; and (B) The Permanent Council, depending on the situation, may undertake the necessary diplomatic initiatives, including good offices, to foster the restoration of democracy. . (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela have carried out systematic efforts to undermine, block, and circumvent the authorities and responsibilities of the Venezuelan National Assembly as mandated in the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; (2) such efforts by President Maduro and the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela amount to an unconstitutional alternation of the constitutional regime that seriously impairs the democratic order in Venezuela; and (3) the Secretary of State, working through the United States Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States, should take additional steps to support ongoing efforts by Secretary General Luis Almagro— (A) to invoke the Inter-American Democratic Charter; (B) to advance a collective assessment of the situation in Venezuela; and (C) to promote diplomatic initiatives to foster the restoration of Venezuelan democracy. 7. Support for international election observation missions and democratic civil society in venezuela (a) In general Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall work— (1) with the Organization of American States to ensure credible international observation that contributes to free, fair, and transparent democratic electoral processes in Venezuela; and (2) directly, or through nongovernmental organizations— (A) to defend internationally recognized human rights for the people of Venezuela; (B) to support the efforts of independent media outlets to broadcast, distribute, and share information beyond the limited channels made available by the Government of Venezuela