#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #hed  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide       
humanitarian assistance to the          
,venezuelan people1 including           
,venezuelan migrants and refugees in the
 ,americas and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,humanitarian ,assistance to the    
,venezuelan ,people ,act of #bjai4  #b4 
,report on the coordination and         
distribution of humanitarian assistance 
to the people of ,venezuela including   
strategy on future efforts  7a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,state1 in            
coordination with the ,administrator of 
the ,united ,states ,agency for         
,international ,development1 shall      
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report outlining the       
coordination of humanitarian assistance 
to the people of ,venezuela1 both in    
,venezuela and throughout the ,western  
,hemisphere1 with nongovernmental       

organizations and international         
organizations operating in ,venezuela or
 countries in the region to alleviate   
the suffering of the ,venezuelan people4
  7b7 ,matters to be included ,the      
report required under subsection 7a7    
shall include the following3 7#a7 ,a    
description of how and under what       
circumstances the following humanitarian
 assistance has been provided3  7,a7    
,public health commodities for          
,venezuelan health facilities and       
services1 including medicines on the    
,world ,health ,organization's ,list of 
,essential ,medicines1 and basic medical
 supplies and equipment4  7,b7 ,basic   
food commodities and nutritional        
supplements needed to address growing   
malnutrition and improve food security  
for the people of ,venezuela1 with a    
specific emphasis on the most vulnerable
 populations4  7,c7 ,technical          
assistance to ensure health and food    
commodities are appropriately selected1 
procured1 and distributed1 predominantly

 through local nongovernmental          
organizations4  7#b7 ,an identification 
of ,united ,states ,agency for          
,international ,development and         
,department of ,state best practices in 
delivering humanitarian assistance1     
particularly with regard to food        
assistance1 and how such best practices 
are being utilized in providing         
humanitarian assistance to ,venezuela   
and countries in the region4  7#c7 ,a   
description of current and anticipated  
challenges to distributing humanitarian 
assistance in ,venezuela and countries  
hosting ,venezuelan migrants4  7#d7 ,a  
description of efforts to ensure that   
humanitarian and development assistance 
for ,venezuelans is coordinated with    
other ,united ,states bilateral         
assistance in the ,western ,hemisphere  
and does not result in duplication or   
omission of such other bilateral        
assistance4  7#e7 ,a description of how 
the pre-positioning and distribution of 
humanitarian assistance is being        

monitored and evaluated1 the number of  
beneficiaries reached1 an assessment of 
how humanitarian and development        
assistance is benefitting ,venezuelan   
migrants inside and outside of the      
country1 and what additional staff may  
be necessary to manage such assistance4 
7#f7 ,a strategy for future efforts to  
provide humanitarian assistance to the  
people of ,venezuela that includes a    
description of future efforts regarding 
the matters described in paragraphs 7#a7
 through 7#e74  #c4 ,statement of       
,congress ,congress strongly condemns   
all violent actions by the ,maduro      
regime and ,venezuela's security forces 
to block and divert humanitarian        
assistance from entering ,venezuela4    
#d4 ,comptroller ,general report on     
,united ,states efforts to provide      
humanitarian assistance to the people of
 ,venezuela ,not later than one year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the  
,united ,states shall submit to         

appropriate congressional committees a  
report assessing the impact of ,united  
,states humanitarian assistance on the  
people of ,venezuela1 both in ,venezuela
 and throughout the ,western            
,hemisphere1 including the total number 
of beneficiaries reached4  #e4          
,authorization of appropriations for    
humanitarian assistance to the people of
 ,venezuela  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,president is authorized to provide     
humanitarian assistance to support the  
people of ,venezuela1 both in ,venezuela
 and throughout the ,western            
,hemisphere1 in accordance with         
established international humanitarian  
principles4  7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it
 is the sense of ,congress that not less
 than #aej1jjj1jjj is necessary for each
 of fiscal years #bjbj and #bjba to     
carry out this section4  7c7            
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,president such sums as may be necessary
 for each of fiscal years #bjbj and     

#bjba to carry out this section4  #f4   
,definition ,in this ,act3  7#a7        
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means the following3 7,a7    
,the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of 
the ,house of ,representatives4  7,b7   
,the ,committee on ,appropriations of   
the ,house of ,representatives4  7,c7   
,the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  
of the ,senate4  7,d7 ,the ,committee on
 ,appropriations of the ,senate4  7#b7  
,venezuelan security forces ,the term   
,venezuelan security forces includes the
 following3  7,a7 ,the ,bolivarian      
,national ,armed ,forces1 including the 
,bolivarian ,national ,guard4  7,b7 ,the
 ,bolivarian ,national ,intelligence    
,service4  7,c7 ,the ,bolivarian        
,national ,police4  7,d7 ,the ,bureau   
for ,scientific1 ,criminal and ,forensic
 ,investigations of the ,ministry of    
,interior1 ,justice1 and ,peace4        
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,march #be1 #bjai4;,clerk4