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 110 STAT. 786 PUBLIC LAW 104-114—MAR. 12, 1996 Sec. 207. Settlement of outstanding United States claims to confiscated property in Cuba. TITLE III—PROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS Sec. 301. Findings. Sec. 302. Liability for trafficking in confiscated property claimed by United States nationals. Sec. 303. Proof of ownership of claims to confiscated property. Sec. 304. Exclusivity of Foreign Claims Settlement Commission certification procedure. Sec. 305. Limitation of actions. Sec. 306. Effective date. TITLE IV—EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ALIENS Sec. 401. Exclusion from the United States of aliens who have confiscated property of United States nationals or who traffic in such property. 22 USC 6021. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress makes the following findings: (1) The economy of Cuba has experienced a decline of at least 60 percent in the last 5 years as a result of— (A) the end of its subsidization by the former Soviet Union of between 5 billion and 6 billion dollars annually; (B) 36 years of communist tyranny and economic mismanagement by the Castro government; (C) the extreme decline in trade between Cuba and the countries of the former Soviet bloc; and (D) the stated policy of the Russian Government and the countries of the former Soviet bloc to conduct economic relations with Cuba on strictly commercial terms. (2) At the same time, the welfare and health of the Cuban people have substantially deteriorated as a result of this economic decline and the refusal of the Castro regime to permit free and fair democratic elections in Cuba. (3) The Castro regime has made it abundantly clear that it will not engage in any substantive political reforms that would lead to democracy, a market economy, or an economic recovery. (4) The repression of the Cuban people, including a ban on free and fair democratic elections, and continuing violations of fundamental human rights, have isolated the Cuban regime as the only completely nondemocratic government in the Westem Hemisphere. (5) As long as free elections are not held in Cuba, the economic condition of the country and the welfare of the Cuban people will not improve in any significant way. (6) The totalitarian nature of the Castro regime has deprived the Cuban people of any peaceful means to improve their condition and has led thousands of Cuban citizens to risk or lose their lives in dangerous attempts to escape from Cuba to freedom. (7) Radio Marti and Television Marti have both been effective vehicles for providing the people of Cuba with news and information and have helped to bolster the morale of the people of Cuba living under tyranny. (8) The consistent policy of the United States towards Cuba since the beginning of the Castro regime, carried out by both Democratic and Republican administrations, has sought to keep faith with the people of Cuba, and has been effective in sanctioning the totalitarian Castro regime.

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