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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:affectedArea
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gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:United_States
foreign companies operating in Cuba
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gptkbp:affects
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U.S. foreign policy toward Cuba
foreign investment in Cuba
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gptkbp:amendedBy
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gptkb:Trading_with_the_Enemy_Act
gptkb:Foreign_Assistance_Act_of_1961
gptkb:Cuban_Democracy_Act
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gptkbp:chapter
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22 U.S.C. §§ 6021–6091
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gptkbp:codifiedIn
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gptkb:Cuban_embargo
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gptkbp:controversy
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criticized by the European Union and Canada
subject to World Trade Organization disputes
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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March 12, 1996
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Helms-Burton Act
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gptkbp:impact
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discouraged foreign investment in Cuba
strained U.S. relations with allies
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gptkbp:legalIssue
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enables lawsuits in U.S. courts for property confiscated by Cuba
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Dan_Burton
gptkb:Jesse_Helms
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Libertad_Act
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Title III (private right of action)
Title IV (visa restrictions)
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Cuban_Liberty_and_Democratic_Solidarity_(Libertad)_Act_of_1996
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:Canada
gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:provides
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allows U.S. nationals to sue foreign companies trafficking in property confiscated by the Cuban government
codifies the U.S. embargo against Cuba
denies entry to the U.S. for executives of companies trafficking in confiscated property
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gptkbp:purpose
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to strengthen and continue the United States embargo against Cuba
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Cuban_embargo
gptkb:Cuba–United_States_relations
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gptkbp:section
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gptkb:Title_II:_Assistance_to_a_Free_and_Independent_Cuba
gptkb:Title_III:_Protection_of_Property_Rights_of_United_States_Nationals
gptkb:Title_IV:_Exclusion_of_Certain_Aliens
Title I: Strengthening International Sanctions Against the Castro Government
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gptkbp:shortName
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gptkb:Helms-Burton_Act
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Bill_Clinton
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:Senator_Jesse_Helms
Representative Dan Burton
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gptkbp:status
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in force
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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gptkb:WTO_complaints
legal challenges
international disputes
diplomatic protests
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gptkbp:year
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1996
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:US_embargo_on_Cuba
gptkb:US_embargo_against_Cuba
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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