,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #c1      
#bjae,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,menendez1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,cotton1   
,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,vitter1
 and ,mr4 ,kirk7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to strengthen   
support for the ,cuban people and       
prohibit financial transactions with the
 ,cuban military1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title2 table of   
contents  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,cuban ,military    
,transparency ,act4  7b7 ,table of      
contents ,the table of contents for this
 ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short   
title2 table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4     
,findings4 ,sec4 #c4 ,statement of      
policy4 ,sec4 #d4 ,prohibitions on      
financial transactions with the         
,ministry of the ,revolutionary ,armed  
,forces or the ,ministry of the         

,interior of ,cuba4 ,sec4 #e4 ,inclusion
 in ,department of ,state rewards       
program of rewards for information      
leading to the arrest or conviction of  
individuals responsible for the         
,february #bd1 #aiif1 attack on ,united 
,states aircraft4 ,sec4 #f4             
,coordination with ,,interpol4 ,sec4 #g4
 ,report on the role of the ,ministry of
 the ,revolutionary ,armed ,forces and  
the ,ministry of the ,interior of ,cuba 
in the economy and foreign relationships
 of ,cuba4 ,sec4 #h4 ,report on use and 
ownership of confiscated property4 ,sec4
 #i4 ,termination4  #b4 ,findings       
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,in his ,december #ag1 #bjad1      
announcement to pursue the normalization
 of relations with ,cuba1 ,president    
,barack ,obama stated1 ,i believe that  
more resources should be able to reach  
the ,cuban people4 ,so we're            
significantly increasing the amount of  
money that can be sent to ,cuba1 and    
removing limits on remittances that     

support humanitarian projects1 the      
,cuban people1 and the emerging ,cuban  
private sector44  7#b7 ,in his ,january 
#ad1 #bjaa1 comments on the easing of   
travel sanctions1 ,president ,barack    
,obama also stated1 ,these measures will
 increase people-to-people contact2     
support civil society in ,cuba2 enhance 
the free flow of information to1 from1  
and among the ,cuban people2 and help   
promote their independence from ,cuban  
authorities44  7#c7 ,article #ah of the 
#aigf ,constitution of ,cuba reads1 ,the
 ,state directs and controls foreign    
commerce44  7#d7 ,the largest company in
 ,cuba is the ,grupo ,gaesa 7,grupo de  
,administracin ,empresarial ,s4,a471    
founded by ,general ,raul ,castro ,ruz  
in the #aiijs1 controlled and operated  
by the ,cuban military1 which oversees  
all investments1 and run by ,general    
,raul ,castro's son-in-law1 ,general    
,luis ,alberto ,rodriguez               
,lopez-,callejas4  7#e7 ,cuba's         
military-run ,grupo ,gaesa operates the 

tourism industry in ,cuba1 including    
hotels1 resorts1 foreign currency       
exchanges1 car rentals1 nightclubs1     
retail stores1 and restaurants4  7#f7   
,according to ,hotels ,magazine1        
,gaviota1 ,s4,a41 owned by the ,cuban   
military and a prominent subsidiary of  
,grupo ,gaesa1 is the largest hotel     
conglomerate in ,latin ,america and the 
,caribbean4  7#g7 ,the ,cuban military1 
through its tourism conglomerates1 is   
currently operating resort facilities in
 properties confiscated from ,united    
,states citizens4  7#h7 ,in #bjjc1 a    
,united ,states grand jury indicted     
,general ,ruben ,martinez ,puente1 head 
of the ,cuban ,air ,force1 and two      
,cuban ,air ,force pilots1 ,col4        
,lorenzo ,alberto ,perez-,perez and     
,francisco ,perez-,perez1 on four counts
 of murder1 two counts of destruction of
 aircraft1 and one count of conspiracy  
to kill ,united ,states nationals for   
their roles in the ,february #bd1 #aiif1
 attack by ,cuban military jets over    

international waters on two ,united     
,states civilian ,cessna planes operated
 by the ,brothers ,to ,the ,rescue      
humanitarian organization4  7#i7 ,the   
#bjjc ,united ,states indictment against
 ,cuban military officials is the only  
outstanding indictment against senior   
military officials from a country       
designated by the ,united ,states as a  
state sponsor of terrorism for the      
murder of ,united ,states nationals4    
7#aj7 ,in a ,december #ag1 #bjad1       
article in ,politico1 ,united ,states   
,representative ,james ,mc,govern       
7,d-,,ma7 stated that ,general ,raul    
,castro admitted to giving the order to 
shoot down the ,united ,states civilian 
planes that resulted in the murder of   
those ,united ,states nationals in      
#aiif4 ,i gave the order4 ,i'm the one  
responsible41 ,castro told ,mc,govern4  
7#aa7 ,one of the ,cuban spies exchanged
 in the ,december #ag1 #bjad1 deal by   
,president ,obama with the ,cuban regime
 was ,gerardo ,hernandez1 who was       

