,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #i1 #bjag,mr4
 ,kri%namoor?i 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,jackson
 ,lee1 & ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,p]man5t 
,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce1 & 9 
addition to ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,director (       
,national ,intellig5ce to produce a     
,national ,intellig5ce ,e/imate on      
,russian political int5tions1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,keep+ ,russian ,entrapm5ts
 ,m9imal & ,limit+ ,intellig5ce         
,networks ,act or ! ,,kreml9 ,act4  #b4 
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,russia cont9ues to engage 9 in=mation  
w>f>e & political int]f]5ce 9 ! ,we/1   
includ+ by und]m9+ democratic sy/ems &  
exploit+ economic & e?nic t5sions )9    

memb] c\ntries ( ! ,nor? ,atlantic      
,treaty ,organization4  7#b7 ,su*       
activities con/itute a ?reat to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & to its allies4  7#c7 ,!       
intellig5ce community ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 :ile aw>e ( su* activities1 does n h a 
complete und]/&+ ( ! political int5tions
 und]ly+ ^! activities1 :i* is critical 
to effectively calibrate a ,unit$ ,/ates
 response to ,russian aggression &      
prev5t escalation4  #c4 ,s5se (         
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 ! ,c\nt]+ ,am]ica's ,adv]s>ies     
,?r\gh ,sanctions ,act 7,public ,law    
#aae-dd7 0 an appropriate response to   
,russia's--  7,a7 m$dl+ 9 ! #bjaf ,unit$
 ,/ates presid5tial election2  7,b7     
cont9u$ aggression 9 ! ,ukra9e & !      
,crimea region2 &  7,c7 support = !     
,assad regime 9 ,syria2  7#b7 ! ,unit$  
,/ates %\ld su/a9 its newly deploy$     
enhanc$ =w>d pres5ce 9 ,pol&1 ,li?uania1
 & ,e/onia & urge ,canada1 ! ,unit$     
,k+dom1 & ,g]many to quickly deploy &   
su/a9 p>allel commitm5ts 9 ^? c\ntries2 

7#c7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has def5sive       
int5tions 9 pursu+ su* sanctions & su*  
enhanc$ milit>y po/ure 9 ,europe1 & does
 n seek to ?reat5 ,russian t]ritory2 &  
7#d7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates does n seek to be  
an enemy ( ! ,russian p & propag&a      
direct$ aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates by        
,presid5t ,vladimir ,put9 misrepres5ts !
 int5tions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = !        
purposes ( pres]v+ 8 p[]4  #d4          
,requirem5t = ,national ,intellig5ce    
,e/imate ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 9   
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 %all
 produce a ,national ,intellig5ce       
,e/imate on ! political int5tions (     
,russia1 includ+ ) respect to ea* ( !   
foll[+3  7#a7 ,russian lead]%ip         
int5tions 9 pursu+ milit>y sc5>ios aga9/
 memb]s ( ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty     
,organization1 includ+ conduct ( an     
ex]cise on ! bord] ) ,moldova ( m ?an   
#ajj1jjj ,russian =ces 9 ,augu/ #bjag4  
7#b7 ,russian lead]%ip reactions to !   

,european ,reassurance ,initiative4     
7#c7 ,areas ( possible jo9t coop]ation )
 ,russia4