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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 721 

To allow travel between the United States and Cuba. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 1, 2007 

Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. LEAHY, 

Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Mr. 

BINGAMAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

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 ‘‘Freedom to Travel 

5 to Cuba Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TRAVEL TO CUBA. 

7 (a) FREEDOM OF TRAVEL FOR UNITED STATES CITI8 ZENS AND LEGAL RESIDENTS.—On and after the date of 

9 the enactment of this Act, and subject to section 3— 

10 (1) the President may not regulate or prohibit, 

11 directly or indirectly, travel to or from Cuba by 


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1 United States citizens or legal residents, or any of 

2 the transactions incident to such travel that are set 

3 forth in subsection (b); and 

4 (2) any regulation in effect on such date of en5 actment that regulates or prohibits travel to or from 

6 Cuba by United States citizens or legal residents or 

7 transactions incident to such travel shall cease to 

8 have any force or effect. 

9 (b) TRANSACTIONS INCIDENT TO TRAVEL.—The 

10 transactions referred to in subsection (a) are— 

11 (1) any transactions ordinarily incident to trav12 el to or from Cuba, including the importation into 

13 Cuba or the United States of accompanied baggage 

14 for personal use only; 

15 (2) any transactions ordinarily incident to trav16 el or maintenance within Cuba, including the pay17 ment of living expenses and the acquisition of goods 

18 or services for personal use; 

19 (3) any transactions ordinarily incident to the 

20 arrangement, promotion, or facilitation of travel to, 

21 from, or within Cuba; 

22 (4) any transactions incident to nonscheduled 

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

24 does not authorize the carriage of articles into Cuba 


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1 or the United States except accompanied baggage; 

2 and 

3 (5) normal banking transactions incident to the 

4 activities described in the preceding provisions of 

5 this subsection, including the issuance, clearing, 

6 processing, or payment of checks, drafts, traveler’s 

7 checks, credit or debit card instruments, or similar 

8 instruments. 

9 SEC. 3. EXCEPTIONS. 

10 (a) SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.—Section 2 shall not 

11 apply in a case in which the United States is at war with 

12 Cuba, armed hostilities between the two countries are in 

13 progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health 

14 or the physical safety of United States travelers. 

15 (b) IMPORTATION OF GOODS FOR PERSONAL CON16 SUMPTION.—Section 2 does not authorize the importation 

17 into the United States of any goods for personal consump18 tion acquired in Cuba. 

19 SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY. 

20 This Act applies to actions taken by the President 

21 before the date of the enactment of this Act that are in 

22 effect on such date of enactment, and to actions taken 

23 on or after such date. 


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1 SEC. 5. INAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS. 

2 The provisions of this Act apply notwithstanding sec3 tion 102(h) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli4 darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6032(h)) 

5 and section 910(b) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and 

6 Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7210(b)). 

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