22 USC 6004 - Support for Cuban people

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 6004.

Support for Cuban people

(a)

Provisions of law affected

(b)

Donations of food

(c)

Exports of medicines and medical supplies

Exports of medicines or medical supplies, instruments, or equipment to Cuba shall not be restricted—

(1)

except to the extent such restrictions would be permitted under section 5(m) 1

 See References in Text note below.

of the Export Administration Act of 1979 or section 203(b)(2) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act [50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)];

(2)

except in a case in which there is a reasonable likelihood that the item to be exported will be used for purposes of torture or other human rights abuses;

(3)

except in a case in which there is a reasonable likelihood that the item to be exported will be reexported; and

(4)

except in a case in which the item to be exported could be used in the production of any biotechnological product.

(d)

Requirements for certain exports

(1)

Onsite verifications

(A)

Subject to subparagraph (B), an export may be made under subsection (c) only if the President determines that the United States Government is able to verify, by onsite inspections and other appropriate means, that the exported item is to be used for the purposes for which it was intended and only for the use and benefit of the Cuban people.

(B)

Subparagraph (A) does not apply to donations to nongovernmental organizations in Cuba of medicines for humanitarian purposes.

(2)

Licenses

(e)

Telecommunications services and facilities

(1)

(2)

Telecommunications facilities

(3)

Licensing of payments to Cuba

(A)

The President may provide for the issuance of licenses for the full or partial payment to Cuba of amounts due Cuba as a result of the provision of telecommunications services authorized by this subsection, in a manner that is consistent with the public interest and the purposes of this chapter, except that this paragraph shall not require any withdrawal from any account blocked pursuant to regulations issued under section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act [50 U.S.C. 4305(b)].

(B)

If only partial payments are made to Cuba under subparagraph (A), the amounts withheld from Cuba shall be deposited in an account in a banking institution in the United States. Such account shall be blocked in the same manner as any other account containing funds in which Cuba has any interest, pursuant to regulations issued under section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act.

(4)

Authority of Federal Communications Commission

(5)

Prohibition on investment in domestic telecommunications services

(6)

Reports to Congress

(f)

Direct mail delivery to Cuba

(g)

Assistance to support democracy in Cuba

(Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title XVII, § 1705, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2577; Pub. L. 104–114, title I, § 102(g), Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 793.)

cite as: 22 USC 6004