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HR 1898 116th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Agricultural trade Caribbean area Cuba Foreign aid and international relief Latin America Sanctions Trade restrictions U.S. and foreign investments

Cuba Agricultural Exports Act

Introduced: March 27, 2019 Introduced by: Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Apr 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Mar 27, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cuba Agricultural Exports Act

This bill exempts from prohibitions against U.S. assistance to Cuba (1) any exports under the market access program, the export credit guarantee program, or the foreign market development cooperator program; and (2) any obligation or expenditure of funds to promote trade with Cuba by federal commodity promotion programs established in accordance with a commodity promotion law.

This exemption shall not apply if the U.S. assistance recipient would be an entity controlled by the Cuban government, including the armed forces or the Ministry of the Interior.

A person subject to U.S. jurisdiction may invest in the development of an agricultural business in Cuba if the Department of State and the Department of Agriculture jointly determine that the agricultural business

  • is not controlled by the government of Cuba, including the armed forces or the Ministry of the Interior; and
  • does not traffic in property of persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction that was confiscated by Cuba on or after January 1, 1959.

A person subject to U.S. jurisdiction may provide payment or financing for agricultural sales to Cuba or to an individual or entity in Cuba.

What's happening now April 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2