I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7521 
To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2026 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. POCAN, 
Ms. OMAR, Ms. NORTON, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. 
MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. CASAR, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. 
DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. SIMON, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, and Mr. COHEN) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, 
Agriculture, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined 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 ‘‘United States-Cuba 
Trade Act of 2026’’. 
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SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF PROVISIONS RESTRICTING TRADE 
AND OTHER RELATIONS WITH CUBA. 
(a) 
AUTHORITY
FOR
EMBARGO
AND
SUGAR 
QUOTA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 620(a) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)) is 
repealed. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1610(f)(1)(A) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 620(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)),’’. 
(b) TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The authorities conferred 
upon the President by section 5(b) of the Trading 
With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4305(b)), which 
were being exercised with respect to Cuba on July 
1, 1977, as a result of a national emergency de-
clared by the President before that date, and are 
being exercised on the day before the effective date 
of this Act, may not be exercised on or after such 
effective date with respect to Cuba. 
(2) REGULATIONS.—Any regulation in effect on 
the day before the effective date of this Act pursuant 
to the exercise of authorities described in paragraph 
(1) shall cease to be effective on such effective date. 
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(c) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES UNDER OTHER PRO-
VISIONS OF LAW.— 
(1) REMOVAL OF PROHIBITIONS.—Any prohibi-
tion on exports to Cuba that is in effect on the day 
before the effective date of this Act under the Ex-
port Administration Act of 1979 (Public Law 96– 
72; 93 Stat. 503) or the Export Control Reform Act 
of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.) shall cease to be 
effective on such effective date. 
(2) AUTHORITY FOR NEW RESTRICTIONS.—The 
President may, on and after the effective date of this 
Act— 
(A) impose export controls with respect to 
Cuba under the Export Control Reform Act of 
2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.); and 
(B) exercise the authorities the President 
has under the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 
with respect to Cuba pursuant to a declaration 
of national emergency required by that Act that 
is made on account of an unusual and extraor-
dinary threat to the national security, foreign 
policy, or economy of the United States, that 
did not exist before the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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(d) REPEAL OF CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT OF 1992.— 
The Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6001 et 
seq.) is repealed. 
(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 (22 
U.S.C. 6021 et seq.) is repealed. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) VISA REVOCATION.—Section 428(c)(2) 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 236(c)(2)) is amended— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (K); and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(L) through (P) as subparagraphs (K) 
through (O), respectively. 
(B) EFFECT
OF
DETERMINATION.—Sec-
tion 606 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is repealed. 
(C) PROPERTY
IMMUNE
FROM
ATTACH-
MENT.—Section 1611 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking subsection (c). 
(D) INTERNATIONAL
CLAIMS.—Sections 
514 and 515 of the International Claims Settle-
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ment Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643l and 
1643m) are repealed. 
(f) REPEAL OF PROVISIONS IMPOSING CERTAIN RE-
STRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO FORMER SOVIET COUN-
TRIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 498A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295a) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a)(11), by striking ‘‘and 
intelligence facilities, including the military and 
intelligence facilities at Lourdes and Cien-
fuegos,’’ and inserting ‘‘facilities,’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(ii) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (5); and 
(C) by striking subsection (d). 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 498B(k) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2295b(k)) is amended by striking paragraphs (3) 
and (4). 
(g) TRADE SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT EN-
HANCEMENT ACT OF 2000.—The Trade Sanctions Re-
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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) 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.— 
Notwithstanding’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GEN-
ERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘for exports to Cuba 
or’’; 
(iii) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(iv) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
subsection (b) and by moving such sub-
section, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the 
left; and 
(C) in subsection (b), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B)(iv), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(3) by striking section 909 (22 U.S.C. 7208); 
(4) by striking section 910 (22 U.S.C. 7209); 
and 
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(5) by redesignating section 911 (Public Law 
106–387; 114 Stat. 1549A–72) as section 909. 
(h) 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. 
(i) SUGAR QUOTA PROHIBITION UNDER FOOD SECU-
RITY ACT OF 1985.—Subsection (c) of section 902 of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–198; 99 Stat. 
1444) is repealed. 
