,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #caei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bf1 #bjbc,mr4 
,cruz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4     
,b>rasso1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida1 ,mr4  
,"y1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 & ,mr4 ,hag]ty7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a   
,v5ezuela ,re/oration ,fund1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,pres]v+ ,acc\ntability =  
,national ,assets ,act ( #bjbc or !     
,,pana ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,v5ezuela     
,re/oration ,fund  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re 
is e/abli%$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,treasury 
a fund1 to be kn[n z ! ,v5ezuela        
,re/oration ,fund1 :i* %all consi/ (    
am\nts deposit$ 9 ! ,fund "u subsection 
7c74  7b7 ,uses ,am\nts 9 ! ,fund-- 7#a7
 %all be available to ! ,secret>y (     
,/ate only = ! purposes describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#b71 )\t fiscal ye> limitation
 or ne$ = subsequ5t appropriation2  7#b7
 %all be us$ only = ! purposes (-- 7,a7 

/r5g!n+ democratic gov]nance &          
in/itutions1 includ+ ! democratically   
elect$ ,national ,assembly ( ,v5ezuela2 
7,b7 def5d+ int]nationally recogniz$    
human rights = ! p ( ,v5ezuela1 includ+ 
support = ef=ts to docum5t crimes aga9/ 
humanity & violations ( human rights2   
7,c7 support+ ! ef=ts ( indep5d5t m$ia  
outlets to broadca/1 di/ribute1 & %>e   
in=mation beyond ! limit$ *annels made  
available by ! ,maduro regime2 &  7,d7  
combatt+ corruption & improv+ !         
transp>5cy & acc\ntability ( in/itutions
 t are "p ( ! ,maduro regime2  7#c7 may 
support gov]nm5tal & nongov]nm5tal      
p>ties 9 advanc+ ! purposes describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#b72 &  7#d7 %all be allocat$ 
9 a mann] complem5t>y to exi/+ ,unit$   
,/ates =eign assi/ance1 diplomacy1 &    
anti-corruption activities4  7c7 ,fund+ 
,beg9n+ on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 not)/&+ any o!r provision (  
law1 9 ! case ( any funds or assets     
=feit$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates by an         
individual or entity connect$ to !      

regimes ( ,hugo ,*vez & ,nicols ,maduro 
9 ,v5ezuela1 ! funds or assets w be     
deposit$ 9 ! ,v5ezuela ,re/oration ,fund
 e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74  7d7       
,report+ ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & n less        
frequ5tly ?an annually !reaft]1 !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit a report  
to ! appropriate congressional          
committees t includes-- 7#a7 an acc\nt+ 
( ! am\nt & s\rces ( funds t h be5      
deposit$ into ! ,v5ezuela ,re/oration   
,fund2 &  7#b7 a summ>y ( ! obligation1 
am\nts1 & exp5diture ( su* funds4