; and (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives . (d) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There is authorized to be appropriated, to the Department of State, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 to carry out the activities set forth in subsection (a) in accordance with this section. (2) Notification requirement (A) In general Except as provided under subparagraph (B), amounts appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be obligated until 15 days after the date on which the President provides notice to the committees listed in subsection (c) of the intent to obligate such funds. (B) Waiver (i) In general The Secretary of State may waive the requirement under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary of State determines that such waiver is in the national security interest of the United States. (ii) Notification requirement If a waiver is invoked under clause (i), the President shall notify the committees listed in subsection (c) of the intention to obligate funds under this section as early as practicable, but not later than 3 days after taking the action to which such notification requirement was applicable in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver. 602. Classified briefing on the involvement of Venezuelan officials in corruption and illicit narcotics trafficking (a) Briefing requirement Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting through the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the involvement of senior officials of the Maduro regime, including members of the National Electoral Council, the judicial system, and the Venezuelan security forces, in illicit narcotics trafficking and acts of corruption in Venezuela. (b) Additional elements The briefing provided under subsection (a) shall— (1) describe how the acts of corruption described in the report pose challenges for