S.Amdt. 1997
What it does: Inserts new text on page 147, between lines 6 and 7
Sen. John Ensign (R-NV)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 2800
Inserts new text on page 147, between lines 6 and 7
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: democracy building in cuba
Inserted: Sec. 692. (a) Of the funds appropriated by title II, under the heading "transition initiatives", not less than $5,000,000 shall be available for support for eligible Cuban recipients and independent nongovernmental organizations to support democracy-building efforts for Cuba, including providing support for--
Inserted: (1) political prisoners held in Cuba and members of their families;
Inserted: (2) persons persecuted or harassed for dissident activities in Cuba;
Inserted: (3) independent libraries in Cuba;
Inserted: (4) independent workers' rights activists in Cuba;
Inserted: (5) independent agricultural cooperatives in Cuba;
Inserted: (6) independent associations of self-employed Cubans;
Inserted: (7) independent journalists in Cuba;
Inserted: (8) independent youth organizations in Cuba;
Inserted: (9) independent environmental groups in Cuba;
Inserted: (10) independent economists, medical doctors, and other professionals in Cuba;
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Inserted: (11) the establishment and maintenance of an information and resources center to be located in the United States Interests Section in Havana, Cuba;
Inserted: (12) prodemocracy programs of the National Endowment for Democracy that are related to Cuba;
Inserted: (13) nongovernmental programs to facilitate access to the Internet in Cuba, subject to section 1705(e) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(e));
Inserted: (14) nongovernmental charitable programs that provide nutrition and basic medical care to persons most at risk in Cuba, including children and elderly persons; and
Inserted: (15) nongovernmental charitable programs to reintegrate into civilian life persons who have abandoned, resigned, or been expelled from the Cuban armed forces for ideological reasons.
Inserted: (b) In this section:
Inserted: (1) The term "independent nongovernmental organization" means an organization that the Secretary of State determines, not less than 15 days before any obligation of funds made available under this section to the organization, is a charitable or nonprofit nongovernmental organization that is not an agency or instrumentality of the Cuban Government.
Inserted: (2) The term "eligible Cuban recipient" means a Cuban national in Cuba, including a political prisoner and the family of such prisoner, who is not an official of the Cuban Government or of the ruling political party in Cuba, as defined in section 4(10) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6023(10)).
Inserted: (c) The notification requirements of section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1) shall apply to any allocation or transfer of funds made pursuant to this section.
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SA 1997. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following new section:
democracy building in cuba
Sec. 692. (a) Of the funds appropriated by title II, under the heading “transition initiatives”, not less than $5,000,000 shall be available for support for eligible Cuban recipients and independent nongovernmental organizations to support democracy-building efforts for Cuba, including providing support for--
(1) political prisoners held in Cuba and members of their families;
(2) persons persecuted or harassed for dissident activities in Cuba;
(3) independent libraries in Cuba;
(4) independent workers' rights activists in Cuba;
(5) independent agricultural cooperatives in Cuba;
(6) independent associations of self-employed Cubans;
(7) independent journalists in Cuba;
(8) independent youth organizations in Cuba;
(9) independent environmental groups in Cuba;
(10) independent economists, medical doctors, and other professionals in Cuba;
(11) the establishment and maintenance of an information and resources center to be located in the United States Interests Section in Havana, Cuba;
(12) prodemocracy programs of the National Endowment for Democracy that are related to Cuba;
(13) nongovernmental programs to facilitate access to the Internet in Cuba, subject to section 1705(e) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(e));
(14) nongovernmental charitable programs that provide nutrition and basic medical care to persons most at risk in Cuba, including children and elderly persons; and
(15) nongovernmental charitable programs to reintegrate into civilian life persons who have abandoned, resigned, or been expelled from the Cuban armed forces for ideological reasons.
(b) In this section:
(1) The term “independent nongovernmental organization” means an organization that the Secretary of State determines, not less than 15 days before any obligation of funds made available under this section to the organization, is a charitable or nonprofit nongovernmental organization that is not an agency or instrumentality of the Cuban Government.
(2) The term “eligible Cuban recipient” means a Cuban national in Cuba, including a political prisoner and the family of such prisoner, who is not an official of the Cuban Government or of the ruling political party in Cuba, as defined in section 4(10) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6023(10)).
(c) The notification requirements of section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1) shall apply to any allocation or transfer of funds made pursuant to this section.
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Senate amendment submitted
October 28, 2003