U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 23, 2024
§ 6044.
News bureaus in Cuba
(a)
Establishment of news bureaus
The President is authorized to establish and implement an exchange of news bureaus between the United States and Cuba, if the exchange meets the following conditions:
(1)
The exchange is fully reciprocal.
(2)
The Cuban Government agrees not to interfere with the establishment of news bureaus or with the movement in Cuba of journalists of any United States-based news organizations, including Radio Marti and Television Marti.
(3)
The Cuban Government agrees not to interfere with decisions of United States-based news organizations with respect to individuals assigned to work as journalists in their news bureaus in Cuba.
(4)
The Department of the Treasury is able to ensure that only accredited journalists regularly employed with a news gathering organization travel to Cuba under this subsection.
(5)
The Cuban Government agrees not to interfere with the transmission of telecommunications signals of news bureaus or with the distribution within Cuba of publications of any United States-based news organization that has a news bureau in Cuba.
(b)
Assurance against espionage
(c)
Fully reciprocal
(Pub. L. 104–114, title I, § 114, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 803.)
cite as: 22 USC 6044