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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3818 

To repeal the Cuban Adjustment Act, Public Law 89–732, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 23, 2015 

Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. BRAT, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. 

DESJARLAIS, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. JONES, Mr. 

KING of Iowa, and Mr. POE of Texas) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To repeal the Cuban Adjustment Act, Public Law 89–732, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ending Special Na5 tional Origin-Based Immigration Programs for Cubans 

6 Act of 2015’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) On July 1, 2015, President Obama an2 nounced that Cuba and the United States would re3 open their embassies and restore diplomatic ties. 

4 (2) Diplomatic relations between the two coun5 tries were formally reestablished July 20, 2015, 

6 when the United States and Cuba reopened their re7 spective embassies. 

8 (3) The International Business Times reported 

9 on September 10, 2015, that ‘‘Texas is on pace this 

10 year to set a new record for the number of Cubans 

11 trying to enter the United States through the Lone 

12 Star State, with about 60 percent more migrants 

13 from the island nation making the trip in 2015 com14 pared to one year before.’’. 

15 (4) The Obama Administration has reestab16 lished relations with Cuba, and that, therefore, the 

17 special treatment Cuban nationals receive under the 

18 Cuban Adjustment Act, the Immigration and Na19 tionality Act, the Cuban Family Reunification Pro20 gram and the Wet Foot/Dry Foot policy are no 

21 longer applicable and fail the ‘‘urgent humanitarian 

22 reasons’’ and ‘‘significant public benefit’’ tests. 

23 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con24 gress that Cuban nationals should be treated under the 

25 same immigration rules as nationals of other countries 


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1 with which the United States has diplomatic relations and 

2 should not receive preferential treatment. 

3 SEC. 3. REPEAL OF THE CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT. 

4 (a) REPEALS OF RELEVANT STATUTES.— 

5 (1) REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON REPEAL OF

6 CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT.—Section 606 of title VI 

7 of division C of Public Law 104–208 is repealed. 

8 (2) CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT.—Public Law 

9 89–732 is repealed. 

10 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by sub11 section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 

12 of this Act and shall apply only to any alien admitted or 

13 paroled into the United States on or after the date of the 

14 enactment of this Act. 

15 SEC. 4. CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RESTRICTED. 

16 No funds, resources, or fees made available to the 

17 Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, 

18 or to any other official of a Federal agency, by this Act 

19 or any other Act for any fiscal year, including any deposits 

20 into the ‘‘Immigration Examinations Fee Account’’ estab21 lished under section 286(m) of the Immigration and Na22 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)), may be used to imple23 ment, administer, enforce, or carry out (including through 

24 the issuance of any regulations) any of the policy changes 

25 set forth in the memorandum from the Director of United 


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1 States Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled 

2 ‘‘Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program’’ dated No3 vember 21, 2007 (or any substantially similar policy 

4 changes, whether set forth in memorandum, Executive 

5 order, regulation, directive, or by other action). 

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