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22 U.S.C. § 6023 — Effective date
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**(a) In general** Subject to subsections (b) and (c), this subchapter and the amendments made by this subchapter shall take effect on August 1, 1996.
**(b) Suspension authority**
(1) **Suspension authority** — The President may suspend the effective date under subsection (a) for a period of not more than 6 months if the President determines and reports in writing to the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days before such effective date that the suspension is necessary to the national interests of the United States and will expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba.
(2) **Additional suspensions** — The President may suspend the effective date under subsection (a) for additional periods of not more than 6 months each, each of which shall begin on the day after the last day of the period during which a suspension is in effect under this subsection, if the President determines and reports in writing to the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days before the date on which the additional suspension is to begin that the suspension is necessary to the national interests of the United States and will expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba.
**(c) Other authorities**
(1) **Suspension** — After this subchapter and the amendments of this subchapter have taken effect—
(A) no person shall acquire a property interest in any potential or pending action under this subchapter; and
(B) the President may suspend the right to bring an action under this subchapter with respect to confiscated property for a period of not more than 6 months if the President determines and reports in writing to the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days before the suspension takes effect that such suspension is necessary to the national interests of the
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**(a) In general** Subject to subsections (b) and (c), this subchapter and the amendments made by this subchapter shall take effect on August 1, 1996.
**(b) Suspension authority**
(1) **Suspension authority** — The President may suspend the effective date under subsection (a) for a period of not more than 6 months if the President determines and reports in writing to the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days before such effective date that the suspension is necessary to the national interests of the United States and will expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba.
(2) **Additional suspensions** — The President may suspend the effective date under subsection (a) for additional periods of not more than 6 months each, each of which shall begin on the day after the last day of the period during which a suspension is in effect under this subsection, if the President determines and reports in writing to the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days before the date on which the additional suspension is to begin that the suspension is necessary to the national interests of the United States and will expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba.
**(c) Other authorities**
(1) **Suspension** — After this subchapter and the amendments of this subchapter have taken effect—
(A) no person shall acquire a property interest in any potential or pending action under this subchapter; and
(B) the President may suspend the right to bring an action under this subchapter with respect to confiscated property for a period of not more than 6 months if the President determines and reports in writing to the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days before the suspension takes effect that such suspension is necessary to the national interests of the United States and will expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba.
(2) **Additional suspensions** — The President may suspend the right to bring an action under this subchapter for additional periods of not more than 6 months each, each of which shall begin on the day after the last day of the period during which a suspension is in effect under this subsection, if the President determines and reports in writing to the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days before the date on which the additional suspension is to begin that the suspension is necessary to the national interests of the United States and will expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba.
(3) **Pending suits** — The suspensions of actions under paragraph (1) shall not affect suits commenced before the date of such suspension, and in all such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if the suspension had not occurred.
**(d) Rescission of suspension** The President may rescind any suspension made under subsection (b) or (c) upon reporting to the appropriate congressional committees that doing so will expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba.
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**(a)** Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1610 of this chapter, the property of those organizations designated by the President as being entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided by the International Organizations Immunities Act shall not be subject to attachment or any other judicial process impeding the disbursement of funds to, or on the order of, a foreign state as the result of an action brought in the courts of the United States or of the States.
**(b)** Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1610 of this chapter, the property of a foreign state shall be immune from attachment and from execution, if—
(1) the property is that of a foreign central bank or monetary authority held for its own account, unless such bank or authority, or its parent foreign government, has explicitly waived its immunity from attachment in aid of execution, or from execution, notwithstanding any withdrawal of the waiver which the bank, authority or government may purport to effect except in accordance with the terms of the waiver; or
(2) the property is, or is intended to be, used in connection with a military activity and
(A) is of a military character, or
(B) is under the control of a military authority or defense agency.
**(c)** Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1610 of this chapter, the property of a foreign state shall be immune from attachment and from execution in an action brought under section 302 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 to the extent that the property is a facility or installation used by an accredited diplomatic mission for official purposes.
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The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and only for purposes of [section 6082 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6082&num=0&edition=prelim), a United State 11So in original. Probably should be “States”. district court, for fact-finding purposes, may refer to the Commission, and the Commission may determine, questions of the amount and ownership of a claim by a United States national (as defined in [section 6023 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6023&num=0&edition=prelim)), resulting from the confiscation of property by the Government of Cuba described in [section 1643b(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1643b/a&num=0&edition=prelim), whether or not the United States national qualified as a national of the United States (as defined in [section 1643a(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1643a/1&num=0&edition=prelim)) at the time of the action by the Government of Cuba.
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 6022
of this title, amending provisions set out as a note
under section 1446g of Title 7, Agriculture, and repeal-
ing provisions set out as notes under sections 1465,
1465c, and 1465aa of this title] may be cited as the
‘Cuban
Liberty
and
Democratic
Solidarity
(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996’.’’
§ 6022. Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to assist the Cuban people in regaining
their freedom and prosperity, as well as in
joining the community of democratic coun-
tries that are flourishing in the Western Hemi-
sphere;
(2) to strengthen international sanctions
against the Castro government;
(3) to provide for the continued national se-
curity of the United States in the face of con-
tinuing threats from the Castro government of
terrorism, theft of property from United
States nationals by the Castro government,
and the political manipulation by the Castro
government of the desire of Cubans to escape
that results in mass migration to the United
States;
(4) to encourage the holding of free and fair
democratic elections in Cuba, conducted under
the supervision of internationally recognized
observers;
(5) to provide a policy framework for United
States support to the Cuban people in response
to the formation of a transition government
or a democratically elected government in
Cuba; and
(6) to protect United States nationals
against confiscatory takings and the wrongful
trafficking in property confiscated by the Cas-
tro regime.
(Pub. L. 104–114, § 3, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 788.)
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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
Soli
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