ment, European Bank for Reconstruction and Devel-
opment, International Development Association, 
International Finance Corporation, Multilateral In-
vestment Guarantee Agency, African Development 
Bank, African Development Fund, Asian Develop-
ment Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, 
Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in 
the Middle East and North Africa, and Inter-Amer-
ican Investment Corporation. 
(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on 
the day after the earlier of— 
(1) the date on which the Secretary of State 
certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that the requirements of subsection (a) 
are met; or 
(2) 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(e) WAIVER.—The President may waive this section 
if the President determines that such a waiver is in the 
national interest of the United States. 
SEC. 5. ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that, according to the 
Organization of American States (OAS) report on the Nic-
araguan 2011 Presidential elections, Nicaragua: Final Re-
port, General Elections, OAS (2011), the OAS made the 
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following recommendations to the Government of Nica-
ragua: 
(1) ‘‘Prepare alternative procedures for updat-
ing the electoral roll when a registered voter dies.’’. 
(2) ‘‘Publish the electoral roll so that new addi-
tions, changes of address and exclusions can be 
checked.’’. 
(3) ‘‘Reform the mechanism for accreditation of 
poll watchers using a formula that ensures that the 
political parties will have greater autonomy to ac-
credit their respective poll watchers.’’. 
(4) ‘‘Institute regulations to ensure that party 
poll watchers are involved in all areas of the elec-
toral structure, including the departmental, regional 
and municipal electoral councils and polling stations. 
Rules should be crafted to spell out their authorities 
and functions and the means by which they can ex-
ercise their authority and perform their functions.’’. 
(5) ‘‘Redesign the CSE administrative structure 
at the central and field levels, while standardizing 
technical and operational procedures, including the 
design of control mechanisms from the time registra-
tion to the delivery of the document to the citizens; 
the process of issuing identity cards should be timed 
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to the calendar and, to avoid congestion within the 
process, be evenly spaced.’’. 
(b) ELECTORAL OBSERVATION MISSION.—The Presi-
dent shall direct the United States Permanent Represent-
ative to the OAS to use the voice, vote, and influence of 
the United States at the OAS to strongly advocate for an 
Electoral Observation Mission to be sent to Nicaragua in 
2017. 
SEC. 6. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
The Department of State and the United States 
Agency for International Development should prioritize 
foreign assistance to the people of Nicaragua to assist civil 
society in democracy and governance programs, including 
human rights documentation. 
SEC. 7. REPORT ON CORRUPTION IN NICARAGUA. 
(a) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the intelligence community 
(as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)), shall submit to Congress 
a report on the involvement of senior Nicaraguan govern-
ment officials, including members of the Supreme Elec-
toral Council, the National Assembly, and the judicial sys-
tem, in acts of public corruption or human rights viola-
tions in Nicaragua. 
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(b) FORM.—The report required in subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. The unclassified portion of the report 
shall be made available to the public. 
Æ 
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