Agricultural Export Facilitation Act of 2005

A bill to facilitate the sale of United States agricultural products to Cuba, as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000.

2/9/2005--Introduced.
Agricultural Export Facilitation Act of 2005 - Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (TSREEA of 2000) to require the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize, under a general license, certain travel-related transactions specified in the Code of Federal Regulations, for travel to, from, or within Cuba in connection with activities undertaken in connection with sales and marketing, including the organization and participation in product exhibitions, and the transportation by sea or air of products pursuant to this Act.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should issue visas for temporary entry into the United States of Cuban nationals whose itinerary documents an intent to conduct activities, including phytosanitary inspections, related to purchasing U.S. agricultural goods under the provisions of TSREEA of 2000.
Prohibits the President from restricting direct transfers from a Cuban financial institution to a U.S. financial institution executed in payment for a product authorized for sale under TSREEA of 2000.
Repeals the ban in the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 on certain transactions with respect to intellectual property in which the Cuban Government or a Cuban national has an interest regarding a mark or trade or commercial name that is the same as or substantially similar to one that was used in connection with a business or assets that were confiscated, unless the original owner or successor-in-interest has expressly consented. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to amend the Cuban Asset Control regulations to authorize under general license the transfer or receipt of any trademark or trade name subject to U.S. law in which a designated national has an interest.


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Sponsor

• Larry Craig
• and 29 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
  • Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
  • Sen. Christopher Bond [R, MO]
  • Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS]
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
  • Lincoln Chafee
  • Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
  • Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
  • Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
  • Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
  • Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
  • Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY]
  • Charles Hagel
  • Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
  • Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
  • James Jeffords
  • Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
  • Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
  • Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
  • Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
  • Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
  • Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
  • Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
  • Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
  • James Talent
  • Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
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Committees

• Senate Foreign Relations

Amendments

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Amendments to S.328

Number	Status	Purpose
S.Amdt.140	Offered	Amendment information not available.

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February 09, 2005

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• Introduced on Feb 09, 2005.
• Feb 09, 2005: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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