Sec. 8. Classified report on the involvement of Ortega family members and Nicaraguan government officials in corruption
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting through the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State, and in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit a classified report to the appropriate congressional committees on significant acts of public corruption in Nicaragua that— involve— the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega; members of the family of Daniel Ortega; and senior officials of the Ortega government, including— members of the Supreme Electoral Council, the Nicaraguan Armed Forces, and the National Nicaraguan Police; and elected officials from the Sandinista National Liberation Front party; pose challenges for United States national security and regional stability; impede the realization of free, fair, and transparent elections in Nicaragua; and violate the fundamental freedoms of civil society and political opponents in Nicaragua.
In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.