Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§6002 Statement of policy

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 69— - CUBAN DEMOCRACY › § 6002

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The United States must push for a peaceful move to democracy and a return to economic growth in Cuba by using targeted sanctions against the Castro government and by supporting the Cuban people. It must work with other democratic countries and weigh their cooperation when shaping U.S. relations. The policy calls for ending military, technical, or other aid to Cuba from former Soviet states and any other governments, opposing human-rights abuses, keeping sanctions until Cuba makes real democratic and human-rights changes, being ready to ease sanctions for positive steps, encouraging free and fair elections, and starting work now on a comprehensive U.S. plan for a post-Castro Cuba.

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Title 22, §6002

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It should be the policy of the United States—

(1)to seek a peaceful transition to democracy and a resumption of economic growth in Cuba through the careful application of sanctions directed at the Castro government and support for the Cuban people;

(2)to seek the cooperation of other democratic countries in this policy;

(3)to make clear to other countries that, in determining its relations with them, the United States will take into account their willingness to cooperate in such a policy;

(4)to seek the speedy termination of any remaining military or technical assistance, subsidies, or other forms of assistance to the Government of Cuba from any of the independent states of the former Soviet Union;

(5)to continue vigorously to oppose the human rights violations of the Castro regime;

(6)to maintain sanctions on the Castro regime so long as it continues to refuse to move toward democratization and greater respect for human rights;

(7)to be prepared to reduce the sanctions in carefully calibrated ways in response to positive developments in Cuba;

(8)to encourage free and fair elections to determine Cuba’s political future;

(9)to request the speedy termination of any military or technical assistance, subsidies, or other forms of assistance to the Government of Cuba from the government of any other country; and

(10)to initiate immediately the development of a comprehensive United States policy toward Cuba in a post-Castro era.

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22 U.S.C. § 6002

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73