§6006 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

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Food, medicine, and medical supplies for humanitarian purposes may be provided to Cuba under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Food for Peace Act if the President certifies to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations that the Cuban government has publicly promised and is taking steps to hold free and fair elections within 6 months, is publicly committed to and is upholding internationally recognized human rights and basic democratic freedoms, and is not giving weapons or money to any group in another country that seeks to violently overthrow that country’s government.

Title 22, §6006

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Food, medicine, and medical supplies for humanitarian purposes should be made available for Cuba under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.] and the Food for Peace Act [7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.] if the President determines and certifies to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the government in power in Cuba—

(1)has made a public commitment to hold free and fair elections for a new government within 6 months and is proceeding to implement that decision;

(2)has made a public commitment to respect, and is respecting, internationally recognized human rights and basic democratic freedoms; and

(3)is not providing weapons or funds to any group, in any other country, that seeks the violent overthrow of the government of that country.

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The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, which is classified principally to chapter 32 (§ 2151 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables. The Food for Peace Act, referred to in text, is act July 10, 1954, ch. 469, 68 Stat. 454, which is classified generally to chapter 41 (§ 1691 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1691 of Title 7 and Tables.

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2008—Pub. L. 110–246 substituted “Food for Peace Act” for “Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954” in introductory provisions.

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of 2008 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, see section 4(b) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an

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note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.

§6006 Policy Toward a Transitional Cuban Government

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