Cuba DATA Act

Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement Act of 2015 or the Cuba DATA Act

This bill authorizes the President to permit any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction to:

• export consumer communication devices and other telecommunications equipment to Cuba;
• provide telecommunications services involving Cuba or persons in Cuba;
• establish facilities to provide telecommunications services connecting Cuba with another country, or to provide telecommunications services in Cuba;
• conduct any transaction incident to carrying out such activities; and
• enter into, perform, and make and receive payments under a contract with any individual or entity in Cuba regarding the provision of telecommunications services involving Cuba or persons in Cuba.

Repeals or amends specified requirements and prohibitions of: (1) the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, and (2) the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996.