22 U.S.C. § 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)

22 U.S.C. 2151 22 U.S.C. 2751 The government of such country shall not be eligible for assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [ et seq.] or assistance or sales under the Arms Export Control Act [ 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)

section 6004(c) of this title exports of medicines or medical supplies, instruments, or equipment that would be permitted under .

section 1603(b) of title 28As 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 , with each reference in such section to “a foreign state” deemed to be a reference to “Cuba”.

(3)

Applicability of section

section 6007(a) of this titleThis 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 .

Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title XVII, § 1704Oct. 23, 1992106 Stat. 2576 Pub. L. 104–114, title I, § 102(f)Mar. 12, 1996110 Stat. 793(, , ; , , .)

Repeal of Section

Pub. L. 104–114, title II, § 204(d)(3)Mar. 12, 1996110 Stat. 810 section 6063(c)(3) of this title, , , provided that on date on which President submits determination under that democratically elected government in Cuba is in power, this section is repealed.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 87–195Sept. 4, 196175 Stat. 424 section 2151 of this titleThe Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(A), is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 32 (§ 2151 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Pub. L. 90–629Oct. 22, 196882 Stat. 1320 section 2751 of this titleThe Arms Export Control Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(A), is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 39 (§ 2751 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Amendments

Pub. L. 104–114, § 102(f)section 1603(b) of title 281996—Subsec. (b)(2). , 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 , with each reference in such section to ‘a foreign state’ deemed to be a reference to ‘Cuba’.”