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Bill 7 of 50
United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2001 (Introduced in Senate)
S 401 IS
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 401
To normalize trade
relations with Cuba , and for
other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 27, 2001
Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. ROBERTS, and Mrs. LINCOLN) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To normalize trade
relations with Cuba , and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2001'.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TRADE WITH CUBA .
(a) FINDINGS- The Congress finds that--
(1) with the end of the cold war and the collapse of the Soviet Union,
Cuba is no longer a threat to
the United States or the Western Hemisphere;
(2) the continuation of the embargo on trade between the United States and
Cuba that was declared in
February 1962 is counterproductive, adding to the hardships of the Cuban
people while making the United States the scapegoat for the failures of the
Communist system;
(3) in the former Soviet Union, the Eastern bloc countries, China, and
Vietnam, the United States is using economic, cultural, academic, and
scientific engagement to support its policy of promoting democratic and
human rights reforms;
(4) extension to Cuba of
unconditional normal trade
relations treatment would assist Cuba in developing its economy based
on free market principles and becoming competitive in the global
marketplace;
(5) the United States can best support democratic change and human
rights in Cuba by promoting
trade and commerce, travel,
communications, and cultural, academic, and scientific exchanges;
(6) expanding bilateral trade relations is likely to promote
further progress in Cuba on
human rights and democratic rule and assist Cuba in adopting regional and world
trading rules and principles; and
(7) Cuba was one of the
founding members of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in 1947 and is an original
member of the World Trade
Organization, and extension of unconditional normal trade relations treatment to Cuba would enable the United States
to avail itself of all rights under the World Trade Organization with respect to
Cuba ;
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS- It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the United States should promote democratic change and economic
reform by normalizing trade
relations with Cuba ;
and
(2) upon the enactment of this Act, it will no longer be necessary for
the United States to continue to use article XXI of the GATT 1994 with
respect to Cuba ,
understanding that the President retains full authority to invoke article
XXI of the GATT 1994 and comparable provisions in other Uruguay Round
Agreements in the future in all appropriate circumstances.
(c) DEFINITIONS- In this section, the term `GATT 1994' and `Uruguay Round
Agreements' have the meanings given those terms in section 2 of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT TO THE PRODUCTS OF CUBA .
(a) HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS- General note 3(b) of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended--
(1) by striking `to section 401 of the Tariff Classification Act of
1962,'; and
(b) Repeal of Section 401 of the Tariff Classification Act of 1962-
Section 401 of the Tariff Classification Act of 1962 is repealed.
(c) Termination of Application of Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to Cuba -
(1) EXTENSION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT- Nondiscriminatory
treatment (normal trade
relations treatment) shall apply to the products of Cuba .
(2) TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV- Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to
apply to Cuba .
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE- This section, and the amendments and repeal made by
this section, shall apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
The President shall submit to the Congress, not later than 18 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, a report on trade relations between the United
States and Cuba .
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