Assistance for the people of Venezuela

(a) Plan for providing assistance (1) Development of plan (A) In general The President shall develop a plan for providing assistance to Venezuela under a democratically elected government. (B) Strategy for distribution The plan developed under subparagraph (A) shall include a strategy for distributing assistance under the plan. (2) Types of assistance Assistance to Venezuela under a democratically elected government provided pursuant to the plan developed under paragraph (1) may include— (A) such food, medicine, medical supplies and equipment, and assistance to meet emergency energy needs, as is necessary to meet the basic human needs of the people of Venezuela; (B) assistance under— (i) chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) (relating to development assistance); and (ii) chapter 4 of part II of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.) (relating to the economic support fund); (C) assistance under the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.); (D) financing, guarantees, and other forms of assistance provided by the Export-Import Bank of the United States; (E) assistance provided by the Trade and Development Agency; and (F) Peace Corps programs. (3) Distribution Assistance under the plan developed under paragraph (1) shall be provided through relevant United States Federal departments and agencies and nongovernmental organizations and private and voluntary organizations, whether within or outside the United States, including humanitarian, educational, labor, and private sector organizations. (4) Communication with people of Venezuela The President shall take the necessary steps to communicate to the people of Venezuela the plan for assistance developed under paragraph (1). (5) Report to Congress Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing in detail the plan developed under paragraph (1). (b) Implementation of plan; reports to Congress (1) Implementation of plan Upon submitting to the appropriate congressional committees a determination under section 101(a) that a democratically elected government is in power in Venezuela, the President shall commence the delivery and distribution of assistance to the democratically elected government under the plan developed under subsection (a). (2) Annual reports to Congress Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the assistance provided under the plan developed under subsection (a), including— (A) a description of each type of assistance and the amounts expended for such assistance during the preceding fiscal year; and (B) a description of the assistance to be provided under the plan in the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. (c) Coordinating official The Secretary of State shall designate a coordinating official of the Department of State who shall be responsible for— (1) implementing the strategy for distributing assistance described in subsection (a)(1)(B); (2) ensuring the speedy and efficient distribution of such assistance; and (3) ensuring coordination among, and appropriate oversight by, the agencies of the United States that provide assistance described in subsection (a)(2), including resolving any disputes among such agencies. (d) Reprogramming Any changes in the assistance to be provided under the plan developed under subsection (a) may not be made unless the Secretary of State notifies the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days in advance in accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394–1). (e) Funding limitation Assistance may be provided under this section only if amounts are authorized to be appropriated, and are appropriated, to provide such assistance. (f) International efforts The President shall take the necessary steps— (1) to seek to obtain the agreement of other countries and of international financial institutions and multilateral organizations to provide to a democratically elected government in Venezuela assistance comparable to that provided by the United States under this section; and (2) to work with such countries, institutions, and organizations to coordinate all such assistance programs.