I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2272 
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2009 
Mr. RUSH (for himself, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. WATT, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE 
JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. COSTELLO, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. 
FARR, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. ABER-
CROMBIE, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. CLARKE, Ms. KAP-
TUR, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. AL GREEN of 
Texas, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. WATERS, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
CLAY, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. FILNER, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. CONYERS, 
Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. KILDEE, 
Mr. COHEN, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, 
Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in ad-
dition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, 
the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and 
Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction 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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Cuba 
Trade Normalization Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) with the end of the cold war and the col-
lapse of the Soviet Union, Cuba is no longer a threat 
to the United States or the Western Hemisphere; 
(2) the continuation of the embargo on trade 
between the United States and Cuba that was de-
clared in 1962 is not fulfilling the purpose for which 
it was established; 
(3) in the former Soviet Union, the Eastern 
bloc countries, China, and Vietnam, the United 
States is using economic, cultural, academic, and 
scientific engagement to support its policy of pro-
moting democratic and human rights reforms; 
(4) extension to Cuba of unconditional normal 
trade relations treatment would assist Cuba in devel-
oping its economy based on free market principles 
and becoming competitive in the global marketplace; 
(5) the United States can best support demo-
cratic change and human rights in Cuba by pro-
moting trade and commerce, travel, communications, 
and cultural, academic, and scientific exchanges; 
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(6) expanding bilateral trade relations is likely 
to promote further progress in Cuba on human 
rights and democratic rule and assist Cuba in adopt-
ing regional and world trading rules and principles; 
and 
(7) Cuba was one of the founding members of 
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in 
1947 and is an original member of the World Trade 
Organization, and extension of unconditional normal 
trade relations treatment to Cuba would enable the 
United States to avail itself of all rights under the 
World Trade Organization with respect to Cuba. 
SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF PROVISIONS RESTRICTING TRADE 
AND OTHER RELATIONS WITH CUBA. 
(a) 
AUTHORITY
FOR
EMBARGO
AND
SUGAR 
QUOTA.—Section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)) is repealed. 
(b) TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT.—The authori-
ties conferred upon the President by section 5(b) of the 
Trading With the Enemy Act, which were being exercised 
with respect to Cuba on July 1, 1977, as a result of a 
national emergency declared by the President before that 
date, and are being exercised on the day before the effec-
tive date of this Act, may not be exercised on or after 
such effective date with respect to Cuba. Any regulations 
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an unusual and extraordinary threat, that did 
not exist before the enactment of this Act, to 
the national security, foreign policy, or economy 
of the United States. 
(d) CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT.—The Cuban Democ-
racy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6001 and following) is re-
pealed. 
(e) REPEAL OF CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC 
SOLIDARITY (LIBERTAD) ACT OF 1996.— 
(1) REPEAL.—The Cuban Liberty and Demo-
cratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 is re-
pealed. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Section 
498A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2295a) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(11) by striking ‘‘and 
intelligence facilities, including the military and 
intelligence facilities at Lourdes and Cien-
fuegos,’’ and inserting ‘‘facilities,’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in paragraph (4), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(II) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(III) by redesignating paragraph (6) 
as paragraph (5); and 
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(iii) by striking subsection (d). 
(B) Section 498B(k) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295b(k)) is amended by 
striking paragraphs (3) and (4). 
(C) Section 1611 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking subsection (c). 
(D) Sections 514 and 515 of the International 
Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643l 
and 1643m) are repealed. 
(f) 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))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Cuba,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(other than Cuba)’’ after 
‘‘to the government of a country’’; 
(2) in section 908 (22 U.S.C. 7207)— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘PROHIBITION’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’; 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘for exports to Cuba 
or’’; 
(iii) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(iv) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
subsection (b) (and conforming the margin 
accordingly); and 
(C) in subsection (b) (as redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’; 
(3) by striking section 909 (22 U.S.C. 7208); 
(4) by striking section 910 (22 U.S.C. 2209); 
and 
(5) by redesignating section 911 as section 909. 
(g) 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 (as contained in section 101(b) of division A 
of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–88) is repealed. 
(h) TERMINATION
OF DENIAL
OF FOREIGN TAX 
CREDIT WITH RESPECT TO CUBA.—Subparagraph (A) of 
section 901(j)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to denial of foreign tax credit, etc., with respect 
to certain foreign countries) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new flush sentence: 
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‘‘Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this 
subsection shall not apply to Cuba after the 
date which is 60 days after the date of the en-
actment of this sentence.’’. 
(i) SUGAR QUOTA PROHIBITION UNDER FOOD SECU-
RITY ACT OF 1985.—Section 902(c) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 is repealed. 
SEC. 4. TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND FACILI-
TIES. 
Any common carrier within the meaning of section 
3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) 
is authorized to install, maintain, and repair telecommuni-
cations equipment and facilities in Cuba, and otherwise 
provide telecommunications services between the United 
States and Cuba. The authority of this section includes 
the authority to upgrade facilities and equipment. 
SEC. 5. TRAVEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Travel to and from Cuba by indi-
viduals who are citizens or residents of the United States, 
and any transactions ordinarily incident to such travel, 
may not be regulated or prohibited if such travel would 
be lawful in the United States. 
(b) TRANSACTIONS INCIDENT
TO TRAVEL.—Any 
transactions ordinarily incident to travel which may not 
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be regulated or prohibited under subsection (a) include, 
but are not limited to— 
(1) transactions ordinarily incident to travel or 
maintenance in Cuba; and 
(2) normal banking transactions involving for-
eign currency drafts, traveler’s checks, or other ne-
gotiable instruments incident to such travel. 
SEC. 6. DIRECT MAIL DELIVERY TO CUBA. 
The United States Postal Service shall take such ac-
tions as are necessary to provide direct mail service to and 
from Cuba, including, in the absence of common carrier 
service between the 2 countries, the use of charter pro-
viders. 
SEC. 7. NEGOTIATIONS WITH CUBA. 
(a) NEGOTIATIONS.—The President should take all 
necessary steps to conduct negotiations with the Govern-
ment of Cuba— 
(1) for the purpose of settling claims of nation-
als of the United States against the Government of 
Cuba for the taking of property by such government; 
and 
(2) for the purpose of securing the protection of 
internationally recognized human rights. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the terms 
‘‘national of the United States’’ and ‘‘property’’ have the 
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