Sec. 6. Termination of sanctions

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The authority to impose sanctions under sections 4 and 5 shall terminate if— the President submits to Congress a determination and certification that the Government of Cuba— has legalized all political activity; has released all political prisoners and allowed for investigations of Cuban prisons by appropriate international human rights organizations; has dissolved the Department of State Security in the Cuban Ministry of the Interior in place as of the date of the enactment of this Act, including the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution and the Rapid Response Brigades; has made public commitments to organizing free and fair elections for a new government— to be held in a timely manner within a period not to exceed 18 months after such certification; with the participation of multiple independent political parties that have full access to the media on an equal basis, including (in the case of radio, television, or other telecommunications media) in terms of allotments of time for such access and the times of day such allotments are given; and to be conducted under the supervision of internationally recognized observers, such as the Organization of American States, the United Nations, and other election monitors; has ceased any interference with Radio Marti or Television Marti broadcasts; has made public commitments to and is making demonstrable progress in— establishing an independent judiciary; respecting internationally recognized human rights and basic freedoms as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to which Cuba is a signatory nation; and allowing the establishment of independent trade unions as set forth in conventions 87 and 98 of the International Labor Organization, and allowing the establishment of independent social, economic, and political associations; does not include Raul Castro or his immediate family; has given adequate assurances that it will allow the speedy and efficient distribution of assistance to the people of Cuba; is demonstrably in transition from a communist totalitarian dictatorship to a representative democracy; has made public commitments to and is making demonstrable progress in— effectively guaranteeing the rights of free speech and freedom of the press, including granting permits to privately owned media and telecommunications companies to operate in Cuba; permitting the reinstatement of citizenship to Cuban-born persons returning to Cuba; assuring the right to private property; and taking appropriate steps to return to United States citizens, and entities that are 50 percent or more beneficially owned by United States citizens, property taken by the Government of Cuba from such citizens and entities on or after January 1, 1959, or to provide equitable compensation to such citizens and entities for such property; has extradited or otherwise rendered to the United States all persons sought by the Department of Justice of the United States for crimes committed in the United States; and has permitted the deployment throughout Cuba of independent and unfettered international human rights monitors; and a joint resolution approving the determination and certification of the President submitted under paragraph

(1)is enacted into law in accordance with the procedures described in subsection (b). Joint resolutions described in subsection (a)(2) that are introduced in the House of Representatives shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and joint resolutions described in subsection (a)(2) that are introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Any joint resolution described in subsection (a)(2) shall be considered in the Senate in accordance with the provisions of section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 ( Public Law 94–329 ; 90 Stat. 765). For the purpose of expediting the consideration and enactment of a joint resolution described in subsection (a)(2), a motion to proceed to the consideration of any such joint resolution after it has been reported by the appropriate committee shall be treated as highly privileged in the House of Representatives. Not more than one joint resolution described in subsection (a)(2) may be considered in the House of Representatives and the Senate during the 6-month period beginning on the date on which the President submits to Congress a determination and certification under subsection (a)(1).

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Pub. L. 94-329
90 Stat. 765

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Sec. 6

Termination of sanctions

Pub. L.Pub. L. 94-329

Stat.90 Stat. 765

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