Cuba Food and Medicine Access Act of 2001

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Bill Number

S 239

Introduced

Feb 1, 2001

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1014-1015)

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Topics

Administrative procedure Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade Americans in foreign countries Biotechnology Caribbean area Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements Cuba Department of the Treasury Drugs Embargo Export controls Export credit Exports Fertilizers Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign trade promotion Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Harbors Health Human rights International Affairs Latin America Law Legislation Licenses Medical supplies Merchant ships President and foreign policy Right to travel Sanctions (International law) Science, Technology, Communications Torture Tourism Transportation and Public Works

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Summary

Cuba Food and Medicine Access Act of 2001 - Exempts from the embargo on trade with Cuba (including prohibitions under the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 against the unloading at a U.S. port of vessels that previously entered a Cuban port to engage in trade) the export of any agricultural commodities, medicines, or medical devices, or any travel incident to the delivery of such items. Declares that such exemption shall not apply to certain restrictions imposed under the Export Administration Act of 1979 or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to study and report to Congress on existing U.S. agricultural export promotion and credit programs to determine how they can be carried out to promote the consumption of U.S. agricultural commodities in Cuba.

Repeals a specified section of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 prohibiting travel incident to the commercial sale of agricultural commodities to, or tourist travel by U.S. citizens to or from, Cuba.

Actions

Feb 1, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1014-1015)
Feb 1, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1014)
Feb 1, 2001

Introduced in Senate

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