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S.239
Title: A bill to improve access to the Cuban market for American agricultural producers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Hagel, Chuck [NE] (introduced 2/1/2001)      Cosponsors: 5
Latest Major Action: 2/1/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
2/1/2001:
Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1014)
2/1/2001:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1014-1015)
COMMITTEE(S):
RELATED BILL DETAILS:

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AMENDMENT(S):

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COSPONSORS(5), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Sen Baucus, Max - 2/13/2001 [MT] Sen Dodd, Christopher J. - 2/1/2001 [CT]
Sen Dorgan, Byron L. - 2/1/2001 [ND] Sen Lugar, Richard G. - 2/1/2001 [IN]
Sen Roberts, Pat - 2/1/2001 [KS]

SUMMARY AS OF:
2/1/2001--Introduced.

Cuba Food and Medicine Access Act of 2001 - Exempts from the embargo on trade with Cuba (including prohibitions under the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 against the unloading at a U.S. port of vessels that previously entered a Cuban port to engage in trade) the export of any agricultural commodities, medicines, or medical devices, or any travel incident to the delivery of such items. Declares that such exemption shall not apply to certain restrictions imposed under the Export Administration Act of 1979 or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to study and report to Congress on existing U.S. agricultural export promotion and credit programs to determine how they can be carried out to promote the consumption of U.S. agricultural commodities in Cuba.

Repeals a specified section of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 prohibiting travel incident to the commercial sale of agricultural commodities to, or tourist travel by U.S. citizens to or from, Cuba.