,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hgc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #bg1 #bjac ,mr4 ,rangel introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,ways and ,means1 the ,judiciary1 ,agriculture1 and ,financial ,services1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to facilitate the export of ,united ,states agricultural products to ,cuba as authorized by the ,trade ,sanctions ,reform and ,export ,enhancement ,act of #bjjj1 to remove impediments to the export to ,cuba of medical devices and medicines1 to allow travel to ,cuba by ,united ,states legal residents1 to establish an agricultural export promotion program with respect to ,cuba1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,promoting ,american ,agricultural and ,medical ,exports to ,cuba ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,clarification of payment terms under the ,trade ,sanctions ,reform and ,export ,enhancement ,act of #bjjj ,section #ijh7;b77#d7 of the ,trade ,sanctions ,reform and ,export ,enhancement ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gbjg7;b77#d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 the term payment of cash in advance means1 notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the payment by the purchaser of an agricultural commodity or product and the receipt of such payment by the seller prior to-- 7i7 the transfer of title of such commodity or product to the purchaser2 and 7ii7 the release of control of such commodity or product to the purchaser4 4 #c4 ,authorization of direct transfers between ,cuban and ,united ,states financial institutions under the ,trade ,sanctions ,reform and ,export ,enhancement ,act of #bjjj 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,president may not restrict direct transfers from a ,cuban depository institution to a ,united ,states depository institution executed in payment for a product authorized for sale under the ,trade ,sanctions ,reform and ,export ,enhancement ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gbja et seq474 7b7 ,depository institution defined ,in this section1 the term depository institution means any entity that is engaged primarily in the business of banking 7including a bank1 savings bank1 savings association1 credit union1 trust company1 or bank holding company74 #d4 ,establishment of agricultural export promotion program with respect to ,cuba 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall establish a program to provide information and technical assistance to ,united ,states agricultural producers1 cooperative organizations1 or ,state agencies that promote the sale of agricultural commodities1 in order to promote and facilitate ,united ,states exports of agricultural products to ,cuba as authorized by the ,trade ,sanctions ,reform and ,export ,enhancement ,act of #bjjj4 7b7 ,technical assistance ,to facilitate exports ,the ,secretary shall maintain on the ,web site of the ,department of ,agriculture information to assist exporters and potential exporters of ,united ,states agricultural commodities with respect to ,cuba4 7c7 ,authorization of funds ,the ,secretary is authorized to expend such sums as may be available in the ,agricultural ,export ,promotion ,trust ,fund established under section #ieab of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7as added by section #i7;b7 of this ,act74 #e4 ,issuance of visas to conduct activities in accordance with the trade sanctions reform and export enhancement act of #bjjj 7a7 ,issuance of visas ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 in the case of a ,cuban national whose itinerary documents an intent to conduct activities1 including phytosanitary inspections1 related to purchasing ,united ,states agricultural goods under the provisions of the ,trade ,sanctions ,reform and ,export ,enhancement ,act of #bjjj1 a consular officer 7as defined in section #aja7;a77#i7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#i777 may issue a nonimmigrant visa under section #aja7;a77#ae77;,b7 of such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,b77 to the national1 if the national is not inadmissible to the ,united ,states under section #bab of such ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb74 7b7 ,periodic reports 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #de days after the date of enactment of this ,act and every #c months thereafter the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the ,committees on ,finance1 ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry1 and ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and the ,committees on ,agriculture1 ,ways and ,means1 and ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the issuance of visas described in subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,content of reports ,each report shall contain a full description of each application received from a ,cuban national to travel to the ,united ,states to engage in purchasing activities pursuant to the ,trade ,sanctions ,reform and ,export ,enhancement ,act of #bjjj and shall describe the disposition of each such application4 #f4 ,adherence to international agreements for the mutual protection of intellectual property 7a7 ,repeal of ,prohibition on ,transactions or ,payments ,with ,respect to ,certain ,united ,states ,intellectual ,property ,section #baa of the ,department of ,commerce and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #aiii 7section #aja7;b7 of division ,a of ,public ,law #aje-bgg2 #aab ,stat4 #bfha-hh71 is repealed4 7b7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out the repeal made by subsection 7a71 including removing any prohibition on transactions or payments to which subsection 7a77#a7 of section #baa of the ,department of ,commerce and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #aiii 7as such section was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this ,act71 applied4 7c7 ,further regulations 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall amend part #eae of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7the ,cuban assets control regulations71 to authorize under general license the transfer or receipt of any trademark or trade name subject to ,united ,states law in which a designated national has