Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 104 — Venezuela Assistance
§ 9753. Countering Russian influence in Venezuela
Statutory text
Short title
This section may be cited as the “Russian-Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act”.
Threat assessment and strategy to counter Russian influence in Venezuela
Defined term
In this subsection, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
Threat assessment
Not later than 120 days after , the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding—
an assessment of Russian-Venezuelan security cooperation;
the potential threat such cooperation poses to the United States and countries in the Western Hemisphere; and
a strategy to counter threats identified in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
Aliens ineligible for visas, admission, or parole
Aliens described
An alien described in this paragraph is an alien who the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee of either Secretary) knows, or has reason to believe, is acting or has acted on behalf of the Government of Russia in direct support of the security forces of the Maduro regime.
Visas, admission, or parole
An alien described in paragraph (1) is—
inadmissible to the United States;
ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and
otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
Current visas revoked
In general
An alien described in paragraph (1) is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued.
Immediate effect
A revocation under subparagraph (A) shall—
take effect immediately; and
automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien’s possession.
Exceptions
Sanctions under paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary—
to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success , and entered into force , between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations; or
to carry out or assist law enforcement activity in the United States.
National security
The President may waive the application of this subsection with respect to an alien if the President—
determines that such a waiver is in the national interest of the United States; and
submits a notice of, and justification for, such waiver to the appropriate congressional committees.
Sunset
This subsection shall terminate on the date that is 1 year after .
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 § 165 · 133 Stat. 2534
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 9753
(Pub. L. 116–94, div. J, title I, § 165, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3043.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 116–94, div. J, title I, § 165, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3043.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 165. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act shall be used to impede or hinder project advancement or approval for any project seeking a Federal contribution from the capital investment grant program of greater than 40 percent of project costs as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5309.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Immigration and Nationality Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(C), is act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163, which is classified principally to chapter 12 (§ 1101 et seq.) of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1101 of Title 8 and Tables.