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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1543 

To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 10, 2015 

Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. KING) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, 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 ‘‘Cuba Trade Act of 

5 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF PROVISIONS RESTRICTING TRADE 

7 WITH CUBA. 

8 (a) AUTHORITY FOR EMBARGO.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 620(a) of the For10 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)) is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘(1) No assistance’’ and all 


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1 that follows through ‘‘(2) Except’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘Except’’. 

3 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1709 

4 of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 

5 6008) is amended by striking ‘‘section 620(a)(2)’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘section 620(a)’’. 

7 (b) CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Cuban Democracy Act 

9 of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.) is amended— 

10 (A) by striking section 1704 (22 U.S.C. 

11 6003); 

12 (B) by striking section 1706 (22 U.S.C. 

13 6005); and 

14 (C) by striking section 1708 (22 U.S.C. 

15 6007). 

16 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (3) 

17 of section 204(b) of the Cuban Liberty and Demo18 cratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 

19 U.S.C. 6064(b)) is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(3) section 1705(d) of the Cuban Democracy 

21 Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(d));’’. 

22 (c) CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY

23 ACT.—The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 

24 (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6021 et seq.) is 

25 amended— 


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1 (1) by striking section 102 (22 U.S.C. 6032); 

2 (2) by striking section 103 (22 U.S.C. 6033); 

3 and 

4 (3) in section 109(a) (22 U.S.C. 6039(a)), by 

5 striking ‘‘(including section 102 of this Act)’’. 

6 (d) TRADE SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT EN7 HANCEMENT ACT OF 2000.—The Trade Sanctions Re8 form and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

9 7201 et seq.) is amended— 

10 (1) in section 906(a)(1) (22 U.S.C. 

11 7205(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘Cuba,’’; 

12 (2) by amending section 908 (22 U.S.C. 7207) 

13 to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 908. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE 

15 AND FINANCING. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro17 vision of law, no United States Government assistance, in18 cluding United States foreign assistance, United States 

19 export assistance, and any United States credit or guaran20 tees shall be available for commercial exports to Iran, 

21 Libya, North Korea, or Sudan. 

22 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND FI23 NANCING OF TRADE WITH CUBA.—Notwithstanding any 

24 other provision of law, the United States Government may 

25 not provide any foreign assistance to Cuba or any financial 


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1 assistance, loans, loan guarantees, extension of credit, or 

2 other financing for exports to Cuba. 

3 ‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica4 tion of subsection (a) or (b) to the degree the President 

5 determines that it is in the national security interest of 

6 the United States to do so, or for humanitarian reasons.’’; 

7 and 

8 (3) by striking section 909 (22 U.S.C. 7208). 

9 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS TO 

10 PROMOTE TRADE WITH CUBA. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi12 sion of law, the Federal Government may not obligate or 

13 expend any funds to promote trade with or develop mar14 kets in Cuba. 

15 (b) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL COMMODITY

16 PROMOTION PROGRAMS.—Subsection (a) does not pro17 hibit the obligation or expenditure of funds by Federal 

18 commodity promotion programs established in accordance 

19 with a commodity promotion law, as defined by section 

20 501(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Re21 form Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401(a)). 

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