SEC. 3. TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND FACILI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any common carrier, as defined 
in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 153), may install, maintain, and repair tele-
communications equipment and facilities in Cuba, and 
otherwise provide telecommunications services between the 
United States and Cuba. 
(b) UPGRADE OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.— 
The authority under subsection (a) includes the authority 
to upgrade facilities and equipment. 
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SEC. 4. 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 that travel would 
be lawful in the United States. 
(b) TRANSACTIONS INCIDENT TO TRAVEL.—Trans-
actions ordinarily incident to travel that may not be regu-
lated or prohibited under subsection (a) include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Transactions ordinarily incident to travel or 
maintenance in Cuba. 
(2) Normal banking transactions involving for-
eign currency drafts, traveler’s checks, or other ne-
gotiable instruments incident to that travel. 
SEC. 5. NEGOTIATIONS WITH CUBA. 
(a) NEGOTIATIONS.—The President should take all 
necessary steps to advance 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. 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘na-
tional 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. 
6. 
EXTENSION 
OF 
NONDISCRIMINATORY 
TRADE 
TREATMENT. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that— 
(A) the United States should promote 
democratic change and economic reform by nor-
malizing trade relations with Cuba; and 
(B) upon the enactment of this Act, it will 
no longer be necessary for the United States to 
continue to use article XXI of the GATT 1994 
with respect to Cuba, understanding that the 
President retains full authority to invoke article 
XXI of the GATT 1994 and comparable provi-
sions in other Uruguay Round Agreements in 
the future in all appropriate circumstances. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
terms ‘‘GATT 1994’’ and ‘‘Uruguay Round Agree-
ments’’ have the meanings given those terms in sec-
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tion 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 
U.S.C. 3501). 
(b) EXTENSION
OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREAT-
MENT TO THE PRODUCTS OF CUBA.— 
(1) HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE AMEND-
MENTS.—Subdivision (b) of general note 3 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘to section 401 of the Tar-
iff Classification Act of 1962,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Cuba’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF SECTION 401 OF THE TARIFF 
CLASSIFICATION ACT OF 1962.—Section 401 of the 
Tariff Classification Act of 1962 (Public Law 87– 
456; 76 Stat. 78) is repealed. 
(3) TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV 
OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO CUBA.— 
(A) EXTENSION
OF
NONDISCRIMINATORY 
TREATMENT.—Nondiscriminatory 
treatment 
(normal trade relations treatment) shall apply 
to the products of Cuba. 
(B) TERMINATION
OF
APPLICATION
OF 
TITLE IV.—Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) shall cease to apply to 
Cuba. 
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(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section, and the 
amendments made by this section, shall apply with 
respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from ware-
house for consumption, on or after the 15th day 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The President shall 
submit to Congress, not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, a report on trade rela-
tions between the United States and Cuba. 
SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON LIMITING ANNUAL REMITTANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of the Treasury may not limit the 
amount of remittances to Cuba that may be made by any 
person who is subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
States, and the Secretary shall rescind all regulations in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act that so 
limit the amount of those remittances. 
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub-
section (a) may be construed to prohibit the prosecution 
or conviction of any person committing an offense de-
scribed in section 1956 of title 18, United States Code 
(relating to the laundering of monetary instruments), or 
section 1957 of such title (relating to engaging in mone-
tary transactions in property derived from specific unlaw-
ful activity). 
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SEC. 8. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT TO CONGRESS PRIOR 
TO DENIAL OF FOREIGN TAX CREDIT WITH 
RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Subclause 
(II) 
of 
section 
901(j)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘such country becomes’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the date on which the President reports to Congress 
that such country has been determined to be’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the amendment made by this section shall apply to 
any determination regarding whether a foreign coun-
try is described in subparagraph (A) of section 
901(j)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
which is made after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) NON-APPLICATION TO COUNTRIES SUBJECT 
TO DENIAL OF FOREIGN TAX CREDIT.—Nothing in 
this section, or the amendment made by this section, 
shall be construed to alter, amend, or otherwise af-
fect the application of subsection (j) of section 901 
of such Code to any country which has been deter-
mined to be a country described in paragraph (2)(A) 
of such subsection on or before the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
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SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as provided in sections 6 and 8, this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 
date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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