Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 104 — Venezuela Assistance
§ 9751. Developing and implementing a coordinated sanctions strategy with partners in the Western Hemisphere and the European Union
Statutory text
Strengthening sanctions capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall offer to provide technical assistance to partner governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to assist such governments in establishing the legislative and regulatory frameworks needed to impose targeted sanctions on officials of the Maduro regime who—
are responsible for human rights abuses;
have engaged in public corruption; or
are undermining democratic institutions and processes in Venezuela.
Coordinating international sanctions
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall engage in diplomatic efforts with partner governments, including the Government of Canada, governments in the European Union, and governments in Latin America and the Caribbean, to impose targeted sanctions on the Maduro regime officials described in subsection (a).
Strategy requirement
Not later than 90 days after , the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit a strategy for carrying out the activities described in subsection (a) to—
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate;
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
Authorization of appropriations
In general
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2020, $3,000,000 to carry out the activities set forth in subsection (a).
Notification requirements
Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) are subject to the notification requirements applicable to expenditures from the Economic Support Fund under section 2346(c) of this title and the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Fund under section 2291h of this title to the extent that such funds are expended.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2020
Pub. L. 116–94 div. J title I § 161 · 133 Stat. 2534
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 9751
(Pub. L. 116–94, div. J, title I, § 161, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3040.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 116–94, div. J, title I, § 161, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3040.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 161. Notwithstanding Reports. any other provision of law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading “Fixed Guideway Capital Investment” of the Federal Transit Administration for projects specified in this Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not obligated by September 30, 2023, and other recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided.
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