,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ceie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #g1 #bjbf,mr4  
,b5net introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prohibit ! use ( funds = ! deploym5t (  
,unit$ ,/ates milit>y or intellig5ce    
p]sonnel 9 ,v5ezuela = c]ta9 purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,no ,w> ) ,v5ezuela ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4
 ,prohibition on deploym5t ( ,unit$     
,/ates milit>y or intellig5ce p]sonnel 9
 ,v5ezuela  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no ,f$]al     
funds may be us$ = ! deploym5t ( ,unit$ 
,/ates milit>y or intellig5ce p]sonnel 9
 ,v5ezuela = ! foll[+ purposes )\t      
congressional au?orization3 7#a7        
,conduct+ milit>y op]ations aga9/ !     
regime or p ( ,v5ezuela4  7#b7 ,assi/+  
,unit$ ,/ates law en=cem5t op]ations1   
includ+ ef=ts to arre/ individuals      
indict$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t4   
7#c7 ,any milit>y occupation (          
,v5ezuela1 includ+ activities t w\ld be 

reasonably view$ z adm9i/]+ its         
gov]nance4  7#d7 ,provid+ security or   
o!r s]vices to private extractive       
indu/ries1 includ+ oil companies4  7#e7 
,any o!r activities ,congress has n     
explicitly au?oriz$4  7b7 ,exceptions ,!
 prohibition "u subsection 7a7 does n   
apply to ! foll[+ activities3 7#a7      
,def5se aga9/ an attack by ,v5ezuela on 
! ,unit$ ,/ates p]sonnel or facilities  
locat$ outside ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7   
,activities solely = ! purposes (       
collect+1 analyz+1 or %>+ intellig5ce & 
c\nt]9tellig5ce in=mation ( int]e/ to ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t4  7#c7          
,activities solely = ensur+ ! security (
 any ,unit$ ,/ates diplomatic pres5ce 9 
,v5ezuela4  7#d7 ,collect+1 analyz+1 or 
%>+ intellig5ce & c\nt]9tellig5ce       
in=mation = ! purposes ( secur+ ! safe  
return ( ,unit$ ,/ates nationals        
wrongfully deta9$ 9 ,v5ezuela4  7#e7    
,collect+1 analyz+1 or %>+ intellig5ce &
 c\nt]9tellig5ce in=mation = ! purposes 
( int]dict+ & disrupt+ ! production &   

di/ribution ( illicit n>cotics t !      
,unit$ ,/ates intellig5ce community f9ds
 to be emanat+ f ,v5ezuela4  7#f7       
,activities solely = ! purposes ( c\nt]+
 ! activities ( ! ,gov]nm5ts ( ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 
,iran1 & ! ,democratic ,republic (      
,korea 9 ,v5ezuela & neighbor+ c\ntries4