I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5292 
To exclude from admission to the United States aliens who have made 
investments contributing to the enhancement of the ability of Cuba 
to develop its petroleum resources, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2006 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. 
MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. PALLONE, 
Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FORTUN˜O, Ms. HAR-
RIS, Mr. BOYD, Mr. SHAW, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. MACK, Mr. BUR-
TON of Indiana, and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi-
tion to the Committees on International Relations, Financial Services, 
and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To exclude from admission to the United States aliens who 
have made investments contributing to the enhancement 
of the ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources, 
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. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to— 
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(1) undertake the necessary measures to deny 
the Cuban regime the financial resources to engage 
in activities that threaten— 
(A) United States national security, its in-
terests and its allies; 
(B) the environment and natural resources 
of the submerged lands of Cuba’s northern 
coast and Florida’s unique maritime environ-
ment; and 
(C) that prolong the dictatorship that op-
presses the Cuban people; and 
(2) deter foreign investments that would en-
hance the ability of the Cuban regime to develop its 
petroleum resources. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ALIENS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Cuban Liberty and Demo-
cratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 
6021 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 401 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 402. EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED STATES OF 
ALIENS WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ABILITY 
OF CUBA TO DEVELOP PETROLEUM RE-
SOURCES OFF OF CUBA’S NORTHERN COAST. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
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shall exclude from the United States, any alien who the 
Secretary of State determines is a person who— 
‘‘(1) is an officer or principal of an entity, or 
a shareholder who owns a controlling interest in an 
entity, that, on or after May 2, 2006, makes an in-
vestment that equals or exceeds $1,000,000 (or any 
combination of investments that in the aggregate 
equals or exceeds $1,000,000 in any 12-month pe-
riod), that contributes to the enhancement of Cuba’s 
ability to develop petroleum resources of the sub-
merged lands of Cuba’s northern coast; or 
‘‘(2) is a spouse, minor child, or agent of a per-
son described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
application of subsection (a) if the Secretary certifies and 
reports to the appropriate congressional committees, on a 
case-by-case basis, that the admission to the United States 
of a person described in subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) is necessary for critical medical reasons or 
for purposes of litigation of an action under title III; 
or 
‘‘(2) is appropriate if the requirements of sec-
tions 203, 204, and 205 have been satisfied. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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