Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§6067 Settlement of outstanding United States claims to confiscated property in Cuba

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 69A— - CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY (LIBERTAD) › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ASSISTANCE TO FREE AND INDEPENDENT CUBA › § 6067

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Not later than 180 days after March 12, 1996, the Secretary of State must send Congress a report about property claims in Cuba. The report must estimate how many and how much U.S. nationals claim beyond those certified under section 1643f; explain how resolving claims would help Cuba’s economy; review technical or other U.S. help to help a transition or democratically elected Cuban government set up claim‑resolution systems; assess help for claimants not certified under section 1643f; and note any laws needing review. Congress says a Cuban government recognized by the United States must satisfactorily resolve property claims before full economic and diplomatic relations can resume.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §6067

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(a)Not later than 180 days after March 12, 1996, the Secretary of State shall provide a report to the appropriate congressional committees containing an assessment of the property dispute question in Cuba, including—

(1)an estimate of the number and amount of claims to property confiscated by the Cuban Government that are held by United States nationals in addition to those claims certified under section 1643f of this title;

(2)an assessment of the significance of promptly resolving confiscated property claims to the revitalization of the Cuban economy;

(3)a review and evaluation of technical and other assistance that the United States could provide to help either a transition government in Cuba or a democratically elected government in Cuba establish mechanisms to resolve property questions;

(4)an assessment of the role and types of support the United States could provide to help resolve claims to property confiscated by the Cuban Government that are held by United States nationals who did not receive or qualify for certification under section 1643f of this title; and

(5)an assessment of any areas requiring legislative review or action regarding the resolution of property claims in Cuba prior to a change of government in Cuba.

(d)It is the sense of the Congress that the satisfactory resolution of property claims by a Cuban Government recognized by the United States remains an essential condition for the full resumption of economic and diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 6067

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73