embargo.--
            (1) In general.--Section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance 
        Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)) is amended by striking ``(1) No 
        assistance'' and all that follows through ``(2) Except'' and 
        inserting ``Except''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1709 of the Cuban 
        Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6008) is amended by striking 
        ``section 620(a)(2)'' and inserting ``section 620(a)''.
    (b) Trading With the Enemy Act.--
            (1) In general.--The authorities conferred upon the 
        President by section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 
        U.S.C. App. 5(b)), which were being exercised with respect to 
        Cuba on July 1, 1977, as a result of a national emergency 
        declared by the President before that date, and are being 
        exercised on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
        Act, may not be relied upon on or after such date of enactment 
        to continue the imposition of direct restrictions on trade with 
        Cuba.
            (2) Regulations.--Any regulation that imposes direct 
        restrictions on trade with Cuba in effect on the day before the 
        date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to the exercise of 
        authorities described in paragraph (1) shall cease to be 
        effective for that purpose on and after such date of enactment.
    (c) Cuban Democracy Act.--
            (1) In general.--The Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 
        6001 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) by striking section 1704 (22 U.S.C. 6003);
                    (B) by striking section 1706 (22 U.S.C. 6005); and
                    (C) by striking section 1708 (22 U.S.C. 6007).
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (3) of section 204(b) 
        of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act 
        of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6064(b)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) section 1705(d) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 
        (22 U.S.C. 6004(d));''.
    (d) Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act.--The Cuban Liberty 
and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6021 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking section 102 (22 U.S.C. 6032);
            (2) by striking section 103 (22 U.S.C. 6033); and
            (3) in section 109(a) (22 U.S.C. 6039(a)), by striking 
        ``(including section 102 of this Act)''.
    (e) Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000.--The 
Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7201 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 906(a)(1) (22 U.S.C. 7205(a)(1)), by 
        striking ``Cuba,'';
            (2) in section 908 (22 U.S.C. 7207)--
                    (A) by striking subsection (b);
                    (B) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``Prohibition'' and all 
                        that follows through ``(1) In general.--
                        Notwithstanding'' and inserting ``In General.--
                        Notwithstanding'';
                            (ii) by striking ``for exports to Cuba 
                        or'';
                            (iii) by striking paragraph (2); and
                            (iv) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
                        subsection (b) and by moving such subsection, 
                        as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left; and
                    (C) in subsection (b), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)(iv), by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
                inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
            (3) by striking section 909 (22 U.S.C. 7208).
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