serving a life sentence for murder      
conspiracy in the deaths of three       
,united ,states citizens1 ,armando      
,alejandre ,jr41 ,carlos ,costa1 ,mario 
de la ,pena1 and permanent resident of  
the ,united ,states1 ,pablo ,morales4   
7#ab7 ,the ,cuban military played a     
central role in the #bjac trafficking   
incident that involved more than #bdj   
metric tons of heavy weapons1 including 
fully fueled ,mi,g fighter jets1        
missiles1 and air defense systems1 to   
,north ,korea4  7#ac7 ,a ,united        
,nations panel of experts found that the
 trafficking incident described in      
paragraph 7#ab7 violated ,united        
,nations ,security ,council sanctions   
and was the largest weapons cache ever  
intercepted being transported to or from
 ,north ,korea4 ,the ,cuban military    
refused to cooperate with ,united       
,nations investigators4  7#ad7 ,in      
,february #bjae1 the ,colombian         
authorities intercepted a               
,chinese-flagged vessel carrying a      

clandestine shipment of war materiel    
destined for the ,cuban military1 via   
one of its shadow companies1            
,tecno,import ,s4,a4 ,the shipment1     
disguised as grain products1 included   
#ii rockets1 #c1jjj cannon shells1 #ajj 
tons of military-grade dynamite and     
#b1fjjj1jjj detonators4  7#ae7 ,the     
,cuban military has provided military   
intelligence1 weapons training1         
strategic planning1 and security        
logistics to the military and security  
forces of ,venezuela1 which has         
contributed to the subversion of        
democratic institutions and violent     
suppression of peaceful protests in     
,venezuela4  7#af7 ,the ,cuba #bjac     
,human ,rights ,report prepared by the  
,department of ,state states that the   
military maintained effective control   
over the security forces1 which         
committed human rights abuses against   
civil rights activists and other        
citizens alike44  #c4 ,statement of     
policy ,it is the policy of the ,united 

,states-- 7#a7 to support the efforts of
 the people of ,cuba to promote the     
establishment of basic freedoms in      
,cuba1 including a democratic political 
system in which the military and other  
security forces are under the control of
 democratically elected civilian        
leaders2  7#b7 to ensure that legal     
travel and trade with ,cuba by citizens 
and residents of the ,united ,states    
does not serve to enrich or empower the 
military or other security forces of    
,cuba run by the ,castro family2  7#c7  
to support the emergence of a government
 in ,cuba that does not oppress the     
people of ,cuba and does not use its    
military or other security forces to    
persecute1 intimidate1 arrest1 imprison1
 or assassinate dissidents2  7#d7 to    
bring to justice in the ,united ,states 
the officials of ,cuba involved in the  
,february #bd1 #aiif1 attack of two     
,united ,states civilian ,cessna        
aircraft by ,cuban military jets over   
international waters2 and  7#e7 to      

counter the efforts of ,cuba1 through   
military and other assistance1 to       
promote repression elsewhere in the     
,western ,hemisphere1 especially in     
,venezuela4  #d4 ,prohibitions on       
financial transactions with the         
,ministry of the ,revolutionary ,armed  
,forces or the ,ministry of the         
,interior of ,cuba  7a7 ,in general     
,except as provided in subsection 7b71  
beginning on the date that is #cj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and notwithstanding any other     
provision of law1 a ,united ,states     
person shall not engage in any financial
 transaction with1 or transfer of funds 
to1 any of the following3  7#a7 ,the    
,ministry of the ,revolutionary ,armed  
,forces of ,cuba1 the ,ministry of the  
,interior of ,cuba1 or any subdivision  
of either such ,ministry4  7#b7 ,any    
agency1 instrumentality1 or other entity
 that is operated or controlled by an   
entity specified in paragraph 7#a74     
7#c7 ,any agency1 instrumentality1 or   

other entity owned by an entity         
specified in paragraph 7#a7 in a        
percentage share exceeding #be percent4 
7#d7 ,an individual who is a senior     
member of the ,ministry of the          
,revolutionary ,armed ,forces of ,cuba  
or the ,ministry of the ,interior of    
,cuba4  7#e7 ,any individual or entity--
 7,a7 for the purpose of avoiding a     
financial transaction with1 or transfer 
of funds to1 an individual or entity    
specified in any of paragraphs 7#a7     
through 7#d72 and  7,b7 for the benefit 
of an individual or entity specified in 
any of paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d74    
7b7 ,exceptions ,the prohibitions on    
financial transactions and transfers of 
funds under subsection 7a7 shall not    
apply with respect to--  7#a7 the sale  
of agricultural commodities1 medicines1 
and medical devices sold to ,cuba       
consistent with the ,trade ,sanctions   
,reform and ,export ,enhancement ,act of
 #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gbja et seq472   
7#b7 a remittance to an immediate family

 member2 or  7#c7 assistance or support 
in furtherance of democracy-building    
efforts for ,cuba described in section  
#aji of the ,cuban ,liberty and         
,democratic ,solidarity 7,,libertad7    
,act of #aiif 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fjci74    
7c7 ,implementation2 penalties  7#a7    
,implementation ,the ,president shall   
exercise all authorities under sections 
#bjc and #bje of the ,international     
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and #agjd7 to carry out 
this section1 except that the           
,president--  7,a7 shall not issue any  
general license authorizing1 or         
otherwise authorize1 any activity       
prohibited under subsection 7a72 and    
7,b7 shall require any ,united ,states  
person seeking to engage in a financial 
transaction or transfer of funds        
prohibited under subsection 7a7 to      
submit a written request to the ,office 
of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the     
,department of the ,treasury4  7#b7     
,penalties ,a person that violates1     

