[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 981. Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Peters, and Mr. 
Warner) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
948 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055, making appropriations 
for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. 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 Amendment.--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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