[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3335]
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SA 4334. Mr. UDALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him 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 title XII, add the following:
Subtitle I--Matters Relating to Cuba
SEC. 1281. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Cuba Digital and
Telecommunications Advancement Act of 2016'' or the ``Cuba
DATA Act''.
SEC. 1282. EXPORTATION OF CONSUMER COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO CUBA.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the President may permit any person subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States--
(1) to export consumer communication devices and other
telecommunications equipment to Cuba;
(2) to provide telecommunications services involving Cuba
or persons in Cuba;
(3) to establish facilities to provide telecommunications
services connecting Cuba with another country or to provide
telecommunications services in Cuba;
(4) to conduct any transaction incident to carrying out an
activity described in any of paragraphs (1) through (3); and
(5) to enter into, perform, and make and receive payments
under a contract with any individual or entity in Cuba with
respect to the provision of telecommunications services
involving Cuba or persons in Cuba.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually
thereafter for 4 years, the President shall submit to the
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives a report on--
(1) the percentage of individuals in Cuba who are able to
access the Internet and the infrastructure that would be
needed in Cuba to reach the goal of increasing that
percentage to 50 percent by 2020;
(2) the ability of individuals in Cuba, including foreign
tourists, to access data through the use of cell phones and
the infrastructure that would be needed to bring the
capability to access that data to rural and urban population
centers in Cuba;
(3) the impact of access to telecommunications technology
on the development of new businesses, co-ops, and educational
opportunities in Cuba; and
(4) the impact of the telecommunications equipment and
telecommunications services provided under this section on
advancing the human rights objectives of the United States
and how such equipment and services are being used to advance
those objectives.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Consumer communication devices.--The term ``consumer
communication devices'' means commodities and software
described in section 740.19(b) of title 15, Code of Federal
Regulations (or any successor regulation).
(2) Person subject to the jurisdiction of the united
states.--The term ``person subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States'' means--
(A) any individual, wherever located, who is a citizen or
resident of the United States;
(B) any person located in the United States;
(C) any corporation, partnership, association, or other
organization organized under the laws of the United States or
of any State, territory, possession, or district of the
United States; and
(D) any corporation, partnership, association, or other
organization, wherever organized or doing business, that is
owned or controlled by a person described in subparagraph
(A), (B), or (C).
(3) Telecommunications services.--The term
``telecommunications services'' includes--
(A) data, telephone, telegraph, Internet connectivity,
radio, television, news wire feeds, and similar services,
regardless of the medium of transmission and including
transmission by satellite;
(B) services incident to the exchange of communications
over the Internet;
(C) domain name registration services; and
(D) services that are related to consumer communication
devices and other telecommunications equipment to install,
repair, or replace such devices and equipment.
SEC. 1283. REPEAL OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES PREVENTING FINANCING
AND MARKET REFORM FOR CUBA.
(a) Cuban Democracy Act.--
(1) In general.--Section 1704 of the Cuban Democracy Act of
1992 (22 U.S.C. 6003) is repealed.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 204 of the Cuban
Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22
U.S.C. 6064) is amended--
(A) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (3) to read as
follows:
``(3) sections 1705(d) and 1706 of the Cuban Democracy Act
of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(d) and 6005);''; and
(B) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph (3) to read as
follows:
``(3) sections 1705(d) and 1706 of the Cuban Democracy Act
of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(d) and 6005) are repealed; and''.
(b) Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act.--
(1) In general.--Sections 102, 103, 104, 105, and 108 of
the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of
1996 (22 U.S.C. 6032, 6033, 6034, 6035, and 6038) are
repealed.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 109(a) of the Cuban
Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22
U.S.C. 6039(a)) is amended by striking ``(including section
102 of this Act)''.
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