Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 69A — Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (libertad)
§ 6044. News bureaus in Cuba
Statutory text
Establishment of news bureaus
The President is authorized to establish and implement an exchange of news bureaus between the United States and Cuba, if the exchange meets the following conditions:
The exchange is fully reciprocal.
The Cuban Government agrees not to interfere with the establishment of news bureaus or with the movement in Cuba of journalists of any United States-based news organizations, including Radio Marti and Television Marti.
The Cuban Government agrees not to interfere with decisions of United States-based news organizations with respect to individuals assigned to work as journalists in their news bureaus in Cuba.
The Department of the Treasury is able to ensure that only accredited journalists regularly employed with a news gathering organization travel to Cuba under this subsection.
The Cuban Government agrees not to interfere with the transmission of telecommunications signals of news bureaus or with the distribution within Cuba of publications of any United States-based news organization that has a news bureau in Cuba.
Assurance against espionage
In implementing this section, the President shall take all necessary steps to ensure the safety and security of the United States against espionage by Cuban journalists it believes to be working for the intelligence agencies of the Cuban Government.
Fully reciprocal
As used in subsection (a)(1), the term “fully reciprocal” means that all news services, news organizations, and broadcasting services, including such services or organizations that receive financing, assistance, or other support from a governmental or official source, are permitted to establish and operate a news bureau in the United States and Cuba.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996
Pub. L. 104–114 title I § 114 · 110 Stat. 785
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 6044
(Pub. L. 104–114, title I, § 114, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 803.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 104–114, title I, § 114, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 803.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 114. NEWS BUREAUS IN CUBA. (a) Establishment of News Bureaus— The President is authorized to establish and implement an exchange of news bureaus between the United States and Cuba, if the exchange meets the following conditions: (1) The exchange is fully reciprocal. (2) The Cuban Government agrees not to interfere with the establishment of news bureaus or with the movement in Cuba of journalists of any United States-based news organizations, including Radio Marti and Television Marti. (3) The Cuban Government agrees not to interfere with decisions of United States-based news organizations with respect to individuals assigned to work as journalists in their news bureaus in Cuba. (4) The Department of the Treasury is able to ensure that only accredited journalists regularly employed with a news gathering organization travel to Cuba under this subsection. (5) The Cuban Government agrees not to interfere with the transmission of telecommunications signals of news bureaus or with the distribution within Cuba of publications of any United States-based news organization that has a news bureau in Cuba. (b) Assurance Against Espionage.— In implementing this section, the President shall take all necessary steps to ensure the safety and security of the United States against espionage by Cuban journalists it believes to be working for the intelligence agencies of the Cuban Government. (c) Fully Reciprocal.— As used in subsection (a)(1), the term “fully reciprocal” means that all news services, news organizations, and broadcasting services, including such services or organizations that receive financing, assistance, or other support from a governmental or official source, are permitted to establish and operate a news bureau in the United States and Cuba.
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