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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5620 
To amend the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act 
of 1996 to exclude from the United States aliens who contribute to 
the ability of Cuba to develop petroleum resources located off Cuba’s 
coast and to provide for the imposition of sanctions and prohibition 
on facilitation of development of Cuba’s petroleum resources, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2010 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. MARIO 
DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. SIRES, and Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of 
Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign 
Affairs, Financial Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 to exclude from the United 
States aliens who contribute to the ability of Cuba to 
develop petroleum resources located off Cuba’s coast and 
to provide for the imposition of sanctions and prohibition 
on facilitation of development of Cuba’s petroleum re-
sources, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Caribbean Coral Reef 
Protection Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) In July 2008, a Presidential Directive ban-
ning United States offshore drilling and gas develop-
ment in the Outer Continental Shelf was lifted. 
(2) In October 2008, Brazilian President Luiz 
Inacio Lula da Silva visited Cuba to sign agreements 
allowing state-run Petroleo Brasileiro SA to invest 
$8 million initially for a seven-year, deep-water ex-
ploration project north of Cuba. 
(3) In July 2009, the Russian oil company 
Zarubezhneft signed four oil exploration contracts 
with Cuba Petroleo to search for oil in Cuba’s deep 
offshore 
fields. 
Zarubezhneft 
general 
director 
Nikolay Brunich said the company has signed four 
contracts, all for terms of 25 years. 
(4) As of June 2010, eight foreign oil compa-
nies had signed agreements with the Cuban regime 
for the exploration of oil and gas off the shores of 
Cuba. Repsol of Spain, StatOil of Norway, and 
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ONGC of India are partners in a joint project, while 
Petrobras of Brazil, PdVSA of Venezuela, ONGC of 
India, Petronas of Malaysia, and PetroVietnam also 
have additional concessions, and Sonangol of Angola 
and CNPC of China are in negotiations for conces-
sions. 
(5) As of June 2010, five foreign companies 
had secured land and marine block concessions from 
the Cuban regime, including PdVSA of Venezuela, 
Sinopec of China, Sherritt of Canada, Zarubezhneft 
of Russia, and PetroVietnam. 
(6) As of 2010, in addition to exploration and 
development investments, Venezuela’s state oil firm 
PDVSA has helped the Cuban regime reactivate and 
retrofit its Cienfuegos facility, a refinery owned by 
United States company, Texaco, before it was con-
fiscated by the regime. 
(7) On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon 
oil rig, exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven 
crewmen. Two days later, the Deepwater Horizon 
sank 48 miles from United States shores, leaving its 
oil well gushing an estimated 2 million gallons of oil 
per day. 
(8) The explosion on Deepwater Horizon and 
ensuing oil spill has resulted in the largest environ-
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mental disaster in United States history, causing ir-
reparable damage to the fragile marine ecosystem in 
the Gulf of Mexico as well as numerous species of 
wildlife. 
(9) Drilling by or under the authorization of 
the current Cuban regime in Cuban waters, a mere 
45 miles from the Florida Keys, poses a serious eco-
nomic and environmental threat to the United 
States. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to— 
(1) undertake the necessary measures to deny 
the Government of Cuba, the Cuban Communist 
Party, or any agent or instrumentality of either, the 
financial resources to engage in activities that 
threaten— 
(A) United States national security, its in-
terests, and its allies; 
(B) Florida’s marine environment, includ-
ing the most extensive living coral reef system 
in North American waters and the third largest 
in the world; 
(C) the environment and natural resources 
of the submerged lands located off Cuba’s 
coast; and 
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(D) to prolong the dictatorship that op-
presses the Cuban people; and 
(2) deter foreign investments that would en-
hance the ability of the Government of Cuba, or any 
agent or instrumentality thereof, to develop its pe-
troleum resources. 
SEC. 4. 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 new section: 
‘‘SEC. 402. EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED STATES OF 
ALIENS WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ABILITY 
OF CUBA TO DEVELOP PETROLEUM RE-
SOURCES LOCATED OFF CUBA’S COAST. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
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 January 10, 2005, has made 
or makes an investment that equals or exceeds 
$1,000,000 (or any combination of investments that 
in the aggregate equals or exceeds $1,000,000 in 
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