Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
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This Act may be cited as the . Venezuela Humanitarian Relief, Reconstruction, and Rule of Law Act of 2018 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Sense of Congress. TITLE I—Humanitarian relief for Venezuela Sec. 101. Humanitarian relief for the Venezuelan people. Sec. 102. Humanitarian assistance to Venezuelans in neighboring countries. Sec. 103. Requirement for strategy to coordinate international humanitarian assistance.
Sec. 104. Support for efforts at the United Nations on the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. TITLE II—Restoring democracy and addressing the political crisis in Venezuela Sec. 201. Recognition of Venezuela’s democratically elected National Assembly. Sec. 202. Advancing a negotiated solution to Venezuela’s crisis. Sec. 203. Support for the Lima Group. Sec. 204. Accountability for crimes against humanity. Sec. 205. Upholding the Organization of American States Inter-American Democratic Charter.
Sec. 206. Support for international election observation and democratic civil society. TITLE III—Supporting the reconstruction of Venezuela Sec. 301. Engaging international financial institutions to advance the reconstruction of Venezuela’s economy and energy infrastructure. Sec. 302. Recovering assets stolen from the Venezuelan people. TITLE IV—Restoring the rule of law in Venezuela Sec. 401. Concerns and report on the involvement of Venezuelan officials in corruption and illicit narcotics trafficking.
Sec. 402. Sanctions on persons responsible for public corruption and undermining democratic governance. Sec. 403. Public information about sanctioned officials. Sec. 404. Coordinating targeted sanctions with partners in the Western Hemisphere and the European Union. Sec. 405. Financial sanctions on Venezuelan government debt. Sec. 406. Additional financial sanctions on Venezuelan government debt. Sec. 407. Expanding kingpin sanctions on narcotics trafficking and money laundering.
Sec. 408. Exceptions for humanitarian assistance. Sec. 409. Concerns over PDVSA transactions with Rosneft. Sec. 410. Report on activities of certain foreign governments and actors in Venezuela. TITLE V—Cryptocurrency sanctions and ensuring the effectiveness of United States sanctions Sec. 501. Sanctions on Venezuela’s cryptocurrency and the provision of related technologies. Sec. 502. Report on the impact of cryptocurrencies on United States sanctions. TITLE VI—Termination Sec. 601.
Extension and termination of sanctions against Venezuela.