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Calendar No. 410 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4587 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 2, 2014 

Received 

JUNE 5, 2014 

Read twice and placed on the calendar 

AN ACT 

To impose targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for 

carrying out or ordering human rights abuses against 

the citizens of Venezuela, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Venezuelan Human 

5 Rights and Democracy Protection Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITION. 

7 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com8 mittees’’ means— 


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1 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

2 Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on 

3 the Judiciary, and the Committee on Ways and 

4 Means of the House of Representatives; and 

5 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

6 Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, 

7 and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. 

8 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 

9 Congress finds the following: 

10 (1) On February 12, 2014, also known in Ven11 ezuela as the National Youth Day, students began 

12 protesting in several cities against Venezuelan leader 

13 Nicola ́s Maduro’s inability to stem violent crime, his 

14 undemocratic actions, and a rapidly deteriorating 

15 economy marked by high inflation and shortages of 

16 consumer goods. 

17 (2) On February 12, 2014, a judge issued an 

18 arrest warrant for Leopoldo Lo ́pez, leader of the op19 position party Voluntad Popular, for allegations in 

20 connection with the student protests. 

21 (3) On February 17, 2014, the Government of 

22 Venezuela notified the United States Department of 

23 State that it had declared 3 consular officers at the 

24 United States Embassy in Venezuela personae non 

25 gratae. 


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1 (4) On February 18, 2014, opposition leader 

2 Leopoldo Lo ́pez turned himself in to Venezuelan au3 thorities, was arrested, and charged with criminal 

4 incitement, conspiracy, arson, and intent to damage 

5 property. 

6 (5) Leopoldo Lo ́pez is currently being held in a 

7 prison at a military facility. 

8 (6) Nongovernmental human rights organiza9 tions have alleged that the charges brought against 

10 Leopoldo Lo ́pez appear to be a politically motivated 

11 attempt to silence dissent in the country. 

12 (7) As of May 1, 2014, there have been 41 peo13 ple killed, a reported 60 cases of torture, over 100 

14 injured, and many oppressively detained in relation 

15 to pro-democracy demonstrations throughout Ven16 ezuela. 

17 (8) On February 19, 2014, President Obama 

18 criticized the Government of Venezuela for arresting 

19 protesters, called for their release, and urged the 

20 government to focus on the ‘‘legitimate grievances of 

21 the Venezuelan people’’. 

22 (9) According to the Department of State’s 

23 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 

24 2013 for Venezuela, ‘‘The principal human rights 

25 abuses reported during the year included corruption, 


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1 politicization in the judicial system, and government 

2 actions to impede freedom of expression and restrict 

3 freedom of the press. The government did not re4 spect judicial independence or permit judges to act 

5 according to the law without fear of retaliation. The 

6 government used the judiciary to intimidate and se7 lectively prosecute political, union, business, and civil 

8 society leaders who were critical of government poli9 cies or actions. The government harassed and intimi10 dated privately owned television stations, other 

11 media outlets, and journalists throughout the year, 

12 using threats, fines, property seizures, targeted reg13 ulations, arrests, and criminal investigations and 

14 prosecutions.’’. 

15 (10) According to the Department of State’s 

16 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 

17 2013 for Venezuela, ‘‘The following human rights 

18 problems were reported by NGOs, the media, and in 

19 some cases the government itself: unlawful killings, 

20 including summary killings by police elements; tor21 ture and other cruel, inhumane, or degrading treat22 ment; harsh and life-threatening prison conditions 

23 and lack of due process rights that contributed to 

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1 trary arrests and detentions; corruption and impu2 nity in police forces; political prisoners; interference 

3 with privacy rights; corruption at all levels of gov4 ernment; threats against domestic NGOs; violence 

5 against women; anti-Semitism in the official media; 

6 trafficking in persons; violence based on sexual ori7 entation and gender identity; and restrictions on 

8 workers’ right of association.’’. 

