,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dedg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ai1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,cruz introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a    
report on efforts by ,venezuelan state  
actors and transnational criminal       
organizations to capture and detain     
,united ,states citizens as hostages4   
#a4 ,report on efforts to capture and   
detain ,united ,states citizens as      
hostages  7a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #cj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall submit to the           
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report on efforts by the ,government of 
,venezuela to detain ,united ,states    
citizens and permanent residents4  7b7  
,elements ,the report required under    
subsection 7a7 shall include1 regarding 
the seizure and detainment of ,united   
,states citizens or permanent resident  

aliens-- 7#a7 the names and positions of
 ,venezuelan persons or those acting on 
their behalf who have engaged in those  
activities2  7#b7 a description of any  
roles played by transnational criminal  
organizations1 and an identification of 
those organizations2 and  7#c7 where    
relevant1 an assessment of whether and  
how ,united ,states citizens and        
permanent resident aliens have been     
lured to ,venezuela4  7c7 ,form ,the    
report required under subsection 7a7    
shall be submitted in unclassified form1
 but shall include a classified annex   
listing the total number of ,united     
,states citizens and permanent resident 
aliens presently in custody of          
,venezuelan state actors operating in   
the hemisphere4  7d7 ,appropriate       
committees of ,congress defined ,in this
 ,act1 the term appropriate committees  
of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the ,committee
 on ,foreign ,relations and the         
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee on    

,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on 
,armed ,services of the ,house of       
,representatives4