S.Amdt. 1298

SA 1298. Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mr. Boozman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1221 proposed by Mr.
Hatch to the bill H.R. 1314, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse
determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

TITLE III--AGRICULTURAL EXPORT EXPANSION

SEC. 301. PRIVATE FINANCING OF SALES OF AGRICULTURAL
COMMODITIES TO CUBA.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law
(other than section 908 of the Trade Sanctions Reform and
Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7207), as amended
by subsection (c)), a person subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States may provide payment or financing terms for
sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba or an individual or
entity in Cuba.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Agricultural commodity.--The term ``agricultural
commodity'' has the meaning given the term in section 102 of
the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
(2) Financing.--The term ``financing'' includes any loan or
extension of credit.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 908 of the Trade
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7207) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``and financing'';
(2) by striking subsection (b);
(3) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``Prohibition'' and all that follows
through ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding'' and inserting
``In General.--Notwithstanding''; and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as subsections
(b) and (c), respectively, and by moving those subsections,
as so redesignated, 2 ems to the left; and
(4) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' each place it appears and
inserting ``subsection (a)''.
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