Sec. 402. Coordinating targeted sanctions with partners in the Western Hemisphere and the European Union
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The Secretary of State, working through the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs and the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, and in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 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 Venezuelan officials who— are responsible for human rights abuses; have engaged in public corruption; or are undermining democratic institutions and processes in Venezuela.
The Secretary of State 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 Venezuelan officials described in subsection (a). Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 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 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives . There is authorized to be appropriated, to the International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement account, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 to carry out the activities set forth in subsection
(a)in accordance with this section. Except as provided under subparagraph (B), amounts appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to paragraph
(1)may not be obligated until 15 days after the date on which the President provides notice to the committees listed in subsection
(c)of intent to obligate such funds. The Secretary of State may waive the requirement under subparagraph
(A)if the Secretary of State determines that such waiver is in the national interest of the United States. If a waiver is invoked under clause (i), the President shall notify the committees listed in subsection
(c)of the intention to obligate funds under this section as early as practicable, but not later than 3 days after taking the action to which such notification requirement was applicable in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver. The Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs may transfer funding to the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, as necessary, to implement the strategy described in subsection (c). Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Treasury, shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate , the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives , and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives that provides an assessment of the efforts to strengthen sanctions capabilities and coordinate international sanctions in accordance with this section.