9 (11) According to Freedom House’s Freedom in 

10 the World report of 2013 on Venezuela, ‘‘Nicola ́s 

11 Maduro, further weakened the independent media, 

12 reduced the opposition’s ability to serve as a check 

13 on government policy, and made threats to civil soci14 ety groups.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. ACTIONS AT THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN 

16 STATES. 

17 The Secretary of State shall direct the United States 

18 Permanent Representative to the Organization of Amer19 ican States to use the voice, vote, and influence of the 

20 United States at the Organization of American States to 

21 defend and protect the Inter-American Democratic Char22 ter, and strengthen efforts by international and multilat23 eral organizations to advance the protection of human 

24 rights throughout the Western Hemisphere, especially in 

25 Venezuela. 


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1 SEC. 5. SANCTIONS ON PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR VIO2 LENCE IN VENEZUELA. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose the 

4 sanctions described in subsection (b)(1)(A) and the Sec5 retary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or 

6 a designee of one of such Secretaries) shall impose the 

7 sanctions described in subsection (b)(1)(B) with respect 

8 to any person, including a current or former official of 

9 the Government of Venezuela or a person acting on behalf 

10 of that Government, that the President, or the Secretary 

11 of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des12 ignee of one of such Secretaries), as the case may be, de13 termines— 

14 (1) has perpetrated, or is responsible for order15 ing, controlling, or otherwise directing, significant 

16 acts of violence or serious human rights abuses in 

17 Venezuela against individuals participating in pro18 tests in Venezuela that began on February 12, 2014; 

19 (2) has directed or ordered the arrest or pros20 ecution of a person primarily because of the person’s 

21 legitimate exercise of freedom of expression or as22 sembly in relation to the protests in Venezuela that 

23 began on February 12, 2014; 

24 (3) has knowingly materially assisted, spon25 sored, or provided significant financial, material, or 

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1 support of, the commission of acts described in para2 graph (1) or (2) in relation to protests in Venezuela 

3 that began on February 12, 2014; or 

4 (4) has engaged in censorship against individ5 uals or media outlets disseminating information in 

6 relation to protests in Venezuela that began on Feb7 ruary 12, 2014. 

8 (b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in 

10 this subsection are the following: 

11 (A) ASSET BLOCKING.— 

12 (i) IN GENERAL.—The exercise of all 

13 powers granted to the President by the 

14 International Emergency Economic Powers 

15 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent 

16 necessary to block and prohibit all trans17 actions in all property and interests in 

18 property of a person determined by the 

19 President to be subject to subsection (a) if 

20 such property and interests in property are 

21 in the United States, come within the 

22 United States, or are or come within the 

23 possession or control of a United States 

24 person. 

25 (ii) EXCEPTION.— 


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1 (I) IN GENERAL.—The authority 

2 to impose sanctions under clause (i) 

3 shall not include the authority to im4 pose sanctions relating to the importa5 tion of goods. 

6 (II) GOOD DEFINED.—In sub7 clause (I), the term ‘‘good’’ has the 

8 meaning given that term in section 16 

9 of the Export Administration Act of 

10 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as con11 tinued in effect pursuant to the Inter12 national Emergency Economic Powers 

13 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). 

14 (B) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, AD15 MISSION, OR PAROLE.— 

16 (i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 

17 An alien who the Secretary of State or the 

18 Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des19 ignee of one of such Secretaries) knows or 

20 has reasonable grounds to believe meets 

21 any of the criteria described in subsection 

22 (a) is— 

23 (I) inadmissible to the United 

24 States; 


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1 (II) ineligible to receive a visa or 

2 other documentation to enter the 

3 United States; and 

4 (III) otherwise ineligible to be 

5 admitted or paroled into the United 

6 States or to receive any other benefit 

7 under the Immigration and Nation8 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 

9 (ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 

10 (I) IN GENERAL.—The issuing 

11 consular officer, the Secretary of 

12 State, or the Secretary of Homeland 

13 Security (or a designee of one of such 

14 Secretaries) shall revoke any visa or 

15 other entry documentation issued to 

16 an alien who meets any of the criteria 

17 described in subsection (a), regardless 

18 of when issued. 

