,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,mr4 
,ru% introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,affairs1 = 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 au?orize !      
export ( en]gy res\rces1 en]gy          
te*nologies1 & relat$ s]vices to ,cuba1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,promote           
,opportunities ,) ,en]gy ,res\rces =    
,cuba ,act or ,,p[] ,cuba ,act4  #b4    
,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  
7#a7 ,cuba produc$ an e/imat$ #di1jjj   
b>rels p] day ( petroleum & o!r liquid  
fuels = production ( en]gy 9 #bjad &    
consum$ #aga1jjj b>rels p] day (        
petroleum & o!r liquids4  7#b7 ,cuba    
imports mo/ ( its oil supply f          
,v5ezuela1 :i* provides crude oil at a  

heavily subsidiz$ rate "u a #bjjj en]gy 
agreem5t4  7#c7 ,z ( ,janu>y #bjae1     
,cuba _h #abd1jjj1jjj b>rels ( prov5    
crude oil res]ves1 accord+ to ,oil &    
,gas ,j\rnal 7,,ogj74 ,! prospects (    
f9d+ oil 9 ! deep wat]s (f ! nor!rn coa/
 ( ,cuba attract$ _m oil & gas companies
 f ar\nd ! _w4 ,h[ev]1 due to geological
 & te*nological *all5ges1 (f%ore deep   
wat] exploration activity has s f>      
yield$ no results4 ,exploration 9 ,cuba 
has n[ %ift$ on%ore1 to areas along     
,cuba's nor!rn coa/4  7#d7 ,cuba has f\r
 ref9]ies1 all ( :i* are own$ by ,cuba  
,petroleos1 ! /ate-own$ oil & natural   
gas company4 ,total crude oil ref9+     
capacity 0 #cja1djj b>rels p] day 9     
,janu>y #bjae1 accord+ to ,oil & ,gas   
,j\rnal4  7#e7 ,9 an ef=t to div]sify   
its en]gy portfolio1 ,cuba has set a    
goal ( produc+ #bd p]c5t ( its          
electricity f r5ewable s\rces by #bjcj4 
,cuba's curr5t r5ewable en]gy output    
acc\nts = only #d4c p]c5t ( its total   
electricity production4 ,to meet ?is    

goal1 ,unin ,elctrica1 ! /ate-own$ p[]  
company1 is plann+ #ac w9d projects ) a 
total capacity ( #fcc megawatts4 ,9     
addition1 ,cuba plans to add #gee       
megawatts ( biomass-fir$ capacity1 #gjj 
megawatts ( sol> capacity1 & #ef        
megawatts ( hydroelectric p[]4  7#f7 ,! 
end ( trade re/rictions c\ld g5]ate a   
new m>ket = _m types ( supplies &       
s]vices f ! ,unit$ ,/ates en]gy indu/ry4
  #c4 ,oil & gas exports  7a7 ,en]gy    
,policy & ,cons]vation ,act ,section    
#ajc ( ! ,en]gy ,policy & ,cons]vation  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbab7 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7 ,?is       
section %all n apply to ! export ( oil  
to ,cuba4  4  7b7 ,natural ,gas ,act    
,section #c ( ! ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7g7 ,?is section %all n  
apply to ! export ( ,,lng to ,cuba4  4  
#d4 ,export ( en]gy res\rces1 en]gy     
te*nologies1 & relat$ s]vices to ,cuba  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision 
( law1 ! ,presid5t is au?oriz$ to p]mit 

any p]son subject to ! jurisdiction ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 to export en]gy    
res\rces & en]gy te*nologies to ,cuba2  
7#b7 to export s]vices relat$ to en]gy  
res\rces & en]gy te*nologies describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a72  7#c7 to e/abli%         
facilities relat$ to en]gy res\rces &   
en]gy te*nologies describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#a7 & s]vices describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b72
  7#d7 to conduct any transaction       
incid5t to c>ry+ out an activity        
describ$ 9 any ( p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh   
7#c72 &  7#e7 to ent] into1 p]=m1 & make
 & receive paym5ts "u a contract ) any  
individual or entity 9 ,cuba ) respect  
to ! provision ( en]gy res\rces & en]gy 
te*nologies describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 &  
s]vices describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7b7  
,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & n less  
frequ5tly ?an annually !reaft] = #d     
ye>s1 ! ,presid5t %all submit to !      
relevant committees ( ,congress a report
 on ! implem5tation ( ?is section4  7c7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,en]gy

 res\rces ,! t]m en]gy res\rces means   
conv5tional s\rces ( en]gy1 includ+ oil1
 gas1 coal1 petro*emicals1 & nucle>     
en]gy4  7#b7 ,en]gy te*nologies ,! t]m  
en]gy te*nologies means equipm5t &      
exp]tise to enable ! production ( en]gy1
 includ+ r5ewable s\rces ( en]gy su* z  
w9d1 sol>1 hydro-p[]1 geo!rmal1 &       
bio-fuels4  7#c7 ,p]son subject to !    
jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,! t]m   
p]son subject to ! jurisdiction ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates means-- 7,a7 any          
individual1 :]ev] locat$1 :o is a citiz5
 or resid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 any
 p]son locat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,c7  
any corporation1 p>tn]%ip1 association1 
or o!r organization organiz$ "u ! laws (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates or ( any ,/ate1        
t]ritory1 possession1 or di/rict ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,d7 any corporation1 
p>tn]%ip1 association1 or o!r           
organization1 :]ev] organiz$ or do+     
bus9ess1 t is own$ or controll$ by a    
p]son or organization describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c74  7#d7  

,relevant committees ( ,congress ,! t]m 
relevant committees ( ,congress means-- 
7,a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 ! 
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & !    
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee 
on ,=eign ,relations1 ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces1 & !        
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate4