[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 1025 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 101
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1025

To provide humanitarian relief to the Venezuelan people and Venezuelan 
   migrants, to advance a constitutional and democratic solution to 
     Venezuela's political crisis, to address Venezuela's economic 
reconstruction, to combat public corruption, narcotics trafficking, and 
               money laundering, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 3, 2019

Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cardin, 
Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Young, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bennet, 
Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Hawley, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
Carper, and Mr. Gardner) introduced the following bill; which was read 
        twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

                              June 3, 2019

                Reported by Mr. Risch, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide humanitarian relief to the Venezuelan people and Venezuelan 
   migrants, to advance a constitutional and democratic solution to 
     Venezuela's political crisis, to address Venezuela's economic 
reconstruction, to combat public corruption, narcotics trafficking, and 
               money laundering, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Short Titles.--This Act may be cited as the 
``Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development Act 
of 2019'' or the ``VERDAD Act of 2019''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short titles; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2. Defined term.
 <DELETED>TITLE I--SUPPORT FOR THE INTERIM PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA AND 
            RECOGNITION OF THE VENEZUELAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

<DELETED>Sec. 101. Findings; sense of Congress in support of the 
                            Interim President of Venezuela.
<DELETED>Sec. 102. Recognition of Venezuela's democratically elected 
                            National Assembly.
<DELETED>Sec. 103. Advancing a negotiated solution to Venezuela's 
                            crisis.
          <DELETED>TITLE II--HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FOR VENEZUELA

<DELETED>Sec. 201. Humanitarian relief for the Venezuelan people.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. Humanitarian assistance to Venezuelans in 
                            neighboring countries.
<DELETED>Sec. 203. Requirement for strategy to coordinate international 
                            humanitarian assistance.
<DELETED>Sec. 204. Support for efforts at the United Nations on the 
                            humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
<DELETED>Sec. 205. Sanctions exceptions for humanitarian assistance.
             <DELETED>TITLE III--ADDRESSING REGIME COHESION

<DELETED>Sec. 301. Classified report on declining cohesion inside the 
                            Venezuelan military and the Maduro regime.
<DELETED>Sec. 302. Additional restrictions on visas.
<DELETED>Sec. 303. Waiver for sanctioned officials that recognize the 
                            Interim President of Venezuela.
  <DELETED>TITLE IV--RESTORING DEMOCRACY AND ADDRESSING THE POLITICAL 
                          CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

<DELETED>Sec. 401. Special Envoy for Venezuela and Task Force on 
                            Venezuela.
<DELETED>Sec. 402. Support for the Lima Group.
<DELETED>Sec. 403. Accountability for crimes against humanity.
<DELETED>Sec. 404. Upholding the Organization of American States Inter-
                            American Democratic Charter.
<DELETED>Sec. 405. Support for international election observation and 
                            democratic civil society.
      <DELETED>TITLE V--SUPPORTING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF VENEZUELA

<DELETED>Sec. 501. Engaging international financial institutions to 
                            advance the reconstruction of Venezuela's 
                            economy and energy infrastructure.
<DELETED>Sec. 502. Recovering assets stolen from the Venezuelan people.
       <DELETED>TITLE VI--RESTORING THE RULE OF LAW IN VENEZUELA

<DELETED>Sec. 601. Developing and implementing a coordinated sanctions 
                            strategy with partners in the Western 
                            Hemisphere and the European Union.
<DELETED>Sec. 602. Classified briefing on the involvement of Venezuelan 
                            officials in corruption and illicit 
                            narcotics trafficking.
<DELETED>Sec. 603. Sanctions on persons responsible for public 
                            corruption and undermining democratic 
                            governance.
<DELETED>Sec. 604. Public information about sanctioned officials.
<DELETED>Sec. 605. Financial sanctions on Maduro regime debt.
<DELETED>Sec. 606. Additional financial sanctions on Maduro regime 
                            debt.
<DELETED>Sec. 607. Expanding kingpin sanctions on narcotics trafficking 
                            and money laundering.
<DELETED>Sec. 608. Sanctions on the Maduro regime's trade in gold.
<DELETED>Sec. 609. Concerns over PDVSA transactions with Rosneft.
<DELETED>Sec. 610. Classified briefing on activities of certain foreign 
                            governments and actors in Venezuela.
     <DELETED>TITLE VII--CRYPTOCURRENCY SANCTIONS AND ENSURING THE 
                EFFECTIVENESS OF UNITED STATES SANCTIONS

<DELETED>Sec. 701. Sanctions on Venezuela's cryptocurrency and the 
                            provision of related technologies.
<DELETED>Sec. 702. Report on the impact of cryptocurrencies on United 
                            States sanctions.
             <DELETED>TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

<DELETED>Sec. 801. Congressional briefings.
<DELETED>Sec. 802. Extension and termination of sanctions against 
                            Venezuela.

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINED TERM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act, the term ``Maduro regime'' means any 
ministry, agency, political subdivision, or instrumentality of the 
Government of Venezuela, including the Central Bank of Venezuela and 
Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., any branch of the Venezuelan armed 
forces, and any person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on 
behalf of, the Government of Venezuela that remain under the control of 
Nicolas Maduro or the subsequent control of a person that comes to 
power through any means other than--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) a free, fair, and transparent democratic 
        election that is monitored by credible international observers; 
        or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the appointment by Venezuela's democratically 
        elected National Assembly of an Interim President with a 
        mandate to convene elections described in paragraph (1); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) a negotiation process described in section 
        103.</DELETED>

 <DELETED>TITLE I--SUPPORT FOR THE INTERIM PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA AND 
       RECOGNITION OF THE VENEZUELAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 101. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF THE 
              INTERIM PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Venezuela's electoral event on May 20, 2018, 
        was characterized by widespread fraud and did not comply with 
        international standards for a free, fair, and transparent 
        electoral process.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Given the fraudulent nature of Venezuela's May 
        20, 2018, electoral event, Nicolas Maduro's tenure as President 
        of Venezuela ended on January 10, 2019.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The National Assembly of Venezuela approved a 
        resolution on January 15, 2019, that terminated Nicolas 
        Maduro's authority as the President of Venezuela.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) On January 23, 2019, the President of the 
        National Assembly of Venezuela was sworn in as the Interim 
        President of Venezuela.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) The United States Government, the Governments 
        of Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, 
        Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, 
        Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, 
        Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, 
        Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kosovo, 
        Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malta, 
        Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, 
        Poland, Portugal, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, 
        Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom, the Secretary 
        General of the Organization of American States, and the 
        European Parliament have all recognized National Assembly 
        President Juan Guaido as the Interim President of 
        Venezuela.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to support the decisions by the United States 
        Government, more than 50 governments around the world, the 
        Secretary General of the Organization of American States, and 
        the European Parliament to recognize National Assembly 
        President Juan Guaido as the Interim President of 
        Venezuela;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to encourage the Interim President of 
        Venezuela to advance efforts to hold democratic presidential 
        elections in the shortest possible period; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) that the Organization of American States, with 
        support from the United States Government and partner 
        governments, should provide diplomatic, technical, and 
        financial support for a new presidential election in Venezuela 
        that complies with international standards for a free, fair, 
        and transparent electoral processes.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 102. RECOGNITION OF VENEZUELA'S DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED 
              NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that Venezuela's unicameral 
National Assembly convened on January 6, 2016, following democratic 
elections that were held on December 6, 2015.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Venezuela's democratically elected National 
        Assembly is the only national level democratic institution 
        remaining in the country; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) actions taken by the Maduro regime that 
        require legislative approval, ratification, or concurrence, 
        including the provision or refinancing of debts, should only be 
        recognized as legitimate by the United States and the 
        international community if such legislative actions are 
        authorized by the democratically elected National Assembly of 
        the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to 
recognize the democratically elected National Assembly of Venezuela as 
the only legitimate national legislative body in Venezuela.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Assistance to Venezuela's National Assembly.--The 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, shall prioritize 
efforts to provide technical assistance to support the democratically 
elected National Assembly of Venezuela in accordance with section 
406.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 103. ADVANCING A NEGOTIATED SOLUTION TO VENEZUELA'S 
              CRISIS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) direct, credible negotiations led by the 
        Interim President of Venezuela and members of Venezuela's 
        democratically elected National Assembly--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) are supported by stakeholders in the 
                international community that have recognized the 
                Interim President of Venezuela;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) include the input and interests of 
                Venezuelan civil society; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) represent the best opportunity to 
                reach a solution to the Venezuelan crisis that 
                includes--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) holding a new presidential 
                        election that complies with international 
                        standards for a free, fair, and transparent 
                        electoral process;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) ending Nicolas Maduro's 
                        usurpation of presidential 
                        authorities;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) restoring democracy and the 
                        rule of law;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) freeing political prisoners; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) facilitating the delivery of 
                        humanitarian aid;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) dialogue between the Maduro regime and 
        political opposition that commenced in October 2017, and were 
        supported by the Governments of Mexico, of Chile, of Bolivia, 
        and of Nicaragua, did not result in an agreement because the 
        Maduro regime failed to credibly participate in the process; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) negotiations between the Maduro regime and 
        political opposition that commenced in October 2016, and were 
        supported by the Vatican, did not result in an agreement 
        because the Maduro regime failed to credibly participate in the 
        process.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to 
support diplomatic engagement in order to advance a negotiated and 
peaceful solution to Venezuela's political, economic, and humanitarian 
crisis that is described in subsection (a)(1).</DELETED>

