[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3304]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4249. Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mr. Boozman) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2943, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1277. FINANCING OF SALES OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES TO 
                   CUBA.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (other than section 908 of the Trade Sanctions Reform and 
     Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7207), as amended 
     by subsection (c)), a person subject to the jurisdiction of 
     the United States may provide payment or financing terms for 
     sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba or an individual or 
     entity in Cuba.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agricultural commodity.--The term ``agricultural 
     commodity'' has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 
     the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
       (2) Financing.--The term ``financing'' includes any loan or 
     extension of credit.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 908 of the Trade 
     Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 
     U.S.C. 7207) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``and financing'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b);
       (3) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``Prohibition'' and all that follows 
     through ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding'' and inserting 
     ``In General.--Notwithstanding''; and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively, and by moving those subsections, 
     as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left; and
       (4) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``subsection (a)''.
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