PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2579 at any place in the United States, except pursuant to a license issued by the Secretary of the Treasury. (2) VESSELS CARRYING GOODS OR PASSENGERS TO OR FROM CUBA.—Except as specifically authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury, a vessel carrying goods or passengers to or from Cuba or carrying goods in which Cuba or a Cuban national has any interest may not enter a United States port. (3) INAPPLICABILITY OF SHIP STORES GENERAL LICENSE.— No commodities which may be exported under a general license described in section 771.9 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on May 1, 1992, may be exported under a general license to any vessel carrying goods or passengers to or from Cuba or carrying goods in which Cuba or a Cuban national has an interest. (4) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this subsection— (A) the term "vessel" includes every description of water craft or other contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation in water, but does not include aircraft; (B) the term *^nited States" includes the territories and possessions of the United States and the customs waters of the United States (as defined in section 401 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1401)); and (C) the term "Cuban national" means a national of Cuba, as the term "national" is defined in section 515.302 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as of August 1, 1992. (c) RESTRICTIONS ON REMITTANCES TO CUBA. — The President President, shall establish strict limits on remittances to Cuba by United States persons for the purpose of financing the travel of Cubans to the United States, in order to ensure that such remittances reflect only the reasonable costs associated with such travel, and are not used by the Government of Cuba as a means of gaining access to United States currency. (d) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF SANCTIONS. —The prohibitions contained in subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall not apply with respect to any activity otherwise permitted by section 1705 or section 1707 of this Act or any activity which may not be regulated or prohibited under section 5(b)(4) of the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 5(b)(4)). SEC. 1707. POLICY TOWARD A TRANSITIONAL CUBAN GOVERNMENT. 22 USC 6006. Food, medicine, and medical supplies for humanitarian purposes should be made available for Cuba under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 if the President determines and certifies to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the government in power in Cuba— (1) has made a public commitment to hold free and fair elections for a new government within 6 months and is proceeding to implement that decision; (2) has made a public commitment to respect, and is respecting, internationaly recognized human rights and basic democratic freedoms; and
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