,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bg1 #bjbe,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 ( #bjbe4  #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  7#c7 ,despite  
ov]:elm+ evid5ce t ,edmundo ,gonzalez   
won a decisive victory to be ,v5ezuela's
 next presid5t1 ! ,maduro regime ignor$ 
! results ( ! election & ! law (        
,v5ezuela by =cibly refus+ to all[      
,gonzalez to be sworn 9 on ,v5ezuela's  
,janu>y #aj1 #bjbe1 inauguration day4   
#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$3 7,a7 ,any   
petroleum-relat$ transaction all[$-- 7i7
 z a result ( ! ,p>tial ,agreem5t on !  
,promotion ( ,political ,rights &       
,electoral ,gu>antees = ,all1 agre$ to  
by ! regime ( ,nicolas ,maduro & !      
political opposition 9 ,v5ezuela 9      
,octob] #bjbc 7commonly kn[n z !        
,b>bados ,agreem5t72 or  7ii7 pursuant  

to a lic5se issu$ aft] entry into t     
agreem5t relat+ to petroleum-relat$     
transactions ) ,v5ezuela4  7,b7 ,any    
transaction all[$ "u ,g5]al ,lic5se ,no4
 #da or ,g5]al ,lic5se ,no4 #h,m ( !    
,(fice ( ,=eign ,assets ,control ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury on ! day be=e   
su* date ( enactm5t4  7#b7              
,applicability ,! prohibitions "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 %all apply to ! ext5t     
provid$ by law & regulations1 ord]s1    
directives1 or lic5ses t may be issu$   
pursuant to ?is section4  7b7 ,national 
security waiv] ,! ,presid5t may waive ! 
prohibitions "u subsection 7a7 if !     
,presid5t-- 7#a7 det]m9es t ! waiv] is 9
 ! national security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 &  7#b7 submits 9 writ+ to !    
appropriate congressional committees a  
report1 :i* may include a classifi$     
annex1 on t det]m9ation & ! reasons = ! 
det]m9ation4  7c7 ,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 ,=
 purposes ( implem5t+ ?is section1 !    
,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 & #agjd74  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  7d7 ,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  7e7          

,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 ,v5ezuela or to a            
transitional gov]nm5t t includes & is   
agre$ to by ! legitimately elect$       
political opposition 9 ,v5ezuela4  7f7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on 
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs & !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on         
,f9ancial ,s]vices & ! ,committee on    
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,unit$ /ates     
p]son ,! 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