To facilitate family travel to Cuba in humanitarian circumstances.

SA 1059. Mr. DORGAN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2361,
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment,
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and
for other purposes; as follows:

SEC.   . FAMILY TRAVEL TO CUBA IN HUMANITARIAN CIRCUMSTANCES.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue a general
license for travel to, from, or within Cuba to any person
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States (and any
member of the person's immediate family) for the purpose of
visiting a member of the person's immediate family for
humanitarian reasons.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Member of the person's immediate family.--The term
``member of the person's immediate family'' means--
(A) the person's spouse, child, grandchild, parent,
grandparent, great-grandparent, uncle, aunt, brother, sister,
nephew, niece, first cousin, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, or brother-in-
law; or
(B) the spouse, widow, or widower of any relative described
in subparagraph (A).
(2) Humanitarian reasons.--The term ``humanitarian
reasons'' means--
(A) to visit or care for a member of the person's immediate
family who is seriously ill, injured, or dying;
(B) to make funeral or burial arrangements for a member of
the person's immediate family;
(C) to attend religious services related to a funeral or a
burial of, a member of the person's immediate family.
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