{"identifier":"/us/usc/t22/s6007","title":22,"num":"\u00a7\u202f6007.","heading":"Policy toward a democratic Cuban Government","text":"\u00a7\u202f6007.\nPolicy toward a democratic Cuban Government\n(a)\nWaiver of restrictions\nThe President may waive the requirements of\n(1) has held free and fair elections conducted under internationally recognized observers;\n(2) has permitted opposition parties ample time to organize and campaign for such elections, and has permitted full access to the media to all candidates in the elections;\n(3) is showing respect for the basic civil liberties and human rights of the citizens of Cuba;\n(4) is moving toward establishing a free market economic system; and\n(5) has committed itself to constitutional change that would ensure regular free and fair elections that meet the requirements of paragraph (2).\n(b)\nPolicies\nIf the President makes a determination under subsection (a), the President shall take the following actions with respect to a Cuban Government elected pursuant to elections described in subsection (a):\n(1) To encourage the admission or reentry of such government to international organizations and international financial institutions.\n(2) To provide emergency relief during Cuba\u2019s transition to a viable economic system.\n(3) To take steps to end the United States trade embargo of Cuba.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t22/s6007.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6007","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f6007."},{"t":"heading","text":"Policy toward a democratic Cuban Government"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6007/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Waiver of restrictions"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The President may waive the requirements of ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 6005 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t22/s6005","tail":" if the President determines and reports to the Congress that the Government of Cuba\u2014"}]},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6007/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" has held free and fair elections conducted under internationally recognized observers;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6007/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" has permitted opposition parties ample time to organize and campaign for such elections, and has permitted full access to the media to all candidates in the elections;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6007/a/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" is showing respect for the basic civil liberties and human rights of the citizens of Cuba;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6007/a/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" is moving toward establishing a free market economic system; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6007/a/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" has committed itself to constitutional change that would ensure regular free and fair elections that meet the requirements of paragraph (2).","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6007/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Policies"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"If the President makes a determination under subsection (a), the President shall take the following actions with respect to a Cuban Government elected pursuant to elections described in subsection (a):"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6007/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" To encourage the admission or reentry of such government to international organizations and international financial institutions.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6007/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" To provide emergency relief during Cuba\u2019s transition to a viable economic system.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6007/b/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" To take steps to end the United States trade embargo of Cuba.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}