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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 609 

Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of United States citizen 

Alan Phillip Gross from detention in Cuba and urging the Government 

of Cuba to address his medical issues. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 5, 2012 

Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. LUGAR, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. 

RUBIO, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. 

BINGAMAN, Mr. HELLER, Mr. KOHL, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. 

WHITEHOUSE, Mr. KIRK, Mr. WYDEN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. 

HUTCHISON, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. CASEY, Mr. WARNER, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, 

Mr. CORNYN, Mr. COBURN, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. 

COONS, Mr. TOOMEY, and Mr. REED) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of United 

States citizen Alan Phillip Gross from detention in Cuba 

and urging the Government of Cuba to address his medical issues. 

Whereas, Alan Phillip Gross, a citizen of the United States, 

was born in New York on May 2, 1949, and is a resident 

of the State of Maryland; 

Whereas Mr. Gross has devoted his professional life to helping others through his work in international development 


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and has served in more than 50 countries and territories 

worldwide; 

Whereas, in 2001, Mr. Gross founded JBDC, LLC to support Internet connectivity in locations with little or no access; 

Whereas, on February 10, 2009, JBDC, LLC received a subcontract with the United States Agency for International 

Development (USAID); 

Whereas, working as a subcontractor for the United States 

Agency for International Development, Mr. Gross sought 

to establish wireless networks and improve Internet and 

Intranet access and connectivity for a small, peaceful, 

non-dissident, Cuban Jewish community; 

Whereas Mr. Gross made 5 trips to Cuba in furtherance of 

the United States Agency for International Development 

project he was subcontracted to support; 

Whereas the last time Mr. Gross was in the United States 

was on November 24, 2009; 

Whereas Mr. Gross was arrested on December 3, 2009, in 

Havana, Cuba; 

Whereas Mr. Gross was detained without charge for 14 

months; 

Whereas Mr. Gross was charged in February 2011 with ‘‘actions against the independence or the territorial integrity 

of the state’’; 

Whereas Mr. Gross’s trial lasted only 2 days, after which he 

was sentenced to 15 years in prison; 

Whereas Mr. Gross and his wife Judy have 2 daughters, one 

of which was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010; 


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Whereas Mr. Gross’s 90-year old mother was diagnosed with 

inoperable cancer in February 2011; 

Whereas, in 2011, Mr. Gross’s wife Judy underwent surgery, 

causing her to miss considerable time from work and putting further financial strain on their family; 

Whereas Mr. Gross is 63 years old and has lost more than 

105 pounds since being detained in Cuba; 

Whereas Mr. Gross has developed degenerative arthritis in 

his leg and a mass behind his shoulder; 

Whereas the Government of Cuba has denied requests by Mr. 

Gross for an independent medical examination; 

Whereas Mr. Gross’s legal representative filed an appeal to 

the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the United 

Nations in August 2012; and 

Whereas, since Mr. Gross was detained by the Government 

of Cuba on December 3, 2009, his health has severely deteriorated and his family members have suffered health 

and financial problems: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) calls for the immediate and unconditional 

3 release of United States citizen Alan Phillip Gross; 

4 and 

5 (2) urges the Government of Cuba in the mean6 time to provide all appropriate diagnostic and med7 ical treatment to address the full range of medical 

8 issues facing Mr. Gross and to allow him to choose 


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1 a doctor to provide him with an independent medical 

2 assessment. 

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