§ 6003. — International cooperation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC6003]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 69--CUBAN DEMOCRACY
Sec. 6003. International cooperation
(a) Cuban trading partners
The President should encourage the governments 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 sanctions to any country
that provides assistance to Cuba:
(A) The government of such country shall not be eligible for
assistance under the Foreign 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 reduction of debt owed to the United States
Government.
(2) ``Assistance to Cuba'' defined
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ``assistance to Cuba''--
(A) means assistance to or for the benefit of the Government
of Cuba that is provided by grant, concessional sale, guaranty,
or insurance, 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 articles that are the growth, product, or
manufacture of Cuba;
(B) includes an exchange, reduction, or forgiveness of Cuban
debt owed to a foreign country in return for a grant of an
equity interest in a property, investment, or operation 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 supplies,
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 pursuant 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, Sec. 1704, Oct. 23, 1992, 106
Stat. 2576; Pub. L. 104-114, title I, Sec. 102(f), Mar. 12, 1996, 110
Stat. 793.)
Repeal of Section
Pub. L. 104-114, title II, Sec. 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
democratically elected government in Cuba is in power, this section
is repealed.
References in Text
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsec.
(b)(1)(A), is Pub. L. 87-195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended,
which is classified principally to chapter 32 (Sec. 2151 et seq.) of
this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 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, as amended, which is
classified principally to chapter 39 (Sec. 2751 et seq.) of this title.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
note set out under section 2751 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104-114, Sec. 102(f), added subpar.
(B), redesignated former subpar. (B) as (C), and inserted concluding
provisions ``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'.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 6032, 6064 of this title.
