,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4 
,waltz 7= himself & ,mr4 ,diaz-,bal>t7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a  
,,bill  ,to prohibit contract+ ) p]sons 
t h bus9ess op]ations ) ! ,maduro       
regime1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,v5ezuelan ,contract+ ,re/riction ,act4 
#b4 ,prohibition on contract+ ) p]sons t
 h bus9ess op]ations ) ! ,maduro regime 
7a7 ,prohibition ,! head ( an executive 
ag5cy may n ent] into a contract = !    
procurem5t ( goods or s]vices ) any     
p]son t has bus9ess op]ations ) an      
au?ority ( ! gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela t is n
 recogniz$ z ! legitimate gov]nm5t (    
,v5ezuela by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t4 
7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,bus9ess op]ations ,! t]m bus9ess       
op]ations means engag+ 9 comm]ce 9 any  
=m1 includ+ acquir+1 develop+1 ma9ta9+1 
own+1 sell+1 possess+1 leas+1 or op]at+ 

equipm5t1 facilities1 p]sonnel1         
products1 s]vices1 p]sonal prop]ty1 real
 prop]ty1 or any o!r app>atus ( bus9ess 
or comm]ce4  7#b7 ,executive ag5cy ,!   
t]m executive ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 !  
t]m 9 section #acc ( title #da1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,p]son ,! t]m p]son 
means--  7,a7 a natural p]son1          
corporation1 company1 bus9ess           
association1 p>tn]%ip1 society1 tru/1 or
 any o!r nongov]nm5tal entity1          
organization1 or gr\p2  7,b7 any        
gov]nm5tal entity or in/rum5tality ( a  
gov]nm5t1 includ+ a multilat]al         
developm5t in/itution 7z def9$ 9 section
 #agja7;c77#c7 ( ! ,int]national        
,f9ancial ,in/itutions ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bfbr7c77#c7772 &  7,c7 any   
successor1 subunit1 p>5t entity1 or     
subsidi>y (1 or any entity "u common    
own]%ip or control )1 any entity        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b74    
7c7 ,applicability ,?is section %all    
apply ) respect to any contract ent]$   
into on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   

?is section4