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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 491 

To lift the trade embargo on Cuba. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2015 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. ENZI, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. 

LEAHY, and Mr. DURBIN) 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. 

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 Export 

5 to Cuba Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF PROVISIONS RESTRICTING TRADE 

7 AND OTHER RELATIONS 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) TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The authorities conferred 

9 upon the President by section 5(b) of the Trading 

10 With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 5(b)), which 

11 were being exercised with respect to Cuba on July 

12 1, 1977, as a result of a national emergency de13 clared by the President before that date, and are 

14 being exercised on the day before the date of the en15 actment of this Act, may not be relied upon on or 

16 after such date of enactment to continue the imposi17 tion of direct restrictions on trade with Cuba. 

18 (2) REGULATIONS.—Any regulation that im19 poses direct restrictions on trade with Cuba in effect 

20 on the day before the date of the enactment of this 

21 Act pursuant to the exercise of authorities described 

22 in paragraph (1) shall cease to be effective for that 

23 purpose on and after such date of enactment. 

24 (c) CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT.— 


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

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

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

4 6003); 

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

6 6005); and 

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

8 6007). 

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

10 of section 204(b) of the Cuban Liberty and Demo11 cratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 

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

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

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

15 (d) CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY

16 ACT.—The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 

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

18 amended— 

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

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

21 and 

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

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

24 (e) TRADE SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT EN25 HANCEMENT ACT OF 2000.—The Trade Sanctions ReVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:51 Feb 24, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S491.IS S491

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1 form and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 

2 7201 et seq.) is amended— 

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

4 7205(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘Cuba,’’; 

5 (2) in section 908 (22 U.S.C. 7207)— 

6 (A) by striking subsection (b); 

7 (B) in subsection (a)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘PROHIBITION’’ and all 

9 that follows through ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

10 Notwithstanding’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GEN11 ERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; 

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘for exports to Cuba 

13 or’’; 

14 (iii) by striking paragraph (2); and 

15 (iv) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

16 subsection (b) and by moving such sub17 section, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the 

18 left; and 

19 (C) in subsection (b), as redesignated by 

20 subparagraph (B)(iv), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

21 (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 

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

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