S. 538 · 118th Congress
FORCE Act
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Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends Act or the FORCE Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 27, 2023
Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends Act or the FORCE Act
This bill imposes various prohibitions and requirements related to Cuba.
Specifically, the bill prohibits removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism until the President determines that a transition government in Cuba is in power.
Furthermore, persons (individuals or entities) subject to U.S. jurisdiction may not engage in certain direct financial transactions with an entity under the control of or acting on behalf of the Cuban military, intelligence, or security services or personnel. Specifically, such a transaction is prohibited if it would disproportionately benefit the Cuban military, intelligence, or security services or personnel at the expense of the Cuban people or private enterprise in Cuba.
The Department of State must publish and annually update a list of the Cuban entities that are subject to these transaction restrictions.
The prohibition on financial transactions shall terminate 90 days after the President certifies that Cuba's government has (1) taken the steps necessary to begin transparent, free, and fair elections; and (2) met the requirements to allow for the termination of U.S. economic embargo on Cuba.
The bill also requires the State Department to notify Congress of any U.S. engagement with Cuba no later than 14 days after such engagement.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: FORCE Act
Also known as: Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends Act
Latest action (Feb 27, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 27, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.