{"identifier":"/us/usc/t22/s9702","title":22,"num":"\u00a7\u202f9702.","heading":"Recognition of Venezuela\u2019s democratically elected National Assembly","text":"\u00a7\u202f9702.\nRecognition of Venezuela\u2019s democratically elected National Assembly\n(a)\nFindings\nCongress finds that Venezuela\u2019s unicameral National Assembly convened on\nJanuary 6, 2016\nDecember 6, 2015\n(b)\nSense of Congress\nIt is the sense of Congress that Venezuela\u2019s democratically elected National Assembly is the only national level democratic institution remaining in the country.\n(c)\nPolicy\nIt is the policy of the United States to recognize the democratically elected National Assembly of Venezuela as the only legitimate national legislative body in Venezuela.\n(d)\nAssistance to Venezuela\u2019s National Assembly\nThe Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall prioritize efforts to provide technical assistance to support the democratically elected National Assembly of Venezuela in accordance with\nsection 9731 of this title","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t22/s9702.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s9702","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f9702."},{"t":"heading","text":"Recognition of Venezuela\u2019s democratically elected National Assembly"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s9702/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Findings"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Congress finds that Venezuela\u2019s unicameral National Assembly convened on ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"January 6, 2016","tail":", following democratic elections that were held on "},{"t":"text","text":"December 6, 2015","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s9702/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Sense of Congress"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"It is the sense of Congress that Venezuela\u2019s democratically elected National Assembly is the only national level democratic institution remaining in the country.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s9702/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Policy"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"It is the policy of the United States to recognize the democratically elected National Assembly of Venezuela as the only legitimate national legislative body in Venezuela.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s9702/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Assistance to Venezuela\u2019s National Assembly"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall prioritize efforts to provide technical assistance to support the democratically elected National Assembly of Venezuela in accordance with ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 9731 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t22/s9731","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}