Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 1.djvu/832

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110 STAT. 808 PUBLIC LAW 104-114 —MAR. 12, 1996 (2) to work with such countries, institutions, and organizations to coordinate all such assistance programs. (f) COMMUNICATION WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE. —The President shall take the necessary steps to communicate to the Cuban people the plan for assistance developed under this section. (g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing in detail the plan developed under this section. (h) REPORT ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONS.— (1) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The President, following the transmittal to the Congress of a determination under section 203(c)(3) that a democratically elected government in Cuba is in power, shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes— (A) acts, policies, and practices which constitute significant barriers to, or distortions of, United States trade in goods or services or foreign direct investment with respect to Cuba; (B) policy objectives of the United States regarding trade relations with a democratically elected government in Cuba, and the reasons therefor, including possible— (i) reciprocal extension of nondiscriminatory trade treatment (most-favored-nation treatment); (ii) designation of Cuba as a beneficiary developing country under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (relating to the Generalized System of Preferences) or as a beneficiary country under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, and the implications of such designation with respect to trade with any other country that is such a beneficiary developing country or beneficiary country or is a party to the North American Free Trade Agreement; and (iii) negotiations regarding free trade, including the accession of Cuba to the North American Free Trade Agreement; (C) specific trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to Cuba, including the objectives described in section 108(b)(5) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3317(b)(5)); and (D) actions proposed or anticipated to be undertaken, and any proposed legislation necessary or appropriate, to achieve any of such policy and negotiating objectives. (2) CONSULTATION. —The President shall consult with the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the appropriate congressional committees and shall seek advice from the appropriate advisory committees established under section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 regarding the policy and negotiating objectives and the legislative proposals described in paragraph (1).