I

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1679

To make an exception to the United States embargo on trade with Cuba

for the export of medicines or medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 18, 1995

Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on International Relations

A BILL

To make an exception to the United States embargo on

trade with Cuba for the export of medicines or medical

supplies, instruments, or equipment, 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. AMENDMENT TO EMBARGO AUTHORITY IN THE

4 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.

5 Section 620(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of

6 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)(1)) is amended by inserting be7 fore the period at the end of the second sentence the fol8 lowing: ‘‘, except that any such embargo shall not apply
2

•HR 1679 IH

1 with respect to the export of any medicines or medical sup2 plies, instruments, or equipment’’.

3 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON EXISTING RESTRICTIONS ON

4 TRADE WITH CUBA.

5 Upon the enactment of this Act, any regulation, proc6 lamation, or provision of law, including Presidential Proc7 lamation 3447 of February 3, 1962, the Export Adminis8 tration Regulations (15 CFR 368–399), and the Cuban

9 Assets Control Regulations (31 CFR 515), that prohibits

10 exports to Cuba or transactions involving exports to Cuba

11 and that is in effect on the date of the enactment of this

12 Act, shall not apply with respect to the export to Cuba

13 of medicines or medical supplies, instruments, or equip14 ment.

15 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON THE FUTURE EXERCISE OF

16 AUTHORITY.

17 (a) EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1979.—After

18 the enactment of this Act, the President may not exercise

19 the authorities contained in the Export Administration

20 Act of 1979 to restrict the exportation to Cuba of medi21 cines or medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, ex22 cept to the extent such restrictions would be permitted

23 under section 5 of that Act for goods containing parts or

24 components subject to export controls under such section.
3

•HR 1679 IH

1 (b) INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POW2 ERS ACT.—After the enactment of this Act, the President

3 may not exercise the authorities contained in section 203

4 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to

5 restrict the export to Cuba of medicines or medical sup6 plies, instruments, or equipment, to the extent such au7 thorities are exercised to deal with a threat to the foreign

8 policy or economy of the United States.

9 SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

10 Section 1705 of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992

11 (22 U.S.C. 6004) is amended—

12 (1) by amending subsection (c)(1) to read as

13 follows:

14 ‘‘(1) except to the extent such restrictions—

15 ‘‘(A) would be permitted under section 5 of

16 the Export Administration Act of 1979 for

17 goods containing parts or components subject

18 to export controls under such section; or

19 ‘‘(B) are imposed under section 203 of the

20 International Emergency Economic Powers Act

21 to deal with a threat to the national security of

22 the United States;’’; and
4

•HR 1679 IH

1 (2) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating

2 subsections (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (d), (e),

3 and (f), respectively.

Æ