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22 U.S.C. § 6081 — Termination of economic embargo of Cuba

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22 U.S.C. § 6081 — Termination of economic embargo of Cuba

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**(a) Presidential actions** Upon submitting a determination to the appropriate congressional committees under [section 6063(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6063/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim) that a transition government in Cuba is in power, the President, after consultation with the Congress, is authorized to take steps to suspend the economic embargo of Cuba and to suspend the right of action created in [section 6082 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6082&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to actions thereafter filed against the Cuban Government, to the extent that such steps contribute to a stable foundation for a democratically elected government in Cuba. **(b) Suspension of certain provisions of law** In carrying out subsection (a), the President may suspend the enforcement of— (1) [section 2370(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2370/a&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) [section 2370(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2370/f&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to the “Republic of Cuba”; (3) sections 6003, 6004(d), and 6005 of this title; (4) section 902(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985; and (5) the prohibitions on transactions described in part 515 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. **(c) Additional Presidential actions** Upon submitting a determination to the appropriate congressional committees 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, the President shall take steps to terminate the economic embargo of Cuba, including the restrictions under part 515 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. **(d) Conforming amendments** On the date on which the President submits 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)— (1) [section 2370(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2370/a&num=0&edition=prelim) is repealed; (2) [section 2370(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2370/f&num=0&edition=prelim) is amended by striking “Republic of Cuba”; (3) sections 6003, 6004(d), and 6005 of this title are repealed; and (4) section 902(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 is repealed. **(e) Review of suspension of economic embargo** (1) **Review** — If the President takes action under subsection (a) to suspend the economic embargo of Cuba, the President shall immediately so notify the Congress. The President shall report to the Congress no less frequently than every 6 months thereafter, until he submits 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, on the progress being made by Cuba toward the establishment of such a democratically elected government. The action of the President under subsection (a) shall cease to be effective upon the enactment of a joint resolution described in paragraph (2). (2) **Joint resolutions** — For purposes of this subsection, the term “joint resolution” means only a joint resolution of the 2 Houses of Congress, the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: “That the Congress disapproves the action of the President under section 204(a) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 to suspend the economic embargo of Cuba, notice of which was submitted to the Congress on __.”, with the blank space being filled with the appropriate date. (3) **Referral to committees** — Joint resolutions introduced in the House of Representatives shall be referred to the Committee on International Relations and joint resolutions introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (4) **Procedures** (A) Any joint resolution shall be considered in the Senate in accordance with the provisions of section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976. (B) For the purpose of expediting the consideration and enactment of joint resolutions, a motion to proceed to the consideration of any joint resolution after it has been reported by the appropriate committee shall be treated as highly privileged in the House of Representatives. (C) Not more than 1 joint resolution may be considered in the House of Representatives and the Senate in the 6-month period beginning on the date on which the President notifies the Congress under paragraph (1) of the action taken under subsection (a), and in each 6-month period thereafter.

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22 U.S.C. § 6082 — Requirements and factors for determining transition government

**(a) Requirements** For the purposes of this chapter, a transition government in Cuba is a government that— (1) has legalized all political activity; (2) has released all political prisoners and allowed for investigations of Cuban prisons by appropriate international human rights organizations; (3) has dissolved the present Department of State Security in the Cuban Ministry of the Interior, including the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution and the Rapid Response Brigades; and (4) has made public commitments to organizing free and fair elections for a new government— (A) to be held in a timely manner within a period not to exceed 18 months after the transition government assumes power; (B) with the participation of multiple independent political parties that have full access to the media on an equal basis, including (in the case of radio, television, or other telecommunications media) in terms of allotments of time for such access and the times of day such allotments are given; and (C) to be conducted under the supervision of internationally recognized observers, such as the Organization of American States, the United Nations, and other election monitors; (5) has ceased any interference with Radio Marti or Television Marti broadcasts; (6) makes public commitments to and is making demonstrable progress in— (A) establishing an independent judiciary; (B) respecting internationally recognized human rights and basic freedoms as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to which Cuba is a signatory nation; (C) allowing the establishment of independent trade unions as set forth in conventions 87 and 98 of the International Labor Organization, and allowing the establishment of independent social, economic, and political association

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22 U.S.C. § 6081 — Findings

Page 1756 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 6067 1 So in original. No subsec. (b) or (c) has been enacted. which are 50 percent or more beneficially owned by United States citizens) property taken by the Cuban Government from such citizens and entities on or after January 1, 1959, or providing full compensation for such property in accordance with international law standards and practice. (Pub. L. 104–114, title II, § 206, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 812.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 104–114, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 785, known as the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6021 of this title and Tables. § 6067. Settlement of outstanding United States claims to confiscated property in Cuba (a) Report to Congress Not later than 180 days after March 12, 1996, the Secretary of State shall provide a report to the appropriate congressional committees con- taining an assessment of the property dispute question in Cuba, including— (1) an estimate of the number and amount of claims to property confiscated by the Cuban Government that are held by United States nationals in addition to those claims certified under section 1643f of this title; (2) an assessment of the significance of promptly resolving confiscated property claims to the revitalization of the Cuban econ- omy; (3) a review and evaluation of technical and other assistance that the United States could provide to help either a transition government in Cuba or a democratically elected govern- ment in Cuba establish mec

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