ing into any contract for the procurement of, any 
goods or services from a sanctioned person. 
(b) TERMINATION
OF SANCTIONS.—Sanctions im-
posed pursuant to subsection (a) shall terminate if the 
President determines and certifies to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the requirements of sections 
204, 205, and 206 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6064, 
6065, and 6066) have been satisfied. 
(c) PROHIBITION
ON FACILITATION
BY UNITED 
STATES PERSONS OF CUBA’S ABILITY TO DEVELOP PE-
TROLEUM RESOURCES.—It shall be unlawful for any 
United States person to provide materials, technical equip-
ment, or other assistance that contributes to the enhance-
ment of Cuba’s ability to develop petroleum resources of 
the submerged lands located off Cuba’s coast. 
(d) REPORTS BY SECRETARY OF STATE.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate a report relating 
to— 
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(1) 
investments 
that 
equal 
or 
exceed 
$1,000,000 (or any combination of investments that 
in the aggregate equals or exceeds $1,000,000 in 
any 12-month period) that contribute to the en-
hancement of the ability of the Government of Cuba, 
or any agent or instrumentality thereof, to develop 
petroleum resources of the submerged lands located 
off Cuba’s coast, including information relating to 
the values of such investments, the identity of the 
persons making such investments, and proposed in-
vestments that would satisfy such criteria, and infor-
mation relating to any sanctions that have been im-
posed pursuant to subsection (a) as a result of such 
investments; and 
(2) investments of any amount of money, in 
conjunction with trafficking in confiscated United 
States property, that contribute to such an enhance-
ment, including information relating to the values of 
such investments, the identity of the persons making 
such investments, and the identity of such con-
fiscated property, and information relating to any 
sanctions that have been imposed pursuant to sub-
section (a) as a result of such investments. 
(e) ASSESSMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF 
DEVELOPMENT OF CUBA’S PETROLEUM RESOURCES.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and an-
nually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Interior and the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report con-
taining an assessment of the impact that the devel-
opment of Cuba’s petroleum resources has had on 
the environment and natural resources of the sub-
merged lands located off Cuba’s coast and Florida’s 
marine environment. 
(2) USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATE-
MENTS.—In preparing the assessment, the Secretary 
of State shall use as a model environmental impact 
statements prepared pursuant to the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) the terms ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’, ‘‘confiscated’’, ‘‘person’’, ‘‘property’’, and 
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‘‘traffics’’ have the meaning given such terms in sec-
tion 4 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli-
darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6023), 
except that the term ‘‘person’’ shall also include, for 
purposes of this section, a foreign subsidiary of a 
person and United States subsidiary of a foreign 
person; 
(2) the terms ‘‘develop’’, ‘‘investment’’, and 
‘‘petroleum resources’’ have the meaning given such 
terms in section 402(c) of such Act, as added by sec-
tion 4 of this Act; and 
(3) the terms ‘‘agent’’ and ‘‘instrumentality’’ 
shall include the Cuban Communist Party. 
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