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 110 STAT. 812 PUBLIC LAW 104-114 —MAR. 12, 1996 of time for such access and the times of day such allotments are given; and (C) to be conducted under the supervision of internationaly recognized observers, such as the Organization of American States, the United Nations, and other election monitors; (5) has ceased any interference with Radio Marti or Television Marti broadcasts; (6) makes public commitments to and is making demonstrable progress in— (A) establishing an independent judiciary; (B) respecting internationaly recognized human rights and basic freedoms as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to which Cuba is a signatory nation; (C) allowing the establishment of independent trade unions as set forth in conventions 87 and 98 of the International Labor Organization, and allowing the establishment of independent social, economic, and political associations; (7) does not include Fidel Castro or Raul Castro; and (8) has given adequate assurances that it will allow the speedy and efficient distribution of assistance to the Cuban people. President. (b) ADDITIONAL FACTORS. — In addition to the requirements in subsection (a), in determining whether a transition government in Cuba is in power, the President shall take into account the extent to which that government— (1) is demonstrably in transition from a communist totalitarian dictatorship to representative democracy; (2) has made public commitments to, and is making demonstrable progress in— (A) effectively guaranteeing the rights of free speech and freedom of the press, including granting permits to privately owned media and telecommunications companies to operate in Cuba; (B) permitting the reinstatement of citizenship to Cuban-born persons returning to Cuba; (C) assuring the right to private property; and (D) taking appropriate steps to return to United States citizens (and entities which are 50 percent or more beneficially owned by United States citizens) property taken by the Cuban Government from such citizens and entities on or after January 1, 1959, or to provide equitable compensation to such citizens and entities for such property; (3) has extradited or otherwise rendered to the United States all persons sought by the United States Department of Justice for crimes committed in the United States; and (4) has permitted the deployment throughout Cuba of independent and unfettered international human rights monitors. 22 USC 6066 SEC. 206. REQUIREMENTS FOR DETERMINING A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT. For purposes of this Act, a democratically elected government in Cuba, in addition to meeting the requirements of section 205(a), is a government which— (1) results from free and fair elections—

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