     <DELETED>TITLE II--HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FOR VENEZUELA</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FOR THE VENEZUELAN 
              PEOPLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the United States Government should expand 
        efforts to peacefully address Venezuela's humanitarian crisis; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) humanitarian assistance--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) should be provided directly to the 
                people of Venezuela; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) should not be passed through the 
                control or distribution mechanisms of the Maduro 
                regime.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, shall work through international and nongovernmental 
organizations to provide humanitarian assistance to individuals and 
communities in Venezuela, including--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) public health commodities to Venezuelan health 
        facilities and services, including medicines on the World 
        Health Organization's Model List of Essential Medicines and 
        basic medical supplies and equipment;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the basic food commodities and nutritional 
        supplements needed to address growing malnutrition and improve 
        food security for the people of Venezuela, with a specific 
        emphasis on the most vulnerable populations; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) technical assistance to ensure that health and 
        food commodities are appropriately selected, procured, and 
        distributed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Strategy Requirement.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
        coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency 
        for International Development shall submit a strategy for 
        carrying out the activities described in subsection (b) to--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
                the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
                the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                House of Representatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Additional elements.--The strategy required 
        under paragraph (1) shall be based on independent assessments 
        of the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, including assessments 
        by nongovernmental organizations and the United Nations 
        humanitarian agencies listed in section 204(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Secretary of State $200,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2019 to carry out the activities set forth in subsection 
        (b) in accordance with this section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Notification requirement.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Except as provided under 
                subparagraph (B), amounts appropriated or otherwise 
                made available pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be 
                obligated until 15 days after the date on which the 
                President provides notice to the committees listed in 
                subsection (c)(1) of the intent to obligate such 
                funds.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Waiver.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--The Secretary of 
                        State may waive the requirement under 
                        subparagraph (A) if the Secretary of State 
                        determines that such requirement would pose a 
                        substantial risk to human health or 
                        welfare.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Notification requirement.--If 
                        a waiver is invoked under clause (i), the 
                        President shall notify the committees listed in 
                        subsection (c)(1) of the intention to obligate 
                        funds under this section as early as 
                        practicable, but not later than 3 days after 
                        taking the action to which such notification 
                        requirement was applicable in the context of 
                        the circumstances necessitating such 
                        waiver.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 202. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO VENEZUELANS IN 
              NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, shall work through international and nongovernmental 
organizations to provide Venezuelans in neighboring countries with 
humanitarian aid, such as--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) urgently needed health and nutritional 
        assistance, including logistical and technical assistance to 
        hospitals and health centers in affected communities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) food assistance for vulnerable individuals, 
        including assistance to improve food security for affected 
        communities; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) hygiene supplies and sanitation 
        services.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Additional Elements.--The assistance described in 
subsection (a)--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) may be provided--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) directly to Venezuelans in neighboring 
                countries; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) indirectly through the communities in 
                which the Venezuelans reside; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) should focus on the most vulnerable 
        Venezuelans in neighboring countries.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Strategy Requirement.--The strategy required under 
section 201(c) shall include a strategy for carrying out the activities 
described in subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Secretary of State $200,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2019 to carry out the activities set forth in subsection 
        (a) in accordance with this section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Notification requirement.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Except as provided under 
                subparagraph (B), amounts appropriated or otherwise 
                made available pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be 
                obligated until 15 days after the date on which the 
                President provides notice to the committees listed in 
                section 201(c)(1) of the intent to obligate such 
                funds.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Waiver.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--The Secretary of 
                        State may waive the requirement under 
                        subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines 
                        that such requirement would pose a substantial 
                        risk to human health or welfare.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Notification requirement.--If 
                        a waiver is invoked under clause (i), the 
                        President shall notify the committees listed in 
                        section 201(c)(1) of the intention to obligate 
                        funds under this section as early as 
                        practicable, but not later than 3 days after 
                        taking the action to which such notification 
                        requirement was applicable in the context of 
                        the circumstances necessitating such 
                        waiver.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 203. REQUIREMENT FOR STRATEGY TO COORDINATE INTERNATIONAL 
              HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Strategy.--The strategy required under section 201(c) 
shall include a multiyear strategy that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) describes United States diplomatic efforts to 
        ensure support from international donors, including regional 
        partners in Latin America and the Caribbean, for the provision 
        of humanitarian assistance to the people of 
        Venezuela;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) identifies governments that are willing to 
        provide financial and technical assistance for the provision of 
        such humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela and a 
        description of such assistance; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) identifies the financial and technical 
        assistance to be provided by multilateral institutions, 
        including the United Nations humanitarian agencies listed in 
        section 104(a), the Pan American Health Organization, the 
        Inter-American Development Bank, and the World Bank, and a 
        description of such assistance.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Diplomatic Engagement.--The Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, shall work with relevant foreign governments 
and multilateral organizations to coordinate a donors summit and carry 
out diplomatic engagement to advance the strategy described in 
subsection (a).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 204. SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS AT THE UNITED NATIONS ON THE 
              HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN VENEZUELA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the United Nations humanitarian agencies, including the Office for the 
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, 
the Pan American Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture 
Organization, UNICEF, and the United Nations High Commissioner for 
Refugees, should conduct and publish independent assessments 
regarding--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the extent and impact of the shortages of 
        food, medicine, and medical supplies in Venezuela;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) basic health indicators in Venezuela, such as 
        maternal and child mortality rates and the prevalence and 
        treatment of communicable diseases; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the efforts needed to resolve the shortages 
        identified in paragraph (1) and to improve the health 
        indicators referred to in paragraph (2).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Initial Efforts.--The President shall instruct the 
Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations to 
use the voice and vote of the United States in the United Nations 
Security Council to secure the necessary votes--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to place the humanitarian and political crisis 
        in Venezuela on the United Nations Security Council's Programme 
        of Work; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to secure a Presidential Statement from the 
        President of the United Nations Security Council urging the 
        Maduro regime--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to allow the delivery of humanitarian 
                relief; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to lift bureaucratic impediments or 
                any other obstacles preventing independent 
                nongovernmental organizations from providing the proper 
                assistance to the people of Venezuela without any 
                interference by the Maduro regime.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator.--The 
President shall instruct the Permanent Representative to the United 
Nations to use the voice and influence of the United States to advance 
the appointment of a United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for 
Venezuela to lead and coordinate the efforts of humanitarian 
organizations in a manner that contributes to Venezuela's long-term 
recovery.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Additional Efforts.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--If the Maduro regime refuses to 
        allow the delivery of humanitarian relief and to lift 
        bureaucratic impediments and any other obstacles described in 
        subsection (b)(2)(B), the President, beginning not later than 
        30 days after the conclusion of the efforts of the United 
        Nations described in such subsection, shall instruct the 
        Permanent Representative of the United States to the United 
        Nations to use the voice and vote of the United States to 
        secure the adoption of a resolution described in paragraph 
        (2).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Resolution described.--The resolution 
        described in this paragraph is a Resolution of the United 
        Nations Security Council that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) requires the Maduro regime to promptly 
                allow safe and unhindered access for humanitarian 
                agencies and their implementing partners, including 
                possible support from neighboring countries; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) calls on the Maduro regime--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) to allow the delivery of food 
                        and medicine to the people of 
                        Venezuela;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) to end human rights 
                        violations against the people of 
                        Venezuela;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) to agree to free, fair, and 
                        transparent elections with credible 
                        international observers;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) to cease violence against the 
                        people of Venezuela; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) to release all political 
                        prisoners held by the Maduro regime.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 205. SANCTIONS EXCEPTIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN 
              ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Agricultural commodity.--The term 
        ``agricultural commodity'' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 
        5602).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Medical device.--The term ``medical device'' 
        has the meaning given the term ``device'' in section 201 of the 
        Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Medicine.--The term ``medicine'' has the 
        meaning given the term ``drug'' in section 201 of the Federal 
        Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) In General.--Any transaction for the sale of 
agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical devices to 
Venezuela or for the provision of humanitarian assistance to the people 
of Venezuela, and any transaction that is incidental or necessary to 
any such transaction, regardless of whether the transactions or 
provision of humanitarian assistance originate in, or have a connection 
to, the United States, shall be exempt from United States sanctions, 
including sanctions described in--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) sections 603, 605, 606, 608, and 
        701;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and 
        Civil Society Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-278); or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Executive Orders 13692, 13808, 13827, 13835, 
        13850, and 13857.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>TITLE III--ADDRESSING REGIME COHESION</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 301. CLASSIFIED REPORT ON DECLINING COHESION INSIDE THE 
              VENEZUELAN MILITARY AND THE MADURO REGIME.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting 
through the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and in coordination 
with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit a classified 
report to the appropriate congressional committees that assesses the 
declining cohesion inside the Venezuelan military and security forces 
and the Maduro regime.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Additional Elements.--The report submitted under 
subsection (a) shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) identify senior members of the Venezuelan 
        military and the Maduro regime, including generals, admirals, 
        cabinet ministers, deputy cabinet ministers, and the heads of 
        intelligence agencies, whose loyalty to Nicolas Maduro is 
        declining;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) describe the factors that would accelerate the 
        decision making of individuals identified in paragraph (1)--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to break with the Maduro regime; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to recognize the Interim President of 
                Venezuela and his government; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) assess and detail the massive number of 
        desertions and defections that have occurred at the officer and 
        enlisted levels inside the Venezuelan military and security 
        forces.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
        Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
        of Representatives; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
        of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 302. ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON VISAS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall impose the 
visa restrictions described in subsection (c) on any current or former 
official of the Maduro regime, or any foreign person acting on behalf 
of such regime, who the Secretary determines--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) is responsible for, is complicit in, is 
        responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, 
        or is knowingly participating in (directly or indirectly) any 
        activity in or in relation to Venezuela, on or after January 
        23, 2019, that undermines or threatens the integrity of--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the democratically elected National 
                Assembly of Venezuela; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the President of such National 
                Assembly, while serving as Interim President of 
                Venezuela, or the government officials under the 
                supervision of such President;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) is the spouse or child of a foreign person 
        described in paragraph (1); or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) is the spouse or child of a foreign person 
        described or identified under--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) section 5(a) of the Venezuela Defense 
                of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 (Public 
                Law 113-278), as amended by section 603 of this 
                Act;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) section 804(b) of the Foreign 
                Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1903(b)); 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Executive Orders 13692 (50 U.S.C. 1701 
                note) and 13850.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Removal From Visa Revocation List.--If a person 
described in subsection (a)(1) or in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of 
subsection (a)(3) publicly recognizes and pledges supports for the 
Interim President of Venezuela and the government officials supervised 
by such Interim President, any family members of such person who were 
subject to visa restrictions pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of such 
subsection shall no longer be subject to such visa 
restrictions.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Visa Restrictions Described.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Exclusion from the united states and 
        revocation of visa or other documentation.--Subject to 
        paragraph (2) and subsection (b), an alien described in 
        subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) is inadmissible to the United 
                States;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) is ineligible to receive a visa or 
                other documentation authorizing entry into the United 
                States;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) is otherwise ineligible to be admitted 
                or paroled into the United States or to receive any 
                benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
                U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) shall, in accordance with section 
                221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
                1201(i)), have his or her visa or other documentation 
                revoked, regardless of when the visa or other 
                documentation was issued.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Exception to comply with united nations 
        headquarters agreement.--Sanctions under paragraph (1) shall 
        not apply to an alien if admitting the alien into the United 
        States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with 
        the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, 
        signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force 
        November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United 
        States, or other applicable international 
        obligations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Rulemaking.--The President shall issue such 
regulations, licenses, and orders as may be necessary to carry out this 
section.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 303. WAIVER FOR SANCTIONED OFFICIALS THAT RECOGNIZE THE 
              INTERIM PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Removal From Visa Revocation List.--If a person 
sanctioned under any of the provisions of law described in subsection 
(b) publicly recognizes and pledges supports for the Interim President 
of Venezuela and the government officials supervised by such Interim 
President, the person shall no longer be subject to such 
sanctions.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this 
subsection are set forth in the following provisions of law:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1)(A) Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 5(a) of 
        the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 
        2014 (Public Law 113-278), as amended by section 603 of this 
        Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (B) Paragraph (5) of section 5(a) of such Act, to 
        the extent such paragraph relates to the sanctions described in 
        paragraph (3) or (4) of such subsection.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2)(A) Clauses (1) and (4) of section 1(a)(ii)(A) 
        of Executive Order 13692 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (B) Subparagraph (D)(2) of section 1(a)(ii) of 
        such Executive Order, to the extent such subparagraph relates 
        to the provisions of law cited in subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3)(A) Section 1(a)(ii) of Executive Order 
        13850.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (B) Paragraph (iii) of section 1(a) of such 
        Executive Order, to the extent such paragraph relates to the 
        provision of law cited in subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Rulemaking.--The President shall issue such 
regulations, licenses, and orders as may be necessary to carry out this 
section.</DELETED>

