,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fihj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #h1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi 7for himself  
and ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,armed ,services1 for a period to be    
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the availability
 of ,federal funds for certain ,united  
,states assertions with respect to      
,venezuela1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,no ,occupation of ,venezuela ,act 
of #bjbf or the ,,nova ,act of #bjbf4   
#b4 ,prohibition on availability of     
,federal funds for ,united ,states      
occupation or internal administration of
 ,venezuela  7a7 ,prohibition ,except as
 provided in subsections 7b7 and 7c71 no

 ,federal funds may be obligated or     
expended to support1 directly or        
indirectly1 any assertion of ,united    
,states possession1 supervision1        
jurisdiction1 control1 or sovereignty in
 and over the territory or resources of 
,venezuela1 including through the       
deployment of the ,united ,states ,armed
 ,forces in ,venezuela4  7b7 ,property  
for diplomatic purposes  7#a7 ,authority
 to acquire ,whenever1 after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 the        
,president of the ,united ,states may   
find that any properties in ,venezuela1 
owned by the ,government of ,venezuela  
or by private persons1 would be suitable
 for a diplomatic or consular           
establishment of the ,united ,states1   
notwithstanding the prohibition under   
subsection 7a71 the ,president may1 with
 the approval of the such ,government   
and in exchange for the conveyance of   
title to the ,united ,states1 purchase  
or otherwise acquire such property1     
including by transferring to such       

,government or such private person title
 to any properties of the ,united       
,states in ,venezuela4  7#b7 ,authority 
to use previous acquisitions ,whenever1 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,president of the ,united     
,states may find that any properties of 
the ,united ,states in ,venezuela would 
be suitable for a diplomatic or consular
 establishment of the ,united ,states1  
the ,president shall designate the same 
by the issuance of a proclamation or    
proclamations1 and title to any property
 so designated shall continue to be     
vested in fee simple in the ,united     
,states notwithstanding the prohibition 
under subsection 7a74  7c7 ,previously  
acquired ,united ,states property ,the  
prohibition under subsection 7a7 shall  
not apply with respect to property of   
the ,united ,states in ,venezuela1 the  
title to which was conveyed to the      
,united ,states prior to ,january #a1   
#bjbf4  7d7 ,rule of construction ,the  
prohibition under subsection 7a7 may not

 be construed to alter or affect any    
authorization1 limitation1 or other     
provision relating to the availability  
of ,federal funds for the provision of  
emergency humanitarian aid4