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22 U.S.C. § 6066 — Assistance for Cuban people
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**(a) Authorization**
(1) **In general** — The President shall develop a plan for providing economic assistance to Cuba at such time as the President determines that a transition government or a democratically elected government in Cuba (as determined under [section 6063(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6063/c&num=0&edition=prelim)) is in power.
(2) **Effect on other laws** — Assistance may be provided under this section subject to an authorization of appropriations and subject to the availability of appropriations.
**(b) Plan for assistance**
(1) **Development of plan** — The President shall develop a plan for providing assistance under this section—
(A) to Cuba when a transition government in Cuba is in power; and
(B) to Cuba when a democratically elected government in Cuba is in power.
(2) **Types of assistance** — Assistance under the plan developed under paragraph (1) may, subject to an authorization of appropriations and subject to the availability of appropriations, include the following:
(A) *Transition government*
(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), assistance to Cuba under a transition government shall, subject to an authorization of appropriations and subject to the availability of appropriations, be limited to—
(I) such food, medicine, medical supplies and equipment, and assistance to meet emergency energy needs, as is necessary to meet the basic human needs of the Cuban people; and
(II) assistance described in subparagraph (C).
(ii) Assistance in addition to assistance under clause (i) may be provided, but only after the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees, in accordance with procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications u
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**(a) Authorization**
(1) **In general** — The President shall develop a plan for providing economic assistance to Cuba at such time as the President determines that a transition government or a democratically elected government in Cuba (as determined under [section 6063(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6063/c&num=0&edition=prelim)) is in power.
(2) **Effect on other laws** — Assistance may be provided under this section subject to an authorization of appropriations and subject to the availability of appropriations.
**(b) Plan for assistance**
(1) **Development of plan** — The President shall develop a plan for providing assistance under this section—
(A) to Cuba when a transition government in Cuba is in power; and
(B) to Cuba when a democratically elected government in Cuba is in power.
(2) **Types of assistance** — Assistance under the plan developed under paragraph (1) may, subject to an authorization of appropriations and subject to the availability of appropriations, include the following:
(A) *Transition government*
(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), assistance to Cuba under a transition government shall, subject to an authorization of appropriations and subject to the availability of appropriations, be limited to—
(I) such food, medicine, medical supplies and equipment, and assistance to meet emergency energy needs, as is necessary to meet the basic human needs of the Cuban people; and
(II) assistance described in subparagraph (C).
(ii) Assistance in addition to assistance under clause (i) may be provided, but only after the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees, in accordance with procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [[22 U.S.C. 2394–1](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2394-1&num=0&edition=prelim)], that such assistance is essential to the successful completion of the transition to democracy.
(iii) Only after a transition government in Cuba is in power, freedom of individuals to travel to visit their relatives without any restrictions shall be permitted.
(B) *Democratically elected government* — Assistance to a democratically elected government in Cuba may, subject to an authorization of appropriations and subject to the availability of appropriations, consist of economic assistance in addition to assistance available under subparagraph (A), together with assistance described in subparagraph (C). Such economic assistance may include—
(i) assistance under chapter 1 of part I [[22 U.S.C. 2151](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2151&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] (relating to development assistance), and chapter 4 of part II [[22 U.S.C. 2346](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2346&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] (relating to the economic support fund), of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;
(ii) assistance under the Food for Peace Act [[7 U.S.C. 1691](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1691&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.];
(iii) financing, guarantees, and other forms of assistance provided by the Export-Import Bank of the United States;
(iv) financial support provided by the United States International Development Finance Corporation for investment projects in Cuba;
(v) assistance provided by the Trade and Development Agency;
(vi) Peace Corps programs; and
(vii) other appropriate assistance to carry out the policy of [section 6061 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6061&num=0&edition=prelim).
(C) *Military adjustment assistance* — Assistance to a transition government in Cuba and to a democratically elected government in Cuba shall also include assistance in preparing the Cuban military forces to adjust to an appropriate role in a democracy.
**(c) Strategy for distribution** The plan developed under subsection (b) shall include a strategy for distributing assistance under the plan.
**(d) Distribution** Assistance under the plan developed under subsection (b) shall be provided through United States Government organizations and nongovernmental organizations and private and voluntary organizations, whether within or outside the United States, including humanitarian, educational, labor, and private sector organizations.
**(e) International efforts** The President shall take the necessary steps—
(1) to seek to obtain the agreement of other countries and of international financial institutions and multilateral organizations to provide to a transition government in Cuba, and to a democratically elected government in Cuba, assistance comparable to that provided by the United States under this chapter; and
(2) to work with such countries, institutions, and organizations to coordinate all such assistance programs.
