,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aa1        
#bjag,mr4 ,emmer 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4  
,sanford1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4  
,amash1 ,mr4 ,crawford1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1
 and ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and
 in addition to the ,committees on ,ways
 and ,means1 ,financial ,services1 and  
,agriculture1 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 lift the trade embargo on
 ,cuba1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,cuba ,trade ,act of #bjag4  #b4    
,removal of provisions restricting trade
 with ,cuba  7a7 ,authority for ,embargo
  7#a7 ,in general ,section #fbj7;a7 of 
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  

7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcgj7;a77 is amended by 
striking 7#a7 ,no assistance and all    
that follows through 7#b7 ,except and   
inserting ,except4  7#b7 ,conforming    
amendment ,section #agji of the ,cuban  
,democracy ,act of #aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#fjjh7 is amended by striking section   
#fbj7;a77#b7 and inserting section      
#fbj7;a74  7b7 ,cuban ,democracy ,act   
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,cuban ,democracy 
,act of #aiib 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fjja et   
seq47 is amended--  7,a7 by striking    
section #agjd 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fjjc72    
7,b7 by striking section #agjf 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #fjje72 and  7,c7 by striking 
section #agjh 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fjjg74    
7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,paragraph   
7#c7 of section #bjd7;b7 of the ,cuban  
,liberty and ,democratic ,solidarity    
7,,libertad7 ,act of #aiif 7#bb         
,u4,s4,c4 #fjfd7;b77 is amended to read 
as follows3  7#c7 section #agje7;d7 of  
the ,cuban ,democracy ,act of #aiib 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fjjd7;d772  4  7c7 ,cuban   
,liberty and ,democratic ,solidarity    

,act ,the ,cuban ,liberty and           
,democratic ,solidarity 7,,libertad7    
,act of #aiif 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fjba et   
seq47 is amended--  7#a7 by striking    
section #ajb 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fjcb72     
7#b7 by striking section #ajc 7#bb      
,u4,s4,c4 #fjcc72 and  7#c7 in section  
#aji7;a7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fjci7;a771 by  
striking 7including section #ajb of this
 ,act74  7d7 ,trade ,sanctions ,reform  
and ,export ,enhancement ,act of #bjjj  
,the ,trade ,sanctions ,reform and      
,export ,enhancement ,act of #bjjj 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #gbja et seq47 is amended--   
7#a7 in section #ijf7;a77#a7 7#bb       
,u4,s4,c4 #gbje7;a77#a771 by striking   
,cuba12  7#b7 by amending section #ijh  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gbjg7 to read as        
follows3  #ijh4 ,prohibition on ,united 
,states assistance and financing  7a7   
,in general ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of law1 no ,united ,states    
,government assistance1 including       
,united ,states foreign assistance1     
,united ,states export assistance1 and  

any ,united ,states credit or guarantees
 shall be available for commercial      
exports to ,iran1 ,libya1 ,north ,korea1
 or ,sudan4  7b7 ,prohibition on foreign
 assistance and financing of trade with 
,cuba ,notwithstanding any other        
provision of law1 the ,united ,states   
,government may not provide any foreign 
assistance to ,cuba or any financial    
assistance1 loans1 loan guarantees1     
extension of credit1 or other financing 
for exports to ,cuba4  7c7 ,waiver ,the 
,president may waive the application of 
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 to the degree the 
,president determines that it is in the 
national security interest of the       
,united ,states to do so1 or for        
humanitarian reasons4  2 and  7#c7 by   
striking section #iji 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#gbjh74  #c4 ,prohibition on use of     
taxpayer funds to promote trade with    
,cuba  7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of law1 the ,federal
 ,government may not obligate or expend 
any funds to promote trade with or      

develop markets in ,cuba4  7b7          
,exclusion of certain ,federal commodity
 promotion programs ,subsection 7a7 does
 not prohibit the obligation or         
expenditure of funds by ,federal        
commodity promotion programs established
 in accordance with a commodity         
promotion law1 as defined by section    
#eja7;a7 of the ,federal ,agriculture   
,improvement and ,reform ,act of #aiif  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja7;a774