Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-275
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]
Introduced: 2017-02-02
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agricultural trade

Caribbean area

Cuba

Latin America

Sanctions

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to permit a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to provide payment or financing for sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba or to an individual or entity in Cuba. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 275 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2017 Ms. Heitkamp (for herself, Mr. Boozman , Mr. Udall , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Durbin , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. King , Ms. Collins , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Donnelly , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Warner , and Mr. Cochran ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To allow the financing by United States persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2017 . 2. Financing of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law (other than section 908 of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7207 ), as amended by subsection (c)), a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States may provide payment or financing terms for sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba or an individual or entity in Cuba. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Agricultural commodity The term agricultural commodity has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 ( 7 U.S.C. 5602 ). (2) Financing The term financing includes any loan or extension of credit. (c) Conforming amendment Section 908 of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7207 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking and financing ; (2) by striking subsection (b); (3) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking Prohibition and all that follows through (1) In general.— Notwithstanding and inserting In general.— Notwithstanding ; and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively, and by moving those subsections, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left; and (4) by striking paragraph (1) each place it appears and inserting subsection (a) .