[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 2 (Thursday, January 6, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E33]
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  CLARIFICATION OF CONGRESSIONAL INTENT REGARDING 22 U.S.C. 7207(b)(1)

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                        HON. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 6, 2005

  Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
address a question about the Congressional intent of the phrase 
``payment of cash in advance'' as it appears in 22 U.S.C. 7207(b)(1) as 
passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on October 11, 2000, as 
passed by the U.S. Senate on October 18, 2000, and as signed into law 
by President Clinton on October 28, 2000.
  As the principal negotiator and author of the language in question, I 
can state, without any ambiguity, that the Congressional intent behind 
the phrase ``payment of cash in advance'' is the following: that all 
legal sales of agricultural commodities or products to the Cuban 
Government or any person in Cuba, must be paid in full in advance of 
the shipment of the goods.
  I sincerely hope that regulations will be issued to reflect the 
congressional intent of this phrase.

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