an interest4 7#b7 ,designated national defined ,in this subsection1 the term designated national has the meaning given the term in subsection 7d77#a7 of section #baa of the ,department of ,commerce and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #aiii 7as such section was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this ,act74 #g4 ,travel to ,cuba 7a7 ,freedom of travel for ,united ,states citizens and legal residents ,subject to subsection 7c71 the ,president shall not regulate or prohibit1 directly or indirectly1 travel to or from ,cuba by ,united ,states citizens or legal residents1 or any of the transactions incident to such travel that are set forth in subsection 7b74 ,the ,president shall rescind all regulations in effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act that so regulate or prohibit such travel or transactions4 7b7 ,transactions incident to travel ,the transactions referred to in subsection 7a7 are-- 7#a7 any transactions ordinarily incident to travel to or from ,cuba1 including the importation into ,cuba or the ,united ,states of accompanied baggage for personal use only2 7#b7 any transactions ordinarily incident to travel or maintenance within ,cuba1 including the payment of living expenses and the acquisition of goods or services for personal use2 7#c7 any transactions ordinarily incident to the arrangement1 promotion1 or facilitation of travel to1 from1 or within ,cuba2 7#d7 any transactions incident to nonscheduled air1 sea1 or land voyages1 except that this paragraph does not authorize the carriage of articles into ,cuba or the ,united ,states except accompanied baggage2 and 7#e7 normal banking transactions incident to the activities described in the preceding provisions of this subsection1 including the issuance1 clearing1 processing1 or payment of checks1 drafts1 travelers checks1 credit or debit card instruments1 or similar instruments2 except that this section does not authorize the importation into the ,united ,states of any goods for personal consumption acquired in ,cuba4 7c7 ,exception ,the restrictions on authority contained in subsection 7a7 do not apply in a case in which the ,united ,states is at war with ,cuba1 armed hostilities between the two countries are in progress1 or there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of ,united ,states citizens or legal residents4 7d7 ,applicability ,this section applies to actions taken by the ,president before the date of the enactment of this ,act which are in effect on such date of enactment1 and to actions taken on or after such date of enactment4 7e7 ,inapplicability of other provisions ,this section applies notwithstanding section #ajb7;h7 of the ,cuban ,liberty and ,democratic ,solidarity 7,,libertad7 ,act of #aiif 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fjcb7;h77 and section #iaj7;b7 of the ,trade ,sanctions ,reform and ,export ,enhancement ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gbji7;b774 #h4 ,export of medicines and medical devices to ,cuba 7a7 ,repeal of requirement for onsite verifications ,section #agje of the ,cuban ,democracy ,act of #aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fjjd7 is amended by striking subsection 7d74 7b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall be construed to restrict the authority of the ,president to-- 7#a7 impose export controls with respect to the export of medicines or medical devices under sections #e or #f of the ,export ,administration ,act of #aigi2 or 7#b7 exercise the authorities the ,president has under the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act with respect to ,cuba pursuant to a declaration of national emergency required by that ,act that is made on account of an unusual and extraordinary threat1 that did not exist before the enactment of this ,act1 to the national security1 foreign policy1 or economy of the ,united ,states4 #i4 ,increase in airport ticket tax for transportation between ,united ,states and ,cuba2 establishment of agricultural export promotion trust fund 7a7 ,increase in ticket tax ,subsection 7c7 of section #dbfa of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7relating to use of international travel facilities7 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#d7 ,special rule for cuba ,in any case in which the tax imposed by paragraph 7#a7 applies to transportation beginning or ending in ,cuba before ,january #a1 #bjae1 such tax shall be increased by #a4jj4 4 7b7 ,agricultural export promotion trust fund 7#a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,a of chapter #ih of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7relating to establishment of trust funds7 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #ieab4 ,agricultural export promotion trust fund 7a7 ,creation of trust fund ,there is established in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states a trust fund to be known as the ,agricultural ,export ,promotion ,trust ,fund1 consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to such fund as provided in this section or section #ifjb7;b74 7b7 ,transfers to trust fund ,there are hereby appropriated to the ,agricultural ,export ,promotion ,trust ,fund amounts equivalent to the taxes received in the ,treasury by reason of section #dbfa7;c77#d74 7c7 ,expenditures ,amounts in the ,agricultural ,export ,promotion ,trust ,fund shall be available1 as provided by appropriation ,acts1 for making expenditures to the ,office of the ,secretary of ,agriculture for the purposes set out in section #d of the ,promoting ,american ,agricultural and ,medical ,exports to ,cuba ,act of #bjac4 4 7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,subparagraph 7,b7 of section #iejb7;b77#a7 of such ,code is amended by inserting 7other than by reason of subsection 7c77#d7 thereof7 after sections #dbfa4 7#c7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for subchapter ,a of chapter #ih of such ,code is amended by adding at the end the following new item3 ,sec4 #ieab4 ,agricultural ,export ,promotion ,trust ,fund4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply to transportation beginning after the #ij-;day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 except that such amendment shall not apply to amounts paid before the end of such period4