**(f) Communication with Cuban people** The President shall take the necessary steps to communicate to the Cuban people the plan for assistance developed under this section.
**(g) Report to Congress** Not later than 180 days after March 12, 1996, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing in detail the plan developed under this section.
**(h) Report on trade and investment relations**
(1) **Report to Congress** — The President, following the transmittal to the Congress of a determination under [section 6063(c)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6063/c/3&num=0&edition=prelim) that a democratically elected government in Cuba is in power, shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes—
(A) acts, policies, and practices which constitute significant barriers to, or distortions of, United States trade in goods or services or foreign direct investment with respect to Cuba;
(B) policy objectives of the United States regarding trade relations with a democratically elected government in Cuba, and the reasons therefor, including possible—
(i) reciprocal extension of nondiscriminatory trade treatment (most-favored-nation treatment);
(ii) designation of Cuba as a beneficiary developing country under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 [[19 U.S.C. 2461](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2461&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] (relating to the Generalized System of Preferences) or as a beneficiary country under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act [[19 U.S.C. 2701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and the implications of such designation with respect to trade with any other country that is such a beneficiary developing country or beneficiary country or is a party to the North American Free Trade Agreement; and
(iii) negotiations regarding free trade, including the accession of Cuba to the North American Free Trade Agreement;
(C) specific trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to Cuba, including the objectives described in section 108(b)(5) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act ([19 U.S.C. 3317(b)(5)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3317/b/5&num=0&edition=prelim)); 11 See References in Text note below. and
(D) actions proposed or anticipated to be undertaken, and any proposed legislation necessary or appropriate, to achieve any of such policy and negotiating objectives.
(2) **Consultation** — The President shall consult with the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the appropriate congressional committees and shall seek advice from the appropriate advisory committees established under section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 [[19 U.S.C. 2155](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2155&num=0&edition=prelim)] regarding the policy and negotiating objectives and the legislative proposals described in paragraph (1).
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Subsections (g), (l), (m), and (n) of [section 2197 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2197&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply with respect to the Corporation to the same extent and in the same manner as such subsections applied with respect to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation on the day before October 5, 2018.
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**(a) Notice of negotiations** The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury shall, in every feasible instance, notify the designated congressional committees not less than 15 days prior to any formal negotiation for debt relief under this subchapter.
**(b) Transmittal of text of agreements** The Secretary of State shall transmit to the designated congressional committees a copy of the text of any agreement with any foreign government which would result in any debt relief under this subchapter no less than 30 days prior to its entry into force, together with a detailed justification of the interest of the United States in the proposed debt relief.
**(c) Annual report** The Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Treasury, as appropriate, shall submit to the designated congressional committees not later than February 1 of each year a consolidated statement of the budgetary implications of all debt relief agreements entered into force under this subchapter during the preceding fiscal year.
**(d) Designated congressional committees** As used in this section, the term “designated congressional committees” means the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
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**(a) Opportunity for presentation of views** In connection with any proposed trade agreement under [section 2133 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2133&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 4202 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4202&num=0&edition=prelim), the President shall afford an opportunity for any interested person to present his views concerning any article on a list published under [section 2151 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2151&num=0&edition=prelim), any matter or article which should be so listed, any concession which should be sought by the United States, or any other matter relevant to such proposed trade agreement. For this purpose, the President shall designate an agency or an interagency committee which shall, after reasonable notice, hold public hearings and prescribe regulations governing the conduct of such hearings. When appropriate, such procedures shall apply to the development of trade policy and priorities.
**(b) Summary of hearings** The organization holding such hearing shall furnish the President with a summary thereof.
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**(a) Creation of Trust Fund** There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the “Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund”, consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to such Trust Fund as provided in this section.
**(b) Transfer to Trust Fund**
(1) **In general** — There are appropriated to the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund amounts equivalent to 3.08 percent of the amounts received in the general fund of the Treasury of the United States during fiscal years 2008 through 2011 attributable to the duties collected on articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
(2) **Amounts based on estimates** — The amounts appropriated under this section shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of the Treasury of the United States to the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury. Proper adjustments shall be made in the amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred.
(3) **Limitation on transfers to Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund** — No amount may be appropriated to the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund on and after the date of any expenditure from the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund which is not permitted by this section. The determination of whether an expenditure is so permitted shall be made without regard to—
(A) any provision of law which is not contained or referenced in this subchapter or in a revenue Act, and
(B) whether such provision of law is a subsequently enacted provision or directly or indirectly seeks to waive the application of t
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(a) United States development cooperation policy
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 93–618, title IV, § 411, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2065, related to East-West Foreign Trade Board.
