,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aajb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjai,ms4
 ,wass]man ,s*ultz 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,diaz-,bal>t1 ,ms4 ,%alala1 & ,ms4      
,muc>sel-,p[ell7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to assess &
 mitigate ?reats pos$ by                
,russian-,v5ezuelan coop]ation1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,russian-,v5ezuelan ,?reat 
,mitigation ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,russian        
,f$]ation's increas$ pres5ce 9 ! we/]n  
hemisph]e is ( conc]n to ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 & our allies 9 ! region4  7#b7 ,9      
,decemb] #bjah1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation s5t
 two ,tu-#afj nucle>-capable bomb]s to  
,v5ezuela = jo9t ex]cises ) ! ,v5ezuelan
 milit>y4 ,! ,tu-#afj c c>ry conv5tional
 or nucle>-tipp$ cruise missiles ) an   
e/imat$ maximum range ( ar\nd #c1jjj    
miles4  7#c7 ,russian & ,v5ezuelan =ces 
took "p 9 a jo9t #aj-;h\r ex]cise across

 ! ,c>ibbean 9 ,decemb] #bjah ) !       
,tu-#afj nucle>-capable bomb]s4  7#d7 ,!
 ,maduro regime has turn$ to ! ,russian 
,f$]ation1 "o ( its /ronge/ political   
allies1 = f9ancial support dur+ its     
curr5t economic crisis4  7#e7 ,nicolas  
,maduro secur$ loans f ! ,russian       
,f$]ation to be repaid ?r\gh future oil 
exports1 b fell beh9d on ^? paym5ts 9   
#bjag4 ,news reports 9 ,decemb] #bjah   
sugge/ t ,russian ,/ate oil company     
,rosneft has l5t ,v5ezuelan /ate oil    
company ,petroleos de ,v5ezuela         
7,pd,v,s,a7 #f4e billion p>tly z        
prepaym5t = crude oil1 #c4a billion (   
:i* rema9$ out/&+ z ( ! end ( ,septemb] 
#bjah4  7#f7 ,9 #bjaf1 ,pd,v,s,a secur$ 
a #a4e billion loan f ,rosneft1 &       
,pd,v,s,a us$ #di4i p]c5t ( its %>es 9  
,unit$ ,/ates-bas$ & ,v5ezuelan-own$    
company ,,citgo z collat]al4 ,a         
,v5ezuelan default c\ld lead to pot5tial
 ,russian own]%ip ( ,unit$ ,/ates en]gy 
infra/ructure4  7#g7 ,at ! conclusion ( 
a #c-;day visit to ,mosc[ 9 ,decemb]    

#bjah1 ,maduro ann\nc$ #f billion wor? (
 ,russian inve/m5t pl$ges focus$ on !   
oil & m9+ sectors z well z ! export (   
#fjj1jjj tons ( ,russian :eat to        
,v5ezuela to cov] its #bjai ne$s4  #c4  
,?reat assessm5t & /rategy to c\nt]     
,russian influ5ce 9 ,v5ezuela  7a7      
,?reat assessm5t ,n lat] ?an #abj days  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to !      
appropriate congressional committees an 
assessm5t on ,russian-,v5ezuelan        
security coop]ation & ! pot5tial ?reat  
su* coop]ation poses to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& c\ntries 9 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e4  7b7  
,/rategy ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !    
submission ( ! ?reat assessm5t requir$  
"u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate  
%all submit to ! appropriate            
congressional committees a /rategy to   
address ,russian-,v5ezuelan coop]ation4 
7c7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m    
appropriate congressional committees    
means ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee

 on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate4  #d4  
,assessm5t ( =eign acquisition ( ,,citgo
 assets 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t %all   
transmit to ! appropriate congressional 
committees an assessm5t ( ! security    
risks pos$ by pot5tial ,russian         
acquisition ( ,,citgo's ,unit$ ,/ates   
en]gy infra/ructure hold+s4  7b7        
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m        
appropriate congressional committees    
means ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & 
! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on  
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate4