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S 926 106th Congress Senate

Cuban Food and Medicine Security Act of 1999

Official title: A bill to provide the people of Cuba with access to food and medicines from the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 27, 1999 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Agricultural creditAgriculture and FoodAgriculture in foreign tradeBiotechnology
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Caribbean areaCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCongress and foreign policyCongressional reporting requirementsCubaDrugsEmbargoExport controlsExport creditFertilizersFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceForeign trade promotionGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHuman rightsLatin AmericaLegislationMedical suppliesPresident and foreign policyRight to travelSanctions (International law)TortureTransportation and Public Works
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Apr 29, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 29, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4458-4459)
Apr 29, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 29, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cuban Food and Medicine Security Act of 1999 - Exempts from the embargo on trade with Cuba the export of food and other agricultural products (including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, 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 specified congressional committees on existing U.S. agricultural export promotion and credit programs to determine how such programs can be carried out to promote the consumption of U.S. agricultural commodities in Cuba.

Directs the President to report to Congress on: (1) the extent (expressed in volume and dollar amounts) of sales to Cuba of food and other agricultural products (including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, instruments, and equipment; (2) the types and end users of such items; and (3) whether there has been any indication that any medicines, medical supplies, instruments, or equipment exported to Cuba since enactment of this Act have been used for torture or other human rights abuses, were reexported, or were used in the production of any bio-technological product.

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