22 U.S.C. § 6031 — Statement of policy

Page 1744 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 6024 § 6024. Severability If any provision of this chapter or the amend- ments made by this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held in- valid, the remainder of this chapter, the amend- ments made by this chapter, or the application thereof to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidation. (Pub. L. 104–114, § 5, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 791.) 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. SUBCHAPTER I—STRENGTHENING INTER- NATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST THE CASTRO GOVERNMENT § 6031. Statement of policy It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the acts of the Castro government, in- cluding its massive, systematic, and extraor- dinary violations of human rights, are a threat to international peace; (2) the President should advocate, and should instruct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to pro- pose and seek within the Security Council, a mandatory international embargo against the totalitarian Cuban Government pursuant to chapter VII of the Charter of the United Na- tions, employing efforts similar to consulta- tions conducted by United States representa- tives with respect to Haiti; (3) any resumption of efforts by any inde- pendent state of the former Soviet Union to make operational any nuclear facilities in Cuba, and any continuation of intelligence ac- tivities by such a state from Cuba that are targeted at the United States and its citizens will have a detrimental impact on United States assistance to such state; and (4) in view of the threat to the national secu- rity posed by the operation of any nuclear fa- cility, and the Castro government’s con- tinuing blackmail to unleash another wave of Cuban refugees fleeing from Castro’s oppres- sion, most of whom find their way to United States shores, further depleting limited hu- manitarian and other resources of the United States, the President should do all in his power to make it clear to the Cuban Govern- ment that— (A) the completion and operation of any nuclear power facility, or (B) any further political manipulation of the desire of Cubans to escape that results in mass migration to the United States, will be considered an act of aggression which will be met with an appropriate response in order to maintain the security of the national borders of the United States and the health and safety of the American people. (Pub. L. 104–114, title I, § 101, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 791.) § 6032. Enforcement of economic embargo of Cuba (a) Policy (1) Restrictions by other countries The Congress hereby reaffirms section 1704(a) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 [22 U.S.C. 6003(a)], which states that the President should encourage foreign countries to restrict trade and credit relations with Cuba in a man- ner consistent with the purposes of that Act [22 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.]. (2) Sanctions on other countries The Congress further urges the President to take immediate steps to apply the sanctions described in section 1704(b)(1) of that Act [22 U.S.C. 6003(b)(1)] against countries assisting Cuba. (b) Diplomatic efforts The Secretary of State should ensure that United States diplomatic personnel abroad un- derstand and, in their contacts with foreign offi- cials, are communicating the reasons for the United States economic embargo of Cuba, and are urging foreign governments to cooperate more effectively with the embargo. (c) Existing regulations The President shall instruct the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to en- force fully the Cuban Assets Control Regula- tions set forth in part 515 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. (d) Omitted (e) Denial of visas to certain Cuban nationals It is the sense of the Congress that the Presi- dent should instruct the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to enforce fully existing regulations to deny visas to Cuban nationals considered by the Secretary of State to be offi- cers or employees of the Cuban Government or of the Communist Party of Cuba. (f), (g) Omitted (h) Codification of economic embargo The economic embargo of Cuba, as in effect on March 1, 1996, including all restrictions under part 515 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be in effect on March 12, 1996, and shall re- main in effect, subject to section 6064 of this title. (Pub. L. 104–114, title I, § 102, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 792.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, referred to in sub- sec. (a), is title XVII of div. A of Pub. L. 102–484, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2575, which is classified principally to chapter 69 (§ 6001 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6001 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section is comprised of section 102 of Pub. L. 104–114. Subsec. (d) of section 102 of Pub. L. 104–114 amended