  <DELETED>TITLE IV--RESTORING DEMOCRACY AND ADDRESSING THE POLITICAL 
                     CRISIS IN VENEZUELA</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 401. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR VENEZUELA AND TASK FORCE ON 
              VENEZUELA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Designation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall designate a 
Special Envoy for Venezuela (referred to in this section as the 
``Special Envoy''), who shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) have the rank and status of ambassador; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) report directly to the Secretary of 
        State.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Duties.--The Special Envoy shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) coordinate United States policy towards 
        Venezuela between relevant departments and agencies, including 
        the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, the 
        Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the United 
        States Agency for International Development, and the 
        intelligence community;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) develop and conduct oversight of United States 
        programs and operations related to Venezuela, including 
        humanitarian assistance, support for regional migration 
        systems, and assistance to democratic actors and independent 
        civil society in Venezuela;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) advance efforts--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to recover the assets described in 
                section 502(a)(2) that were stolen from the Venezuelan 
                people; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to coordinate sanctions with the 
                United States partners referred to in section 
                601;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) engage and coordinate policy matters related 
        to Venezuela with the international community, including the 
        Organization of American States, the United Nations and its 
        agencies, the Lima Group, the European Union, and other 
        governments and organizations with interest in 
        Venezuela;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) engage and coordinate with actors supporting 
        the restoration of democracy in Venezuela, including the 
        Venezuelan diaspora and the democratic political opposition in 
        Venezuela; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) communicate and coordinate engagement with the 
        Maduro regime.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Special Envoy is authorized to directly engage with the Maduro 
regime and its officers.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Task Force on Venezuela.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Establishment.--There is established an 
        interagency task force, to be known as the ``Task Force on 
        Venezuela'' (referred to in this subsection as the ``Task 
        Force''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Mission.--The primary mission of the Task 
        Force is to support the Special Envoy in the exercise of the 
        duties described in subsection (b).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Composition.--The Task Force shall include 
        representatives of, or liaison officers from, the Department of 
        State, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of 
        Justice, the Department of Defense, the United States Agency 
        for International Development, and the Central Intelligence 
        Agency. Members of the Task Force shall be selected from among 
        existing employees of their respective departments.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Monthly Consultation.--Not later than 30 days after 
being designated under subsection (a), and every 30 days thereafter, 
the Special Envoy shall brief and consult with--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
        of Representatives; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
        of Representatives.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 402. SUPPORT FOR THE LIMA GROUP.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The Lima Group is a diplomatic bloc whose 
        members include Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, 
        Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, 
        Peru, and Saint Lucia.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The Lima Group--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) has recognized National Assembly 
                President Juan Guaido as the Interim President of 
                Venezuela;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) has reaffirmed the authority of the 
                democratically elected National Assembly of 
                Venezuela;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) has stated that it does not recognize 
                the legitimacy of Nicolas Maduro's tenure in office 
                beyond January 10, 2019;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) has stated that it does not recognize 
                the legitimacy of Venezuela's May 20, 2018, 
                presidential election as it did not comply with 
                international standards for a democratic, free, fair, 
                and transparent process;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) has called on Nicolas Maduro to 
                provisionally transfer executive powers to the National 
                Assembly of Venezuela until new democratic elections 
                are held;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) has condemned the rupture of the 
                democratic order in Venezuela;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) has called on the Maduro regime to 
                accept humanitarian assistance in order to address the 
                country's growing economic crisis; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) reiterated its ``conviction that the 
                transition to democracy must be conducted by 
                Venezuelans themselves, peacefully and within the 
                framework of the Constitution and international law, 
                supported by political and diplomatic means, without 
                the use of force.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the Secretary of State should conduct diplomatic engagement in support 
of efforts by the Lima Group to restore democracy and the rule of law 
in Venezuela and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance for 
the Venezuelan people.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 403. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST 
              HUMANITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) On July 25, 2017, the Secretary General of the 
        Organization of American States stated ``the systematic attack 
        against the civilian population [of Venezuela] includes 
        murders, imprisonment and torture, and it is evident in the 
        eyes of the international community that we are in the presence 
        of crimes against humanity.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) On September 11, 2017, the United Nations High 
        Commissioner for Human Rights stated that Venezuelan security 
        forces may have committed crimes against humanity against 
        protesters and called for a credible international 
        investigation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) A November 29, 2017, report by Human Rights 
        Watch documented that Venezuelan security forces had used 
        extreme and, at times, lethal forces against protesters and, 
        once detained, subjected them to abuses ranging from severe 
        beatings to torture involving electric shocks, asphyxiation, 
        and other techniques.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) On February 8, 2018, the Prosecutor of the 
        International Criminal Court opened a preliminary examination 
        of the situation in Venezuela as it relates to Venezuelan 
        security forces using excessive force against civilians and the 
        political opposition.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) On May 29, 2018, a panel of independent 
        international experts convened by the Secretary General of the 
        Organization of American States found that ``there are 
        reasonable grounds that satisfy the standard of proof required 
        by Article 53 of the Rome Statute for considering that acts to 
        which the civilian population of Venezuela was subjected . . . 
        constitute crimes against humanity''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the Secretary of State should conduct robust diplomatic engagement in 
support of efforts in Venezuela, and on the part of the international 
community, to ensure accountability for possible crimes against 
humanity and other violations of international humanitarian law and 
violations and abuses of human rights.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
Congress that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) evaluates the degree to which the Maduro 
        regime and its officials, including members of the Venezuelan 
        security force, have engaged in actions that constitute crimes 
        against humanity and violations of internationally recognized 
        humanitarian rights; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) provides options for holding accountable the 
        perpetrators identified under paragraph (1).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 404. UPHOLDING THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES INTER-
              AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC CHARTER.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Article 1 of the Inter-American Democratic 
        Charter, which was adopted by the Organization of American 
        States in Lima on September 11, 2001, states: ``The peoples of 
        the Americas have a right to democracy and their governments 
        have an obligation to promote and defend it.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Article 19 of the Inter-American Democratic 
        Charter states ``an unconstitutional interruption of the 
        democratic order or an unconstitutional alteration of the 
        constitutional regime that seriously impairs the democratic 
        order in a member state, constitutes, while it persists, an 
        insurmountable obstacle to its government's participation in 
        sessions of the General Assembly . . . and other bodies of the 
        Organization.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Article 20 of the Inter-American Democratic 
        Charter states the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) ``In the event of an unconstitutional 
                alteration of the constitutional regime that seriously 
                impairs the democratic order in a member state, any 
                member state or the Secretary General may request the 
                immediate convocation of the Permanent Council to 
                undertake a collective assessment of the situation and 
                to take such decisions as it deems 
                appropriate.''.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) ``The Permanent Council, depending on 
                the situation, may undertake the necessary diplomatic 
                initiatives, including good offices, to foster the 
                restoration of democracy.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Article 21 of the Inter-American Democratic 
        Charter states ``When the special session of the General 
        Assembly determines that there has been an unconstitutional 
        interruption of the democratic order of a member state, and 
        that diplomatic initiatives have failed, the special session 
        shall take the decision to suspend said member 
        state.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Nicolas Maduro and the Supreme Tribunal of 
        Justice of Venezuela have carried out systematic efforts to 
        undermine, block, and circumvent the authorities and 
        responsibilities of the Venezuelan National Assembly, as 
        mandated in the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of 
        Venezuela;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the electoral process convened by the National 
        Electoral Council of Venezuela on May 20, 2018 was not 
        democratic, free, fair, or transparent;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Nicolas Maduro's attempt to inaugurate himself 
        for a second term in office on January 10, 2019, was not 
        legitimate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) such events constitute an unconstitutional 
        alteration of the constitutional regime that seriously impairs 
        the democratic order in Venezuela; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the Secretary of State, working through the 
        United States Permanent Representative to the Organization of 
        American States, should take additional steps to support 
        ongoing efforts by the Secretary General--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to invoke the Inter-American 
                Democratic Charter; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to promote diplomatic initiatives to 
                foster the restoration of Venezuelan 
                democracy.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 405. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVATION AND 
              DEMOCRATIC CIVIL SOCIETY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) shall work with the Organization of American 
        States to ensure credible international observation of future 
        elections in Venezuela that contributes to free, fair, and 
        transparent democratic electoral processes; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) shall work through nongovernmental 
        organizations--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to strengthen democratic governance 
                and institutions, including the democratically elected 
                National Assembly of Venezuela;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to defend internationally recognized 
                human rights for the people of Venezuela, including 
                support for efforts to document crimes against humanity 
                and violations of human rights;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) to support the efforts of independent 
                media outlets to broadcast, distribute, and share 
                information beyond the limited channels made available 
                by the Maduro regime; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) to combat corruption and improve the 
                transparency and accountability of institutions that 
                are part of the Maduro regime.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Voice and Vote at the Organization of American 
States.--The Secretary of State, acting through the United States 
Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, should 
advocate and build diplomatic support for sending an election 
observation mission to Venezuela to ensure that democratic electoral 
processes are organized and carried out in a free, fair, and 
transparent manner.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Strategy Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, shall submit a strategy to carry out the 
activities described in subsection (a) to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
        of Representatives; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
        of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2019--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) $500,000 to carry out the activities 
                described in subsection (a)(1); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) $14,500,000 to carry out the 
                activities described in subsection (a)(2).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Notification requirement.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Except as provided under 
                subparagraph (B), amounts appropriated or otherwise 
                made available pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be 
                obligated until 15 days after the date on which the 
                President provides notice to the committees listed in 
                subsection (c) of intent to obligate such 
                funds.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Waiver.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--The Secretary of 
                        State may waive the notification requirement 
                        under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary 
                        determines that such waiver is in the national 
                        security interest of the United 
                        States.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Notification requirement.--If 
                        a waiver is invoked under clause (i), the 
                        Secretary of State shall notify the committees 
                        listed in subsection (c) of the intention to 
                        obligate funds under this section as early as 
                        practicable, but not later than 3 days after 
                        taking the action to which such notification 
                        requirement was applicable in the context of 
                        the circumstances necessitating such 
                        waiver.</DELETED>

 <DELETED>TITLE V--SUPPORTING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF VENEZUELA</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 501. ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO 
              ADVANCE THE RECONSTRUCTION OF VENEZUELA'S ECONOMY AND 
              ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The President shall engage the 
International Monetary Fund and the Multilateral Development Banks to 
create a framework for the economic reconstruction of Venezuela, 
contingent upon the restoration of democracy and the rule of law in the 
country.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Additional Elements.--The framework created under 
subsection (a) should include policy proposals--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to provide Venezuelans with humanitarian 
        assistance, poverty alleviation, and a social safety 
        net;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to advance debt restructuring and debt 
        sustainability measures;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) to restore the production and efficient 
        management of Venezuela's oil industry, including rebuilding 
        energy infrastructure;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) to eliminate price controls and market 
        distorting subsidies in the Venezuelan economy; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) to address hyperinflation in 
        Venezuela.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Consultation.--In creating the framework under 
subsection (a), the President shall consult with relevant stakeholders 
in the humanitarian (including international and nongovernmental 
organizations), financial, and energy sectors.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
any effort to conduct debt restructuring should--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) include discussions with China, which is 
        Venezuela's biggest creditor; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) appropriately account for China's and Russia's 
        high-risk lending to Venezuela.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Certification.--The President may not support lending 
or financing for Venezuela from the International Monetary Fund and the 
Multilateral Development Banks until the Secretary of State submits a 
report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives certifying 
that any such lending or financing--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) would be managed by the Interim President of 
        Venezuela or a new, democratically elected President;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) would not be used to repay external creditors 
        who are not members of the Group of Seven unless such payments 
        are essential to the restoration of economic stability and 
        democracy in Venezuela; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) would not benefit the Maduro regime.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 502. RECOVERING ASSETS STOLEN FROM THE VENEZUELAN 
              PEOPLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Venezuela ranked 169th out of 180 countries in 
        Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index 
        2017.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) In March 2015, the Department of the 
        Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network determined that 
        approximately $2,000,000,000 had been siphoned from Venezuela's 
        public oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., in 
        conjunction with its designation of the Banca Privada d'Andorra 
        as a Foreign Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering 
        Concern.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, shall 
advance a coordinated international effort--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to carry out special financial investigations 
        to identify and track assets taken from the people and 
        institutions of Venezuela through theft, corruption, money 
        laundering, or other illicit means; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) work with foreign governments--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to share financial investigations 
                intelligence, as appropriate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to block the assets identified 
                pursuant to paragraph (1); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) to advance necessary civil forfeiture 
                litigation, including providing technical assistance to 
                help governments establish the necessary legal 
                framework to carry out asset forfeitures.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Additional Elements.--The coordinated international 
effort described in subsection (b) shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) include input from--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Office of Foreign Assets Control 
                of the Department of the Treasury;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
                Network of the Department of the Treasury; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Money Laundering and Asset 
                Recovery Section of the Department of 
                Justice;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) identify appropriate steps to advance 
        necessary civil forfeiture litigation in the United 
        States;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) include an assessment of whether the United 
        States or another member of the international community should 
        establish a managed fund to hold the assets identified pursuant 
        to subsection (b)(1) that could be returned to a future 
        democratic government in Venezuela; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) include recommendations for new legislative 
        and regulatory measures in the United States that would be 
        needed to establish and manage the fund described in paragraph 
        (3).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Strategy Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a strategy for carrying out the activities described in 
subsection (b) to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
        Affairs of the Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
        Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
        of Representatives;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) the Committee on Financial Services of the 
        House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
        Representatives.</DELETED>

