Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§6044 News bureaus in Cuba

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 69A— - CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY (LIBERTAD) › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST THE CASTRO GOVERNMENT › § 6044

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President may set up an exchange of news bureaus between the United States and Cuba if certain rules are met. Cuba must allow opening bureaus and the free movement of U.S. journalists (including Radio Marti and Television Marti), not block U.S. news organizations from choosing their own staff, let the Treasury Department make sure only accredited, regularly employed journalists travel to Cuba, and not block news signals or distribution of U.S. news inside Cuba. The President must also take steps to protect the United States against espionage by any Cuban journalists the government believes work for Cuban intelligence. “Fully reciprocal” means all news services and broadcasters, even those supported by a government, are allowed to operate bureaus in both countries.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §6044

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(a)The President is authorized to establish and implement an exchange of news bureaus between the United States and Cuba, if the exchange meets the following conditions:

(1)The exchange is fully reciprocal.

(2)The Cuban Government agrees not to interfere with the establishment of news bureaus or with the movement in Cuba of journalists of any United States-based news organizations, including Radio Marti and Television Marti.

(3)The Cuban Government agrees not to interfere with decisions of United States-based news organizations with respect to individuals assigned to work as journalists in their news bureaus in Cuba.

(4)The Department of the Treasury is able to ensure that only accredited journalists regularly employed with a news gathering organization travel to Cuba under this subsection.

(5)The Cuban Government agrees not to interfere with the transmission of telecommunications signals of news bureaus or with the distribution within Cuba of publications of any United States-based news organization that has a news bureau in Cuba.

(b)In implementing this section, the President shall take all necessary steps to ensure the safety and security of the United States against espionage by Cuban journalists it believes to be working for the intelligence agencies of the Cuban Government.

(c)As used in subsection (a)(1), the term “fully reciprocal” means that all news services, news organizations, and broadcasting services, including such services or organizations that receive financing, assistance, or other support from a governmental or official source, are permitted to establish and operate a news bureau in the United States and Cuba.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 6044

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73