text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Cuba Sanctions Reform Act of 2004''.
  
  SEC. 2. DURATION OF SANCTIONS RELATED TO CUBA.
  
      (a) Continuation of Sanctions.--
              (1) Expiration.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
          law, the restrictions described in section 3(a) shall, with 
          respect to Cuba, expire 1 year from the date of enactment of 
          this Act unless renewed pursuant to paragraph (2) and 
          subsection (b).
              (2) Resolution by congress.--The restrictions contained in 
          section 3(a) may be renewed annually for a 1-year period if, 
          prior to the anniversary of the date of enactment of this Act, 
          and each year thereafter, a renewal resolution is enacted into 
          law in accordance with subsection (b).
      (b) Renewal Resolutions.--
              (1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
          ``renewal resolution'' means a joint resolution of the two 
          Houses of Congress, the sole matter after the resolving clause 
          of which is as follows: ``That Congress approves the renewal of 
          the restrictions contained in section 3(a) of the Cuba 
          Sanctions Reform Act of 2004.''.
              (2) Procedures.--
                      (A) In general.--A renewal resolution--
                              (i) may be introduced in either House of 
                          Congress by any member of such House at any 
                          time within the 90-day period before the 
                          expiration of the restrictions described in 
                          section 3(a); and
                              (ii) the provisions of subparagraph (B) 
                          shall apply.
                      (B) Expedited consideration.--The provisions of 
                  section 152 (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of the Trade 
                  Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192 (b), (c), (d), (e), and 
                  (f)) apply to a renewal resolution under this Act as if 
                  such resolution were a resolution described in section 
                  152(a) of the Trade Act of 1974.
  
  SEC. 3. PROVISIONS RESTRICTING TRADE AND OTHER RELATIONS WITH CUBA.
  
      (a) Provisions Subject to Renewal.--The restrictions described in 
  this subsection that are subject to renewal as described in section 2 
  are as follows:
              (1) The prohibition or termination of assistance contained 
          in section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
          U.S.C. 2370(a)).
              (2) The authorities conferred upon the President by section 
          5(b) of the Trading with the enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 5(b)), 
          which were being exercised with respect to Cuba on July 1, 
          1977, as a result of a national emergency declared by the 
          President before that date, and are being exercised on the day 
          before the date of enactment of this Act.
              (3) Any prohibition on exports to Cuba that is in effect on 
          the day before the date of enactment of this Act under the 
          Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et 
          seq.).
              (4) The sanctions contained in section 1704 and section 
          1706 of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6003 and 
          6005).
              (5) The sanctions contained in the Cuban Liberty and 
          Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6021 et 
          seq.).
              (6) The prohibitions relating to Cuba contained in sections 
          908, 909, and 910 of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export 
          Enhancement Act of 2000 (title IX of Public Law 106-387; 22 
          U.S.C. 7207, 7208, and 7209).
              (7) Subparagraph (A) of section 901(j)(2) of the Internal 
          Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to denial of foreign tax credit, 
          etc., with respect to certain foreign countries).
              (8) The prohibition relating to sugar imports established 
          under section 902(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 
          1446g note; Public Law 99-198).
              (9) The restrictions on common carriers, as defined in 
          section 3(10) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
          153(10)), related to Cuba, including restrictions regarding the 
          installation, maintenance, repair, and upgrading of 
          telecommunications equipment and facilities, and the provision 
          of telecommunications services between the United States and 
          Cuba.
      (b) Authority for New Restrictions.--The President may, on or after 
  the date of enactment of this Act--
              (1) impose export controls with respect to Cuba under 
          section 5, 6(j), 6(l), or 6(m) of the Export Administration Act 
          of 1979; and
              (2) exercise the authority of the President under the 
          International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
          seq.) with respect to Cuba pursuant to a declaration of 
          national emergency required by that Act that is made on account 
          of an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national 
          security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States, that 
          did not exist before the date of enactment of this Act.
  
  SEC. 4. TRAVEL.
  
      (a) In General.--Restrictions related to travel to and from Cuba by 
  individuals who are citizens or residents of the United States, and any 
  transactions ordinarily incident to such travel, that may be regulated 
  or prohibited shall be subject to expiration, and renewal by joint 
  resolution of the two Houses of Congress, as described in section 2.
      (b) Transactions Incident to Travel.--For purposes of subsection 
  (a), the term ``any transactions ordinarily incident to travel'' 
  includes--
              (1) transactions ordinarily incident to travel or 
          maintenance in Cuba; and
              (2) normal banking transactions involving foreign currency 
          drafts, traveler's checks, or other negotiable instruments 
          incident to such travel.
  
  SEC. 5. ANNUAL REMITTANCES.
  
      (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), any limit 
  the Secretary of the Treasury may place on the amount of remittances to 
  Cuba made by any person who is subject to the jurisdiction of the 
  United States, shall be subject to expiration, and renewal by joint 
  resolution of the two Houses of Congress, as described in section 2.
      (b) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) may be 
  construed to prohibit the prosecution or conviction of any person 
  committing an offense described in section 1956 of title 18, United 
  States Code (relating to the laundering of monetary instruments) or 
  section 1957 of such title (relating to engaging in monetary 
  transactions in property derived from specific unlawful activity).
target: Cuba Sanctions Reform Act of 2004 - Provides for the expiration of certain trade and travel restrictions with respect to Cuba unless such restrictions are renewed annually by a specified renewal resolution of the two Houses of Congress.
  
  Authorizes the President with respect to Cuba to: (1) impose certain export controls; and (2) exercise certain emergency economic powers.
feat_title: A bill to require congressional renewal of trade and travel restrictions with respect to Cuba.