  <DELETED>TITLE VI--RESTORING THE RULE OF LAW IN VENEZUELA</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 601. DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A COORDINATED SANCTIONS 
              STRATEGY WITH PARTNERS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE AND THE 
              EUROPEAN UNION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Strengthening Sanctions Capacity in Latin America and 
the Caribbean.--The Secretary of State, working through the Assistant 
Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
Affairs and the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business 
Affairs, and in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 
provide technical assistance to partner governments in Latin America 
and the Caribbean to assist such governments in establishing the 
legislative and regulatory frameworks needed to impose targeted 
sanctions on officials of the Maduro regime who--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) are responsible for human rights 
        abuses;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) have engaged in public corruption; 
        or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) are undermining democratic institutions and 
        processes in Venezuela.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Coordinating International Sanctions.--The Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 
engage in diplomatic efforts with partner governments, including the 
Government of Canada, governments in the European Union, and 
governments in Latin America and the Caribbean, to impose targeted 
sanctions on the officials described in subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Strategy Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit a 
strategy for carrying out the activities described in subsection (a) 
to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
        of Representatives; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
        of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated, to the Department of State, $3,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2019 to carry out the activities set forth in subsection 
        (a) in accordance with this section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Notification requirement.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Except as provided under 
                subparagraph (B), amounts appropriated or otherwise 
                made available pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be 
                obligated until 15 days after the date on which the 
                President provides notice to the committees listed in 
                subsection (c) of the intent to obligate such 
                funds.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Waiver.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--The Secretary of 
                        State may waive the requirement under 
                        subparagraph (A) if the Secretary of State 
                        determines that such waiver is in the national 
                        security interest of the United 
                        States.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Notification requirement.--If 
                        a waiver is invoked under clause (i), the 
                        President shall notify the committees listed in 
                        subsection (c) of the intention to obligate 
                        funds under this section as early as 
                        practicable, but not later than 3 days after 
                        taking the action to which such notification 
                        requirement was applicable in the context of 
                        the circumstances necessitating such 
                        waiver.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 602. CLASSIFIED BRIEFING ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF VENEZUELAN 
              OFFICIALS IN CORRUPTION AND ILLICIT NARCOTICS 
              TRAFFICKING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting 
through the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and in coordination 
with the Director of National Intelligence, shall brief the appropriate 
congressional committees on the involvement of senior officials of the 
Maduro regime, including members of the National Electoral Council, the 
judicial system, and the Venezuelan security forces, in illicit 
narcotics trafficking and acts of corruption in Venezuela.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Additional Elements.--The briefing provided under 
subsection (a) shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) describe how the acts of corruption described 
        in the report pose challenges for United States national 
        security and impact the rule of law and democratic governance 
        in countries of the Western Hemisphere;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) identify individuals that frustrate the 
        ability of the United States to combat illicit narcotics 
        trafficking;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) include an assessment of the relationship 
        between individuals identified under subsection (a) and Nicolas 
        Maduro or members of his cabinet; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) include input from the Drug Enforcement 
        Administration, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the 
        Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
        Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
        of Representatives; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
        of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 603. SANCTIONS ON PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC 
              CORRUPTION AND UNDERMINING DEMOCRATIC 
              GOVERNANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Finding.--Executive Order 13692 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), 
which was signed on March 8, 2015, established sanctions against 
individuals responsible for undermining democratic processes and 
institutions and involved in acts of public corruption that were not 
included in the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act 
of 2014 (Public Law 113-278).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sanctions.--Section 5(a) of the Venezuela Defense of 
Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-278) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``Government of 
                Venezuela'' and inserting ``Maduro regime (as defined 
                in section 4 of the Venezuela Emergency Relief, 
                Democracy Assistance, and Development Act of 2019)''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``that Government'' and 
                inserting ``that regime'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the 
        end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
        (5);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) is responsible for, or complicit in, 
        ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, significant 
        actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or 
        institutions;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) is a government official, or a senior 
        associate of such an official, that is responsible for, or 
        complicit in, ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, 
        acts of significant corruption, including the expropriation of 
        private or public assets for personal gain, corruption related 
        to government contracts or the extraction of natural resources, 
        bribery, or the facilitation or transfer of the proceeds of 
        corruption to foreign jurisdictions; or''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by striking 
        ``paragraph (1) or (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), 
        (3), or (4)''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 604. PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT SANCTIONED 
              OFFICIALS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, except as 
provided in subsection (c), the Secretary of Treasury, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, shall submit a report to Congress that 
describes the total assessed value of blocked assets of Venezuelans 
designated under sanctions authorized under--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act 
        (title VIII of Public Law 106-120; 21 U.S.C. 1901 et 
        seq.);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and 
        Civil Society Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-278), as amended by 
        section 603 of this Act; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Executive Orders 13692 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 
        and 13850.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Additional Elements.--Reports submitted under 
subsection (a) should provide descriptions of specific cases that are 
most representative of the endemic corruption and illicit financial 
activities occurring in Venezuela.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Subsequent Reports.--The Secretary of Treasury is not 
required to submit an updated report to Congress under subsection (a) 
unless, since the submission of the preceding report--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) there has been meaningful change in the value 
        of blocked assets; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) additional individuals have been targeted for 
        sanctions under the authorities listed in subsection 
        (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Briefings.--If the Secretary of Treasury exercises the 
exception described in subsection (c), the Secretary of the Treasury, 
or designee, shall immediately brief Congress regarding--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the decision to exercise the exception; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) information related to the value of blocked 
        assets described in subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Form.--Reports required under this section shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 605. FINANCIAL SANCTIONS ON MADURO REGIME DEBT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Finding.--Executive Order 13808 (82 Fed. Reg. 41155), 
which was signed on August 24, 2017, established sanctions against the 
Maduro regime's ability to issue public debt.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Definitions.--In this section and in sections 606 and 
608:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means a 
        partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, 
        group, subgroup, or other organization.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Person.--The term ``person'' means an 
        individual or entity.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) United states person.--The term ``United 
        States person'' means any--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) United States citizen;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
                residence to the United States;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) entity organized under the laws of the 
                United States or any jurisdiction within the United 
                States (including a foreign branch of any such entity); 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) any person physically located in the 
                United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) In General.--The President may prohibit, in the United 
States or by a United States person--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) any transaction related to, provision of 
        financing for, or other dealing in--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) debt instruments with a maturity of 
                greater than 90 days issued by Petroleos de Venezuela, 
                S.A., on or after the date of the enactment of this 
                Act;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) debt instruments with a maturity of 
                greater than 30 days or equity issued by the Maduro 
                regime on or after the date of the enactment of this 
                Act, excluding debt instruments issued by Petroleos de 
                Venezuela, S.A., that are not covered under 
                subparagraph (A);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) bonds issued by the Maduro regime 
                before the date of the enactment of this Act; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) dividend payments or other 
                distributions of profits to the Maduro regime from any 
                entity owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by 
                the Maduro regime;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the direct or indirect purchase of securities 
        from the Maduro regime, except for--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) securities qualifying as debt 
                instruments issued by Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., on 
                or after the date of the enactment of this Act that are 
                not described in paragraph (1)(A); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) securities qualifying as debt 
                instruments issued by the Maduro regime on or after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act that are not 
                described in paragraph (1)(B);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) any transaction that evades or avoids, has the 
        purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or 
        attempts to violate a prohibition under paragraph (1) or (2); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) any conspiracy to violate a prohibition under 
        paragraph (1), (2), or (3).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the President should waive the prohibitions described in subsection (c) 
and in Executive Order 13808 if the related debt instruments, bonds, or 
securities have been approved or ratified by the democratically elected 
National Assembly of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Implementation; Penalties.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Implementation.--The President may exercise 
        all authorities described in sections 203 and 205 of the 
        International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 
        1704) to carry out this section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts 
        to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 
        section or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry 
        out this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in 
        subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
        Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same 
        extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in 
        subsection (a) of that section.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 606. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SANCTIONS ON MADURO REGIME 
              DEBT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Finding.--Executive Order 13835 (83 Fed. Reg. 24001), 
which was signed on May 21, 2018, established additional sanctions 
against transactions involving the Maduro regime's existing public 
debt.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Prohibition.--The President may prohibit a United 
States person or any person within the United States from--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) purchasing any debt owed to the Maduro regime, 
        including accounts receivable;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) entering into any transaction related to any 
        debt owed to the Maduro regime that is pledged as collateral 
        after May 21, 2018, including accounts receivable; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) entering into any transaction involving the 
        selling, transferring, assigning, or pledging as collateral by 
        the Maduro regime of any equity interest in any entity in which 
        the Maduro regime has a 50 percent or greater ownership 
        interest.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the President should waive the prohibitions described in subsection (a) 
and in Executive Order 13835 if transactions involving related debt 
instruments, bonds, or securities have been approved or ratified by the 
democratically elected National Assembly of Venezuela.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Enforcement.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, may promulgate such 
regulations as may be necessary to enforce the prohibition set forth in 
subsection (b).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 607. EXPANDING KINGPIN SANCTIONS ON NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING 
              AND MONEY LAUNDERING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) On February 13, 2017, the Department of the 
        Treasury designated Venezuelan nationals Tareck El Aissami (the 
        current Vice President of Venezuela) and Samark Lopez Bello 
        pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 
        U.S.C. 1901 et seq.).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) On May 7, 2018, the Department of the Treasury 
        designated Venezuelan nationals Pedro Luis Martin, Walter 
        Alexander del Nogal, and Mario Antonio Rodriguez pursuant to 
        such Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Financial Sanctions Expansion.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury, 
        the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
        Defense, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 
        shall expand investigations, intelligence collection, and 
        analysis pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation 
        Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) to facilitate the identification 
        and support the application of sanctions against--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) significant foreign narcotics 
                traffickers, their organizations and networks; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the foreign persons who provide 
                material, financial, or technological support to such 
                traffickers, organizations, and networks.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Targets.--The efforts described in paragraph 
        (1) shall specifically target--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) senior members of the Maduro regime, 
                including military officers, involved in narcotics 
                trafficking and money laundering;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) foreign narcotics traffickers and 
                their organizations and networks that are operating in 
                Venezuela; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the foreign persons who provide 
                material, financial, or technological support to such 
                traffickers, organizations, and networks that are 
                operating in Venezuela.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 608. SANCTIONS ON THE MADURO REGIME'S TRADE IN 
              GOLD.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Finding.--Executive Order 13850, which was signed on 
November 1, 2018, established sanctions against the gold sector of the 
Venezuelan economy.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sanctions Authorized.--The President, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State, may 
block and prohibit the transfer, payment, exportation, withdrawal, or 
other disposition of all property and interests in property of any 
person that operates in the gold sector of the Venezuelan economy if 
such property is in the United States, comes into the United States, or 
is or comes within the possession or control of any United States 
person.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 609. CONCERNS OVER PDVSA TRANSACTIONS WITH 
              ROSNEFT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In late 2016, Venezuelan state-owned oil 
        company Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (referred to in this 
        section as ``PDVSA''), through a no compete transaction, 
        secured a loan from Russian government-controlled oil company 
        Rosneft, using 49.9 percent of PDVSA's American subsidiary, 
        CITGO Petroleum Corporation, including its assets in the United 
        States, as collateral. As a result of this transaction, 100 
        percent of CITGO is held as collateral by PDVSA's 
        creditors.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) CITGO, a wholly owned subsidiary of PDVSA, is 
        engaged in interstate commerce and owns and controls critical 
        energy infrastructure in 19 States of the United States, 
        including an extensive network of pipelines, 48 terminals, and 
        3 refineries, with a combined oil refining capacity of 749,000 
        barrels per day. CITGO's refinery in Lake Charles, Louisiana, 
        is the sixth largest refinery in the United States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The Department of the Treasury imposed 
        sanctions on Rosneft, which is controlled by the Government of 
        the Russian Federation, and its Executive Chairman, Igor 
        Sechin, following Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and its 
        illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) The Department of Homeland Security has 
        designated the energy sector as critical to United States 
        infrastructure.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) The growing economic crisis in Venezuela 
        raises the probability that the Maduro regime and PDVSA will 
        default on their international debt obligations, resulting in a 
        scenario in which Rosneft could come into control of CITGO's 
        United States energy infrastructure holdings.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) control of critical United States energy 
        infrastructure by Rosneft, a Russian government-controlled 
        entity currently under United States sanctions that is led by 
        Igor Sechin, who is also under United States sanctions and is a 
        close associate of Vladimir Putin, would pose a significant 
        risk to United States national security and energy security; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) a default by PDVSA on its loan from Rosneft, 
        resulting in Rosneft coming into possession of PDVSA's United 
        States CITGO assets, would warrant careful consideration by the 
        Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Preventing Rosneft From Controlling United States 
Energy Infrastructure.--The President shall take all necessary steps to 
prevent Rosneft from gaining control of critical United States energy 
infrastructure.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Security Risk Assessment.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 
        conduct an assessment of the security risks posed by Russian 
        control of CITGO's United States energy infrastructure 
        holdings.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign 
        Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
        Homeland Security of the House of Representatives that contains 
        the results of the assessment conducted pursuant to paragraph 
        (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Review of CITGO Transactions.--If PDVSA defaults on 
its debt obligations, the Secretary of the Treasury should review 
CITGO's transactions with United States persons to assess and ensure 
compliance with United States sanctions policies and 
regulations.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 610. CLASSIFIED BRIEFING ON ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN 
              GOVERNMENTS AND ACTORS IN VENEZUELA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting through the 
Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State, and in 
coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall brief 
the appropriate congressional committees on--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the full extent of cooperation by the 
        Government of the Russian Federation, the Government of the 
        People's Republic of China, the Government of Cuba, and the 
        Government of Iran with the Maduro regime; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the activities inside Venezuelan territory of 
        foreign armed groups, including Colombian criminal 
        organizations and defectors from the Colombian guerilla group 
        known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, and 
        foreign terrorist organizations, including the Colombian 
        guerilla group known as the National Liberation Army 
        (ELN).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
        Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
        of Representatives; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
        of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>

     <DELETED>TITLE VII--CRYPTOCURRENCY SANCTIONS AND ENSURING THE 
           EFFECTIVENESS OF UNITED STATES SANCTIONS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 701. SANCTIONS ON VENEZUELA'S CRYPTOCURRENCY AND THE 
              PROVISION OF RELATED TECHNOLOGIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Finding.--Executive Order 13827 (83 Fed. Reg. 12469), 
which was signed on March 19, 2018, established sanctions against the 
Maduro regime's ability to issue a digital currency in an effort to 
circumvent United States sanctions.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means a 
        partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, 
        group, subgroup, or other organization.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Person.--The term ``person'' means an 
        individual or entity.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) United states person.--The term ``United 
        States person'' means any--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) United States citizen;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
                residence to the United States;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) entity organized under the laws of the 
                United States or any jurisdiction within the United 
                States (including a foreign branch of any such entity); 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) any person physically located in the 
                United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Prohibition of Certain Transactions.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--All transactions by a United 
        States person or within the United States that relate to, 
        provide financing for, provide software for, or otherwise deal 
        in any digital currency, digital coin, or digital token, that 
        was issued by, for, or on behalf of the Maduro regime are 
        prohibited beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Applicability.--The prohibitions under 
        paragraph (1) shall apply to the extent provided by statutes, 
        or in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be 
        issued pursuant to this Act, and notwithstanding any contract 
        entered into or any license or permit granted before the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Prohibitions.--Any transaction that evades or 
        avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a 
        violation of, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions 
        set forth in this subsection is prohibited. Any conspiracy 
        formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this 
        subsection is prohibited.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Rulemaking.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of State, is authorized to take 
        such actions, including promulgating rules and regulations, to 
        implement this section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Delegation.--The Secretary of the Treasury may 
        redelegate any of the functions described in paragraph (1) to 
        other officers and executive departments and agencies of the 
        United States Government. All agencies of the United States 
        Government shall take all appropriate measures within their 
        authority to carry out the provisions of this 
        section.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 702. REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES ON UNITED 
              STATES SANCTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
congressional committees'' means--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
        Affairs of the Senate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
        of Representatives; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the Committee on Financial Services of the 
        House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Chairman of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission, shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that provides an assessment on how digital 
currencies affect the effectiveness of United States sanctions around 
the world.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Additional Elements.--The report submitted under 
subsection (b) shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) describe any global efforts, including efforts 
        by states, state-sponsored actors, and non-state-sponsored 
        actors, to utilize digital currencies to evade or circumvent 
        United States sanctions, including through the direct or 
        indirect use of products or services of United States based 
        technology, software, or financial services firms; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) include recommendations for new legislative 
        and regulatory measures needed to strengthen the United States 
        Government's ability to prevent states, state-sponsored actors, 
        and non-state-sponsored actors from using digital currencies to 
        evade or circumvent United States sanctions, including through 
        the direct or indirect use of products or services of United 
        States based technology, software, or financial services 
        firms.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Form.--The report submitted under subsection (b) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 801. CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Humanitarian Assistance; Sanctioned Coordination.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after any 
        congressional committee listed under paragraph (2) requests a 
        briefing regarding the implementation of section 201, 202, 203, 
        or 601, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
        United States Agency for International Development shall 
        provide such briefing to such committee.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Congressional committees.--The committees 
        listed under this paragraph are--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
                the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
                the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) United Nations; Negotiated Solution; Crimes Against 
Humanity.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after any 
        congressional committee listed under paragraph (2) requests a 
        briefing regarding the implementation of section 103, 204, or 
        403, the Secretary of State shall provide such briefing to such 
        committee.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional 
        committees listed under this paragraph are--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
                the Senate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
                the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Regime Cohesion; Corruption and Narcotics Trafficking; 
Foreign Government Activities.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after a 
        congressional committee listed under paragraph (2) requests a 
        briefing regarding the implementation of section 301, 602, or 
        610, the Secretary of State and the Director of National 
        Intelligence shall provide such briefing to such 
        committee.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional 
        committees listed under this paragraph are--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
                the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence 
                of the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
                the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Permanent Select Committee on 
                Intelligence of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) International Election Observation.--Not later than 15 
days after a congressional committee listed under subsection (a)(2) 
requests a briefing regarding the implementation of section 405, the 
Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, and the United States Ambassador to the 
Organization of American States shall provide such briefing to such 
committee.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Visa Restrictions; Sanctions Waiver.--Not later than 
15 days after a congressional committee listed under subsection (b)(2) 
requests a briefing regarding the implementation of section 302 or 303, 
the Secretary of State shall provide such briefing to such 
committee.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Reconstruction of Venezuela's Energy Infrastructure.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after a 
        congressional committee listed under paragraph (2) requests a 
        briefing regarding the implementation of section 501, the 
        Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary 
        of the Treasury shall provide such briefing to such 
        committee.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional 
        committees listed under this paragraph are--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
                the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                Resources of the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
                the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
                of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Recovery of Stolen Assets.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after a 
        congressional committee listed under paragraph (2) requests a 
        briefing regarding the implementation of section 502, the 
        Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the 
        Attorney General shall provide such briefing to such 
        committee.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional 
        committees listed under this paragraph are--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
                the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
                Urban Affairs of the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
                Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
                the House of Representatives;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) the Committee on Financial Services of 
                the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
                House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (h) Financial Sanctions.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after a 
        congressional committee listed under paragraph (2) requests a 
        briefing regarding the implementation of section 605, 606, or 
        608, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide such briefing 
        to such committee.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional 
        committees listed under this paragraph are--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
                the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
                Urban Affairs of the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
                the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Committee on Financial Services of 
                the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) Kingpin Sanctions.--Not later than 15 days after a 
congressional committee listed under subsection (h)(2) requests a 
briefing regarding the implementation of section 607, the Secretary of 
the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the 
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall provide such briefing 
to such committee.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (j) PDVSA Transactions With Rosneft.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after a 
        congressional committee listed under paragraph (2) requests a 
        briefing regarding the implementation of section 609, the 
        Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide such briefing to 
        such committee.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional 
        committees listed under this paragraph are--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
                the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
                the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Committee on Homeland Security of 
                the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (k) Cryptocurrency Sanctions.--Not later than 15 days 
after a congressional committee listed under subsection (h)(2) requests 
a briefing regarding the implementation of section 701 or 702, the 
Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Chairman of 
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall provide such briefing to 
such committee.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 802. EXTENSION AND TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST 
              VENEZUELA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Amendment.--Section 5(e) of the Venezuela Defense of 
Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-278; 50 
U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2019'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2025''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Termination.--The requirement to impose sanctions 
under this Act shall terminate on December 31, 2025.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Titles.--This Act may be cited as the ``Venezuela 
Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development Act of 2019'' 
or the ``VERDAD Act of 2019''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short titles; table of contents.

