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handle is hein.crs/govzss0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A ongressional _____ £Research Service informing the leg slative debate since 1914 Cuba: Trump Administration Expands Sanctions May 17, 2019 In recent weeks, the Trump Administration has imposed a series of increasingly strong economic sanctions against Cuba, effectively ending the previous policy of engagement begun by the Obama Administration in 2014 that had eased some sanctions and moved toward the normalization of relations. As a result, U.S. policy toward Cuba again is centered on economic pressure aimed at influencing the behavior of the Cuban government, not only with regard to Cuba's own human rights record, but also its support to the regime of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. On April 30, 2019, President Trump threatened a full and complete embargo on Cuba and highest-level sanctions unless Cuba ceased its military support for the Maduro regime. Congress traditionally has played an important role in shaping U.S. policy toward Cuba through legislation and oversight, but has appeared divided over Cuba the past decade, with some favoring engagement and others favoring strong sanctions. Background: Trump Administration Ratchets Up Sanctions in 2017 In June 2017, President Trump issued a national security presidential memorandum (NSPM) on Cuba rolling back the Obama Administration's efforts to normalize relations and introducing new sanctions, which included restrictions on transactions with companies controlled by the Cuban military and the elimination of people-to-people educational travel for individuals. To implement these changes, the Treasury and Commerce Departments amended, respectively, the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (31 C.F.R.. Part 515) and the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. Parts 740 and 746) in November 2017. The amended regulations require people-to-people travel to be under the auspices of an organization specializing in such travel and prohibit financial transactions with entities controlled by the Cuban military, intelligence, or security services that appear on a State Department-maintained list. The State Department first issued its restricted list of Cuban entities in November 2017, and has updated it several times, most recently in April 2019. The current list includes 214 entities and subentities, including more than 100 hotels. Trump Administration Ramps Up Sanctions in 2019 In 2019, the Administration has increased economic sanctions significantly: Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11120 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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