22 U.S.C. § 6003 — International cooperation

Page 1736 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 6003 (2) to seek the cooperation of other demo- cratic countries in this policy; (3) to make clear to other countries that, in determining its relations with them, the United States will take into account their willingness to cooperate in such a policy; (4) to seek the speedy termination of any re- maining military or technical assistance, sub- sidies, or other forms of assistance to the Gov- ernment of Cuba from any of the independent states of the former Soviet Union; (5) to continue vigorously to oppose the human rights violations of the Castro regime; (6) to maintain sanctions on the Castro re- gime so long as it continues to refuse to move toward democratization and greater respect for human rights; (7) to be prepared to reduce the sanctions in carefully calibrated ways in response to posi- tive developments in Cuba; (8) to encourage free and fair elections to de- termine Cuba’s political future; (9) to request the speedy termination of any military or technical assistance, subsidies, or other forms of assistance to the Government of Cuba from the government of any other country; and (10) to initiate immediately the development of a comprehensive United States policy to- ward Cuba in a post-Castro era. (Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title XVII, § 1703, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2576.) § 6003. International cooperation (a) Cuban trading partners The President should encourage the govern- ments of countries that conduct trade with Cuba to restrict their trade and credit relations with Cuba in a manner consistent with the purposes of this chapter. (b) Sanctions against countries assisting Cuba (1) Sanctions The President may apply the following sanc- tions to any country that provides assistance to Cuba: (A) The government of such country shall not be eligible for assistance under the For- eign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.] or assistance or sales under the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.]. (B) Such country shall not be eligible, under any program, for forgiveness or reduc- tion of debt owed to the United States Gov- ernment. (2) ‘‘Assistance to Cuba’’ defined For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘‘as- sistance to Cuba’’— (A) means assistance to or for the benefit of the Government of Cuba that is provided by grant, concessional sale, guaranty, or in- surance, or by any other means on terms more favorable than that generally available in the applicable market, whether in the form of a loan, lease, credit, or otherwise, and such term includes subsidies for exports to Cuba and favorable tariff treatment of ar- ticles that are the growth, product, or manu- facture of Cuba; (B) includes an exchange, reduction, or for- giveness of Cuban debt owed to a foreign country in return for a grant of an equity in- terest in a property, investment, or oper- ation of the Government of Cuba (including the government of any political subdivision of Cuba, and any agency or instrumentality of the Government of Cuba) or of a Cuban national; and (C) does not include— (i) donations of food to nongovernmental organizations or individuals in Cuba, or (ii) exports of medicines or medical sup- plies, instruments, or equipment that would be permitted under section 6004(c) of this title. As used in this paragraph, the term ‘‘agency or instrumentality of the Government of Cuba’’ means an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in section 1603(b) of title 28, with each reference in such section to ‘‘a foreign state’’ deemed to be a reference to ‘‘Cuba’’. (3) Applicability of section This section, and any sanctions imposed pur- suant to this section, shall cease to apply at such time as the President makes and reports to the Congress a determination under section 6007(a) of this title. (Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title XVII, § 1704, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2576; Pub. L. 104–114, title I, § 102(f), Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 793.) REPEAL OF SECTION Pub. L. 104–114, title II, § 204(d)(3), Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 810, provided that on date on which President submits determination under section 6063(c)(3) of this title that democrat- ically elected government in Cuba is in power, this section is repealed. Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in sub- sec. (b)(1)(A), is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, which is classified principally to chapter 32 (§ 2151 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec- tion 2151 of this title and Tables. The Arms Export Control Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(A), is Pub. L. 90–629, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1320, which is classified principally to chapter 39 (§ 2751 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec- tion 2751 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 1996—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104–114, § 102(f), added sub- par. (B), redesignated former subpar. (B) as (C), and in- serted concluding provisions ‘‘As used in this para- graph, the term ‘agency or instrumentality of the Gov- ernment of Cuba’ means an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in section 1603(b) of title 28, with each reference in such section to ‘a foreign state’ deemed to be a reference to ‘Cuba’.’’ § 6004. Support for Cuban people (a) Provisions of law affected The provisions of this section apply notwith- standing any other provision of law, including