,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjba,mr4
 ,waltz 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,wass]man      
,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,bal>t1 ,mrs4       
,murphy ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,salaz>1 ,miss 
,gonzlez-,coln1 ,mr4 ,gim5ez1 ,mr4      
,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 
,mr4 ,posey1 & ,mr4 ,gonzalez ( ,ohio7  
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 ! ,bann+  
,op]ations & ,leases ) ! ,illegitimate  
,v5ezuelan ,au?orit>ian ,regime ,act or 
! ,,boliv> ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on   
contract+ ) p]sons t h bus9ess op]ations
 ) ! ,maduro regime  7a7 ,prohibition   
,except z provid$ "u subsections 7c71   
7d71 & 7e71 ! 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 ,exceptions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
prohibition "u subsection 7a7 does n    
apply to a contract t ! head ( an       
executive ag5cy & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate   
jo9tly det]m9e-- 7,a7 is necess>y-- 7i7 
= purposes ( provid+ humanit>ian        
assi/ance to ! p ( ,v5ezuela2  7ii7 =   
purposes ( provid+ disa/] relief & o!r  
urg5t life-sav+ measures2 or  7iii7 to  
c>ry out noncombatant evacuations2 or   
7,b7 is vital to ! national security    
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7        
,notification requirem5t ,! head ( an   
executive ag5cy %all notify ea*         
appropriate congressional committee1 !  
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee on    
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate ( any      
contract ent]$ into on ! basis ( an     
exception provid$ = "u p>agraph 7#a74   
7c7 ,(fice ( =eign assets control       
lic5ses ,! prohibition 9 subsection 7a7 

%all n apply to a p]son t has a valid   
lic5se to op]ate 9 ,v5ezuela issu$ by ! 
,(fice ( ,=eign ,assets ,control ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury4  7d7 ,am]ican  
diplomatic mission 9 ,v5ezuela ,!       
prohibition 9 subsection 7a7 %all n     
apply to contracts relat$ to ! op]ation 
& ma9t5ance ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates           
,gov]nm5t's consul> (fices & diplomatic 
po/s 9 ,v5ezuela4  7e7 ,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  
,gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela ,! t]m gov]nm5t ( 
,v5ezuela includes ! gov]nm5t ( any     
political subdivision ( ,v5ezuela1 & any
 ag5cy or in/rum5tality ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( 

,v5ezuela4 ,= purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 !
 t]m ag5cy or in/rum5tality ( !         
,gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela means an ag5cy or 
in/rum5tality ( a =eign /ate z def9$ 9  
section #afjc7;b7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 ) ea* ref]5ce 9 su*       
section to a =eign /ate deem$ to be a   
ref]5ce to ,v5ezuela4  7#d7 ,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    
7f7 ,applicability ,?is section %all    
apply ) respect to any contract ent]$   

into on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is section4