Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§6042 Reinstitution of Family Remittances and Travel to Cuba

Title 22 › Chapter 69A— CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY (LIBERTAD) › Subchapter I— STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST THE CASTRO GOVERNMENT › § 6042

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Require the President to refuse to restore broad permission for family money sent to Cuba unless the Cuban government lets small businesses operate freely — able to hire workers, pay wages, buy needed supplies, and have the authority they need. If broad permission is restored, any remittance for those small businesses over $500 must have a special license. Require the President to refuse to restore broad permission for travel to Cuba by U.S. residents who are family of people living in Cuba unless the Cuban government stops punishing refugees who leave, frees political prisoners, recognizes the right to form associations, and grants other basic freedoms.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §6042

Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

It is the sense of the Congress that the President should—

(1)(A)before considering the reinstitution of general licenses for family remittances to Cuba, insist that, prior to such reinstitution, the Cuban Government permit the unfettered operation of small businesses fully empowered with the right to hire others to whom they may pay wages and to buy materials necessary in the operation of the businesses, and with such other authority and freedom as are required to foster the operation of small businesses throughout Cuba; and

(B)if licenses described in subparagraph (A) are reinstituted, require a specific license for remittances described in subparagraph (A) in amounts of more than $500; and

(2)before considering the reinstitution of general licenses for travel to Cuba by individuals resident in the United States who are family members of Cuban nationals who are resident in Cuba, insist on such actions by the Cuban Government as abrogation of the sanction for departure from Cuba by refugees, release of political prisoners, recognition of the right of association, and other fundamental freedoms.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 6042

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60