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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2617

To bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances to Cuba. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 25, 2005

Mr. DAVIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 

DELAHUNT, Mr. OLVER, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. FARR, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mrs. BONO, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. GORDON, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. PAUL, 

Mr. SPRATT, Mr. OTTER, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. MCGOVERN, 

Mr. STARK, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. 

LEE, Mr. BERRY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. 

MCNULTY, Mr. RAMSTAD, Ms. WATERS, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. WOOLSEY, 

Ms. DELAURO, and Mr. MEEK of Florida) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 

A BILL

To bar certain additional restrictions on travel and 

remittances to Cuba.

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

3 SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS 

4 ON TRAVEL AND REMITTANCES TO CUBA. 

5 (a) PER-DIEM ALLOWANCES.—The regulations gov6 erning travel to Cuba, as in effect on June 15, 2004, may 

7 not be modified so as to reduce the maximum travel per 
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1 diem rate for a person traveling to Cuba for purposes of 

2 visiting a close relative who is a national of Cuba (provided 

3 for in section 515.560(c)(2) of title 31, Code of Federal 

4 Regulations, as in effect on such date). 

5 (b) FAMILY VISITS TO CUBA.—The regulations gov6 erning travel to Cuba, as in effect on June 15, 2004, may 

7 not be modified so as to impose additional restrictions on 

8 such travel for purposes of visiting a close relative who 

9 is a national of Cuba (provided for in section 515.561 of 

10 title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on such 

11 date), including by—

12 (1) requiring a specific license for such travel; 

13 (2) limiting the number of trips to fewer than 

14 one in any 12-month period; 

15 (3) prohibiting more frequent trips by specific 

16 license (provided for in section 515.561(b) of title 

17 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on 

18 such date); 

19 (4) limiting the length of any trip to less than 

20 30 days; or 

21 (5) narrowing the definition of ‘‘close relative’’. 

22 (c) REMITTANCES.—The regulations permitting per23 sons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to 

24 make remittances to households located in Cuba, as in ef25 fect on June 15, 2004 (provided for in section 515.570 
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1 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on 

2 such date), may not be modified so as to impose additional 

3 restrictions on such remittances, including by limiting the 

4 recipients of such remittances to close relatives only and 

5 by reducing the $3,000 limit for all household remittances 

6 (provided for in section 515.560(c)(4)(i) of title 31, Code 

7 of Federal Regulations, as in effect on such date). 

8 (d) ACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE.—The regulations gov9 erning travel to Cuba, as in effect on June 15, 2004, may 

10 not be modified so as to limit the amount or weight of 

11 baggage that may accompany a traveler without specific 

12 authorization by the United States Government.

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