Title: CUBA Act of 2021
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Championing Uncensored Bandwidth Access Act of 2021 or the CUBA Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of State to develop a strategy for expanding open access to the internet and other telecommunications services in Cuba and for countering efforts by the Communist Party of Cuba to disrupt such access. The State Department must also report to Congress on its actions taken to implement the strategy and additional resources needed to increase access to telecommunications services in Cuba.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5069 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5069

 To direct the Secretary of State to facilitate unrestricted internet 
         access for the people of Cuba, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 20, 2021

 Ms. Tenney (for herself, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Mast, Mr. Gimenez, and Ms. 
 Malliotakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of State to facilitate unrestricted internet 
         access for the people of Cuba, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Championing Uncensored Bandwidth 
Access Act of 2021'' or the ``CUBA Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the United States should--
            (1) support the ability of the people of Cuba to maintain 
        their freedom to access information online; and
            (2) focus on investments in technologies that facilitate 
        the unrestricted exchange of information in Cuba in 
        anticipation of any future efforts by the Communist Party of 
        Cuba to--
                    (A) suppress internet access;
                    (B) increase online censorship; or
                    (C) inhibit online communication and content-
                sharing by the people of Cuba.

SEC. 3. ACCESS TO INTERNET SERVICE FOR CUBAN PEOPLE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and the 
Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, shall develop 
and implement a strategy to establish internet resiliency and deliver 
internet access in Cuba, which shall include the following:
            (1) Expanding telecommunications technologies for accessing 
        internet, television, live streams, and network broadcasting 
        and communications in Cuba.
            (2) Assisting efforts to overcome attempts by the Communist 
        Party of Cuba to disrupt internet access and block online 
        content in Cuba.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
        to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority 
        leader of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
        House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
        Relations of the Senate a report that includes the following:
                    (A) A description of actions taken to deploy 
                telecommunications, internet, and other communications 
                services to Cuba.
                    (B) Whether there are gaps in the capabilities of 
                the Secretary to provide such services to Cuba.
                    (C) Whether additional resources are needed to 
                increase access to such services in Cuba.
            (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in an unclassified form but may contain a classified 
        annex.
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