§ 6064. — Termination of economic embargo of Cuba.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC6064]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 69A--CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY (LIBERTAD)
SUBCHAPTER II--ASSISTANCE TO FREE AND INDEPENDENT CUBA
Sec. 6064. Termination of economic embargo of Cuba
(a) Presidential actions
Upon submitting a determination to the appropriate congressional
committees under section 6063(c)(1) of this title that a transition
government in Cuba is in power, the President, after consultation with
the Congress, is authorized to take steps to suspend the economic
embargo of Cuba and to suspend the right of action created in section
6082 of this title with respect to actions thereafter filed against the
Cuban Government, to the extent that such steps contribute to a stable
foundation for a democratically elected government in Cuba.
(b) Suspension of certain provisions of law
In carrying out subsection (a) of this section, the President may
suspend the enforcement of--
(1) section 2370(a) of this title;
(2) section 2370(f) of this title with respect to the ``Republic
of Cuba'';
(3) sections 6003, 6004(d), and 6005 of this title;
(4) section 902(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985; and
(5) the prohibitions on transactions described in part 515 of
title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
(c) Additional Presidential actions
Upon submitting a determination to the appropriate congressional
committees under section 6063(c)(3) of this title that a democratically
elected government in Cuba is in power, the President shall take steps
to terminate the economic embargo of Cuba, including the restrictions
under part 515 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
(d) Conforming amendments
On the date on which the President submits a determination under
section 6063(c)(3) of this title--
(1) section 2370(a) of this title is repealed;
(2) section 2370(f) of this title is amended by striking
``Republic of Cuba'';
(3) sections 6003, 6004(d), and 6005 of this title are repealed;
and
(4) section 902(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 is repealed.
(e) Review of suspension of economic embargo
(1) Review
If the President takes action under subsection (a) of this
section to suspend the economic embargo of Cuba, the President shall
immediately so notify the Congress. The President shall report to
the Congress no less frequently than every 6 months thereafter,
until he submits a determination under section 6063(c)(3) of this
title that a democratically elected government in Cuba is in power,
on the progress being made by Cuba toward the establishment of such
a democratically elected government. The action of the President
under subsection (a) of this section shall cease to be effective
upon the enactment of a joint resolution described in paragraph (2).
(2) Joint resolutions
For purposes of this subsection, the term ``joint resolution''
means only a joint resolution of the 2 Houses of Congress, the
matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: ``That the
Congress disapproves the action of the President under section
204(a) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act
of 1996 to suspend the economic embargo of Cuba, notice of which was
submitted to the Congress on __.'', with the blank space being
filled with the appropriate date.
(3) Referral to committees
Joint resolutions introduced in the House of Representatives
shall be referred to the Committee on International Relations and
joint resolutions introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
(4) Procedures
(A) Any joint resolution shall be considered in the Senate in
accordance with the provisions of section 601(b) of the
International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of
1976.
(B) For the purpose of expediting the consideration and
enactment of joint resolutions, a motion to proceed to the
consideration of any joint resolution after it has been reported by
the appropriate committee shall be treated as highly privileged in
the House of Representatives.
(C) Not more than 1 joint resolution may be considered in the
House of Representatives and the Senate in the 6-month period
beginning on the date on which the President notifies the Congress
under paragraph (1) of the action taken under subsection (a) of this
section, and in each 6-month period thereafter.
(Pub. L. 104-114, title II, Sec. 204, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 810.)
References in Text
Section 902(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985, referred to in
subsecs. (b)(4) and (d)(4), is section 902(c) of Pub. L. 99-198, which
is set out as a note under section 1446g of Title 7, Agriculture.
Section 204(a) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity
(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (e)(2), is subsec. (a) of
this section.
Section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and Arms
Export Control Act of 1976, referred to in subsec. (e)(4)(A), is section
601(b) of Pub. L. 94-329, title VI, June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 765, which
is not classified to the Code.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 6032, 6033, 6082 of this
title.