TITLE I--SUPPORT FOR THE INTERIM PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA AND RECOGNITION 
                  OF THE VENEZUELAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Sec. 101. Findings; sense of Congress in support of the Interim 
                            President of Venezuela.
Sec. 102. Recognition of Venezuela's democratically elected National 
                            Assembly.
Sec. 103. Advancing a negotiated solution to Venezuela's crisis.

              TITLE II--HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FOR VENEZUELA

Sec. 201. Humanitarian relief for the Venezuelan people.
Sec. 202. Support for efforts at the United Nations on the humanitarian 
                            crisis in Venezuela.
Sec. 203. Sanctions exceptions for humanitarian assistance.
Sec. 204. Coordination and distribution of humanitarian assistance to 
                            the people of Venezuela.

                 TITLE III--ADDRESSING REGIME COHESION

Sec. 301. Classified report on declining cohesion inside the Venezuelan 
                            military and the Maduro regime.
Sec. 302. Additional restrictions on visas.
Sec. 303. Waiver for sanctioned officials that recognize the Interim 
                            President of Venezuela.

 TITLE IV--RESTORING DEMOCRACY AND ADDRESSING THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN 
                               VENEZUELA

Sec. 401. Support for the Organization of American States and the Lima 
                            Group.
Sec. 402. Accountability for crimes against humanity.
Sec. 403. Support for international election observation and democratic 
                            civil society.

          TITLE V--SUPPORTING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF VENEZUELA

Sec. 501. Engaging international financial institutions to advance the 
                            reconstruction of Venezuela's economy and 
                            energy infrastructure.
Sec. 502. Recovering assets stolen from the Venezuelan people.

            TITLE VI--RESTORING THE RULE OF LAW IN VENEZUELA

Sec. 601. Developing and implementing a coordinated sanctions strategy 
                            with partners in the Western Hemisphere and 
                            the European Union.
Sec. 602. Classified briefing on the involvement of Venezuelan 
                            officials in corruption and illicit 
                            narcotics trafficking.
Sec. 603. Sanctions on persons responsible for public corruption and 
                            undermining democratic governance.
Sec. 604. Public information about sanctioned officials.
Sec. 605. Financial sanctions on Maduro regime debt.
Sec. 606. Additional financial sanctions on Maduro regime debt.
Sec. 607. Expanding kingpin sanctions on narcotics trafficking and 
                            money laundering.
Sec. 608. Sanctions on the Maduro regime's trade in gold.
Sec. 609. Concerns over PDVSA transactions with Rosneft.
Sec. 610. Classified briefing on activities of certain foreign 
                            governments and actors in Venezuela.
Sec. 611. Countering Russian influence in Venezuela.
Sec. 612. Restriction on export of covered articles and services to 
                            certain security forces of Venezuela.

 TITLE VII--CRYPTOCURRENCY SANCTIONS AND ENSURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 
                        UNITED STATES SANCTIONS

Sec. 701. Sanctions on Venezuela's cryptocurrency and the provision of 
                            related technologies.
Sec. 702. Briefing on the impact of cryptocurrencies on United States 
                            sanctions.

                  TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 801. Congressional briefings.
Sec. 802. Sanctions implementation and penalties.
Sec. 803. Prohibition on construction of provisions of this Act as an 
                            authorization for the use of military 
                            force.
Sec. 804. Extension and termination of sanctions against Venezuela.

TITLE I--SUPPORT FOR THE INTERIM PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA AND RECOGNITION 
                  OF THE VENEZUELAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

SEC. 101. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERIM 
              PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Venezuela's electoral event on May 20, 2018 was 
        characterized by widespread fraud and did not comply with 
        international standards for a free, fair, and transparent 
        electoral process.
            (2) Given the fraudulent nature of Venezuela's May 20, 2018 
        electoral event, Nicolas Maduro's tenure as President of 
        Venezuela ended on January 10, 2019.
            (3) The National Assembly of Venezuela approved a 
        resolution on January 15, 2019 that terminated Nicolas Maduro's 
        authority as the President of Venezuela.
            (4) On January 23, 2019, the President of the National 
        Assembly of Venezuela was sworn in as the Interim President of 
        Venezuela.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress--
            (1) to support the decisions by the United States 
        Government, more than 50 governments around the world, the 
        Organization of American States, the Inter-American Development 
        Bank, and the European Parliament to recognize National 
        Assembly President Juan Guaido as the Interim President of 
        Venezuela;
            (2) to encourage the Interim President of Venezuela to 
        advance efforts to hold democratic presidential elections in 
        the shortest possible period; and
            (3) that the Organization of American States, with support 
        from the United States Government and partner governments, 
        should provide diplomatic, technical, and financial support for 
        a new presidential election in Venezuela that complies with 
        international standards for a free, fair, and transparent 
        electoral process.

SEC. 102. RECOGNITION OF VENEZUELA'S DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED NATIONAL 
              ASSEMBLY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that Venezuela's unicameral National 
Assembly convened on January 6, 2016, following democratic elections 
that were held on December 6, 2015.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
Venezuela's democratically elected National Assembly is the only 
national level democratic institution remaining in the country.
    (c) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to recognize the 
democratically elected National Assembly of Venezuela as the only 
legitimate national legislative body in Venezuela.
    (d) Assistance to Venezuela's National Assembly.--The Secretary of 
State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, shall prioritize efforts to 
provide technical assistance to support the democratically elected 
National Assembly of Venezuela in accordance with section 404.

SEC. 103. ADVANCING A NEGOTIATED SOLUTION TO VENEZUELA'S CRISIS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) direct, credible negotiations led by the Interim 
        President of Venezuela and members of Venezuela's 
        democratically elected National Assembly--
                    (A) are supported by stakeholders in the 
                international community that have recognized the 
                Interim President of Venezuela;
                    (B) include the input and interests of Venezuelan 
                civil society; and
                    (C) represent the best opportunity to reach a 
                solution to the Venezuelan crisis that includes--
                            (i) holding a new presidential election 
                        that complies with international standards for 
                        a free, fair, and transparent electoral 
                        process;
                            (ii) ending Nicolas Maduro's usurpation of 
                        presidential authorities;
                            (iii) restoring democracy and the rule of 
                        law;
                            (iv) freeing political prisoners; and
                            (v) facilitating the delivery of 
                        humanitarian aid;
            (2) dialogue between the Maduro regime and representatives 
        of the political opposition that commenced in October 2017, and 
        were supported by the Governments of Mexico, of Chile, of 
        Bolivia, and of Nicaragua, did not result in an agreement 
        because the Maduro regime failed to credibly participate in the 
        process; and
            (3) negotiations between the Maduro regime and 
        representatives of the political opposition that commenced in 
        October 2016, and were supported by the Vatican, did not result 
        in an agreement because the Maduro regime failed to credibly 
        participate in the process.
    (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to support 
diplomatic engagement in order to advance a negotiated and peaceful 
solution to Venezuela's political, economic, and humanitarian crisis 
that is described in subsection (a)(1).

              TITLE II--HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FOR VENEZUELA

SEC. 201. HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FOR THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States Government should expand efforts to 
        peacefully address Venezuela's humanitarian crisis; and
            (2) humanitarian assistance--
                    (A) should be targeted toward those most in need 
                and delivered through partners that uphold 
                internationally recognized humanitarian principles; and
                    (B) should not be passed through the control or 
                distribution mechanisms of the Maduro regime.
    (b) Humanitarian Relief.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in coordination 
        with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development, shall provide--
                    (A) humanitarian assistance to individuals and 
                communities in Venezuela, including--
                            (i) public health commodities and services, 
                        including medicines and basic medical supplies 
                        and equipment;
                            (ii) basic food commodities and nutritional 
                        supplements needed to address growing 
                        malnutrition and improve food security for the 
                        people of Venezuela, with a specific emphasis 
                        on the most vulnerable populations; and
                            (iii) technical assistance to ensure that 
                        health and food commodities are appropriately 
                        selected, procured, targeted, and distributed; 
                        and
                    (B) Venezuelans and hosting communities, as 
                appropriate, in neighboring countries with humanitarian 
                aid, such as--
                            (i) urgently needed health and nutritional 
                        assistance, including logistical and technical 
                        assistance to hospitals and health centers in 
                        affected communities;
                            (ii) food assistance for vulnerable 
                        individuals, including assistance to improve 
                        food security for affected communities; and
                            (iii) hygiene supplies and sanitation 
                        services.
            (2) Aid to venezuelans in neighboring countries.--The aid 
        described in paragraph (1)(B)--
                    (A) may be provided--
                            (i) directly to Venezuelans in neighboring 
                        countries, including countries of the 
                        Caribbean; or
                            (ii) indirectly through the communities in 
                        which the Venezuelans reside; and
                    (B) should focus on the most vulnerable Venezuelans 
                in neighboring countries.
    (c) Humanitarian Assistance Strategy Update.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, shall submit, to the appropriate 
congressional committees, an update to the Venezuela humanitarian 
assistance strategy described in the conference report accompanying the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 116-6), to cover a 2-year 
period and include--
            (1) a description of the United States humanitarian 
        assistance provided under this section;
            (2) a description of United States diplomatic efforts to 
        ensure support from international donors, including regional 
        partners in Latin America and the Caribbean, for the provision 
        of humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela;
            (3) the identification of governments that are willing to 
        provide financial and technical assistance for the provision of 
        such humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela and a 
        description of such assistance; and
            (4) the identification of the financial and technical 
        assistance to be provided by multilateral institutions, 
        including the United Nations humanitarian agencies, the Pan 
        American Health Organization, the Inter-American Development 
        Bank, and the World Bank, and a description of such assistance.
    (d) Diplomatic Engagement.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, shall work with relevant foreign governments and 
multilateral organizations to coordinate a donors summit and carry out 
diplomatic engagement to advance the strategy required under subsection 
(c).
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 to carry out the 
activities set forth in subsection (b).
    (f) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives.

SEC. 202. SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS AT THE UNITED NATIONS ON THE HUMANITARIAN 
              CRISIS IN VENEZUELA.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the United 
Nations humanitarian agencies should conduct and publish independent 
assessments of the humanitarian situation in Venezuela, including--
            (1) the extent and impact of the shortages of food, 
        medicine, and medical supplies in Venezuela;
            (2) basic health indicators in Venezuela, such as maternal 
        and child mortality rates and the prevalence and treatment of 
        communicable diseases; and
            (3) the efforts needed to resolve the shortages identified 
        in paragraph (1) and to improve the health indicators referred 
        to in paragraph (2).
    (b) United Nations Resident Coordinator.--The President should 
instruct the Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the 
voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations 
to support the efforts of the Resident Coordinator for Venezuela in a 
manner that--
            (1) contributes to Venezuela's long-term recovery; and
            (2) advances humanitarian efforts in Venezuela and for 
        Venezuelans residing in neighboring countries.

SEC. 203. SANCTIONS EXCEPTIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agricultural commodity.--The term ``agricultural 
        commodity'' has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 
        the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
            (2) Medical device.--The term ``medical device'' has the 
        meaning given the term ``device'' in section 201 of the Federal 
        Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
            (3) Medicine.--The term ``medicine'' has the meaning given 
        the term ``drug'' in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
        Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
    (b) In General.--Any transaction, not otherwise prohibited by under 
part V of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, or any Executive order 
relating to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13692 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 note), for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, 
medicine, or medical devices to Venezuela, or for the provision of 
humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela, and any transaction 
that is ordinarily incidental or necessary to any such transaction, 
regardless of whether the transaction or provision of humanitarian 
assistance originate in, or have a connection to, the United States, 
shall be exempt from United States sanctions, including sanctions 
described in--
            (1) sections 603, 605, 606, 608, and 701;
            (2) the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society 
        Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-278); or
            (3) Executive Orders 13808 and 13850.

