SEC. 4. INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION ON BEHALF OF 
VENEZUELAN DEMOCRACY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States should engage with the Gov-
ernment of Canada, the European Union, the governments 
of other European countries, and the democratically elect-
ed governments of countries in Latin America and the 
Caribbean to enhance diplomatic cooperation and policy 
coordination toward the shared objective of restoring de-
mocracy for the Venezuelan people. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—The Presi-
dent, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall di-
rect the appropriate officials of the United States Govern-
ment to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
States at international organizations to— 
(1) urge the Organization of American States 
and the United Nations, as well as any subordinate 
entities of either organization responsible for pro-
moting democracy, to support the mission of the 
independent Venezuelan primary organizing commis-
sion by— 
(A) assisting efforts to register eligible 
Venezuelan nationals residing in third countries 
to vote in future elections in Venezuela; 
(B) ensuring the integrity and security of 
personal identifying information collected from 
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Venezuelan nationals residing in other coun-
tries; 
(C) facilitating the delivery by nongovern-
mental organizations of humanitarian assist-
ance and other critical services to the Ven-
ezuelan people, who may be subject to increas-
ingly restrictive policies in advance of the 2024 
election; 
(D) dispatching independent election ob-
servers to conduct oversight of the handling of 
the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election by 
the Maduro regime; and 
(E) documenting and reporting on at-
tempts by the Maduro regime to suppress the 
vote through threats, intimidation, violence, 
blackmail, or extortion; 
(2) encourage international organizations to 
condemn the practice of the Maduro regime of dis-
qualifying political opponents; and 
(3) commend the efforts of the Venezuelan 
democratic opposition to organize a free, fair, and 
transparent election in 2024 and provide an electoral 
alternative to the Maduro regime, which has com-
mitted crimes against humanity as evidenced by the 
Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on 
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the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela established by 
the United Nations Human Rights Council, in the 
report of such mission published in October 2022. 
SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL ACTIONS IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRACY 
IN VENEZUELA. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that a solution of the political and humanitarian cri-
sis in Venezuela must include— 
(1) a new presidential election in Venezuela 
that complies with international standards for a free, 
fair, and transparent electoral process; 
(2) an end to the usurpation of presidential au-
thorities by Nicola´s Maduro; 
(3) the restoration of democracy and the rule of 
law in Venezuela; 
(4) freeing political prisoners in Venezuela; 
(5) consistent and unhindered delivery of hu-
manitarian aid to Venezuelans; and 
(6) accountability for the perpetrators of acts 
determined to be crimes against humanity by the 
Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on 
the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela established by 
the United Nations Human Rights Council. 
(b) SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
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dent, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall ap-
point a Special Representative for Venezuela from among 
the officers and employees of the Department of State, 
who shall assume primary responsibility for the following: 
(1) Coordinating initiatives across the United 
States Government to assist in streamlining United 
States policy toward Venezuela and ensuring prompt 
response to any changing political, economic, and 
humanitarian dynamics in Venezuela. 
(2) Supporting the Venezuela Affairs Unit in 
delivering information to Federal departments and 
agencies responsible for developing and imple-
menting United States policy toward Venezuela. 
(3) Assisting the Venezuela Affairs Unit, the 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
and other Federal departments and agencies respon-
sible for the administration of consular affairs in 
providing consular services to United States citizens 
in Venezuela and Venezuelans residing in the United 
States or in third countries. 
(4) Facilitating the participation of members of 
the Venezuelan diaspora residing in the United 
States in Venezuelan elections determined by the 
President to be free and fair with the uninhibited 
participation of opposition candidates. 
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(5) Providing the appropriate congressional 
committees with briefs on the status of democracy 
and human rights in Venezuela. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, the Administrator for the United States Agency 
for International Development, and the Chief Executive 
Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media, 
shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on obstacles to promoting independent 
news media and free access to information in Venezuela. 
Such report shall include— 
(1) an evaluation of the governmental, political, 
and technological obstacles faced by the people of 
Venezuela in their efforts to obtain accurate, objec-
tive, and comprehensive news and information about 
domestic and international affairs; 
(2) a list of all television channels, radio sta-
tions, online news sites, and other media platforms 
operating in Venezuela that are directly or indirectly 
owned or beneficially controlled by Nicola´s Maduro, 
members of the Maduro family, or individuals associ-
ated with his regime, and the extent of the oper-
ational scale and reach of any such platforms; 
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