PUBLIC LAW 104-114 —MAR. 12, 1996 110 STAT. 813 (A) conducted under the supervision of internationaly recognized observers; and (B) in which— (i) opposition parties were permitted ample time to organize and campaign for such elections; and (ii) all candidates were permitted full access to the media; (2) is showing respect for the basic civil liberties and human rights of the citizens of Cuba; (3) is substantially moving toward a market-oriented economic system based on the right to own and enjoy property; (4) is committed to making constitutional changes that would ensure regular free and fair elections and the full enjoy- ment of basic civil liberties and human rights by the citizens of Cuba; (5) has made demonstrable progress in establishing an independent judiciary; and (6) has made demonstrable progress in returning to United States citizens (and entities which are 50 percent or more beneficially owned by United States citizens) property taken by the Cuban Government from such citizens and entities on or after January 1, 1959, or providing full compensation for such property in accordance with international law standards and practice. SEC. 207. SETTLEMENT OF OUTSTANDING UNITED STATES CLAIMS TO 22 USC 6067. CONFISCATED PROPERTY IN CUBA. (a) REPORT TO CoNcmESS. — Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide a report to the appropriate congressional committees containing an assessment of the property dispute question in Cuba, including— (1) an estimate of the number and amount of claims to property confiscated by the Cuban Government that are held by United States nationals in addition to those claims certified under section 507 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949; (2) an assessment of the significance of promptly resolving confiscated property claims to the revitalization of the Cuban economy; (3) a review and evaluation of technical and other assistance that the United States could provide to help either a transition government in Cuba or a democratically elected government in Cuba establish mechanisms to resolve property questions; (4) an assessment of the role and types of support the United States could provide to help resolve claims to property confiscated by the Cuban Government that are held by United States nationals who did not receive or qualify for certification under section 507 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949; and (5) an assessment of any areas requiring legislative review or action regarding the resolution of property claims in Cuba prior to a change of government in Cuba. (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— It is the sense of the Congress that the satisfactory resolution of property claims by a Cuban Government recognized by the United States remains an essential condition
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