,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,mosk[itz introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to submit to        
,congress a /rategy to support a        
democratic transition 9 ,v5ezuela1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,v5ezuela ,democratic  
,transition ,/rategy ,act4  #b4 ,/rategy
 to support a democratic transition 9   
,v5ezuela  7a7 ,/rategy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate
 %all submit to ! appropriate           
congressional committees a compreh5sive 
/rategy to support a democratic         
transition 9 ! ,boliv>ian ,republic (   
,v5ezuela4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,! /rategy    
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include-- 
7,a7 a description ( ,unit$ ,/ates      
diplomatic ef=ts to support a democratic
 transition 9 ,v5ezuela2  7,b7 a plan to

 prioritize ! release ( all individuals 
arbitr>ily deta9$ 9 ,v5ezuela1 includ+  
?r\gh diplomatic engagem5t1 coord9ation 
) int]national p>tn]s1 & support =      
monitor+ & docum5t+ cases ( political   
det5tion2  7,c7 a description ( ,unit$  
,/ates ef=ts to curb =eign au?orit>ian  
influ5ce1 includ+ ! influ5ce ( !        
,republic ( ,cuba1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation1
 ! ,islamic ,republic ( ,iran1 & ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a1 )9 ! milit>y1 security
 s]vices1 & ,gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela2  7,d7
 a plan = ! use ( ,unit$ ,/ates =eign   
assi/ance to support ! ,v5ezuelan p1    
includ+ humanit>ian assi/ance1 democracy
 & gov]nance programm+1 & ef=ts to      
/r5g!n access to basic s]vices2 &  7,e7 
a description ( ef=ts to support        
,v5ezuelan civil society1 includ+       
indep5d5t m$ia1 human rights def5d]s1   
indep5d5t j\rnali/s1 & o!r nongov]nm5tal
 actors work+ to advance democracy1 !   
rule ( law1 & acc\ntability = atrocities
 & gross violations ( int]nationally    
recogniz$ human rights4  7b7 ,annual    

report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( 
! submission ( ! /rategy requir$ 9      
subsection 7a71 & annually !reaft] = #b 
ye>s1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !      
appropriate congressional committees a  
report describ+ progress made 9         
implem5t+ su* /rategy & any recomm5d$   
*anges to su* /rategy4  7c7             
,congressional consultation ,! ,secret>y
 %all consult ) ! appropriate           
congressional committees on a           
semi-annual basis reg>d+ ! /rategy      
requir$ 9 subsection 7a7 & !            
implem5tation ( su* /rategy4  7d7       
,appropriate congressional committees   
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m appropriate 
congressional committees means-- 7#a7 ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee 
on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate4