---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 9761"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "9761"
heading: "Congressional briefings"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/9761"
units:
  - "Chapter 104 — Venezuela Assistance"
  - "Subchapter VII — Miscellaneous Provisions"
---

# §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)](#a-2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation—
    - (A) of [section 9711 of this title](/usc/22/9711.md), the Secretary of State and the [Administrator](/usc/22/277d–43.md?p=1) of the United States Agency for International Development shall provide such briefing to such committee; and
    - (B) of [section 9751 of this title](/usc/22/9751.md), 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—** Not later than 15 days after any congressional committee listed in [paragraph (2)](#b-2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of [section 9703 of this title](/usc/22/9703.md), [9712](/usc/22/9712.md) of this title, or 142,[^1] the Secretary of State 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; and
    - (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
- (c) **Regime cohesion—**
  - (1) **In general—** Not later than 15 days after a congressional committee listed in [paragraph (2)](#c-2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of section 131,[^1] 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—** Not later than 15 days after a congressional committee listed in [subsection (a)(2)](#a-2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of [section 9731 of this title](/usc/22/9731.md), the Secretary of State and the [Administrator](/usc/22/277d–43.md?p=1) 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)](#b-2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of section [9721](/usc/22/9721.md) or [9722](/usc/22/9722.md) of this title, the Secretary of State shall provide such briefing to such committee.
- (f) **Recovery of stolen assets—**
  - (1) **In general—** Not later than 15 days after a congressional committee listed in [paragraph (2)](#f-2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of [section 9741 of this title](/usc/22/9741.md), the Secretary of State, the [Secretary](/usc/22/277d–43.md?p=5) 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—** Not later than 15 days after a congressional committee listed in [paragraph (2)](#g-2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of [section 9752 of this title](/usc/22/9752.md), the Secretary of State, the [Secretary](/usc/22/277d–43.md?p=5) of the Treasury, and the [Secretary](/usc/22/277d–43.md?p=5) 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.

## Footnotes

[^1]: See References in Text note below.

## Source credit

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

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 142, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is section 142 of title I of div. J of Pub. L. 116–94, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3038, which is not classified to the Code.

Section 131, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is section 131 of title I of div. J of Pub. L. 116–94, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3034, which is not classified to the Code.