SEC. 204. COORDINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO 
              THE PEOPLE OF VENEZUELA.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Humanitarian 
Assistance to the Venezuelan People Act of 2019''.
    (b) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives.
    (c) Report on the Coordination and Distribution of Humanitarian 
Assistance to the People of Venezuela Including Strategy on Future 
Efforts.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
        coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency 
        for International Development, shall submit a report to the 
        appropriate congressional committees that evaluates the 
        delivery and coordination of humanitarian assistance to the 
        people of Venezuela, whether residing in Venezuela or elsewhere 
        in the Western Hemisphere.
            (2) Matters to be included.--The report required under 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) identify how United States Agency for 
                International Development and Department of State best 
                practices are being utilized in providing humanitarian 
                assistance to Venezuela and countries in the region;
                    (B) describe the current and anticipated challenges 
                to distributing humanitarian assistance in Venezuela 
                and countries hosting Venezuelan migrants; and
                    (C) describe how the distribution of humanitarian 
                assistance is being monitored and evaluated, 
                including--
                            (i) the number of beneficiaries receiving 
                        such assistance;
                            (ii) an assessment of how humanitarian and 
                        development assistance is benefitting 
                        Venezuelan migrants inside and outside of the 
                        country; and
                            (iii) what additional staff may be 
                        necessary to manage such assistance.

                 TITLE III--ADDRESSING REGIME COHESION

SEC. 301. CLASSIFIED REPORT ON DECLINING COHESION INSIDE THE VENEZUELAN 
              MILITARY AND THE MADURO REGIME.

    (a) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting through 
the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and in coordination with the 
Director of National Intelligence, shall submit a classified report to 
the appropriate congressional committees that assesses the declining 
cohesion inside the Venezuelan military and security forces and the 
Maduro regime.
    (b) Additional Elements.--The report submitted under subsection (a) 
shall--
            (1) identify senior members of the Venezuelan military and 
        the Maduro regime, including generals, admirals, cabinet 
        ministers, deputy cabinet ministers, and the heads of 
        intelligence agencies, whose loyalty to Nicolas Maduro is 
        declining;
            (2) describe the factors that would accelerate the decision 
        making of individuals identified in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) to break with the Maduro regime; and
                    (B) to recognize the Interim President of Venezuela 
                and his government; and
            (3) assess and detail the massive number of desertions and 
        defections that have occurred at the officer and enlisted 
        levels inside the Venezuelan military and security forces.
    (c) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting through the 
Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and in coordination with the 
Director of National Intelligence, shall provide a classified briefing 
to appropriate congressional committees on the subject matter described 
in subsections (a) and (b).
    (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, the 
term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
        House of Representatives.

SEC. 302. ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON VISAS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall impose the visa 
restrictions described in subsection (c) on any foreign person who the 
Secretary determines--
            (1) is a current or former senior official of the Maduro 
        regime, or any foreign person acting on behalf of such regime, 
        who is knowingly responsible for, complicit in, responsible for 
        ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, or participating 
        in (directly or indirectly) any activity in or in relation to 
        Venezuela, on or after January 23, 2019, that significantly 
        undermines or threatens the integrity of--
                    (A) the democratically-elected National Assembly of 
                Venezuela; or
                    (B) the President of such National Assembly, while 
                serving as Interim President of Venezuela, or the 
                senior government officials under the supervision of 
                such President;
            (2) is the spouse or child of a foreign person described in 
        paragraph (1); or
            (3) is the spouse or child of Venezuelan person sanctioned 
        under--
                    (A) section 5(a) of the Venezuela Defense of Human 
                Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-
                278), as amended by section 603 of this Act;
                    (B) section 804(b) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin 
                Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1903(b)); or
                    (C) Executive Orders 13692 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 
                and 13850.
    (b) Removal From Visa Revocation List.--Pursuant to such procedures 
as the Secretary of State may establish to implement this section--
            (1) if any person described in subsection (a)(1) recognizes 
        and pledges support for the Interim President of Venezuela or a 
        subsequent democratically elected government of Venezuela, that 
        person and any family members of that person who were subject 
        to visa restrictions pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall no 
        longer be subject to such visa restrictions; and
            (2) if any person described in subparagraphs (A) through 
        (C) of subsection (a)(3) recognizes and pledges support for the 
        Interim President of Venezuela or a subsequent democratically 
        elected government of Venezuela, any family members of that 
        person who were subject to visa restrictions pursuant to 
        subsection (a)(3) shall no longer be subject to such visa 
        restrictions.
    (c) Visa Restrictions Described.--
            (1) Exclusion from the united states and revocation of visa 
        or other documentation.--Subject to paragraph (2) and 
        subsection (b), an alien described in subsection (a)--
                    (A) is inadmissible to the United States;
                    (B) is ineligible to receive a visa or other 
                documentation authorizing entry into the United States;
                    (C) is otherwise ineligible to be admitted into the 
                United States or to receive any benefit under the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
                seq.); and
                    (D) shall, in accordance with section 221(i) of the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i), have 
                his or her visa or other documentation revoked, 
                regardless of when the visa or other documentation was 
                issued.
            (2) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters 
        agreement.--Sanctions under paragraph (1) shall not apply to an 
        alien if admitting the alien into the United States is 
        necessary to permit the United States to comply with the 
        Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, 
        signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force 
        November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United 
        States, or other applicable international obligations.
    (d) Rulemaking.--The President shall issue such regulations, 
licenses, and orders as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 303. WAIVER FOR SANCTIONED OFFICIALS THAT RECOGNIZE THE INTERIM 
              PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA.

    (a) Removal of Sanctions.--If a person sanctioned under any of the 
provisions of law described in subsection (b) recognizes and pledges 
supports for the Interim President of Venezuela or a subsequent 
democratically elected government, the person shall no longer be 
subject to such sanctions, pursuant to such procedures as the Secretary 
of State and the Secretary of the Treasury may establish to implement 
this section.
    (b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this 
subsection are set forth in the following provisions of law:
            (1)(A) Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 5(a) of the 
        Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 
        (Public Law 113-278), as amended by section 603 of this Act.
            (B) Paragraph (5) of section 5(a) of such Act, to the 
        extent such paragraph relates to the sanctions described in 
        paragraph (3) or (4) of such subsection.
            (2)(A) Clauses (1) and (4) of section 1(a)(ii)(A) of 
        Executive Order 13692 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
            (B) Subparagraph (D)(2) of section 1(a)(ii) of such 
        Executive Order, to the extent such subparagraph relates to the 
        provisions of law cited in subparagraph (A).
            (3)(A) Section 1(a)(ii) of Executive Order 13850.
            (B) Paragraph (iii) of section 1(a) of such Executive 
        Order, to the extent such paragraph relates to the provision of 
        law cited in subparagraph (A).
    (c) Rulemaking.--The President shall issue such regulations, 
licenses, and orders as may be necessary to carry out this section.

 TITLE IV--RESTORING DEMOCRACY AND ADDRESSING THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN 
                               VENEZUELA

SEC. 401. SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES AND THE LIMA 
              GROUP.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of State should--
            (1) take additional steps to support ongoing efforts by the 
        Secretary General of the Organization of American States to 
        promote diplomatic initiatives to foster the restoration of 
        democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela;
            (2) conduct diplomatic engagement in support of efforts by 
        the Lima Group to restore democracy and the rule of law in 
        Venezuela and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian 
        assistance for the Venezuelan people; and
            (3) engage with the International Contact Group on 
        Venezuela to advance a peaceful and democratic solution to the 
        current crisis.
    (b) Defined Terms.--In this section:
            (1) International contact group on venezuela.--The 
        ``International Contact Group on Venezuela'' refers to a 
        diplomatic bloc--
                    (A) whose members include the European Union, 
                France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, the 
                Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Ecuador, Costa Rica, 
                and Uruguay; and
                    (B) which was established to advance a peaceful and 
                democratic solution to the current crisis in Venezuela.
            (2) Lima group.--The ``Lima Group'' refers to a diplomatic 
        bloc--
                    (A) whose members include Argentina, Brazil, 
                Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, 
                Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Saint Lucia; and
                    (B) which was established to address the political, 
                economic, and humanitarian crises in Venezuela.

SEC. 402. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of State should conduct robust diplomatic engagement in 
support of efforts in Venezuela, and on the part of the international 
community, to ensure accountability for possible crimes against 
humanity and serious violations of human rights.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to Congress 
that--
            (1) evaluates the degree to which the Maduro regime and its 
        officials, including members of the Venezuelan security forces, 
        have engaged in actions that constitute possible crimes against 
        humanity and serious violations of human rights; and
            (2) provides options for holding accountable the 
        perpetrators identified under paragraph (1).

SEC. 403. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVATION AND DEMOCRATIC 
              CIVIL SOCIETY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development--
            (1) shall work with the Organization of American States to 
        ensure credible international observation of future elections 
        in Venezuela that contributes to free, fair, and transparent 
        democratic electoral processes; and
            (2) shall work with nongovernmental organizations--
                    (A) to strengthen democratic governance and 
                institutions, including the democratically elected 
                National Assembly of Venezuela;
                    (B) to defend internationally recognized human 
                rights for the people of Venezuela, including support 
                for efforts to document crimes against humanity and 
                violations of human rights;
                    (C) to support the efforts of independent media 
                outlets to broadcast, distribute, and share information 
                beyond the limited channels made available by the 
                Maduro regime; and
                    (D) to combat corruption and improve the 
                transparency and accountability of institutions that 
                are part of the Maduro regime.
    (b) Engagement at the Organization of American States.--The 
Secretary of State, acting through the United States Permanent 
Representative to the Organization of American States, should advocate 
and build diplomatic support for sending an election observation 
mission to Venezuela to ensure that democratic electoral processes are 
organized and carried out in a free, fair, and transparent manner.
    (c) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, shall provide a briefing on the strategy to carry out the 
activities described in subsection (a) to--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2020, $17,500,000 to 
        carry out the activities set forth in subsection (a).
            (2) Notification requirements.--Amounts appropriated 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) are subject to the notification 
        requirements applicable to expenditures from the Economic 
        Support Fund under section 531(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
        of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346(c)) and from the Development Assistance 
        Fund under section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
        (22 U.S.C. 2413(a)), to the extent that such funds are 
        expended.

          TITLE V--SUPPORTING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF VENEZUELA

SEC. 501. ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO ADVANCE THE 
              RECONSTRUCTION OF VENEZUELA'S ECONOMY AND ENERGY 
              INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) In General.--The President shall engage the International 
Monetary Fund and the Multilateral Development Banks to support a 
framework for the economic reconstruction of Venezuela, contingent upon 
the restoration of democracy and the rule of law in the country.
    (b) Additional Elements.--The framework created under subsection 
(a) should include policy proposals--
            (1) to provide Venezuelans with humanitarian assistance, 
        poverty alleviation, and a social safety net;
            (2) to advance debt restructuring and debt sustainability 
        measures;
            (3) to restore the production and efficient management of 
        Venezuela's oil industry, including rebuilding energy 
        infrastructure;
            (4) to eliminate price controls and market distorting 
        subsidies in the Venezuelan economy; and
            (5) to address hyperinflation in Venezuela.
    (c) Consultation.--In supporting the framework under subsection 
(a), the President shall consult with relevant stakeholders in the 
humanitarian (including international and nongovernmental 
organizations), financial, and energy sectors.
    (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that any effort 
to conduct debt restructuring should--
            (1) include discussions with China, which is Venezuela's 
        biggest creditor; and
            (2) appropriately account for China's and Russia's high-
        risk lending to Venezuela.
    (e) Certification.--The President may not support lending or 
financing for Venezuela from the International Monetary Fund and the 
Multilateral Development Banks until the Secretary of State submits a 
report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives certifying 
that any such lending or financing--
            (1) would be managed by the Interim President of Venezuela 
        or a new, democratically-elected President;
            (2) would not be used to repay external creditors who are 
        not members of the Group of Seven unless such payments are 
        essential to the restoration of economic stability and 
        democracy in Venezuela; and
            (3) would not benefit the Maduro regime.
    (f) Waiver.--The President may waive the certification requirement 
under subsection (e) if the President--
            (1) determines that such waiver is in the national interest 
        of the United States; and
            (2) not later than 30 days after making a determination 
        under paragraph (1), submits to the congressional committees 
        referred to in subsection (e)--
                    (A) an explanation for why such a waiver is in the 
                United States national interest; and
                    (B) why the Secretary of State is unable to submit 
                the certification described in subsection (e).

SEC. 502. RECOVERING ASSETS STOLEN FROM THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE.

