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[CITE: 22USC6044]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
     CHAPTER 69A--CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY (LIBERTAD)
 
 SUBCHAPTER I--STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST THE CASTRO 
                               GOVERNMENT
 
Sec. 6044. 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) of this section, 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.

(Pub. L. 104-114, title I, Sec. 114, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 803.)
