,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ac1 #bjbf,mr4 
,m]kley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4    
,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51    
,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 & ,mr4 ,wel*7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t f fund+         
,v5ezuela's oil & petroleum             
infra/ructure1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,protect+ ,taxpay]s f ,risky ,inve/m5ts 
9 ,v5ezuela ,act4  #b4 ,def9$ t]m ,9 ?is
 ,act1 ! t]m appropriate congressional  
committees means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on 
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate2  7#b7 !   
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate2  7#c7 ! ,committee on ! ,budget 
( ! ,s5ate2  7#d7 ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  
7#e7 ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7#f7 !     
,committee on ! ,budget ( ! ,h\se (     

,repres5tatives4  #c4 ,prohibition on ! 
use ( ,f$]al funds to support           
,v5ezuela's oil & petroleum             
infra/ructure  7a7 ,prohibition ,except 
z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 none ( !    
funds appropriat$ or o!rwise made       
available = any dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t or = any acc\nt 
own$1 controll$1 or accessible by !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 or a p]son act+ on behalf
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 may be us$ to       
f9ance1 subsidize1 insure1 gu>antee1    
contract =1 or o!rwise support !        
developm5t1 ma9t5ance1 or expansion (   
oil infra/ructure or ! petroleum sector 
9 ,v5ezuela1 includ+-- 7#a7 !           
con/ruction1 in/allation1 manufacture1  
developm5t1 mod]nization1 repair1 or    
p]man5t improvem5t ( any oil or gas     
infra/ructure 9 ,v5ezuela2  7#b7 !      
pur*ase ( real prop]ty1 includ+ a       
reimbursem5t = any su* pur*ase2  7#c7   
insurance co/s1 loan gu>antees1 tax     
inc5tives1 & royalty relief2  7#d7 any  
paym5ts made to individuals or dome/ic1 

int]national1 or mult9ational           
corporations2 &  7#e7 any =m ( advocacy1
 promotion1 or support provid$ by (fic]s
 or employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates         
,gov]nm5t = ! b5efit ( ,v5ezuela's oil  
infra/ructure or petroleum sector1      
includ+ at int]national f9ancial        
in/itutions1 multilat]al organizations1 
or diplomatic =ums4  7b7 ,exception ,!  
prohibition "u subsection 7a7 %all n    
apply to any exp5diture explicitly      
au?oriz$ by an ,act ( ,congress aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #d4      
,annual report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &  
annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate   
%all submit a report to ! appropriate   
congressional committees t-- 7#a7       
describes any exp5ditures or activities 
relat$ to ,v5ezuela's oil infra/ructure 
or petroleum sector2 &  7#b7 c]tifies   
compliance ) ?is ,act4