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than $15,000,000 shall be made available for democracy 
and religious freedom programs for Nicaragua. 
(j) ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.— 
(1) The Secretary of State shall instruct the 
United States Permanent Representative to the Or-
ganization of American States (OAS) to use the 
voice and vote of the United States to: 
(A) implement budgetary reforms and effi-
ciencies within the Organization; 
(B) eliminate arrears, increase other donor 
contributions, and impose penalties for succes-
sive late payment of assessments; 
(C) prevent programmatic and organiza-
tional redundancies and consolidate duplicative 
activities and functions; 
(D) prioritize areas in which the OAS has 
expertise, such as strengthening democracy, 
monitoring electoral processes, and protecting 
human rights; and 
(E) implement reforms within the Office of 
the Inspector General (OIG) to ensure the OIG 
has the necessary leadership, integrity, profes-
sionalism, independence, policies, and proce-
dures to properly carry out its responsibilities 
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in a manner that meets or exceeds best prac-
tices in the United States. 
(2) Prior to the obligation of funds appro-
priated by this Act and made available for an as-
sessed contribution to the Organization of American 
States, but not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on actions taken or planned to be taken 
pursuant to paragraph (1) that are in addition to 
actions taken during the preceding fiscal year, and 
the results of such actions. 
(k) THE CARIBBEAN.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $97,500,000 
shall be made available for the Caribbean Basin Security 
Initiative: Provided, That funds made available above the 
fiscal year 2024 level shall be prioritized for countries 
within the transit zones of illicit drug shipments toward 
the United States that have increased interdiction of illicit 
drugs and are most directly impacted by the crisis in 
Haiti. 
(l) VENEZUELA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
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$50,000,000 shall be made available for democ-
racy programs for Venezuela. 
(B) Of the funds made available pursuant 
to subparagraph (A), an amount equal to 50 
percent of the amount made available in the 
previous fiscal year for elections programming 
shall be withheld from obligation until the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the 
appropriate congressional committees that elec-
tions in 2024— 
(i) allowed for the diaspora from Ven-
ezuela to participate; 
(ii) permitted credible, unobstructed 
international observation; and 
(iii) permitted opposition candidates 
selected through credible and democratic 
processes to participate. 
(C) Funds appropriated by this Act shall 
be made available for assistance for commu-
nities in countries supporting or otherwise im-
pacted by migrants from Venezuela: Provided, 
That such amounts are in addition to funds 
otherwise made available for assistance for such 
countries and are subject to the regular notifi-
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cation procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be used to negotiate the lift-
ing of sanctions on the purchase or trade of gold ex-
tracted from Venezuela until the Secretary of State 
submits a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees on human rights abuses, crimes against 
humanity involving Indigenous peoples, environ-
mental harm, and patrimonial theft associated with 
state-sponsored and illegal gold extraction from Ven-
ezuela’s Orinoco Mining Arc and in national parks 
and reserves in Venezuela, including the Canaima 
National Park, and following consultation with such 
committees. 
EUROPE AND EURASIA 
SEC. 7046. (a) SECTION 907 OF THE FREEDOM SUP-
PORT ACT.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act 
(22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to— 
(1) activities to support democracy or assist-
ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 
(22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) and section 1424 of the 
Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 
of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation as-
sistance; 
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(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 
Development Agency under section 661 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the 
United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 
acting within his or her official capacity; 
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 
other assistance provided by the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation as 
authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 
of Public Law 115–254); 
(5) any financing provided under the Export- 
Import Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 
(6) humanitarian assistance. 
(b) TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for a government of an Independent State of the 
former Soviet Union if such government directs any action 
in violation of the territorial integrity or national sov-
ereignty of any other Independent State of the former So-
viet Union, such as those violations included in the Hel-
sinki Final Act: Provided, That except as otherwise pro-
vided in section 7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made 
available without regard to the restriction in this sub-
section if the President determines that to do so is in the 
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