    (a) Recovering Assets.--The Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
the Treasury, and the Attorney General shall advance a coordinated 
international effort--
            (1) to carry out special financial investigations to 
        identify and track assets taken from the people and 
        institutions of Venezuela through theft, corruption, money 
        laundering, or other illicit means; and
            (2) to work with foreign governments--
                    (A) to share financial investigations intelligence, 
                as appropriate;
                    (B) to block the assets identified pursuant to 
                paragraph (1); and
                    (C) to provide technical assistance to help 
                governments establish the necessary legal framework to 
                carry out asset forfeitures.
    (b) Additional Elements.--The coordinated international effort 
described in subsection (a) should include input from--
            (1) the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department 
        of the Treasury;
            (2) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the 
        Department of the Treasury; and
            (3) the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section of the 
        Department of Justice.
    (c) Strategy Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, the 
        Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General shall 
        submit a strategy for carrying out the activities described in 
        subsection (a) to--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
                Affairs of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
                    (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives;
                    (E) the Committee on Financial Services of the 
                House of Representatives; and
                    (F) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Additional elements.--The strategy required by 
        paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    (A) An assessment whether the United States or 
                another member of the international community should 
                establish a managed fund to hold the assets identified 
                pursuant to subsection (a)(1) that could be returned to 
                a future democratic government in Venezuela.
                    (B) Such recommendations as the Secretaries and the 
                Attorney General consider appropriate for legislative 
                or administrative action in the United States that 
                would be needed to establish and manage the fund 
                described in subparagraph (A).

            TITLE VI--RESTORING THE RULE OF LAW IN VENEZUELA

SEC. 601. DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A COORDINATED SANCTIONS STRATEGY 
              WITH PARTNERS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE AND THE EUROPEAN 
              UNION.

    (a) Strengthening Sanctions Capacity in Latin America and the 
Caribbean.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary 
of the Treasury, shall offer to provide technical assistance to partner 
governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to assist such 
governments in establishing the legislative and regulatory frameworks 
needed to impose targeted sanctions on officials of the Maduro regime 
who--
            (1) are responsible for human rights abuses;
            (2) have engaged in public corruption; or
            (3) are undermining democratic institutions and processes 
        in Venezuela.
    (b) Coordinating International Sanctions.--The Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall engage in 
diplomatic efforts with partner governments, including the Government 
of Canada, governments in the European Union, and governments in Latin 
America and the Caribbean, to impose targeted sanctions on the Maduro 
regime officials described in subsection (a).
    (c) Strategy Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit a strategy for carrying out 
the activities described in subsection (a) to--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2020, $3,000,000 to 
        carry out the activities set forth in subsection (a).
            (2) Notification requirements.--Amounts appropriated 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) are subject to the notification 
        requirements applicable to expenditures from the Economic 
        Support Fund under section 531(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
        of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346(c)) and the International Narcotics and 
        Law Enforcement Fund under section 489 of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h) to the extent that 
        such funds are expended.

SEC. 602. CLASSIFIED BRIEFING ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF VENEZUELAN 
              OFFICIALS IN CORRUPTION AND ILLICIT NARCOTICS 
              TRAFFICKING.

    (a) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting through the 
Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and in coordination with the 
Director of National Intelligence, shall provide a classified briefing 
to the appropriate congressional committees on the involvement of 
senior officials of the Maduro regime, including members of the 
National Electoral Council, the judicial system, and the Venezuelan 
security forces, in illicit narcotics trafficking and significant acts 
of public corruption in Venezuela.
    (b) Additional Elements.--The briefing provided under subsection 
(a) shall--
            (1) describe how the significant acts of public corruption 
        pose challenges for United States national security and impact 
        the rule of law and democratic governance in countries of the 
        Western Hemisphere;
            (2) identify individuals for whom there is credible 
        information that they frustrated the ability of the United 
        States to combat illicit narcotics trafficking;
            (3) include an assessment of the relationship between 
        individuals identified under subsection (a) and Nicolas Maduro 
        or members of his cabinet; and
            (4) include input from the Drug Enforcement Administration, 
        the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the Financial Crimes 
        Enforcement Network.
    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, the 
term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
        House of Representatives.

SEC. 603. SANCTIONS ON PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC CORRUPTION AND 
              UNDERMINING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE.

    (a) Finding.--Executive Order 13692 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), which 
was signed on March 8, 2015, provided for sanctions against any person 
determined to be responsible for actions that undermine democratic 
processes and institutions or responsible for acts of public corruption 
by senior officials within the Government of Venezuela that were not 
included in the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act 
of 2014 (Public Law 113-278).
    (b) Sanctions.--Section 5(a) of the Venezuela Defense of Human 
Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-278) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5);
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) is responsible for, or complicit in, ordering, 
        controlling, or otherwise directing, significant actions or 
        policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions;
            ``(4) is responsible for, complicit in, ordering, 
        controlling, or otherwise directing, or to have participated 
        in, directly or indirectly, public corruption by senior 
        officials within the Government of Venezuela; or''; and
            (4) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by striking 
        ``paragraph (1) or (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), 
        (3), or (4)''.

SEC. 604. PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT SANCTIONED OFFICIALS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Treasury, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, shall provide a classified briefing to the 
appropriate congressional committees on the total assessed value of 
blocked assets of Venezuelans designated under sanctions authorized 
under--
            (1) the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (title 
        VIII of Public Law 106-120; 21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.);
            (2) the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society 
        Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-278), as amended by section 603 of 
        this Act; or
            (3) Executive Orders 13692 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) and 13850.
    (b) Additional Elements.--The briefing provided under subsection 
(a) should provide descriptions of specific cases that are most 
representative of the endemic corruption and illicit financial 
activities occurring in Venezuela.
    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, the 
term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
        the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (4) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
        Representatives.

SEC. 605. FINANCIAL SANCTIONS ON MADURO REGIME DEBT.

    (a) Finding.--Executive Order 13808 (82 Fed. Reg. 41155), which was 
signed on August 24, 2017, provided for sanctions intended to limit the 
ability of the Maduro regime to issue public debt.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section and in sections 606 and 608:
            (1) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means a partnership, 
        association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, 
        subgroup, or organization.
            (2) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or 
        entity.
            (3) United states person.--The term ``United States 
        person'' means any--
                    (A) United States citizen;
                    (B) alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
                to the United States;
                    (C) entity organized under the laws of the United 
                States or any jurisdiction within the United States 
                (including a foreign branch of any such entity); and
                    (D) any person physically located in the United 
                States.
    (c) In General.--The President may prohibit, in the United States 
or by a United States person--
            (1) any transaction related to, provision of financing for, 
        or other dealing in--
                    (A) debt instruments with a maturity of greater 
                than 90 days issued by Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., on 
                or after the date of the enactment of this Act;
                    (B) debt instruments with a maturity of greater 
                than 30 days or equity issued by the Maduro regime on 
                or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
                excluding debt instruments issued by Petroleos de 
                Venezuela, S.A., that are not covered under 
                subparagraph (A);
                    (C) bonds issued by the Maduro regime before the 
                date of the enactment of this Act; or
                    (D) dividend payments or other distributions of 
                profits to the Maduro regime from any entity owned or 
                controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Maduro 
                regime;
            (2) the direct or indirect purchase of securities from the 
        Maduro regime, except for--
                    (A) securities qualifying as debt instruments 
                issued by Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., on or after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act that are not 
                described in paragraph (1)(A); and
                    (B) securities qualifying as debt instruments 
                issued by the Maduro regime on or after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act that are not described in 
                paragraph (1)(B);
            (3) any transaction that evades or avoids, has the purpose 
        of evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to 
        violate a prohibition under paragraph (1) or (2); and
            (4) any conspiracy to violate a prohibition under paragraph 
        (1), (2), or (3).
    (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
President should waive the prohibitions described in subsection (c) and 
in Executive Order 13808 if the related debt instruments, bonds, or 
securities have been approved or ratified by the democratically elected 
National Assembly of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

SEC. 606. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SANCTIONS ON MADURO REGIME DEBT.

    (a) Finding.--Executive Order 13835 (83 Fed. Reg. 24001), which was 
signed on May 21, 2018, provided for additional sanctions against 
transactions involving the existing public debt of the Maduro regime.
    (b) Prohibition.--The President may prohibit a United States person 
or any person within the United States from--
            (1) purchasing any debt owed to the Maduro regime, 
        including accounts receivable;
            (2) entering into any transaction related to any debt owed 
        to the Maduro regime that is pledged as collateral after May 
        21, 2018, including accounts receivable; or
            (3) entering into any transaction involving the selling, 
        transferring, assigning, or pledging as collateral by the 
        Maduro regime of any equity interest in any entity in which the 
        Maduro regime has a 50 percent or greater ownership interest.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
President should waive the prohibitions described in subsection (a) and 
in Executive Order 13835 if transactions involving related debt 
instruments, bonds, or securities have been approved or ratified by the 
democratically elected National Assembly of Venezuela.

SEC. 607. EXPANDING KINGPIN SANCTIONS ON NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING AND 
              MONEY LAUNDERING.

    (a) Financial Sanctions Expansion.--The Secretary of the Treasury, 
the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, 
and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency should expand 
investigations, intelligence collection, and analysis pursuant to the 
Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) to 
facilitate the identification and support the application of sanctions 
against--
            (1) significant foreign narcotics traffickers, their 
        organizations and networks; and
            (2) the foreign persons who provide material, financial, or 
        technological support to such traffickers, organizations, and 
        networks.
    (b) Targets.--The efforts described in subsection (a) should 
specifically target--
            (1) senior members of the Maduro regime, including military 
        officers, involved in narcotics trafficking and money 
        laundering;
            (2) foreign narcotics traffickers and their organizations 
        and networks that are operating in Venezuela; and
            (3) the foreign persons who provide material, financial, or 
        technological support to such traffickers, organizations, and 
        networks that are operating in Venezuela.

SEC. 608. SANCTIONS ON THE MADURO REGIME'S TRADE IN GOLD.

    (a) Finding.--Executive Order 13850, which was signed on November 
1, 2018, ordered sanctions against the gold sector of the Venezuelan 
economy.
    (b) Sanctions Authorized.--The President, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State, may block and 
prohibit the transfer, payment, exportation, withdrawal, or other 
disposition of all property and interests in property of any person 
that operates in the gold sector of the Venezuelan economy if such 
property is in the United States, comes into the United States, or is 
or comes within the possession or control of any United States person.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees (as defined in section 612(b)) that--
            (1) details whether section 5318A of title 31, United 
        States Code, provides the Secretary of the Treasury with 
        sufficient authority to fully address the extent to which 
        transactions related to finished and unfinished precious metals 
        are used to assist in money-laundering transactions, 
        particularly with respect to high-risk jurisdictions, including 
        Venezuela;
            (2) includes recommendations the Secretary of the Treasury 
        considers necessary and appropriate for United States 
        legislative or administrative action that would be needed to 
        address any findings referred to in paragraph (1); and
            (3) includes, in a classified annex, an explanation for how 
        the Department of the Treasury is currently using its 
        authorities under section 5318A of title 31, United States 
        Code, to address transactions related to precious metals that 
        are used to assist in money-laundering transactions.

SEC. 609. CONCERNS OVER PDVSA TRANSACTIONS WITH ROSNEFT.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) In late 2016, Venezuelan state-owned oil company 
        Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (referred to in this section as 
        ``PDVSA''), through a no compete transaction, secured a loan 
        from Russian government-controlled oil company Rosneft, using 
        49.9 percent of PDVSA's American subsidiary, CITGO Petroleum 
        Corporation, including its assets in the United States, as 
        collateral. As a result of this transaction, 100 percent of 
        CITGO is held as collateral by PDVSA's creditors.
            (2) CITGO, a wholly owned subsidiary of PDVSA, is engaged 
        in interstate commerce and owns and controls critical energy 
        infrastructure in 19 States of the United States, including an 
        extensive network of pipelines, 48 terminals, and 3 refineries, 
        with a combined oil refining capacity of 749,000 barrels per 
        day. CITGO's refinery in Lake Charles, Louisiana, is the sixth 
        largest refinery in the United States.
            (3) The Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on 
        Rosneft, which is controlled by the Government of the Russian 
        Federation, and its Executive Chairman, Igor Sechin, following 
        Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and its illegal 
        annexation of Crimea in 2014.
            (4) The Department of Homeland Security has designated the 
        energy sector as critical to United States infrastructure.
            (5) The growing economic crisis in Venezuela raises the 
        probability that the Maduro regime and PDVSA will default on 
        their international debt obligations, resulting in a scenario 
        in which Rosneft could come into control of CITGO's United 
        States energy infrastructure holdings.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) control of critical United States energy infrastructure 
        by Rosneft, a Russian government-controlled entity currently 
        under United States sanctions that is led by Igor Sechin, who 
        is also under United States sanctions and is a close associate 
        of Vladimir Putin, would pose a significant risk to United 
        States national security and energy security; and
            (2) a default by PDVSA on its loan from Rosneft, resulting 
        in Rosneft coming into possession of PDVSA's United States 
        CITGO assets, would warrant careful consideration by the 
        Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
    (c) Preventing Rosneft From Controlling United States Energy 
Infrastructure.--The President shall take all necessary steps to 
prevent Rosneft from gaining control of critical United States energy 
infrastructure.
    (d) Security Risk Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and 
the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State and the Secretary of Energy, shall provide a briefing on the 
security risks posed by Russian control of CITGO's United States energy 
infrastructure holdings to--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs of the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (4) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives.

SEC. 610. CLASSIFIED BRIEFING ON ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN 
              GOVERNMENTS AND ACTORS IN VENEZUELA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting through the 
Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State, and in 
coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall provide 
a classified briefing to the appropriate congressional committees on--
            (1) the full extent of cooperation by the Government of the 
        Russian Federation, the Government of the People's Republic of 
        China, the Government of Cuba, and the Government of Iran with 
        the Maduro regime; and
            (2) the activities inside Venezuelan territory of foreign 
        armed groups, including Colombian criminal organizations and 
        defectors from the Colombian guerilla group known as the 
        Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, and foreign terrorist 
        organizations, including the Colombian guerilla group known as 
        the National Liberation Army (ELN).
    (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, the 
term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
        House of Representatives.

