text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Normalization With Cuba Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      The Congress finds that--
              (1) with the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the 
          Soviet Union, Cuba is no longer a threat to the United States 
          or the Western Hemisphere;
              (2) the continuation of the embargo on trade between the 
          United States and Cuba that was declared in February of 1962 is 
          counterproductive, adding to the hardships of the Cuban people 
          while making the United States the scapegoat for the failures 
          of the communist system;
              (3) in the former Soviet Union, the Eastern bloc countries, 
          China, and Vietnam, the United States is using economic, 
          cultural, academic, and scientific engagement to support its 
          policy of promoting democratic and human rights reforms; and
              (4) the United States can best support democratic change in 
          Cuba by promoting trade and commerce, travel, communications, 
          and cultural, academic, and scientific exchanges.
  
  SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF PROVISIONS RESTRICTING TRADE AND OTHER RELATIONS 
                WITH CUBA.
  
      (a) Authority for Embargo and Sugar Quota.--Section 620(a) of the 
  Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)) is repealed.
      (b) Trading With the Enemy Act.--The authorities conferred upon the 
  President by section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act, 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 effective date of this Act, may 
  not be exercised on or after such effective date with respect to Cuba. 
  Any regulations in effect on the day before such effective date 
  pursuant to the exercise of such authorities, shall cease to be 
  effective on such date.
      (c) Exercise of Authorities Under Other Provisions of Law.--
              (1) Removal of prohibitions.--Any prohibition on exports to 
          Cuba that is in effect on the day before the effective date of 
          this Act under the Export Administration Act of 1979 shall 
          cease to be effective on such effective date.
              (2) Authority for new restrictions.--The President may, on 
          and after the effective date of this Act--
                      (A) 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
                      (B) exercise the authorities he has under the 
                  International Emergency Economic Powers Act 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, that did not 
                  exist before the enactment of this Act, to the national 
                  security, foreign policy, or economy of the United 
                  States.
      (d) Cuban Democracy Act.--The Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 
  U.S.C. 6001 and following) is repealed.
      (e) Repeal of Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) 
  Act of 1996.--
              (1) Repeal.--The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
          (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 is repealed.
              (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 498A of the Foreign 
          Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295a) is amended--
                      (i) in subsection (a)(11) by striking ``and 
                  intelligence facilities, including the military and 
                  intelligence facilities at Lourdes and Cienfuegos,'' 
                  and inserting ``facilities,'';
                      (ii) in subsection (b)--
                              (I) in paragraph (4) by adding ``and'' 
                          after the semicolon;
                              (II) by striking paragraph (5); and
                              (III) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
                          paragraph (5); and
                      (iii) by striking subsection (d).
              (B) Section 498B(k) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
          (22 U.S.C. 2295b(k)) is amended by striking paragraphs (3) and 
          (4).
              (C) Section 1611 of title 28, United States Code, is 
          amended by striking subsection (c).
              (D) Sections 514 and 515 of the International Claims 
          Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643l and 1643m) are 
          repealed.
      (f) Termination of Denial of Foreign Tax Credit With Respect to 
  Cuba.--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) is amended by adding at the end 
  thereof the following new flush sentence:
                  ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this 
                  subsection shall not apply to Cuba after the date which 
                  is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
                  sentence.''.
      (g) Sugar Quota Prohibition Under Food Security Act of 1985.--
  Section 902(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 is repealed.
  
  SEC. 4. TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES.
  
      Any common carrier within the meaning of section 3 of the 
  Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) is authorized to install, 
  maintain, and repair telecommunications equipment and facilities in 
  Cuba, and otherwise provide telecommunications services between the 
  United States and Cuba. The authority of this section includes the 
  authority to upgrade facilities and equipment.
  
  SEC. 5. TRAVEL.
  
      (a) In General.--Travel to and from Cuba by individuals who are 
  citizens or residents of the United States, and any transactions 
  ordinarily incident to such travel, may not be regulated or prohibited 
  if such travel would be lawful in the United States.
      (b) Transactions Incident to Travel.--Any transactions ordinarily 
  incident to travel which may not be regulated or prohibited under 
  subsection (a) include--
              (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. 6. DIRECT MAIL DELIVERY TO CUBA.
  
      The United States Postal Service shall take such actions as are 
  necessary to provide direct mail service to and from Cuba, including, 
  in the absence of common carrier service between the 2 countries, the 
  use of charter providers.
  
  SEC. 7. NEGOTIATIONS WITH CUBA.
  
      (a) Negotiations.--The President should take all necessary steps to 
  conduct negotiations with the Government of Cuba--
              (1) for the purpose of settling claims of nationals of the 
          United States against the Government of Cuba for the taking of 
          property by such government; and
              (2) for the purpose of securing the protection of 
          internationally recognized human rights.
      (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``national of the 
  United States'' and ``property'' have the meanings given those terms in 
  section 502 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 
  U.S.C. 1643a).
  
  SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
  
      This Act shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment 
  of this Act.
target: Repeals: (1) the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992; (2) the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996; and (3) the sugar quota prohibition under the Food Security Act of 1985.
  Amends the Internal Revenue Code to declare the denial of foreign tax credit inapplicable to Cuba after enactment of this Act.
  Permits: (1) installation and maintenance of telecommunications equipment and facilities in Cuba, including telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba; and (2) travel to and from Cuba by United States citizens or residents.
  Requires the United States Postal Service to provide direct mail service to and from Cuba.
  Directs the President to negotiate with the Government of Cuba for the purpose of: (1) settling claims of U.S. nationals for the taking of property by such government; and (2) securing the protection of internationally recognized human rights.
feat_title: Trade Normalization With Cuba Act