19 (II) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.— 

20 A revocation under subclause (I) shall 

21 take effect immediately; and shall 

22 automatically cancel any other valid 

23 visa or entry documentation that is in 

24 the alien’s possession. 


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1 (2) PENALTIES.—A person that is subject to 

2 sanctions described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be 

3 subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) 

4 and (c) of section 206 of the International Emer5 gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the 

6 same extent as a person that commits an unlawful 

7 act described in subsection (a) of that section. 

8 (3) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NA9 TIONS HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT.—Sanctions 

10 under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to an alien 

11 if admitting the alien into the United States is nec12 essary to permit the United States to comply with 

13 the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 

14 United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 

15 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 

16 between the United Nations and the United States, 

17 or other applicable international obligations. 

18 (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica19 tion of sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a 

20 person if the President— 

21 (1) determines that such a waiver is in the na22 tional interests of the United States and on or be23 fore the date on which the waiver takes effect, sub24 mits to the appropriate congressional committees a 

25 notice of and justification for the waiver; or 


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1 (2) determines that the conditions in Venezuela 

2 have improved with regard to respect for peaceful 

3 protest and basic human rights and on or before the 

4 date on which the waiver takes effect, submits to the 

5 appropriate congressional committees a notice of and 

6 justification for the waiver. 

7 (d) IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORITY.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may exercise 

9 all authorities provided to the President under sec10 tions 203 and 205 of the International Emergency 

11 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) 

12 for purposes of carrying out this section. 

13 (2) EXCEPTION.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The authority to im15 pose sanctions under paragraph (1) shall not 

16 include the authority to impose sanctions relat17 ing to the importation of goods. 

18 (B) GOOD DEFINED.—In subparagraph 

19 (A), the term ‘‘good’’ has the meaning given 

20 that term in section 16 of the Export Adminis21 tration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as 

22 continued in effect pursuant to the Inter23 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

24 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). 


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1 (e) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The President shall 

2 issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as are nec3 essary to carry out this section. 

4 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms ‘‘admitted’’ 

6 and ‘‘alien’’ have meanings given those terms in sec7 tion 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

8 U.S.C. 1101). 

9 (2) MATERIALLY ASSISTED.—The term ‘‘mate10 rially assisted’’ means the provision of assistance 

11 that is significant and of a kind directly relevant to 

12 acts described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection 

13 (a). 

14 (3) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 

15 ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

16 (A) a United States citizen or an alien law17 fully admitted for permanent residence to the 

18 United States; or 

19 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 

20 the United States or of any jurisdiction within 

21 the United States, including a foreign branch of 

22 such an entity. 


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1 SEC. 6. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE 

2 TRANSFER OF GOODS OR TECHNOLOGIES TO 

3 VENEZUELA THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE USED 

4 TO COMMIT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose sanc6 tions described in section 5(b) with respect to each person 

7 on the list required under subsection (b) of this section. 

8 (b) LIST.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

11 shall transmit to the appropriate congressional com12 mittees a list of persons who the President deter13 mines have knowingly engaged in an activity de14 scribed in paragraph (2) on or after such date of en15 actment. 

16 (2) ACTIVITY DESCRIBED.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—A person knowingly en18 gages in an activity described in this paragraph 

19 if the person— 

20 (i) transfers, or facilitates the transfer 

21 of, goods or technologies described in sub22 paragraph (C) to Venezuela, any person 

23 organized under the laws of Venezuela, or 

24 any national of Venezuela, for use in or 

25 with respect to Venezuela; or 


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1 (ii) provides services (including serv2 ices relating to hardware, software, and 

3 specialized information, and professional 

4 consulting, engineering, and support serv5 ices) with respect to goods or technologies 

6 described in subparagraph (C) after such 

7 goods or technologies are transferred to 

8 Venezuela. 

9 (B) APPLICABILITY TO CONTRACTS AND

10 OTHER AGREEMENTS.—A person engages in an 

11 activity described in subparagraph (A) without 

12 regard to whether the activity is carried out 

13 pursuant to a contract or other agreement en14 tered into before, on, or after the date of the 

15 enactment of this Act. 

