,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #diic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #i1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,durb9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to imm$iately halt inve/m5t by 
,unit$ ,/ates p]sons 9 ! en]gy sector ( 
,v5ezuela until ! legitimate results ( !
 ,july #bh1 #bjbd1 election are         
respect$4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,halt ,all ,unit$ ,/ates   
,inve/m5ts 9 ,v5ezuela's ,en]gy ,sector 
,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress     
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,on ,july    
#bh1 #bjbd1 m ?an #aj1jjj1jjj citiz5s ( 
,v5ezuela vot$ 9 a presid5tial election 
9 :i* meticul\sly docum5t$ & publiciz$  
data f cr$ible election monitors cle>ly 
& conv9c+ly %[$ t opposition c&idate    
,edmundo ,gonzalez receiv$ m ?an        
two-?irds ( ! votes aga9/ ! regime (    
,nicolas ,maduro4  7#b7 ,! ,maduro      
regime has refus$ to respect ! ov]:elm+ 
*oice ( ! p ( ,v5ezuela & subsequ5tly   

arre/$ & abus$ ?\s&s ( innoc5t citiz5s (
 ,v5ezuela1 includ+ *ildr51 = peaceful  
political p>ticipation4  #c4            
,prohibition on inve/m5t by ,unit$      
,/ates p]sons 9 en]gy sector ( ,v5ezuela
 until ! legitimate results ( ! ,july   
#bh1 #bjbd1 election are respect$  7a7  
,prohibition  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ on !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! foll[+ 
transactions are prohibit$3 7,a7 ,any   
transaction by a ,unit$ ,/ates p]son1 or
 an entity own$ or controll$ by a ,unit$
 ,/ates p]son1 to inve/1 trade1 or      
op]ate )9 ! en]gy sector ( ,v5ezuela1   
includ+ ! provision ( goods1 s]vices1 or
 f9ance to-- 7i7 ,petroleos de          
,v5ezuela1 ,s4,a41 or subsidi>ies1      
repres5tatives1 or relat$ companies (   
,petroleos de ,v5ezuela1 ,s4,a42 or     
7ii7 ! regime ( ,nicolas ,maduro or any 
nondemocratic successor gov]nm5t 9      
,v5ezuela4  7,b7 ,any transaction t     
evades or avoids1 has ! purpose ( evad+ 
or avoid+1 causes a violation (1 or     
attempts to violate ! prohibition "u    

subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,applicability  
,! prohibitions "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all   
apply-- 7,a7 to ! ext5t provid$ by law &
 regulations1 ord]s1 directives1 or     
lic5ses t may be issu$ pursuant to ?is  
section2 &  7,b7 not)/&+ any contract   
ent]$ into or any lic5se or p]mit grant$
 be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4   
7b7 ,implem5tation2 p5alties  7#a7      
,implem5tation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1 9 consultation 
) ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 may take su*     
actions1 includ+ prescrib+ regulations1 
z are necess>y to implem5t ?is section4 
7,b7 ,,ieepa au?orities ,! ,secret>y ( !
 ,treasury may ex]cise ! au?orities     
provid$ to ! ,presid5t "u sections #bjc 
& #bje ( ! ,int]national ,em]g5cy       
,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4     
#agjb & #agjd7 to ! ext5t necess>y to   
c>ry out ?is section4  7#b7 ,p5alties ,a
 p]son t violates1 attempts to violate1 
conspires to violate1 or causes a       
violation ( subsection 7a7 or any       
regulation1 lic5se1 directive1 or ord]  

issu$ to c>ry out t subsection %all be  
subject to ! p5alties set =? 9          
subsections 7b7 & 7c7 ( section #bjf ( !
 ,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s 
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to ! same    
ext5t z a p]son t commits an unlawful   
act describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 ( t       
section4  7c7 ,responsibility ( o!r     
ag5cies ,all ag5cies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,gov]nm5t %all take all appropriate     
measures )9 _! au?ority to c>ry out !   
provisions ( ?is section4  7d7          
,t]m9ation ( prohibition ,! prohibitions
 "u subsection 7a7 %all t]m9ate on !    
date on :i* ! ,presid5t submits to      
,congress a det]m9ation t ! regime (    
,nicolas ,maduro has recogniz$ ! ,july  
#bh1 #bjbd1 electoral victory ( ,edmundo
 ,gonzalez & rel9qui%$ p[] to !         
legitimately democratically elect$      
gov]nm5t 9 ,v5ezuela4  7e7 ,unit$ /ates 
p]son def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,unit$
 ,/ates p]son means-- 7#a7 a ,unit$     
,/ates citiz5 or ali5 lawfully admitt$ =
 p]man5t resid5ce to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2   

7#b7 any entity organiz$ "u ! laws ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates or any jurisdiction )9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates 7includ+ a =eign bran* (  
any su* entity72 &  7#c7 any p]son      
physically locat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4