To amend the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to allow for the financing of agricultural sales to Cuba. (Introduced in the House)

HR 173 IH

107th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 173

To amend the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to allow for the financing of agricultural sales to Cuba.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 3, 2001

Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, 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


A BILL

To amend the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to allow for the financing of agricultural sales to Cuba.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO TRADE SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2000.

    Section 908 of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (section 908 of H.R. 5426, as enacted into law by section 1(a) of Public Law 106-387, and as contained in the appendix of such Public Law) is amended--
      (1) by striking subsection (b);
      (2) in subsection (a)--
        (A) by striking `PROHIBITION' and all that follows through `(1) IN GENERAL- ' and inserting `IN GENERAL- ';
        (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as subsection (b) (and conforming the margin accordingly); and
        (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as subsection (c) (and conforming the margin accordingly);
      (3) in subsection (b) (as redesignated), by striking `paragraph (1)' and inserting `subsection (a)'; and
      (4) in subsection (c) (as redesignated), by striking `paragraph (1)' and inserting `subsection (a)'.