16 (C) GOODS OR TECHNOLOGIES DE17 SCRIBED.— 

18 (i) IN GENERAL.—Goods or tech19 nologies described in this subparagraph are 

20 goods or technologies that the President 

21 determines are to be used by the Govern22 ment of Venezuela or any of the agencies 

23 or instrumentalities of the Government of 

24 Venezuela (or by any other person on be25 half of the Government of Venezuela or 


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1 any of such agencies or instrumentalities) 

2 to commit serious human rights abuses 

3 against the people of Venezuela, includ4 ing— 

5 (I) firearms or ammunition (as 

6 such terms are defined in section 921 

7 of title 18, United States Code), rub8 ber bullets, police batons, pepper or 

9 chemical sprays, stun grenades, elec10 troshock weapons, tear gas, water 

11 cannons, or surveillance technology; or 

12 (II) sensitive technology. 

13 (ii) SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY DE14 FINED.— 

15 (I) IN GENERAL.—For purposes 

16 of clause (i)(II), the term ‘‘sensitive 

17 technology’’ means hardware, soft18 ware, telecommunications equipment, 

19 or any other technology, that the 

20 President determines is to be used 

21 specifically— 

22 (aa) to restrict the free flow 

23 of unbiased information in Ven24 ezuela; or 


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1 (bb) to disrupt, monitor, or 

2 otherwise restrict speech of the 

3 people of Venezuela. 

4 (II) EXCEPTION.—The term 

5 ‘‘sensitive technology’’ does not in6 clude information or informational 

7 materials the exportation of which the 

8 President does not have the authority 

9 to regulate or prohibit pursuant to 

10 section 203(b)(3) of the International 

11 Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

12 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)). 

13 (3) SPECIAL RULE TO ALLOW FOR TERMI14 NATION OF SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITY.—The Presi15 dent shall not be required to include a person on the 

16 list required under paragraph (1) if— 

17 (A) the President determines that the per18 son is no longer engaging in, or has taken sig19 nificant credible steps toward stopping (includ20 ing winding down contracts or other agreements 

21 that were in effect prior to the date of the en22 actment of this Act) the activity described in 

23 paragraph (2) for which the President would 

24 otherwise have included the person on the list; 

25 and 


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1 (B) the President has received reliable as2 surances that such person will not knowingly 

3 engage in any new activity described in such 

4 paragraph (2). 

5 (4) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall 

6 transmit to the appropriate congressional commit7 tees an updated list under paragraph (1)— 

8 (A) not later than 180 days after the date 

9 of the enactment of this Act; and 

10 (B) as new information becomes available. 

11 (5) FORM OF LIST; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 

12 (A) FORM.—The list required under para13 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 

14 form but may contain a classified annex. 

15 (B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassi16 fied portion of the list required under para17 graph (1) shall be made available to the public 

18 and posted on the Web site of the Department 

19 of State. 

20 (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica21 tion of sanctions described in section 5(b) with respect to 

22 a person on the list required under subsection (b) of this 

23 section if the President— 

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1 fore the date on which the waiver takes effect, sub2 mits to the appropriate congressional committees a 

3 notice of and justification for the waiver; or 

4 (2) determines that the conditions in Venezuela 

5 have improved with regard to respect for peaceful 

6 protest and basic human rights and on or before the 

7 date on which the waiver takes effect, submits to the 

8 appropriate congressional committees a notice of and 

9 justification for the waiver. 

10 (d) IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORITY.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may exercise 

12 all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 

13 of the International Emergency Economic Powers 

14 Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this 

15 section. 

16 (2) EXCEPTION.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The authority to im18 pose sanctions under paragraph (1) shall not 

19 include the authority to impose sanctions relat20 ing to the importation of goods. 

21 (B) GOOD DEFINED.—In subparagraph 

22 (A), the term ‘‘good’’ has the meaning given 

23 that term in section 16 of the Export Adminis24 tration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as 

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1 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

2 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). 

