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of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–88) is repealed.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: 
‘‘Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this 
subsection shall not apply to Cuba after the 
date that is 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment 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Act of 1985 is repealed.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. 
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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 that may not 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— 
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(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 
meanings given those terms in section 502 of the Inter-
national Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 
1643a). 
SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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