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(iii) causes, directs, participates in, or

profits from, trafficking (as described in

clause (i) or (ii)) by another person, or otherwise engages in trafficking (as described in

clause (i) or (ii)) through another person,

without the authorization of any United

States national who holds a claim to the property.

(B) The term ‘‘traffics’’ does not include—

(i) the delivery of international telecommunication signals to Cuba;

(ii) the trading or holding of securities

publicly traded or held, unless the trading is

with or by a person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be a specially designated national;

(iii) transactions and uses of property incident to lawful travel to Cuba, to the extent

that such transactions and uses of property

are necessary to the conduct of such travel;

or

(iv) transactions and uses of property by a

person who is both a citizen of Cuba and a

resident of Cuba, and who is not an official

of the Cuban Government or the ruling political party in Cuba.

(14) Transition government in Cuba

The term ‘‘transition government in Cuba’’

means a government that the President determines is a transition government consistent

with the requirements and factors set forth in

section 6065 of this title.

(15) United States national

The term ‘‘United States national’’ means—

(A) any United States citizen; or

(B) any other legal entity which is organized under the laws of the United States, or

of any State, the District of Columbia, or

any commonwealth, territory, or possession

of the United States, and which has its principal place of business in the United States.

(Pub. L. 104–114, §4, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 789.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Subchapters I and III of this chapter, referred to in

pars. (4), (12)(B), and (13)(A), were in the original references to titles I and III, meaning titles I and III of

Pub. L. 104–114, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 791, 814. Title I

of Pub. L. 104–114 enacted subchapter I (§6031 et seq.) of

this chapter, amended sections 2295a, 2295b, 6003, and

6004 of this title and section 16 of Title 50, Appendix,

War and National Defense, and repealed subchapters

V–A (§1465 et seq.) and V–B (1465aa et seq.) of chapter

18 of this title. Title III of Pub. L. 104–114 enacted subchapter III (§6081 et seq.) of this chapter and sections

1643l and 1643m of this title and amended section 1611 of

Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. For complete classification of titles I and III to the Code, see

Tables.

The Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, referred to in par.

(7)(A), is title XVII of div. A of Pub. L. 102–484, Oct. 23,

1992, 106 Stat. 2575, which is classified principally to

chapter 69 (§6001 et seq.) of this title. For complete

classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title

note set out under section 6001 of this title and Tables.

Section 902(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985, referred to in par. (7)(B), is section 902(c) of Pub. L.

99–198, which is set out as a note under section 1446(g)

of Title 7, Agriculture.

The International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, referred to in par. (12)(B)(i), is act Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, 64

Stat. 12, as amended. Title V of the Act is classified

generally to subchapter V (§1643 et seq.) of chapter 21

of this title. For complete classification of this Act to

the Code, see Short Title note set out under section

1621 of this title and Tables.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1643l of this

title.

§ 6024. Severability

If any provision of this chapter or the amendments made by this chapter or the application

thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter, the amendments made by this chapter, or the application

thereof to other persons not similarly situated

or to other circumstances shall not be affected

by such invalidation.

(Pub. L. 104–114, §5, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 791.)

SUBCHAPTER I—STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST THE

CASTRO GOVERNMENT

SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This subchapter is referred to in section 6023 of this

title.

§ 6031. Statement of policy

It is the sense of the Congress that—

(1) the acts of the Castro government, including its massive, systematic, and extraordinary violations of human rights, are a threat

to international peace;

(2) the President should advocate, and

should instruct the United States Permanent

Representative to the United Nations to propose and seek within the Security Council, a

mandatory international embargo against the

totalitarian Cuban Government pursuant to

chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, employing efforts similar to consultations conducted by United States representatives with respect to Haiti;

(3) any resumption of efforts by any independent state of the former Soviet Union to

make operational any nuclear facilities in

Cuba, and any continuation of intelligence activities by such a state from Cuba that are

targeted at the United States and its citizens

will have a detrimental impact on United

States assistance to such state; and

(4) in view of the threat to the national security posed by the operation of any nuclear facility, and the Castro government’s continuing blackmail to unleash another wave of

Cuban refugees fleeing from Castro’s oppression, most of whom find their way to United

States shores, further depleting limited humanitarian and other resources of the United

States, the President should do all in his

power to make it clear to the Cuban Government that—

(A) the completion and operation of any

nuclear power facility, or

(B) any further political manipulation of

the desire of Cubans to escape that results in

mass migration to the United States,

will be considered an act of aggression which

will be met with an appropriate response in

order to maintain the security of the national