S.Amdt. 4249

SA 4249. Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mr. Boozman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2943, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle H of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1277. 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 that 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 Amendments.--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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