,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #a 7legislative 
day1 ,m>* #ca71 #bjbe,mr4 ,scott (      
,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 & ,mrs4
 ,blackburn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
prohibit contract+ ) p]sons t h bus9ess 
op]ations ) ! ,maduro regime1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,bann+ ,op]ations & ,leases
 ) ! ,illegitimate ,v5ezuelan           
,au?orit>ian ,regime ,act or ! ,,boliv> 
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on contract+ )  
p]sons t h bus9ess op]ations ) ! ,maduro
 regime  7a7 ,prohibition ,except z     
provid$ 9 subsections 7b71 7c71 & 7d71 !
 head ( an executive ag5cy may n ent]   
into a contract = ! procurem5t ( goods  
or s]vices ) any p]son t ! head ( an    
executive ag5cy det]m9es1 ) ! concurr5ce
 ( ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 kn[+ly engages 9
 significant bus9ess op]ations ) an     

au?ority ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela t is 
n recogniz$ z ! legitimate ,gov]nm5t (  
,v5ezuela by ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7      
,exceptions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!           
prohibition "u subsection 7a7 does n    
apply to a contract t ! ,secret>y (     
,/ate det]m9es-- 7,a7 is necess>y-- 7i7 
= purposes ( provid+ humanit>ian        
assi/ance to ! p ( ,v5ezuela2  7ii7 =   
purposes ( provid+ disa/] relief & o!r  
urg5t life-sav+ measures2 or  7iii7 to  
c>ry out noncombatant evacuations2 or   
7,b7 is 9 ! national security int]e/s ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,support = ,unit$
 ,/ates ,gov]nm5t activities ,!         
prohibition 9 subsection 7a7 %all n     
apply to contracts t support ,unit$     
,/ates ,gov]nm5t activities 9 ,v5ezuela1
 includ+ ^? necess>y = ! ma9t5ance (    
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t facilities 9    
,v5ezuela1 or to contracts )            
int]national organizations4  7#c7       
,notification requirem5t ,! ,secret>y ( 
,/ate %all notify ! appropriate         
congressional committees ( any contract 

ent]$ into on ! basis ( an exception    
provid$ = "u p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 ,(fice 
( =eign assets control lic5ses ,!       
prohibition 9 subsection 7a7 does n     
apply to a p]son t has a valid lic5se to
 op]ate 9 ,v5ezuela issu$ by ! ,(fice ( 
,=eign ,assets ,control4  7d7 ,am]ican  
diplomatic mission 9 ,v5ezuela ,!       
prohibition 9 subsection 7a7 does n     
apply to contracts relat$ to ! op]ation 
& ma9t5ance ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates           
,gov]nm5t's consul> (fices & diplomatic 
po/s 9 ,v5ezuela4  7e7 ,waiv] ,!        
,secret>y ( ,/ate may waive !           
requirem5ts ( subsection 7a7 if !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate det]m9es t to d s is 9
 ! national int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4   
7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means ! ,committee on ,homel&
 ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs & !   
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,homel&        
,security & ! ,committee on ,=eign      

,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4   
7#b7 ,bus9ess op]ations ,! t]m bus9ess  
op]ations means engag+ 9 comm]ce 9 any  
=m1 includ+ acquir+1 develop+1 ma9ta9+1 
own+1 sell+1 possess+1 leas+1 or op]at+ 
equipm5t1 facilities1 p]sonnel1         
products1 s]vices1 p]sonal prop]ty1 real
 prop]ty1 or any o!r app>atus ( bus9ess 
or comm]ce4  7#c7 ,executive ag5cy ,!   
t]m executive ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 !  
t]m 9 section #acc ( title #da1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,gov]nm5t (         
,v5ezuela  7,a7 ,! t]m ,gov]nm5t (      
,v5ezuela includes ! gov]nm5t ( any     
political subdivision ( ,v5ezuela1 & any
 ag5cy or in/rum5tality ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,v5ezuela4  7,b7 ,= purposes (          
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! t]m ag5cy or        
in/rum5tality ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela 
means an ag5cy or in/rum5tality ( a     
=eign /ate z def9$ 9 section #afjc7;b7 (
 title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ) ea*  
ref]5ce 9 su* section to a =eign /ate   
deem$ to be a ref]5ce to ,v5ezuela4     
7#e7 ,p]son ,! t]m p]son means-- 7,a7 a 

natural p]son1 corporation1 company1    
bus9ess association1 p>tn]%ip1 society1 
tru/1 or any o!r nongov]nm5tal entity1  
organization1 or gr\p2  7,b7 any        
gov]nm5tal entity or in/rum5tality ( a  
gov]nm5t2 &  7,c7 any successor1        
subunit1 p>5t entity1 or subsidi>y (1 or
 any entity "u common own]%ip or control
 )1 any entity describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,a7 or 7,b74  7g7 ,t]m ( applicability 
,?is section %all apply ) respect to any
 contract ent]$ into dur+ ! ?ree-ye>    
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act4