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**(a) Social security benefits and tier I railroad retirement benefits** Benefits payable under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program established under title II of the Social Security Act ([42 U.S.C. 401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), and benefits payable under sections 231b and 231c 11 See References in Text note below. of title 45, shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued under this subchapter.
**(b) Veterans programs** The following programs shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued under this subchapter: All programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Special benefits for certain World War II veterans (28–0401–0–1–701).
**(c) Net interest** No reduction of payments for net interest (all of major functional category 900) shall be made under any order issued under this subchapter.
**(d) Refundable income tax credits and certain elective payments**
(1) **Refundable income tax credits** — Payments to individuals made pursuant to provisions of title 26 establishing refundable tax credits shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued under this subchapter.
(2) **Certain elective payments** — Payments made to taxpayers pursuant to elections under subsection (d) of [section 48D of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section48D&num=0&edition=prelim), or amounts treated as payments which are made by taxpayers under paragraph (1) of such subsection, shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued under this subchapter.
**(e) Non-defense unobligated balances** Unobligated balances of budget authority carried over from prior fiscal years, except balances in the defense categor
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**(a) Policy requirements for assistance** The Congress recognizes that, under special economic, political, or security conditions, the national interests of the United States may require economic support for countries or in amounts which could not be justified solely under part I of subchapter I of this chapter or, in the case of countries in sub-Saharan Africa, part X of subchapter I of this chapter. In such cases, the President is authorized to furnish assistance to countries and organizations, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, in order to promote economic or political stability. To the maximum extent feasible, the President shall provide assistance under this part consistent with the policy directions, purposes, and programs of subchapter I of this chapter.
**(b) Responsibility for policy decisions and justifications** The Secretary of State shall be responsible for policy decisions and justifications for economic support programs under this part, including determinations of whether there will be an economic support program for a country and the amount of the program for each country. The Secretary shall exercise this responsibility in cooperation with the Administrator of the agency primarily responsible for administering subchapter I of this chapter.
**(c) Detailed justification for uses and purposes of funds** As part of the annual presentation materials for foreign assistance submitted to the Congress, the agency primarily responsible for administering subchapter II of this chapter shall provide a detailed justification for the uses and the purposes of the funds provided under this part. Such material shall include, but not be limited to, information concerning the amounts and kinds of cash grant transfers, the amounts and kinds of budgetary an
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**(a) Evidence of ownership**
(1) **Conclusiveness of certified claims** — In any action brought under this subchapter, the court shall accept as conclusive proof of ownership of an interest in property a certification of a claim to ownership of that interest that has been made by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission under title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 ([22 U.S.C. 1643](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1643&num=0&edition=prelim) and following).
(2) **Claims not certified** — If in an action under this subchapter a claim has not been so certified by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, the court may appoint a special master, including the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, to make determinations regarding the amount and ownership of the claim. Such determinations are only for evidentiary purposes in civil actions brought under this subchapter and do not constitute certifications under title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949.
(3) **Effect of determinations of foreign or international entities** — In determining the amount or ownership of a claim in an action under this subchapter, the court shall not accept as conclusive evidence any findings, orders, judgments, or decrees from administrative agencies or courts of foreign countries or international organizations that declare the value of or invalidate the claim, unless the declaration of value or invalidation was found pursuant to binding international arbitration to which the United States or the claimant submitted the claim.
**(b) Omitted**
**(c) Rule of construction** Nothing in this chapter or in section 514 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 [[22 U.S.C. 1643](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Agricultural commodity** — The term “agricultural commodity” has the meaning given the term in [section 5602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5602&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher** — The term “geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in section 10906(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ([7 U.S.C. 2204](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2204&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 107–171).
**(b) Authorization** Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary may provide geographically disadvantaged farmers or ranchers direct reimbursement payments for activities described in subsection (c).
**(c) Transportation**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may provide direct reimbursement payments to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher to transport an agricultural commodity, or inputs used to produce an agricultural commodity, during a fiscal year.
(2) **Proof of eligibility** — To be eligible to receive assistance under paragraph (1), a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher shall demonstrate to the Secretary that transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs occurred over a distance of more than 30 miles, as determined by the Secretary.
(3) **Amount**
(A) *In general* — Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of direct reimbursement payments made to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher under this section for a fiscal year shall equal the product obtained by multiplying—
(i) the amount of costs incurred by the geographically di
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