,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfgd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #be1       
#bjbf,mr4 ,moskowitz introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,state to submit to ,congress a strategy
 to support a democratic transition in  
,venezuela1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,venezuela ,democratic ,transition 
,strategy ,act4  #b4 ,strategy to       
support a democratic transition in      
,venezuela  7a7 ,strategy  7#a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to
 the appropriate congressional          
committees a comprehensive strategy to  
support a democratic transition in the  
,bolivarian ,republic of ,venezuela4    
7#b7 ,elements ,the strategy required   
under paragraph 7#a7 shall include--    
7,a7 a description of ,united ,states   

diplomatic efforts to support a         
democratic transition in ,venezuela2    
7,b7 a plan to prioritize the release of
 all individuals arbitrarily detained in
 ,venezuela1 including through          
diplomatic engagement1 coordination with
 international partners1 and support for
 monitoring and documenting cases of    
political detention2  7,c7 a description
 of ,united ,states efforts to curb     
foreign authoritarian influence1        
including the influence of the ,republic
 of ,cuba1 the ,russian ,federation1 the
 ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 and the   
,people's ,republic of ,china1 within   
the military1 security services1 and    
,government of ,venezuela2  7,d7 a plan 
for the use of ,united ,states foreign  
assistance to support the ,venezuelan   
people1 including humanitarian          
assistance1 democracy and governance    
programming1 and efforts to strengthen  
access to basic services2 and  7,e7 a   
description of efforts to support       
,venezuelan civil society1 including    

independent media1 human rights         
defenders1 independent journalists1 and 
other nongovernmental actors working to 
advance democracy1 the rule of law1 and 
accountability for atrocities and gross 
violations of internationally recognized
 human rights4  7b7 ,annual report ,not 
later than #a year after the date of the
 submission of the strategy required in 
subsection 7a71 and annually thereafter 
for #b years1 the ,secretary shall      
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report describing progress 
made in implementing such strategy and  
any recommended changes to such         
strategy4  7c7 ,congressional           
consultation ,the ,secretary shall      
consult with the appropriate            
congressional committees on a           
semi-annual basis regarding the strategy
 required in subsection 7a7 and the     
implementation of such strategy4  7d7   
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    

means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate4