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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 634 

To allow travel between the United States and Cuba. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2015 

Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. 

POCAN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. LEE, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. BASS, Mr. 

NOLAN, Mr. POLIS, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. SERRANO, 

and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To allow travel between the United States and 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Export Freedom to 

5 Cuba Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TRAVEL TO CUBA. 

7 (a) FREEDOM OF TRAVEL FOR UNITED STATES CITI8 ZENS AND LEGAL RESIDENTS.—Subject to section 3, 

9 travel to and from Cuba by individuals who are citizens 

10 or residents of the United States, and any transactions 


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1 incident to such travel as specified in subsection (b), may 

2 not be regulated or prohibited if such travel would be law3 ful in the United States. 

4 (b) TRANSACTIONS INCIDENT TO TRAVEL.—The 

5 transactions referred to in subsection (a) include, but are 

6 not limited to— 

7 (1) any transactions ordinarily incident to trav8 el to or from Cuba, including the importation into 

9 Cuba or the United States of accompanied baggage 

10 for personal use only; 

11 (2) any transactions ordinarily incident to trav12 el or maintenance within Cuba, including the pay13 ment of living expenses and the acquisition of goods 

14 or services for personal use; 

15 (3) any transactions ordinarily incident to the 

16 arrangement, promotion, or facilitation of travel to, 

17 from, or within Cuba; 

18 (4) any transactions incident to nonscheduled 

19 air, sea, or land voyages, except that this paragraph 

20 does not authorize the carriage of articles into Cuba 

21 or the United States except accompanied baggage; 

22 and 

23 (5) normal banking transactions incident to the 

24 activities described in the preceding provisions of 

25 this subsection, including the issuance, clearing, 


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1 processing, or payment of checks, drafts, travelers 

2 checks, credit or debit card instruments, or similar 

3 instruments. 

4 SEC. 3. EXCEPTION. 

5 The restrictions on authority described in section 2 

6 shall not apply in a case in which— 

7 (1) the United States is at war with Cuba; 

8 (2) armed hostilities between the two countries 

9 are in progress; or 

10 (3) there is imminent danger to the public 

11 health or the physical safety of United States trav12 elers. 

13 SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY. 

14 This Act applies to actions taken by the President 

15 before the date of the enactment of this Act which are 

16 in effect on such date, and to actions taken on or after 

17 such date. 

18 SEC. 5. INAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS. 

19 This Act applies notwithstanding section 102(h) of 

20 the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 

21 (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6032(h)) and sec22 tion 910(b) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export 

23 Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7209(b)). 

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