House Votes to Prohibit Commerce Department From Enforcing Newly Imposed Cuba Restrictions
An amendment to prohibit the Commerce Department from using funds to implement the newly imposed restrictions on gift parcels to Cuba and the amount of personal baggage allowed for travelers to Cuba passed the U.S. House of Representatives on July 8, 2004 by a vote of 221 - 194. The amendment was introduced by Representative Jeff Flake (R-AZ) in connection with the House's consideration of H.R. 4754, the fiscal year 2005 appropriations bill for the Departments of Commerce, Justice and State.
The amendment that passed the House reads as follows:
SEC. 801. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the amendments made to sections 740.12 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to license exemptions for gift parcels and humanitarian donations for Cuba), and 740.14 of such title (relating to license exemptions for baggage taken by individuals for travel to Cuba), as published in the Federal Register on June 22, 2004 (69 Fed. Reg. 34565-34567).
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