#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ibj  ,,an ,,act  ,to restrict the  
transfer of defense articles1 defense   
services1 and crime control articles to 
any element of the security forces of   
,venezuela that is under the authority  
of a government of ,venezuela that is   
not recognized as the legitimate        
government of ,venezuela by the         
,government of the ,united ,states1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,venezuela ,arms ,restriction ,act4  #b4
 ,restriction on export of covered      
articles and services to certain        
security forces of ,venezuela  7a7 ,in  
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 covered articles or   
services may not be exported from the   
,united ,states to any element of the   
security forces of ,venezuela that is   
under the authority of a government of  
,venezuela that is not recognized as the
 legitimate government of ,venezuela by 
the ,government of the ,united ,states4 

7b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in      
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,commerce and the heads of other        
departments and agencies as appropriate1
 shall-- 7#a7 determine1 using such     
information that is available to the    
,secretary of ,state1 whether any       
covered article or service has been     
transferred since ,july #bjag to the    
security forces of ,venezuela without a 
license or other authorization as       
required by law2 and  7#b7 submit such  
determination in writing to the         
appropriate congressional committees4   
#c4 ,report  7a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,commerce as appropriate1 
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report on the
 transfer by foreign persons of covered 
articles or services to elements of the 

security forces of ,venezuela that are  
under the authority of a government of  
,venezuela that is not recognized as the
 legitimate government of ,venezuela by 
the ,government of the ,united ,states4 
7b7 ,matters ,to be included ,the report
 required by subsection 7a7 shall       
include the following3 7#a7 ,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 #bjag4  7#b7  
,a list of all foreign persons who      
maintain an existing defense            
relationship with such elements of the  
security forces of ,venezuela4  7#c7    
,any known use of covered articles or   
services by such elements of the        
security forces of ,venezuela or        
associated forces1 including            
paramilitary groups1 that have          
coordinated with such security forces to
 assault1 intimidate1 or murder         
political activists1 protesters1        
dissidents1 and other civil society     

leaders1 including ,juan ,guaido4  #d4  
,termination ,this ,act shall expire on 
the earlier of-- 7#a7 the date that is  
#c years after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act2 or  7#b7 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 #c of
 the ,inter-,american ,democratic       
,charter4  #e4 ,definitions ,in this    
,act3  7#a7 ,appropriate congressional  
committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and 
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
of the ,house of ,representatives2 and  
7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,relations and the ,committee on        
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,covered article  
or service ,the term covered article or 

service--  7,a7 for purposes of section 
#b1 means-- 7i7 a defense article or    
defense service1 as such terms are      
defined in section #dg of the ,arms     
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgid72 and  7ii7 any article included  
on the ,commerce ,control ,list set     
forth in ,supplement ,no4 #a to part    
#ggd of the ,export ,administration     
,regulations under subchapter ,c of     
chapter ,,vii of title #ae1 ,code of    
,federal ,regulations1 and controlled   
for crime control purposes1 if it is    
determined that the end-user is likely  
to use the article to violate the human 
rights of the citizens of ,venezuela2   
and  7,b7 for purposes of section #c1   
means--  7i7 any defense article or     
defense service of the type described in
 section #dg of the ,arms ,export       
,control ,act2 and  7ii7 any article of 
the type included on the ,commerce      
,control ,list set forth in ,supplement 
,no4 #a to part #ggd of the ,export     
,administration ,regulations and        

controlled for crime control purposes4  
7#c7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign  
person means a person that is not a     
,united ,states person4  7#d7 ,person   
,the term person means an individual or 
entity4  7#e7 ,security forces of       
,venezuela ,the term security forces of 
,venezuela includes-- 7,a7 the          
,bolivarian ,national ,armed ,forces1   
including the ,bolivarian ,national     
,guard2  7,b7 the ,bolivarian ,national 
,intelligence ,service2  7,c7 the       
,bolivarian ,national ,police2 and  7,d7
 the ,bureau for ,scientific1 ,criminal 
and ,forensic ,investigations of the    
,ministry of ,interior1 ,justice1 and   
,peace4  7#f7 ,united ,states person    
,the term ,united ,states person means--
  7,a7 a ,united ,states citizen or an  
alien lawfully admitted for permanent   
residence to the ,united ,states2 or    
7,b7 an entity organized under the laws 
of the ,united ,states or of any        
jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1
 including a foreign branch of such an  

entity4  ,passed the ,house of          
,representatives ,march #be1            
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