I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 572 
To facilitate the export of United States agricultural products to Cuba as 
authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement 
Act of 2000, to remove impediments to the export to Cuba of medical 
devices and medicines, to allow travel to Cuba by United States legal 
residents, to establish an agricultural export promotion program with 
respect to Cuba, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2017 
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
and Means, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Financial Services, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To facilitate the export of United States agricultural prod-
ucts to Cuba as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Re-
form and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, to remove 
impediments to the export to Cuba of medical devices 
and medicines, to allow travel to Cuba by United States 
legal residents, to establish an agricultural export pro-
motion program with respect to 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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting American 
Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PAYMENT TERMS UNDER THE 
TRADE SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT EN-
HANCEMENT ACT OF 2000. 
Section 908(b)(4) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and 
Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7207(b)(4)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) the term ‘payment of cash in ad-
vance’ means, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the payment by the purchaser of an 
agricultural commodity or product and the re-
ceipt of such payment by the seller prior to— 
‘‘(i) the transfer of title of such com-
modity or product to the purchaser; and 
‘‘(ii) the release of control of such 
commodity or product to the purchaser.’’. 
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SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF DIRECT TRANSFERS BETWEEN 
CUBAN AND UNITED STATES FINANCIAL IN-
STITUTIONS UNDER THE TRADE SANCTIONS 
REFORM AND EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT 
OF 2000. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the President may not restrict direct transfers 
from a Cuban depository institution to a United States 
depository institution executed in payment for a product 
authorized for sale under the Trade Sanctions Reform and 
Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201 et 
seq.). 
(b) DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘depository institution’’ means any enti-
ty that is engaged primarily in the business of banking 
(including a bank, savings bank, savings association, cred-
it union, trust company, or bank holding company). 
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORT PRO-
MOTION PROGRAM WITH RESPECT TO CUBA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
establish a program to provide information and technical 
assistance to United States agricultural producers, cooper-
ative organizations, or State agencies that promote the 
sale of agricultural commodities, in order to promote and 
facilitate United States exports of agricultural products 
to Cuba as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and 
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Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201 et 
seq.). 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FACILITATE EX-
PORTS.—The Secretary shall maintain on the Web site of 
the Department of Agriculture information to assist ex-
porters and potential exporters of United States agricul-
tural commodities with respect to Cuba. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary is 
authorized to expend such sums as may be available in 
the Agricultural Export Promotion Trust Fund estab-
lished under section 9512 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (as added by section 9(b) of this Act). 
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF VISAS TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRADE SANCTIONS 
REFORM AND EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT 
OF 2000. 
(a) ISSUANCE OF VISAS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, in the case of a Cuban national whose 
itinerary documents an intent to conduct activities, includ-
ing phytosanitary inspections, related to purchasing 
United States agricultural goods under the provisions of 
the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.), a consular officer 
(as defined in section 101(a)(9) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(9))) may issue a non-
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