I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3238 
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2015 
Mr. EMMER of Minnesota (for himself, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. BOU-
STANY, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. AMASH, and Mr. 
JONES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
and Means, Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To lift the trade embargo on 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 Trade Act of 
2015’’. 
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF PROVISIONS RESTRICTING TRADE 
WITH CUBA. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR EMBARGO.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 620(a) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘(1) No assistance’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘(2) Except’’ and inserting 
‘‘Except’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1709 
of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 
6008) is amended by striking ‘‘section 620(a)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 620(a)’’. 
(b) CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Cuban Democracy Act 
of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) by striking section 1704 (22 U.S.C. 
6003); 
(B) by striking section 1706 (22 U.S.C. 
6005); and 
(C) by striking section 1708 (22 U.S.C. 
6007). 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (3) 
of section 204(b) of the Cuban Liberty and Demo-
cratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 
U.S.C. 6064(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) section 1705(d) of the Cuban Democracy 
Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(d));’’. 
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(c) CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY 
ACT.—The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6021 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking section 102 (22 U.S.C. 6032); 
(2) by striking section 103 (22 U.S.C. 6033); 
and 
(3) in section 109(a) (22 U.S.C. 6039(a)), by 
striking ‘‘(including section 102 of this Act)’’. 
(d) TRADE SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT EN-
HANCEMENT ACT OF 2000.—The Trade Sanctions Re-
form and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7201 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
906(a)(1) 
(22 
U.S.C. 
7205(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘Cuba,’’; 
(2) by amending section 908 (22 U.S.C. 7207) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 908. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE 
AND FINANCING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, no United States Government assistance, in-
cluding United States foreign assistance, United States 
export assistance, and any United States credit or guaran-
tees shall be available for commercial exports to Iran, 
Libya, North Korea, or Sudan. 
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‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND FI-
NANCING OF TRADE WITH CUBA.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the United States Government may 
not provide any foreign assistance to Cuba or any financial 
assistance, loans, loan guarantees, extension of credit, or 
other financing for exports to Cuba. 
‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of subsection (a) or (b) to the degree the President 
determines that it is in the national security interest of 
the United States to do so, or for humanitarian reasons.’’; 
and 
(3) by striking section 909 (22 U.S.C. 7208). 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS TO 
PROMOTE TRADE WITH CUBA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Federal Government may not obligate or 
expend any funds to promote trade with or develop mar-
kets in Cuba. 
(b) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL COMMODITY 
PROMOTION PROGRAMS.—Subsection (a) does not pro-
hibit the obligation or expenditure of funds by Federal 
commodity promotion programs established in accordance 
with a commodity promotion law, as defined by section 
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