§9722 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

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People who are under certain U.S. sanctions can have those sanctions lifted if they publicly recognize and pledge to support the Interim President of Venezuela or a later democratically elected Venezuelan government. The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury will make the rules and steps to do this. The covered sanctions are those named in: paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 5(a) of the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 and paragraph (5) of that section only as it relates to them; clauses (1) and (4) of section 1(a)(ii)(A) of Executive Order 13692 and subparagraph (D)(2) of section 1(a)(ii) only as it relates; and section 1(a)(ii) of Executive Order 13850 and paragraph (iii) of section 1(a) of that order only as it relates. The President must issue any regulations, licenses, or orders needed to put this into effect.

Title 22, §9722

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(a)If a person sanctioned under any of the provisions of law described in subsection (b) recognizes and pledges supports for the Interim President of Venezuela or a subsequent democratically elected government, the person shall no longer be subject to such sanctions, pursuant to such procedures as the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury may establish to implement this section.

(b)The sanctions described in this subsection are set forth in the following provisions of law:

(1)(A)Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 5(a) of the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–278), as amended by section 163 of this title.11 See References in Text note below.

(B)Paragraph (5) 1 of section 5(a) of such Act, to the extent such paragraph relates to the sanctions described in paragraph (3) or (4) of such subsection.1

(2)(A)Clauses (1) and (4) of section 1(a)(ii)(A) of Executive Order 13692 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note).

(B)Subparagraph (D)(2) of section 1(a)(ii) of such Executive Order, to the extent such subparagraph relates to the provisions of law cited in subparagraph (A).

(3)(A)section 1(a)(ii) of Executive Order 13850.

(B)Paragraph (iii) of section 1(a) of such Executive Order, to the extent such paragraph relates to the provision of law cited in subparagraph (A).

(c)The President shall issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as may be necessary to carry out this section.

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section 5(a) of the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is section 5(a) of Pub. L. 113–278, Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3011, which is set out in a note under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense. section 5(a) was not amended by section 163 of title I of div. J of Pub. L. 116–94 and does not contain a par. (4) or (5). However, an earlier version of the Act comprising such title I (S. 1025 of the 116th Cong., 1st Sess.) contained a section 603 that did amend section 5(a) of Pub. L. 113–278 by redesignating par. (3) as (5) and adding new pars. (3) and (4) relating to sanctions on persons undermining democratic governance and responsible for public corruption. That amendment was not included anywhere in the version enacted by Pub. L. 116–94. Executive Order No. 13692, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is Ex. Ord. No. 13692, Mar. 8, 2015, 80 F.R. 12747, which is listed in a table under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense. Executive Order No. 13850, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), is Ex. Ord. No. 13850, Nov. 1, 2018, 83 F.R. 55243, which is listed in a table under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense.

§9722 Waiver for Sanctioned Officials That Recognize the Interim President of Venezuela

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Title 22, §9722

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