(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Sense of Congress. 
TITLE I—REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE NICA-
RAGUAN INVESTMENT CONDITIONALITY ACT OF 2018 AND THE 
REINFORCING NICARAGUA’S ADHERENCE TO CONDITIONS FOR 
ELECTORAL REFORM ACT OF 2021 
Sec. 101. Extension of authorities of the Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality 
Act of 2018. 
Sec. 102. Enhancing sanctions on sectors of the Nicaraguan economy that gen-
erate revenue for the Ortega family. 
Sec. 103. Imposition of sanctions with respect to the Ortega administration’s 
abuses against the Catholic Church, political prisoners, and 
support for the invasion of Ukraine. 
Sec. 104. Coordinated diplomatic strategy to restrict investment and loans that 
benefit the Government of Nicaragua from the Central Amer-
ican Bank for Economic Integration. 
TITLE II—ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC MEASURES TO HOLD THE 
GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA ACCOUNTABLE FOR HUMAN 
RIGHTS ABUSES 
Sec. 201. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 202. Review of participation of Nicaragua in the Dominican Republic-Cen-
tral America-United States Free Trade Agreement. 
Sec. 203. Prohibition on new United States investment in Nicaragua. 
Sec. 204. Termination. 
TITLE III—PROMOTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF NICARAGUANS 
Sec. 301. Support for human rights and democracy programs. 
Sec. 302. Support for Nicaraguan human rights at the United Nations. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Banking of the Senate; 
and 
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is a citizen or na-
tional of the United States or an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence in the United 
States; and 
(B) any corporation, partnership, or other 
entity organized under the laws of the United 
States or the laws of any jurisdiction within the 
United States. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Secretary of State, working through the 
head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination, and in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
should engage in diplomatic efforts with partners of 
the United States, including the Government of Can-
ada, governments of countries in the European 
Union, and governments of countries in Latin Amer-
ica and the Caribbean, to impose targeted sanctions 
with respect to the persons subject to sanctions au-
thorized by the Nicaraguan Investment Condition-
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ality Act of 2018 and the Reinforcing Nicaragua’s 
Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 
2021 in order to hold the authoritarian regime of 
President Daniel Ortega accountable for crimes 
against the Catholic Church, the clergy, and the peo-
ple of Nicaragua; 
(2) the United States Government should con-
tinue— 
(A) to raise concerns about human rights 
and democracy in Nicaragua, and call attention 
to religious and opposition leaders and civil so-
ciety, media, and faith-based organizations si-
lenced by the Ortega regime; and 
(B) to enforce Executive Order 13851 (50 
U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property 
of certain persons contributing to the situation 
in Nicaragua), and expand existing sanctions to 
other such sectors of the economy of Nicaragua; 
and 
(3) the international community, including the 
Holy See, the International Red Cross, and the 
United Nations should coordinate efforts— 
(A) to improve the conditions of all polit-
ical prisoners in Nicaragua; 
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(B) to document all gross violations of 
internationally recognized human rights in 
Nicaragua; and 
(C) to call for the end of political persecu-
tion against members of religious organizations, 
including the Catholic Church. 
TITLE 
I—REAUTHORIZATION 
AND 
AMENDMENT 
OF 
THE 
NICARAGUAN 
INVESTMENT 
CONDITIONALITY ACT OF 2018 
AND 
THE 
REINFORCING 
NICARAGUA’S ADHERENCE TO 
CONDITIONS 
FOR 
ELEC-
TORAL REFORM ACT OF 2021 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES OF THE NICA-
RAGUAN INVESTMENT CONDITIONALITY ACT 
OF 2018. 
Section 10 of the Nicaraguan Investment Condition-
ality Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–335; 50 U.S.C. 1701 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2030’’. 
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SEC. 102. ENHANCING SANCTIONS ON SECTORS OF THE 
NICARAGUAN 
ECONOMY 
THAT 
GENERATE 
REVENUE FOR THE ORTEGA FAMILY. 
Section 5(a) of the Nicaraguan Investment Condi-
tionality Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–335; 50 U.S.C. 
1701 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) to operate or have operated in the gold 
sector of the Nicaraguan economy or in any other 
sector of the Nicaraguan economy identified by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, for purposes of this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 103. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
THE 
ORTEGA 
ADMINISTRATION’S 
ABUSES 
AGAINST THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, POLITICAL 
PRISONERS, AND SUPPORT FOR THE INVA-
SION OF UKRAINE. 
(a) EXPANSION OF ACTIVITIES TRIGGERING TAR-
GETED SANCTIONS.—Section 5(b) of the Nicaraguan In-
vestment Conditionality Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– 
335; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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