3 SEC. 7. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO PROMOTE INTER4 NET FREEDOM AND ACCESS TO INFORMA5 TION. 

6 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact7 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 

8 with heads of other Federal departments and agencies, as 

9 appropriate, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Af10 fairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

11 on Foreign Relations of the Senate a comprehensive strat12 egy that is classified to the extent necessary to— 

13 (1) assist the people of Venezuela to produce, 

14 access, and share information freely and safely via 

15 the Internet; 

16 (2) increase the capabilities and availability of 

17 secure mobile and other communications through 

18 connective technology among human rights and de19 mocracy advocates in Venezuela; 

20 (3) provide resources for digital training for 

21 media and academic and civil society organizations 

22 in Venezuela; 

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1 nize, share information, and support human rights 

2 in Venezuela; 

3 (5) expand access to uncensored sources of local 

4 news and information using all available and effec5 tive mediums of communication, especially through 

6 platforms that leverage public-private partnerships; 

7 (6) expand activities to safely assist and train 

8 human rights, civil society, and democracy activists 

9 in Venezuela to operate effectively and securely; 

10 (7) expand access to proxy servers for democ11 racy activists in Venezuela; and 

12 (8) discourage telecommunications and software 

13 companies from facilitating Internet censorship by 

14 the Government of Venezuela. 

15 SEC. 8. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO ENCOURAGE VEN16 EZUELA TO ABIDE BY THE PRINCIPLES EN17 SHRINED IN THE INTER-AMERICAN DEMO18 CRATIC CHARTER. 

19 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 

21 the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep22 resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

23 the Senate a comprehensive strategy outlining how the 

24 United States is supporting the citizens of Venezuela in 

25 seeking— 


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1 (1) free, fair, and transparent elections— 

2 (A) conducted with the presence of inter3 nationally recognized observers; and 

4 (B) in which— 

5 (i) all parties are permitted ample 

6 time to organize and campaign for such 

7 elections; and 

8 (ii) all candidates are permitted equi9 table access to the media; 

10 (2) basic civil liberties and human rights, in11 cluding access to and support for nongovernmental 

12 organizations in such activities; 

13 (3) establishment of independent judiciaries and 

14 electoral councils; and 

15 (4) development of an independent civil society 

16 with the capacity to advocate on behalf of constitu17 ents. 

18 SEC. 9. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON POLITICAL PRISONERS. 

19 It shall be the policy of the United States— 

20 (1) to support efforts to research and identify 

21 prisoners of conscience and cases of human rights 

22 abuses in Venezuela; 

23 (2) to offer refugee status or political asylum in 

24 the United States to political dissidents in Venezuela 


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1 if requested and consistent with the laws and na2 tional security interests of the United States; 

3 (3) to offer to assist, through the United Na4 tions High Commissioner for Refugees, with the re5 location of such political prisoners to other countries 

6 if requested, as appropriate and with appropriate 

7 consideration for the national security interests of 

8 the United States; and 

9 (4) to publicly call for the release of Venezuelan 

10 country dissidents by name and raise awareness with 

11 respect to individual cases of Venezuelan country 

12 dissidents and prisoners of conscience, as appro13 priate and if requested by the dissidents or prisoners 

14 themselves or their families. 

15 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR AS16 SISTANCE TO SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY IN 

17 VENEZUELA. 

18 There is authorized to be appropriated to the United 

19 States Agency for International Development for fiscal 

20 year 2015 not less than $5,000,000 to provide assistance 

21 to civil society in Venezuela. 

22 SEC. 11. OFFSET. 

23 Section 102(a) of the Enhanced Partnership with 

24 Pakistan Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 8412(a); Public Law 


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1 111–73; 123 Stat. 2068) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘$1,500,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,493,000,000’’. 

3 SEC. 12. SUNSET. 

4 This Act shall cease to be effective beginning on the 

5 date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of 

6 this Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 28, 2014. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 410 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4587 

AN ACT 

To impose targeted sanctions on individuals responother purposes. abuses against the citizens of Venezuela, and for sible for carrying out or ordering human rights 

JUNE 5, 2014 

Read twice and placed on the calendar 


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