,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ae1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,welch1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 
,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 and ,mr4
 ,schiff7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit appropriations of funds for the
 payment of reimbursements for capital  
expenditures in the oil and gas sector1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no
 ,taxpayer ,funds for ,corporate        
,investment in ,venezuelan ,oil ,act4   
#b4 ,no payment of reimbursements for   
qualified capital expenditures  7a7     
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,capital expenditure ,the term capital  
expenditure means any amount paid for   
new buildings or for permanent          
improvements or betterments made to     
increase the value of any property or   

estate4  7#b7 ,person ,the term person  
means-- 7,a7 any ,united ,states citizen
 or alien admitted for permanent        
residence in the ,united ,states2 and   
7,b7 any foreign or domestic            
corporation1 partnership1 or other      
organization4  7#c7 ,qualified capital  
expenditure ,the term qualified capital 
expenditure means a capital expenditure 
made in the oil and gas sector located  
in the ,bolivarian ,republic of         
,venezuela1 or a legal successor4  7b7  
,prohibiting certain payments           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 no funds may be obligated1         
expended1 or otherwise made available   
from the ,treasury of the ,united       
,states or any account owned1           
controlled1 or accessible by the ,united
 ,states or a person acting on behalf of
 the ,united ,states for the payment of 
reimbursements for qualified capital    
expenditures by a person4