,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,serrano introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on the   
,judiciary1 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 waive certain            
prohibitions with respect to nationals  
of ,cuba coming to the ,united ,states  
to play organized professional baseball4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,baseball ,diplomacy ,act4 
#b4 ,removal of certain restrictions    
7a7 ,restriction on ,embargo ,authority 
,the authorities of section #fbj7;a7 of 
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa1 
those authorities under section #e7;b7  
of the ,trading with the ,enemy ,act    
that were being exercised with respect  

to ,cuba on ,july #a1 #aigg1 as a result
 of a national emergency declared before
 that date1 and are being exercised on  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and section #bjc of the ,international  
,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act may   
not be exercised to regulate or         
prohibit--  7#a7 those transactions     
permitted under section #eae4ega of     
title #ca1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 by or on behalf of a      
,cuban national who enters the ,united  
,states from ,cuba on a visa issued     
under section #aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77b7 
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act for the purpose of playing         
organized professional baseball2 and    
7#b7 a ,cuban national described in     
paragraph 7#a7 from returning to ,cuba  
with the earnings made in playing       
organized professional baseball4  7b7   
,restriction on ,immigration ,authority 
,the authority contained in section     
#bab7;f7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act may not be used to    

deny a visa described in subsection     
7a77#a7 to a ,cuban national for the    
purpose of playing organized            
professional baseball4  7c7             
,inapplicability of ,other ,restrictions
 ,this section applies notwithstanding  
section #ajb7;h7 of the ,cuban ,liberty 
and ,democratic ,solidarity 7,,libertad7
 ,act of #aiif4  #c4 ,duration of visa  
,a visa described in section            
#b7;a77#a7-- 7#a7 shall permit the alien
 to whom the visa is issued to remain in
 the ,united ,states only for the       
duration of the baseball season2 and    
7#b7 need not be renewed for subsequent 
entries into the ,united ,states for the
 duration of a valid contract entered   
into between the alien and the          
professional baseball team with which   
the alien played in the preceding       
baseball season4