This bill raises the maximum reward the State Department may pay for information that directly leads to the arrest and conviction of Nicolas Maduro Moros to $100,000,000. The reward can be paid to one or more people under the Department of State Rewards Program. The bill requires that the payment come only from the liquidation of assets being withheld from Maduro, Maduro regime officials, and their co-conspirators under listed sanctions authorities and executive orders.
If you provide information that directly leads to Maduro's arrest and conviction, the Secretary of State could pay you up to $100,000,000. The bill ties eligibility to the existing Rewards Program standard for furnishing information that leads to arrest and conviction. No publicly available information in the bill explains additional claim procedures, timelines, or how award decisions will be administered beyond the cited authorities.
The bill specifies the reward must be paid exclusively from proceeds of liquidated assets withheld from Maduro and related persons under specified sanctions statutes and executive orders. It does not authorize use of general appropriations for the payment. No publicly available information in the bill states the total amount of seized assets available or the timing of any liquidation and payment.
The bill text cites 2020 criminal charges against Nicolas Maduro alleging narco-terrorism, cocaine importation, and weapons-related offenses, including statements that Maduro and others corrupted institutions and protected drug trafficking. Sponsors note prior law enforcement actions and referenced seizures of approximately $450 million as part of past cases. Supporters frame the higher reward as a tool to secure information and hold alleged criminals accountable.
No publicly available information in the bill text describes objections or opposition views.