S.Amdt. 3796

SA 3796. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Menendez) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3668 submitted by Mr. Baucus and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 2419, to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the amendment, add the following:

SEC. 3___. EFFECTIVE DATE.

(a) In General.--The preceding sections relating to Cuba (including any amendment to the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.)) shall not take effect until the date on which the President submits to Congress a certification described in subsection (b).

(b) Conditions for Certification.--A certification referred to in subsection (a) is a certification submitted by the President that--

(1) Cuba has--

(A) ended discrimination in the Cuban tourist industry, known as “tourism apartheid”; and

(B) provided to the citizens of Cuba access to tourist hotels, beaches, and other tourist locations;

(2) Cuba is providing equal employment opportunities for Afro-Cubans in the Cuban tourist industry, including in hotels;

(3) Cuban employers are making direct payments to Cuban hotel workers; and

(4) any foodstuffs imported to Cuba from the United States are made available for purchase in stores accessible to all Cubans.