,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #d1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,s]rano introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to waive c]ta9     
prohibitions ) respect to nationals (   
,cuba com+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates to play   
organiz$ pr(essional baseball4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,baseball ,diplomacy ,act4  #b4 ,removal
 ( c]ta9 re/rictions  7a7 ,re/riction on
 ,emb>go ,au?ority ,! au?orities (      
section #fbj7;a7 ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance  
,act ( #aifa1 ^? au?orities "u section  
#e7;b7 ( ! ,trad+ ) ! ,enemy ,act t 7   
be+ ex]cis$ ) respect to ,cuba on ,july 
#a1 #aigg1 z a result ( a national      
em]g5cy decl>$ be=e t date1 & are be+   
ex]cis$ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    

,act1 & section #bjc ( ! ,int]national  
,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s ,act may n be  
ex]cis$ to regulate or prohibit--  7#a7 
^? transactions p]mitt$ "u section      
#eae4ega ( title #ca1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations1 by or on behalf ( a ,cuban
 national :o ent]s ! ,unit$ ,/ates f    
,cuba on a visa issu$ "u section        
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77b7 ( !           
,immigration & ,nationality ,act = !    
purpose ( play+ organiz$ pr(essional    
baseball2 &  7#b7 a ,cuban national     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 f return+ to   
,cuba ) ! e>n+s made 9 play+ organiz$   
pr(essional baseball4  7b7 ,re/riction  
on ,immigration ,au?ority ,! au?ority   
conta9$ 9 section #bab7;f7 ( !          
,immigration & ,nationality ,act may n  
be us$ to d5y a visa describ$ 9         
subsection 7a77#a7 to a ,cuban national 
= ! purpose ( play+ organiz$ pr(essional
 baseball4  7c7 ,inapplicability ( ,o!r 
,re/rictions ,?is section applies       
not)/&+ section #ajb7;h7 ( ! ,cuban     
,lib]ty & ,democratic ,solid>ity        

7,,lib]tad7 ,act ( #aiif4  #c4 ,duration
 ( visa ,a visa describ$ 9 section      
#b7;a77#a7--  7#a7 %all p]mit ! ali5 to 
:om ! visa is issu$ to rema9 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates only = ! duration ( ! baseball   
season2 &  7#b7 ne$ n be r5ew$ =        
subsequ5t entries into ! ,unit$ ,/ates =
 ! duration ( a valid contract ent]$    
into betwe5 ! ali5 & ! pr(essional      
baseball team ) :i* ! ali5 play$ 9 !    
prec$+ baseball season4