US Congress House Bill 1737 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-04-28 - Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Agricultural Export Facilitation Act of 2009 - Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize under a specific or general license certain travel-related transactions for travel to, from, or within Cuba in connection with: (1) commercial export sales and transportation of agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices; and (2) sales and marketing activities of such articles. Authorizes a consular official to issue a temporary tourist/business visa to a Cuban national (who is not otherwise inadmissible) whose itinerary documents an intent to conduct activities, including phytosanitary inspections, related to purchasing U.S. agricultural goods under the provisions of the Act. Amends the Act to define "payment in cash in advance" as the payment by the purchaser of an agricultural commodity or product and the receipt of payment by the seller prior to the transfer of title and release of control of the commodity or product to the purchaser. Prohibits the President from restricting direct transfers from a Cuban financial institution to a U.S. financial institution executed in payment for a product authorized for sale under the Act.

Agricultural Export Facilitation Act of 2009

Rep. Marion Berry [D-AR]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]
Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Lincoln Davis [D-TN]	Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]
Rep. William Delahunt [D-MA]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]	Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]
Rep. Vic Snyder [D-AR]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-28		Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
2009-04-27		Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
2009-04-27		Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
2009-03-26		Referred to House Agriculture
2009-03-26		Referred to House Financial Services
2009-03-26		Referred to House Judiciary
2009-03-26		Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2009-03-26		Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1737/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1737/BILLS-111hr1737ih.pdf