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 106 STAT. 2578 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 (2) LICENSES.— Exports permitted under subsection (c) shall be made pursuant to specific licenses issued by the United States Government. (e) TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND FACILITIES. — (1) TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. — Telecommimications services between the United States and Cuba shall be permitted. (2) TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES.— Telecommunications facilities are authorized in such quantity and of such quality as may be necessary to provide emcient and adequate telecommunications services between the United States and Cuba. President. (3) LICENSING OF PAYMENTS TO CUBA.— (A) The President may provide for the issuance of licenses for the full or partial payment to Cuba of amounts due Cuba as a result of the provision of telecommunications services authorized by this subsection, in a manner that is consistent with the public interest and the purposes of this title, except that this paragraph shall not require any withdrawal from any account blocked pursuant to regulations issued under section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act. (B) If only partial payments are made to Cuba under subparagraph (A), the amounts withheld from Cuba shall be deposited in an account in a banking institution in the United States. Such account shall be blocked in the same manner as any other account containing funds in which Cuba has any interest, piu'suant to regulations issued under section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act. (4) AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMIS- SION.^ —Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to supersede the authority of the Federal Communications Commission. (f) DIRECT MAIL DELIVERY TO CUBA. — The United States Postal Service shall take such actions as are necessary to provide direct mail service to and from Cuba, including, in the absence of common carrier service between the 2 countries, the use of charter service providers. (g) ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY IN CUBA. — The United States Government may provide assistance, through appropriate nongovernmental organizations, for the support of individuals and organizations to promote nonviolent democratic change in Cuba. 22 USC 6005. SEC. 1706. SANCTIONS. (a) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN CERTAIN UNITED STATES FIRMS AND CUBA. — (1) PROHIBITION. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no license may be issued for any transaction described in section 515.559 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on July 1, 1989. (2) APPLICABILITY TO EXISTING CONTRACTS. —Paragraph (1) shall not affect any contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) PROHIBITIONS ON VESSELS. — (1) VESSELS ENGAGING IN TRADE. —Beginning on the 61st day after the date of the enactment of this Act, a vessel which enters a port or place in Cuba to engage in the trade of goods or services may not, within 180 days after departure from such port or place in Cuba, load or unload any freight

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