COORDINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE OF VENEZUELA.

SEC. 123. COORDINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE OF VENEZUELA. (a) Short Title.—This section may be cited as the “Humanitarian Assistance to the Venezuelan People Act of 2019”. (b) Defined Term.—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (3) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; (4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; (5) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (6) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. (c) Report on the Coordination and Distribution of Humanitarian Assistance to the People of Venezuela Including Strategy on Future Efforts.— (1) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that evaluates the delivery and coordination of humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela since the onset of the humanitarian crisis, whether residing in Venezuela or elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere. (2) Matters to be included.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall— (A) identify how United States Agency for International Development and Department of State best practices are being utilized in providing humanitarian assistance to Venezuela and countries in the region, including a description of coordination efforts with United States embassies and USAID missions throughout the region; (B) describe the current and anticipated challenges to distributing humanitarian assistance in Venezuela and countries hosting Venezuelan migrants; (C) describe the coordination of United States assistance with foreign donors; and (D) describe how the distribution of humanitarian assistance is being monitored and evaluated, including— (i) the number of beneficiaries receiving such assistance; (ii) an assessment of how humanitarian and development assistance is benefitting Venezuelan migrants inside and outside of the country; and (iii) what additional staff may be necessary to manage such assistance.