I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3055 
To authorize the exportation of consumer communication devices to Cuba 
and the provision of telecommunications services to Cuba, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2015 
Mr. CRAMER (for himself and Mr. WELCH) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the exportation of consumer communication 
devices to Cuba and the provision of telecommunications 
services 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cuba Digital and Tele-
communications Advancement Act of 2015’’ or the ‘‘Cuba 
DATA Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPORTATION OF CONSUMER COMMUNICATION DE-
VICES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERV-
ICES TO CUBA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the President may permit any person subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States— 
(1) to export consumer communication devices 
and other telecommunications equipment to Cuba; 
(2) to provide telecommunications services in-
volving Cuba or persons in Cuba; 
(3) to establish facilities to provide tele-
communications services connecting Cuba with an-
other country or to provide telecommunications serv-
ices in Cuba; 
(4) to conduct any transaction incident to car-
rying out an activity described in any of paragraphs 
(1) through (3); and 
(5) to enter into, perform, and make and re-
ceive payments under a contract with any individual 
or entity in Cuba with respect to the provision of 
telecommunications services involving Cuba or per-
sons in Cuba. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
annually thereafter for 4 years, the President shall submit 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 
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on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives a report on— 
(1) the percentage of individuals in Cuba who 
are able to access the Internet and the infrastruc-
ture that would be needed in Cuba to reach the goal 
of increasing that percentage to 50 percent by 2020; 
(2) the ability of individuals in Cuba, including 
foreign tourists, to access data through the use of 
cell phones and the infrastructure that would be 
needed to bring the capability to access that data to 
rural and urban population centers in Cuba; 
(3) the impact of access to telecommunications 
technology on the development of new businesses, co- 
ops, and educational opportunities in Cuba; and 
(4) the impact of the telecommunications equip-
ment and telecommunications services provided 
under this section on advancing the human rights 
objectives of the United States and how such equip-
ment and services are being used to advance those 
objectives. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONSUMER
COMMUNICATION
DEVICES.— 
The term ‘‘consumer communication devices’’ means 
commodities and software described in section 
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740.19(b) of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or any successor regulation). 
(2) PERSON SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF 
THE UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘person subject to 
the jurisdiction of the United States’’ means— 
(A) any individual, wherever located, who 
is a citizen or resident of the United States; 
(B) any person located in the United 
States; 
(C) any corporation, partnership, associa-
tion, or other organization organized under the 
laws of the United States or of any State, terri-
tory, possession, or district of the United 
States; and 
(D) any corporation, partnership, associa-
tion, or other organization, wherever organized 
or doing business, that is owned or controlled 
by a person described in subparagraph (A), (B), 
or (C). 
(3) 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES.—The 
term ‘‘telecommunications services’’ includes— 
(A) data, telephone, telegraph, Internet 
connectivity, radio, television, news wire feeds, 
and similar services, regardless of the medium 
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of transmission and including transmission by 
satellite; 
(B) services incident to the exchange of 
communications over the Internet; 
(C) domain name registration services; and 
(D) services that are related to consumer 
communication devices and other telecommuni-
cations equipment to install, repair, or replace 
such devices and equipment. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES PREVENTING 
FINANCING 
AND 
MARKET 
REFORM 
FOR 
CUBA. 
(a) CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1704 of the Cuban 
Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6003) is re-
pealed. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 204 
of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6064) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by amending para-
graph (3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) sections 1705(d) and 1706 of the Cuban 
Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(d) and 
6005);’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (d), by amending para-
graph (3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) sections 1705(d) and 1706 of the Cuban 
Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(d) and 
6005) are repealed; and’’. 
(b) CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY 
ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Sections 102, 103, 104, 105, 
and 108 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli-
darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6032, 
6033, 6034, 6035, and 6038) are repealed. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
109(a) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli-
darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 
6039(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘(including section 
102 of this Act)’’. 
Æ 
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