immigrant visa under section 101(a)(15)(B) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B)) to the national, if the national 
is not inadmissible to the United States under section 212 
of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182). 
(b) PERIODIC REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 3 
months thereafter, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the issuance of visas described in sub-
section (a). 
(2) CONTENT OF REPORTS.—Each report shall 
contain a full description of each application received 
from a Cuban national to travel to the United States 
to engage in purchasing activities pursuant to the 
Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) and shall de-
scribe the disposition of each such application. 
(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Finance, the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; and 
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(B) the Committee on Agriculture, the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 6. ADHERENCE TO INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS 
FOR THE MUTUAL PROTECTION OF INTEL-
LECTUAL PROPERTY. 
(a) 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 (section 101(b) of division A of Public Law 
105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–88), is repealed. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to 
carry out the repeal made by subsection (a), including re-
moving any prohibition on transactions or payments to 
which subsection (a)(1) of section 211 of the Department 
of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1999 (as such section was in effect on the day before the 
date of the enactment of this Act), applied. 
(c) FURTHER REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall amend part 515 of title 31, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (the Cuban assets control regula-
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tions), to authorize under general license the trans-
fer or receipt of any trademark or trade name sub-
ject to United States law in which a designated na-
tional has an interest. 
(2) DESIGNATED NATIONAL DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘designated national’’ has the 
meaning given the term in subsection (d)(1) of sec-
tion 211 of the Department of Commerce and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as such 
section was in effect on the day before the date of 
the enactment of this Act). 
SEC. 7. TRAVEL TO CUBA. 
(a) FREEDOM OF TRAVEL FOR UNITED STATES CITI-
ZENS AND LEGAL RESIDENTS.—Subject to subsection (c), 
travel to and from Cuba by individuals who are citizens 
or residents of the United States, and any transactions 
incident to such travel as specified in subsection (b), may 
not be regulated or prohibited if such travel would be law-
ful in the United States. The President shall rescind all 
regulations in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act that so regulate or prohibit such travel or trans-
actions. 
(b) TRANSACTIONS INCIDENT
TO TRAVEL.—The 
transactions referred to in subsection (a) include, but are 
not limited to— 
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(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-
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. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The restrictions on authority con-
tained in subsection (a) do not apply in a case in which 
the United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities 
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between the two countries are in progress, or there is im-
minent danger to the public health or the physical safety 
of United States citizens or legal residents. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies to actions 
taken by the President before the date of the enactment 
of this Act which are in effect on such date of enactment, 
and to actions taken on or after such date of enactment. 
(e) INAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.—This 
section applies notwithstanding section 102(h) of the 
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) 
Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6032(h)) and section 910(b) of 
the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7209(b)). 
SEC. 8. EXPORT OF MEDICINES AND MEDICAL DEVICES TO 
CUBA. 
(a) 
REPEAL
OF
REQUIREMENT
FOR
ONSITE 
VERIFICATIONS.—Section 1705 of the Cuban Democracy 
Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004) is amended by striking sub-
section (d). 
(b) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the 
amendment made by subsection (a) shall be construed to 
restrict the authority of the President to— 
(1) impose export controls with respect to the 
export of medicines or medical devices under sec-
tions 5 or 6 of the Export Administration Act of 
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