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S 926 IS
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 926
To provide the people of Cuba with access to food and medicines
from the United States, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 26, 1999
Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. WARNER, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. GRAMS, Mr. LUGAR, Mr.
CHAFEE, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. KERREY, Mr. KERRY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr.
JEFFORDS, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mrs. MURRAY)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations
A BILL
To provide the people of Cuba with access to food and medicines from the
United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Cuban Food and Medicine Security Act of
1999'.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON
TRADE WITH CUBA TO ALLOW FOR THE EXPORT OF FOOD AND
MEDICINES TO CUBA .
Notwithstanding section 620(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)(1)) or any other provision of law
(except section 3 of this Act), the prohibition or restriction on trade
or financial transactions with Cuba shall not apply with respect to the
export of any food and other agricultural products
(including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, medical
instruments, or medical equipment, or with respect to travel incident
to the sale or delivery of food and other agricultural products
(including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, medical
instruments, or medical equipment, to Cuba .
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON EXCEPTION TO ALLOW FOR THE EXPORT OF
FOOD AND MEDICINES TO CUBA .
Section 2 of this Act shall not apply--
(1) with respect to restrictions imposed under section 5 of the Export
Administration Act of 1979 for [Struck out->][ goods ][<-Struck out]
containing parts or components on which export controls are in effect
under that section; and
(2) with respect to section 203 of the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act, to the extent the authorities under that section are
exercised to deal with a threat to the national security of the United
States by
virtue of the technology incorporated in such instruments or equipment.
SEC. 4. STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO EXPORT PROMOTION AND
CREDIT PROGRAMS FOR CUBA .
Title IV of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5661 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
`SEC. 418. STUDY AND REPORT RELATING TO EXPORT PROMOTION
AND CREDIT PROGRAMS FOR CUBA .
`(a) STUDY- The Secretary shall carry out a study of existing United
States agricultural export promotion and credit programs to determine
how such programs can be carried out to promote the consumption of
United States agricultural commodities in Cuba .
`(b) REPORT- Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report
containing--
`(1) the results of the study carried out under subsection (a); and
`(2) proposed legislation, if any, to improve the ability of the
Secretary to utilize United States agricultural export promotion and
credit programs with respect to the consumption of United States
agricultural commodities in Cuba
.'.
SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the President shall transmit to the Congress a report that sets forth--
(1) the extent (expressed in volume and dollar amounts) of sales to
Cuba of food and other agricultural products (including fertilizer),
medicines, medical supplies, medical instruments, and medical equipment,
since the enactment of this Act;
(2) a description of the types and end users of the goods so exported;
and
(3) whether there has been any indication that any medicines, medical
supplies, medical instruments, or medical equipment exported to Cuba
since the enactment of this Act--
(A) have been used for purposes of torture or other human rights
abuses;
(B) were reexported; or
(C) were used in the production of any biotechnological product.
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