,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #feci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #a1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,crist introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish a ,venezuela      
,restoration ,fund1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,preserving         
,accountability for ,national ,assets   
,act of #bjba or the ,,pana ,act 4  #b4 
,venezuela ,restoration ,fund  7a7      
,establishment ,there is established in 
the ,united ,states ,treasury a fund1 to
 be known as the ,venezuela ,restoration
 ,fund1 which shall consist of amounts  
deposited in the ,fund under subsection 
7c74  7b7 ,uses ,amounts in the ,fund-- 
7#a7 shall be available to the          
,secretary of ,state only for the       
purposes described in paragraph 7#b71   
without fiscal year limitation or need  
for subsequent appropriation2  7#b7     
shall be used only for the purposes of--

 7,a7 strengthening democratic          
governance and institutions1 including  
the democratically elected ,national    
,assembly of ,venezuela2  7,b7 defending
 internationally recognized human rights
 for the people of ,venezuela1 including
 support for efforts to document crimes 
against humanity and violations of human
 rights2  7,c7 supporting the efforts of
 independent media outlets to broadcast1
 distribute1 and share information      
beyond the limited channels made        
available by the ,maduro regime2 and    
7,d7 combatting corruption and improving
 the transparency and accountability of 
institutions that are part of the       
,maduro regime2  7#c7 may support       
governmental and nongovernmental parties
 in advancing the purposes described in 
paragraph 7#b72 and  7#d7 shall be      
allocated in a manner complementary to  
existing ,united ,states foreign        
assistance1 diplomacy1 and              
anti-corruption activities4  7c7        
,funding ,beginning on or after the date

 of the enactment of this ,act1         
notwithstanding any other provision of  
law1 in the case of any funds or assets 
forfeited to the ,united ,states by an  
individual or entity connected to the   
regimes of ,hugo ,chvez and ,nicols     
,maduro in ,venezuela1 the funds or     
assets will be deposited in the         
,venezuela ,restoration ,fund           
established under subsection 7a74  7d7  
,report on deposit of funds ,not later  
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act and every #ij    
days thereafter1 the ,secretary of      
,state shall submit to the appropriate  
congressional committees a report that  
includes an accounting of the amount and
 sources of funds that have been        
deposited into the ,venezuela           
,restoration ,fund established under    
subsection 7a7 during the preceding     
#ij-;day period4  7e7 ,notification on  
expenditure of funds ,upon expenditure  
of funds from the ,venezuela            
,restoration ,fund established under    

subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,state
 shall submit to the appropriate        
congressional committees a summary of   
the obligation1 amounts1 and expenditure
 of such funds4  7f7 ,appropriate       
congressional committees defined ,in    
this section1 the term appropriate      
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and 
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,house of ,representatives2 and  7#b7  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations   
and the ,committee on ,appropriations of
 the ,senate4