22 USC § 9761 - Congressional briefings

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s9761"
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title: "22 USC § 9761 - Congressional briefings"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "9761"
section_name: "Congressional briefings"
chapter_number: 104
chapter_name: "VENEZUELA ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 116–94, div. J, title I, § 181, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3046.)"
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# § 9761. Congressional briefings

**(a)** **Humanitarian assistance; sanctions coordination**

**(1)** **In general** Not later than 15 days after any of the congressional committees listed in paragraph (2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation—

**(A)** of section 9711 of this title, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall provide such briefing to such committee; and

**(B)** of section 9751 of this title, the Secretary of State shall provide such briefing to such committee.

**(2)** **Congressional committees** The committees listed in this paragraph are—

**(A)** the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

**(B)** the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

**(C)** the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and

**(D)** the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

**(b)** **United Nations; negotiated solution; crimes against humanity**

**1** **In general** section 9703 of this title[^1]

Not later than 15 days after any congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of , 9712 of this title, or 142, the Secretary of State shall provide such briefing to such committee.

See References in Text note below.

**(2)** **Congressional committees** The congressional committees listed in this paragraph are—

**(A)** the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and

**(B)** the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

**(c)** **Regime cohesion**

**(1)** **In general** <sup>1</sup>

Not later than 15 days after a congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of section 131, the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence shall provide such briefing to such committee.

**(2)** **Congressional committees** The congressional committees listed in this paragraph are—

**(A)** the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

**(B)** the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;

**(C)** the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and

**(D)** the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

**(d)** **International election observation; democratic civil society** section 9731 of this title

Not later than 15 days after a congressional committee listed in subsection (a)(2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of , the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall provide such briefing to such committee.

**(e)** **Visa restrictions; sanctions waiver** Not later than 15 days after a congressional committee listed in subsection (b)(2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of section 9721 or 9722 of this title, the Secretary of State shall provide such briefing to such committee.

**(f)** **Recovery of stolen assets**

**(1)** **In general** section 9741 of this title

Not later than 15 days after a congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of , the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General shall provide such briefing to such committee.

**(2)** **Congressional committees** The congressional committees listed in this paragraph are—

**(A)** the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

**(B)** the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate;

**(C)** the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;

**(D)** the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;

**(E)** the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and

**(F)** the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.

**(g)** **PDVSA transactions with Rosneft**

**(1)** **In general** section 9752 of this title

Not later than 15 days after a congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of , the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide such briefing to such committee.

**(2)** **Congressional committees** The congressional committees listed in this paragraph are—

**(A)** the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

**(B)** the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;

**(C)** the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and

**(D)** the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 116–94, div. J, title I, § 181, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3046.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 142, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is , , , which is not classified to the Code.

Section 131, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is , , , which is not classified to the Code.