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Helms–Burton Act

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level that would discourage all but serious claims. The Act grants the President the authority to suspend the lawsuit provisions for periods of up to 6 months if it is necessary to the national interest of the United States and will expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba. Successive presidents have exercised this authority, most recently in June 2018, pursuant to a non-binding declaration of intention in April 1997 that came out of a trade dispute with the European Union. In 2019 President Trump allowed the suspension to expire, and
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sanctions against the current regime. The State Department reviews a broad range of economic activity in Cuba to determine the applicability of Title IV. The results of this effort appear not only in the actual determinations of "trafficking," but also in the deterrent to investment in confiscated U.S. property and in the exacerbation of the uncertainty of investing in Cuba.
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Title III creates a private cause of action and authorizes U.S. nationals with claims to confiscated property in Cuba to file suit in U.S. courts against persons that may be "trafficking" in that property. The filing fee for the Title III action is set by US Courts at $ 6,458 (from December 2016), a
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introduced a Council Regulation (No 2271/96) (law binding all member states) declaring the extraterritorial provisions of the Helms–Burton Act to be unenforceable within the EU, and permitting recovery of any damages imposed under it. The EU law also applied sanctions against US companies and their
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Title IV requires the denial of visas to and exclusion from the U.S. of persons who, after March 12, 1996, confiscate or "traffic" in confiscated property in Cuba claimed by U.S. nationals. The objective of this provision is to protect the status of confiscated U.S. property and to support existing
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International Sanctions against the Cuban Government. Economic embargo, any non-U.S. company that deals economically with Cuba can be subjected to legal action and that company's leadership can be barred from entry into the United States. Sanctions may be applied to non-U.S. companies trading with
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Exclusion of certain aliens from the United States, primarily senior officials or major stock holders, and their families, of companies that do business in Cuba on property expropriated from American citizens. To date, executives from Italy, Mexico, Canada, Israel, and the United Kingdom have been
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The law provides for compensation of only the largest of claims for confiscated property, primarily only the claims of large multinational companies (valued at roughly $ 6 billion). It fails to provide for the claims of individuals of the exiled Cuban-American community whose personal residences
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on March 6, 1996, and enacted into law by the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, on March 12, 1996. The bill, which had been tabled in late 1995 after Senator Helms was unable to overcome several Democratic filibusters, was reintroduced prompted by an episode a month earlier. On
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Title II describes U.S. policy toward and assistance to a free and independent Cuba. It required the President to produce a plan for providing economic assistance to a transition or democratic government in Cuba. (The President delivered the plan to Congress in January 1997.)
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Title I strengthened sanctions against the current Cuban Government. Among many other provisions, it codified the U.S. embargo on trade and financial transactions which had been in effect pursuant to a Presidential proclamation since the Kennedy Administration.
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Prohibits recognition of a Cuban government that has not provided compensation for U.S. certified claims against confiscated property, defined as non-residential property with an excess of $ 50,000 value in
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An Act to seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.
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Prompts for extradition or otherwise rendition to the United States of all persons sought by the United States Department of Justice for crimes committed in the United States.
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and other U.S. allies that enjoy normal trade relations with Cuba. The governments argued that the law ran counter to the spirit of international law and sovereignty.
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February 24, 1996, Cuban fighter jets shot down two private planes. Whether they were shot down over Cuban territory or international airspace is a matter of debate.
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Prompts for the retirement of former Soviet Union personnel out of Cuban military and intelligence facilities, including the military and intelligence facilities at
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This law includes a wide variety of provisions intended to bring about "a peaceful transition to a representative democracy and market economy in Cuba":
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Effective May 10, 1999, with CFR Title 31 Part 515, the act was amended. In 2000, the law was further amended with the passage of the
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announced that Cuba was terminating plans for the construction of the Juragua nuclear plant in his meeting with Russian President
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Cuba. This means that internationally operating companies have to choose between Cuba and the U.S., which is a much larger market.
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Scharfen, Jonathan R. "The Helms-Burton Act: A Strategic Critique." (US Army War College Strategic Research Project, 1998)
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Provides power to the Legislative Branch to override an Executive Branch cancellation of the embargo, although such a
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groups because these groups argue that sanctions against an entire country will affect only the innocent population.
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Declares United States policy towards a "transition government" and a "democratically elected government" in Cuba.
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Authorization of United States support for "democratic and human rights groups" and international observers.
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in October 1996, aimed at neutralizing the Helms–Burton Act. The law provides for a fine of 2.2 million
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Law of Protection of Commerce and Investments from Foreign Policies that Contravene International Law
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Prohibits recognition of a transitional government in Cuba that includes Fidel or Raúl Castro.
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United States opposition against Cuban membership in International Financial Institutions.
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and proposed travel restrictions on those trafficking in property confiscated during the
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White, Nigel D. "Ending the US embargo of Cuba: international law in dispute."
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Cuba, the United States, and the Helms–Burton Doctrine: International Reactions
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had previously introduced provisions by statutory instrument extending its
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1999 Baltimore Orioles–Cuba national baseball team exhibition series
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These requirements under the Helms–Burton Act have been fulfilled.
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Protection of property rights of certain United States nationals.
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Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996
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ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court 13 years earlier
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In October 2001, Russia announced plans to shut down the
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Cuban football players who defected to the United States
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Television broadcasting from the United States to Cuba.
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Hillyard, Mick; Miller, Vaughne (14 December 1998).
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The Act is named for its original sponsors, Senator
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Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996
Great Seal of the United States
Acronyms
104th United States Congress
104-114
Statutes at Large
Stat.
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22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse
U.S.C.
22 U.S.C.
ch. 69A
Legislative history
H.R. 927
Dan Burton
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IN
House International Relations
House Ways and Means
House Judiciary
House Banking and Financial Services
Roll call vote 683
Roll call vote 494
Roll call vote 22
Roll call vote 047
Bill Clinton
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