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borders of the United States and the health

and safety of the American people.

(Pub. L. 104–114, title I, §101, Mar. 12, 1996, 110

Stat. 791.)

§ 6032. Enforcement of economic embargo of

Cuba

(a) Policy

(1) Restrictions by other countries

The Congress hereby reaffirms section

1704(a) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 [22

U.S.C. 6003(a)], which states that the President

should encourage foreign countries to restrict

trade and credit relations with Cuba in a manner consistent with the purposes of that Act

[22 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.].

(2) Sanctions on other countries

The Congress further urges the President to

take immediate steps to apply the sanctions

described in section 1704(b)(1) of that Act [22

U.S.C. 6003(b)(1)] against countries assisting

Cuba.

(b) Diplomatic efforts

The Secretary of State should ensure that

United States diplomatic personnel abroad understand and, in their contacts with foreign officials, are communicating the reasons for the

United States economic embargo of Cuba, and

are urging foreign governments to cooperate

more effectively with the embargo.

(c) Existing regulations

The President shall instruct the Secretary of

the Treasury and the Attorney General to enforce fully the Cuban Assets Control Regulations set forth in part 515 of title 31, Code of

Federal Regulations.

(d) Omitted

(e) Denial of visas to certain Cuban nationals

It is the sense of the Congress that the President should instruct the Secretary of State and

the Attorney General to enforce fully existing

regulations to deny visas to Cuban nationals

considered by the Secretary of State to be officers or employees of the Cuban Government or

of the Communist Party of Cuba.

(f), (g) Omitted

(h) Codification of economic embargo

The economic embargo of Cuba, as in effect on

March 1, 1996, including all restrictions under

part 515 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations,

shall be in effect on March 12, 1996, and shall remain in effect, subject to section 6064 of this

title.

(Pub. L. 104–114, title I, §102, Mar. 12, 1996, 110

Stat. 792.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, referred to in subsec. (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.

CODIFICATION

Section is comprised of section 102 of Pub. L. 104–114.

Subsec. (d) of section 102 of Pub. L. 104–114 amended

section 16 of Title 50, Appendix, War and National Defense. Subsecs. (f) and (g) of section 102 of Pub. L.

104–114 amended sections 6003 and 6004 of this title, respectively.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 6039 of this title.

§ 6033. Prohibition against indirect financing of

Cuba

(a) Prohibition

Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

no loan, credit, or other financing may be extended knowingly by a United States national, a

permanent resident alien, or a United States

agency to any person for the purpose of financing transactions involving any confiscated property the claim to which is owned by a United

States national as of March 12, 1996, except for

financing by the United States national owning

such claim for a transaction permitted under

United States law.

(b) Suspension and termination of prohibition

(1) Suspension

The President is authorized to suspend the

prohibition contained in subsection (a) of this

section upon a determination made under section 6063(c)(1) of this title that a transition

government in Cuba is in power.

(2) Termination

The prohibition contained in subsection (a)

of this section shall cease to apply on the date

on which the economic embargo of Cuba terminates as provided in section 6064 of this

title.

(c) Penalties

Violations of subsection (a) of this section

shall be punishable by such civil penalties as are

applicable to violations of the Cuban Assets

Control Regulations set forth in part 515 of title

31, Code of Federal Regulations.

(d) Definitions

As used in this section—

(1) the term ‘‘permanent resident alien’’

means an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the United States; and

(2) the term ‘‘United States agency’’ has the

meaning given the term ‘‘agency’’ in section

551(1) of title 5.

(Pub. L. 104–114, title I, §103, Mar. 12, 1996, 110

Stat. 794.)

§ 6034. United States opposition to Cuban membership in international financial institutions

(a) Continued opposition to Cuban membership

in international financial institutions

(1) In general

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the

United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice

and vote of the United States to oppose the admission of Cuba as a member of such institution until the President submits a determination under section 6063(c)(3) of this title that a