[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 66 (Thursday, April 28, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S2577]
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 VENEZUELA DEFENSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY EXTENSION ACT OF 
                                  2016

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 445, S. 2845.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2845) to extend the termination of sanctions 
     with respect to Venezuela under the Venezuela Defense of 
     Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Foreign Relations, with 
an amendment, as follows:
  (The part of the bill intended to be stricken is shown in boldface 
brackets and the part of the bill intended to be inserted is shown in 
italic.)

                                S. 2845

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Venezuela Defense of Human 
     Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016''.

     SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
                   VENEZUELA.

       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, 2016'' and 
     inserting ``[December 31, 2021] December 31, 2019''.

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported 
amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and 
passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon 
the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee-reported amendment was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 2845), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2845

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Venezuela Defense of Human 
     Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016''.

     SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
                   VENEZUELA.

       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, 2016'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2019''.

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