SEC. 611. COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN VENEZUELA.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Russian-
Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act''.
    (b) Threat Assessment and Strategy to Counter Russian Influence in 
Venezuela.--
            (1) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives.
            (2) Threat assessment.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
        brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding--
                    (A) an assessment of Russian-Venezuelan security 
                cooperation; and
                    (B) the potential threat such cooperation poses to 
                the United States and countries in the Western 
                Hemisphere.
            (3) Strategy.--Not later than 30 days after the briefing 
        required under paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall 
        brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding a 
        strategy to counter threats identified in such assessment from 
        Russian-Venezuelan cooperation.
    (c) Aliens Ineligible for Visas, Admission, or Parole.--
            (1) In general.--An alien who the Secretary of State or the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of either 
        Secretary) knows, or has reason to believe, is an alien who is 
        acting or has acted on behalf of the Russian Government in 
        direct support of the security forces of the Maduro regime is--
                    (A) inadmissible to the United States;
                    (B) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
                documentation to enter the United States; and
                    (C) otherwise ineligible to be admitted into the 
                United States or to receive any other benefit under the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
                seq.).
            (2) Current visas revoked.--
                    (A) In general.--The issuing consular officer, the 
                Secretary of State, or the Secretary of Homeland 
                Security (or a designee of one of such Secretaries) 
                shall, in accordance with section 221(i) of the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), 
                revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to 
                an alien described in paragraph (1) regardless of when 
                the visa or other entry documentation is issued.
                    (B) Effect of revocation.--A revocation under 
                subparagraph (A) shall--
                            (i) take effect immediately; and
                            (ii) automatically cancel any other valid 
                        visa or entry documentation that is in the 
                        alien's possession.
            (3) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters 
        agreement or for national security reasons.--
                    (A) International obligations.--This section shall 
                not apply to an alien if admitting or paroling the 
                alien into the United States is necessary to permit the 
                United States to comply with--
                            (i) the Agreement regarding the 
                        Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at 
                        Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into 
                        force November 21, 1947, between the United 
                        Nations and the United States; or
                            (ii) other applicable international 
                        obligations of the United States.
                    (B) National security.--The President may waive the 
                application of this section to an alien if the 
                President--
                            (i) determines that such a waiver is in the 
                        national interest of the United States; and
                            (ii) submits a notice of, and justification 
                        for, such waiver to the appropriate 
                        congressional committees.
            (4) Sunset.--This subsection shall terminate on the date 
        that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 612. RESTRICTION ON EXPORT OF COVERED ARTICLES AND SERVICES TO 
              CERTAIN SECURITY FORCES OF VENEZUELA.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Venezuela Arms 
Restriction Act''.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
                Affairs of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (D) the Committee on Financial Services of the 
                House of Representatives.
            (2) Covered article or service.--The term ``covered article 
        or service''--
                    (A) for purposes of subsection (c), means--
                            (i) a defense article or defense service 
                        (as such terms are defined in section 47 of the 
                        Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794)); and
                            (ii) any article included on the Commerce 
                        Control List set forth in Supplement No. 1 to 
                        part 774 of the Export Administration 
                        Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII 
                        of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, and 
                        controlled for crime control purposes, if the 
                        end user is likely to use the article to 
                        violate the human rights of the citizens of 
                        Venezuela; and
                    (B) for purposes of subsection (d), means--
                            (i) any defense article or defense service 
                        of the type described in section 47 of the Arms 
                        Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794); and
                            (ii) any article of the type included on 
                        the Commerce Control List set forth in 
                        Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export 
                        Administration Regulations and controlled for 
                        crime control purposes.
            (3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a 
        person that is not a United States person.
            (4) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or 
        entity.
            (5) Security forces of venezuela.--The term ``security 
        forces of Venezuela'' includes--
                    (A) the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, including 
                the Bolivarian National Guard;
                    (B) the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service;
                    (C) the Bolivarian National Police; and
                    (D) the Bureau for Scientific, Criminal and 
                Forensic Investigations of the Ministry of Interior, 
                Justice, and Peace.
            (6) United states person.--The term ``United States 
        person'' means--
                    (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully 
                admitted for permanent residence to the United States; 
                or
                    (B) an entity organized under the laws of the 
                United States or of any jurisdiction within the United 
                States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.
    (c) Restriction on Export of Covered Articles and Services to 
Certain Security Forces of Venezuela.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, covered articles or services may not be exported from the 
        United States to any element of the security forces of the 
        Maduro regime.
            (2) Determination.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the heads of 
        other departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall--
                    (A) determine, using such information that is 
                available to the Secretary of State, whether any 
                covered article or service has been transferred since 
                July 2017 to the security forces of Venezuela without a 
                license or other authorization as required by law; and
                    (B) submit such determination in writing to the 
                appropriate congressional committees.
    (d) Briefing.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, 
        shall brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding 
        the transfer by foreign persons of covered articles or services 
        to elements of the security forces of Venezuela that are under 
        the authority of the Maduro regime.
            (2) Matters to be included.--The briefing required under 
        paragraph (1) shall include--
                    (A) a list of all significant transfers by foreign 
                persons of covered articles or services to such 
                elements of the security forces of Venezuela since July 
                2017;
                    (B) a list of all foreign persons who maintain an 
                existing defense relationship with such elements of the 
                security forces of Venezuela; and
                    (C) any known use of covered articles or services 
                by such elements of the security forces of Venezuela or 
                associated forces, including paramilitary groups, that 
                have coordinated with such security forces to assault, 
                intimidate, or murder political activists, protesters, 
                dissidents, and other civil society leaders, including 
                Juan Guaido.
    (e) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the earlier of--
            (1) the date that is 3 years after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act; or
            (2) the date on which the President certifies to the 
        appropriate congressional committees that the Government of 
        Venezuela has returned to a democratic form of government with 
        respect for the essential elements of representative democracy 
        as set forth in Article 3 of the Inter-American Democratic 
        Charter, adopted by the Organization of American States in Lima 
        on September 11, 2001.

 TITLE VII--CRYPTOCURRENCY SANCTIONS AND ENSURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 
                        UNITED STATES SANCTIONS

SEC. 701. SANCTIONS ON VENEZUELA'S CRYPTOCURRENCY AND THE PROVISION OF 
              RELATED TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) Finding.--Executive Order 13827 (83 Fed. Reg. 12469), which was 
signed on March 19, 2018, provided for sanctions intended to limit the 
effectiveness of the issuance by the Maduro regime of a digital 
currency in an effort to circumvent United States sanctions.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means a partnership, 
        association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, 
        subgroup, or organization.
            (2) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or 
        entity.
            (3) United states person.--The term ``United States 
        person'' means any--
                    (A) United States citizen;
                    (B) alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
                to the United States;
                    (C) entity organized under the laws of the United 
                States or any jurisdiction within the United States 
                (including a foreign branch of any such entity); and
                    (D) any person physically located in the United 
                States.
    (c) Prohibition of Certain Transactions.--
            (1) In general.--All transactions by a United States person 
        or within the United States that relate to, provide financing 
        for, or otherwise deal in any digital currency, digital coin, 
        or digital token, that was issued by, for, or on behalf of the 
        Maduro regime are prohibited beginning on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Applicability.--The prohibitions under paragraph (1) 
        shall apply to the extent provided by statutes, or in 
        regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued 
        pursuant to this Act, and notwithstanding any contract entered 
        into or any license or permit granted before the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (3) Prohibitions.--Any transaction that evades or avoids, 
        has the purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, 
        or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in 
        this subsection is prohibited. Any conspiracy formed to violate 
        any of the prohibitions set forth in this subsection is 
        prohibited.
    (d) Rulemaking.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of State, is authorized to take 
        such actions, including promulgating rules and regulations, to 
        implement this section.
            (2) Delegation.--The Secretary of the Treasury may 
        redelegate any of the functions described in paragraph (1) to 
        other officers and executive departments and agencies of the 
        United States Government. All agencies of the United States 
        Government shall take all appropriate measures within their 
        authority to carry out the provisions of this section.
    (e) Waiver.--The President may waive the prohibition under 
subsection (c)(1) if the President--
            (1) determines that such waiver is in the national interest 
        of the United States; and
            (2) not later than 30 days after making a determination 
        under paragraph (1), submits a written explanation for why such 
        a waiver is in the United States national interest to--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
                Affairs of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (D) the Committee on Financial Services of the 
                House of Representatives.

SEC. 702. BRIEFING ON THE IMPACT OF CRYPTOCURRENCIES ON UNITED STATES 
              SANCTIONS.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
        the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (4) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
        Representatives.
    (b) Methodology.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the 
Treasury, after consultation with the Chairman of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission and the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, shall develop a methodology to assess how any digital 
currency, digital coin, or digital token, that was issued by, for, or 
on behalf of the Maduro regime is being utilized to circumvent or 
undermine United States sanctions.
    (c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the 
methodology developed under subsection (b).

                  TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 801. CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.

    (a) Humanitarian Assistance; Sanctions Coordination.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after any of the 
        congressional committees listed in paragraph (2) requests a 
        briefing regarding the implementation--
                    (A) of section 201, the Secretary of State and the 
                Administrator of the United States Agency for 
                International Development shall provide such briefing 
                to such committee; and
                    (B) of section 601, the Secretary of State shall 
                provide such briefing to such committee.
            (2) Congressional committees.--The committees listed in 
        this paragraph are--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.
    (b) United Nations; Negotiated Solution; Crimes Against Humanity.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after any 
        congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a 
        briefing regarding the implementation of section 103, 202, or 
        403, the Secretary of State shall provide such briefing to such 
        committee.
            (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional committees 
        listed in this paragraph are--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives.
    (c) Regime Cohesion.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after a 
        congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a 
        briefing regarding the implementation of section 301, the 
        Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence 
        shall provide such briefing to such committee.
            (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional committees 
        listed in this paragraph are--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
                Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (D) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
                of the House of Representatives.
    (d) International Election Observation; Democratic Civil Society.--
Not later than 15 days after a congressional committee listed in 
subsection (a)(2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of 
section 405, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall provide such briefing 
to such committee.
    (e) Visa Restrictions; Sanctions Waiver.--Not later than 15 days 
after a congressional committee listed in subsection (b)(2) requests a 
briefing regarding the implementation of section 302 or 303, the 
Secretary of State shall provide such briefing to such committee.
    (f) Reconstruction of Venezuela's Energy Infrastructure.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after a 
        congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a 
        briefing regarding the implementation of section 501, the 
        Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary 
        of the Treasury shall provide such briefing to such committee.
            (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional committees 
        listed in this paragraph are--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (D) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
                House of Representatives.
    (g) Recovery of Stolen Assets.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after a 
        congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a 
        briefing regarding the implementation of section 502, the 
        Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the 
        Attorney General shall provide such briefing to such committee.
            (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional committees 
        listed in this paragraph are--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
                Affairs of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
                    (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives;
                    (E) the Committee on Financial Services of the 
                House of Representatives; and
                    (F) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
                Representatives.
    (h) Financial Sanctions.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after a 
        congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a 
        briefing regarding the implementation of section 605, 606, or 
        608, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide such briefing 
        to such committee.
            (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional committees 
        listed in this paragraph are--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
                Affairs of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (D) the Committee on Financial Services of the 
                House of Representatives.
    (i) Kingpin Sanctions.--Not later than 15 days after a 
congressional committee listed in subsection (h)(2) requests a briefing 
regarding the implementation of section 607, the Secretary of the 
Treasury, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the 
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall provide such briefing 
to such committee.
    (j) PDVSA Transactions With Rosneft.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after a 
        congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a 
        briefing regarding the implementation of section 609, the 
        Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide such briefing to 
        such committee.
            (2) Congressional committees.--The congressional committees 
        listed in this paragraph are--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (D) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
                of Representatives.
    (k) Cryptocurrency Sanctions.--Not later than 15 days after a 
congressional committee listed in subsection (h)(2) requests a briefing 
regarding the implementation of section 701 or 702, the Secretary of 
State and the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide such briefing to 
such committee.

SEC. 802. SANCTIONS IMPLEMENTATION AND PENALTIES.

    (a) Implementation.--
            (1) President.--The President may exercise all of the 
        authorities described in sections 203 and 205 of the 
        International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 
        1704) to carry out sections 603, 605, 606, 607, 608, and 701 of 
        this Act.
            (2) Secretary of the treasury.--The Secretary of the 
        Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may 
        promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to implement 
        the provisions set forth in sections 603, 605, 606, 607, 608, 
        and 701 of this Act.
    (b) Penalties.--Any person that violates, attempts to violate, 
conspires to violate, or causes a violation of any of the sanctions 
described in sections 603, 605, 606, 607, 608 and 701, or of any 
regulation, license, or order issued to carry out those sections, shall 
be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful 
act described in subsection (a) of that section.

SEC. 803. PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION OF PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT AS AN 
              AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE.

    Nothing in this Act may be construed as an authorization for the 
use of military force.

SEC. 804. EXTENSION AND TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST VENEZUELA.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 5(e) of the Venezuela Defense of Human 
Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-278; 50 U.S.C. 
1701 note) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2019'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2025''.
    (b) Termination.--The requirement to impose sanctions under this 
Act shall terminate on December 31, 2025.
                                                       Calendar No. 101

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1025

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                                 A BILL

To provide humanitarian relief to the Venezuelan people and Venezuelan 
   migrants, to advance a constitutional and democratic solution to 
     Venezuela's political crisis, to address Venezuela's economic 
reconstruction, to combat public corruption, narcotics trafficking, and 
               money laundering, and for other purposes.

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                              June 3, 2019

                       Reported with an amendment