To provide that no funds made available to the Department of Commerce may be used to implement, administer, or enforce certain amendments made to regulations relating to license exemptions for gift parcels and humanitarian donations for Cuba

Bill Number: 
H.R. 6913
Bill Status: 
Bill introduced in Committee
Bill Location: 
House of Representatives
Date of Last Action: 
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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HR 6913 IH

110th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6913

To provide that no funds made available to the Department of Commerce may be used to implement, administer, or enforce certain amendments made to regulations relating to license exemptions for gift parcels and humanitarian donations for Cuba.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 16, 2008

Mr. FLAKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To provide that no funds made available to the Department of Commerce may be used to implement, administer, or enforce certain amendments made to regulations relating to license exemptions for gift parcels and humanitarian donations for Cuba.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Securing Eligibility for Needed Donations Act of 2008' or the `SEND Act of 2008'.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT, ADMINISTER, OR ENFORCE CERTAIN AMENDMENTS MADE TO REGULATIONS RELATING TO LICENSE EXEMPTIONS FOR GIFT PARCELS AND HUMANITARIAN DONATIONS FOR CUBA.

(a) Limitation- No funds made available to the Department of Commerce may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the amendments made to section 740.12 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to license exemptions for gift parcels and humanitarian donations for Cuba), as published in the Federal Register on June 22, 2004 (69 Fed. Reg. 34565-34567).

(b) Effective Date- The limitation on use of funds in subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.