attempts to violate1 conspires to       
violate1 or causes a violation of       
subsection 7a7 or any regulation1       
license1 or order issued to carry out   
subsection 7a7 shall be subject to the  
penalties set forth in subsections 7b7  
and 7c7 of section #bjf of the          
,international ,emergency ,economic     
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to   
the same extent as a person that commits
 an unlawful act described in subsection
 7a7 of that section4  7d7 ,united      
,states person defined ,in this section1
 the term ,united ,states person means--
 7#a7 a ,united ,states citizen or alien
 admitted for permanent residence to the
 ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 an entity   
organized under the laws of the ,united 
,states or any jurisdiction within the  
,united ,states4  #e4 ,inclusion in     
,department of ,state rewards program of
 rewards for information leading to the 
arrest or conviction of individuals     
responsible for the ,february #bd1      
#aiif1 attack on ,united ,states        

aircraft ,section #cf7;b7 of the ,state 
,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of 
#aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgjh7;b77 is      
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#i71 by    
striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2
  7#b7 in paragraph 7#aj71 by striking  
the period at the end and inserting 2   
or2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the  
following3  7#aa7 the arrest or         
conviction in any country of any        
individual responsible for committing1  
conspiring or attempting to commit1 or  
aiding or abetting in the commission of 
the attack on the aircraft of ,united   
,states persons in international waters 
by the military of ,cuba on ,february   
#bd1 #aiif4  4  #f4 ,coordination with  
,,interpol ,the ,attorney ,general1 in  
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,state1 shall seek to coordinate with   
the ,international ,criminal ,police    
,organization 7,,interpol7 to pursue the
 location and arrest of ,united ,states 
fugitives in ,cuba1 including current   
and former members of the military of   

,cuba1 such as those individuals who    
committed1 conspired or attempted to    
commit1 or aided or abetted in the      
commission of the attack on the aircraft
 of ,united ,states persons in          
international waters by the military of 
,cuba on ,february #bd1 #aiif1 with a   
view to extradition or similar lawful   
action1 including through the           
circulation of international wanted     
notices 7commonly referred to as ,red   
,notices74  #g4 ,report on the role of  
the ,ministry of the ,revolutionary     
,armed ,forces and the ,ministry of the 
,interior of ,cuba in the economy and   
foreign relationships of ,cuba  7a7 ,in 
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and not less frequently than annually   
thereafter1 the ,president shall submit 
to ,congress a report on the role of the
 ,ministry of the ,revolutionary ,armed 
,forces and the ,ministry of the        
,interior of ,cuba with respect to the  
economy of ,cuba4  7b7 ,elements ,the   

report required by subsection 7a7 shall 
include the following3 7#a7 ,an         
identification of entities the ,united  
,states considers to be owned1 operated1
 or controlled1 in whole or in part1 by 
the ,ministry of the ,revolutionary     
,armed ,forces or the ,ministry of the  
,interior of ,cuba or any senior member 
of the ,ministry of the ,revolutionary  
,armed ,forces or the ,ministry of the  
,interior of ,cuba4  7#b7 ,an assessment
 of the business dealings with countries
 and entities outside of ,cuba conducted
 by entities identified under paragraph 
7#a7 and officers of the ,ministry of   
the ,revolutionary ,armed ,forces or the
 ,ministry of the ,interior of ,cuba4   
7#c7 ,an assessment of the relationship 
of the ,ministry of the ,revolutionary  
,armed ,forces and the ,ministry of the 
,interior of ,cuba with the militaries  
of foreign countries1 including whether 
either such ,ministry has conducted     
joint training1 exercises1 financial    
dealings1 or weapons purchases or sales 

with such militaries or provided        
advisors to such militaries4  7c7 ,form 
of report ,each report submitted under  
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex4  #h4 ,report on use   
and ownership of confiscated property   
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 and not less frequently than     
annually thereafter1 the ,president     
shall submit to ,congress a report on   
the confiscation of property and the use
 of confiscated property by the         
,ministry of the ,revolutionary ,armed  
,forces and the ,ministry of the        
,interior of ,cuba4  7b7 ,definitions   
,in this section1 the terms confiscated 
and confiscation have the meanings given
 those terms in section #dja of the     
,cuban ,liberty and ,democratic         
,solidarity 7,,libertad7 ,act of #aiif  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fjia74  #i4 ,termination
 ,the provisions of this ,act shall     
terminate on the date on which the      

,president submits to ,congress a       
determination under section #bjc7;c77#c7
 of the ,cuban ,liberty and ,democratic 
,solidarity 7,,libertad7 ,act of #aiif  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fjfc7;c77#c77 that a    
democratically elected government in    
,cuba is in power4