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