I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 403 
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2015 
Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. LEE, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, 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, and in addition to the Committees on 
Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Financial Serv-
ices, Oversight and Government Reform, and Agriculture, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Free Trade With Cuba 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
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(1) with the end of the Cold War and the col-
lapse of the Soviet Union, Cuba is no longer a threat 
to the United States or the Western Hemisphere; 
(2) the continuation of the embargo on trade 
between the United States and Cuba that was de-
clared in February of 1962 is counterproductive, 
adding to the hardships of the Cuban people while 
making the United States the scapegoat for the fail-
ures of the communist system; 
(3) in the countries of the former Soviet Union 
and the former Eastern bloc, China, and Vietnam, 
the United States is using economic, cultural, aca-
demic, and scientific engagement to support its pol-
icy of promoting democratic and human rights re-
forms; 
(4) the United States can best support demo-
cratic change in Cuba by promoting trade and com-
merce, travel, communications, and cultural, aca-
demic, and scientific exchanges; and 
(5) on December 17, 2014, the President an-
nounced new steps to increase travel, commerce, and 
the free flow of information to Cuba, and main-
tained that he looked forward to engaging Congress 
about lifting the embargo. 
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SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF PROVISIONS RESTRICTING TRADE 
AND OTHER RELATIONS WITH CUBA. 
(a) 
AUTHORITY
FOR
EMBARGO
AND
SUGAR 
QUOTA.—Section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)) is repealed. 
(b) TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT.—The authori-
ties conferred upon the President by section 5(b) of the 
Trading With the Enemy Act, which were being exercised 
with respect to Cuba on July 1, 1977, as a result of a 
national emergency declared by the President before that 
date, and are being exercised on the day before the effec-
tive date of this Act, may not be exercised on or after 
such effective date with respect to Cuba. Any regulations 
in effect on the day before such effective date pursuant 
to the exercise of such authorities shall cease to be effec-
tive on such date. 
(c) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES UNDER OTHER PRO-
VISIONS OF LAW.— 
(1) REMOVAL OF PROHIBITIONS.—Any prohibi-
tion on exports to Cuba that is in effect on the day 
before the effective date of this Act under the Ex-
port Administration Act of 1979 (as continued in ef-
fect under the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act) shall cease to be effective on such effec-
tive date. 
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(2) AUTHORITY FOR NEW RESTRICTIONS.—The 
President may, on and after the effective date of this 
Act— 
(A) impose export controls with respect to 
Cuba under section 5, 6(j), 6(l), or 6(m) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 (as contin-
ued in effect under the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act); and 
(B) exercise the authorities the President 
has under the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act with respect to Cuba pursu-
ant to a declaration of national emergency re-
quired by that Act that is made on account of 
an unusual and extraordinary threat, that did 
not exist before the enactment of this Act, to 
the national security, foreign policy, or economy 
of the United States. 
(d) CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT.—The Cuban Democ-
racy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6001 and following) is re-
pealed. 
(e) REPEAL OF CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC 
SOLIDARITY (LIBERTAD) ACT OF 1996.— 
(1) REPEAL.—The Cuban Liberty and Demo-
cratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 is re-
pealed. 
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Section 
498A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2295a) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(11), by striking ‘‘and 
intelligence facilities, including the military and 
intelligence facilities at Lourdes and Cien-
fuegos,’’ and inserting ‘‘facilities,’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in paragraph (4), by adding ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(II) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(III) by redesignating paragraph (6) 
as paragraph (5); and 
(iii) by striking subsection (d). 
(B) Section 498B(k) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295b(k)) is amended by 
striking paragraphs (3) and (4). 
(C) Section 1611 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking subsection (c). 
(D) Sections 514 and 515 of the International 
Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643l 
and 1643m) are repealed. 
(f) TRADE SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT EN-
HANCEMENT ACT OF 2000.—The Trade Sanctions Re-
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form and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7201 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
906(a)(1) 
(22 
U.S.C. 
7205(a)(1))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Cuba,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(other than Cuba)’’ after 
‘‘to the government of a country’’; 
(2) in section 908 (22 U.S.C. 7207)— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘PROHIBITION’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
Notwithstanding’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GEN-
ERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘for exports to Cuba 
or’’; 
(iii) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(iv) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
subsection (b) (and conforming the margin 
accordingly); and 
(C) in subsection (b) (as redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’; 
(3) by striking section 909 (22 U.S.C. 7208); 
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(4) by striking section 910 (22 U.S.C. 7209); 
and 
(5) by redesignating section 911 as section 909. 
(g) REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON TRANSACTIONS OR 
PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN UNITED STATES 
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—Section 211 of the Depart-
ment of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1999 (as contained in section 101(b) of division A 
of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–88) is repealed. 
(h) TERMINATION
OF DENIAL
OF FOREIGN TAX 
CREDIT WITH RESPECT TO CUBA.—Subparagraph (A) of 
section 901(j)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to denial of foreign tax credit, etc., with respect 
to certain foreign countries) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new flush sentence: 
‘‘Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this 
subsection shall not apply to Cuba after the 
date that is 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this sentence.’’. 
(i) SUGAR QUOTA PROHIBITION UNDER FOOD SECU-
RITY ACT OF 1985.—Section 902(c) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 is repealed. 
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SEC. 4. TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND FACILI-
TIES. 
Any common carrier within the meaning of section 
3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) 
is authorized to install, maintain, and repair telecommuni-
cations equipment and facilities in Cuba, and otherwise 
provide telecommunications services between the United 
States and Cuba. The authority of this section includes 
the authority to upgrade facilities and equipment. 
SEC. 5. TRAVEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Travel to and from Cuba by indi-
viduals who are citizens or residents of the United States, 
and any transactions ordinarily incident to such travel, 
may not be regulated or prohibited if such travel would 
be lawful in the United States. 
(b) TRANSACTIONS INCIDENT
TO TRAVEL.—Any 
transactions ordinarily incident to travel that may not be 
regulated or prohibited under subsection (a) include, but 
are not limited to— 
(1) any transactions ordinarily incident to trav-
el to or from Cuba, including the importation into 
Cuba or the United States of accompanied baggage 
for personal use only; 
(2) any transactions ordinarily incident to trav-
el or maintenance within Cuba, including the pay-
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ment of living expenses and the acquisition of goods 
or services for personal use; 
(3) any transactions ordinarily incident to the 
arrangement, promotion, or facilitation of travel to, 
from, or within Cuba; 
(4) any transactions incident to nonscheduled 
air, sea, or land voyages, except that this paragraph 
does not authorize the carriage of articles into Cuba 
or the United States except accompanied baggage; 
and 
(5) normal banking transactions incident to the 
activities described in the preceding provisions of 
this subsection, including the issuance, clearing, 
processing, or payment of checks, drafts, travelers 
checks, credit or debit card instruments, or similar 
instruments. 
SEC. 6. DIRECT MAIL DELIVERY TO CUBA. 
The United States Postal Service shall take such ac-
tions as are necessary to provide direct mail service to and 
from Cuba, including, in the absence of common carrier 
service between the 2 countries, the use of charter pro-
viders. 
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SEC. 7. NEGOTIATIONS WITH CUBA. 
(a) NEGOTIATIONS.—The President should take all 
necessary steps to conduct negotiations with the Govern-
ment of Cuba— 
(1) for the purpose of settling claims of nation-
als of the United States against the Government of 
Cuba for the taking of property by such government; 
and 
(2) for the purpose of securing the protection of 
internationally recognized human rights. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the terms 
‘‘national of the United States’’ and ‘‘property’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 502 of the Inter-
national Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 
1643a). 
SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect on the 60th day after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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