,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fjaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjah,mr4   
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself1 ,ms4    
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1 ,mr4 
,hultgr51 ,mr4 ,pitt5g]1 & ,ms4         
,ros-,leht957 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y1 = 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 require an      
unclassifi$ int]ag5cy report on !       
political influ5ce op]ations ( ! ,*9ese 
,gov]nm5t & ,communi/ ,p>ty ) respect to
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be ref]r$ to 
z ! ,c\nt]+ ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t &        
,communi/ ,p>ty's ,political ,influ5ce  
,op]ations ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 ,act3  7#a7  ,appropriate congressional
 committees ,unless o!rwise specifi$1 ! 
t]m appropriate congressional committees

 means-- 7,a7 9 ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives--  7i7 ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,affairs2  7ii7 ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices2  7iii7 ! ,committee on  
,appropriations2  7iv7 ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y2  7v7 ! ,committee on        
,education & ! ,work=ce2 &  7vi7 !      
,p]man5t ,select ,committee on          
,intellig5ce2 &  7,b7 9 ! ,s5ate-- 7i7 !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,relations2  7ii7 
! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices2  7iii7 !
 ,committee on ,appropriations2  7iv7 ! 
,committee on ! ,judici>y2  7v7 !       
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions2 &  7vi7 ! ,select   
,committee on ,intellig5ce4  7#b7       
,political influ5ce op]ations ,unless   
o!rwise specifi$1 ! t]m political       
influ5ce op]ations means ef=ts to co]ce 
& corrupt ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s1        
in/itutions1 or individuals & fo/] 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates attitudes1 behavior1      
decisions1 or outcomes favorable to !   
,*9ese ,gov]nm5t or ,communi/ ,p>ty     
?r\gh coord9at$ & (t5 conceal$          

application ( dis9=mation1 press        
manipulation1 economic co]cion1 t>get$  
inve/m5ts1 corruption1 or academic      
c5sor%ip4  #c4 ,/atem5t ( policy  7a7   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! 
,*9ese ,gov]nm5t & ,communi/ ,p>ty      
employ a wide range ( political1        
in=mational1 & economic measures to     
influ5ce1 co]ce1 intimidate1 or und]m9e 
,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s or ! int]e/s (    
,unit$ ,/ates p>tn]s & allies4  7#b7    
,accord+ to ! ,decemb] #bjag ,national  
,security ,/rategy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates (  
,am]ica1 ,al?\gh ! ,unit$ ,/ates seeks  
to cont9ue to coop]ate ) ,*9a1 ,*9a is  
us+ economic inducem5ts & p5alties1     
influ5ce op]ations1 & impli$ milit>y    
?reats to p]suade o!r /ates to he$ its  
political & security ag5da44  7#c7 ,!   
political influ5ce op]ations ef=ts ( !  
,*9ese ,gov]nm5t & ,communi/ ,p>ty h    
receiv$ less scrut9y ?an ! ef=ts ( !    
,russian ,gov]nm5t1 b giv5 ,*9a's       
economic /r5g? & ! gr[+ app>atus be+ us$
 to spread its influ5ce globally1 ef=ts 

to promote its au?orit>ian ideal pose   
significant & consequ5tial long-t]m     
*all5ges to ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s &     
values4  7#d7 ,! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t &     
,communi/ ,p>ty use bo? ov]t & cov]t    
means to t>get ! political & economic   
elite1 ! m$ia & public op9ion1 civil    
society & academia1 & memb]s ( ! ,*9ese 
diaspora4  7#e7 ,! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t &   
,communi/ ,p>ty employs an array (      
gov]nm5t entities1 fri5d%ip & ex*ange   
organizations1 & gov]nm5t fund$         
f\ndations1 ?9k-tanks1 educational & o!r
 projects to c>ry out political influ5ce
 op]ations1 (t5 call$ unit$ front "w4   
7#f7 ,! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t & ,communi/    
,p>ty's political influ5ce op]ations aim
 is to secure ! regime's political      
/ability dome/ically & spread globally  
its political & economic model z sup]ior
 to ^? ( ,we/]n democracies4  7#g7 ,!   
,*9ese ,gov]nm5t & ,communi/ ,p>ty's    
political influ5ce op]ations take       
advantage ( ! op5 & democratic nature ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ con/itutional  

protections = free spee* & a free press1
 & ! desire by "s individuals or        
in/itutions to attract ,*9ese inve/m5t1 
ga9 access to ,*9ese m>kets1 or atta9   
great] global influ5ce4  7b7 ,s5se (    
,congress  ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! 
,*9ese ,gov]nm5t & ,communi/ ,p>ty's    
political influ5ce op]ations are n s(t  
p[] int5d$ to p]suade1 b %>p p[] int5d$ 
to p5etrate or corrupt democratic       
c\ntries1 fo/] attitudes & behavior     
favorable to ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t's int]e/
 ?r\gh dis9=mation1 co]cion1 & o!r      
means1 & to wid5 ! scope ( au?orit>ian  
influ5ce globally4 ,x is fur!r ! s5se ( 
,congress t ,congress & ! ,am]ican      
public ne$ reliable & curr5t in=mation  
to und]/& ! malign goals ( ^! political 
influ5ce op]ations1 id5tify ! key       
in/itutions1 individuals1 entities1 &   
m9i/ries t c>ry out su* op]ations1 &    
di/+ui% !m f ! cultural1 educational1 & 
p-to-p ex*anges :i* b5efit bo? ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & ,*9a4  7c7 ,/atem5t ( policy   
,x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to--   

7#a7 cle>ly diff]5tiate betwe5 ! ,*9ese 
p & culture & ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t &      
,communi/ ,p>ty 9 (ficial /atem5ts1     
m$ia1 & messag+1 & to ensure t ef=ts to 
curtail ,beij+'s political influ5ce     
op]ations d n lead to ! t>get+ (        
,*9ese-,am]icans or ! ,*9ese diaspora1 z
 !y are mo/ (t5 ! victims & prim>y      
t>gets ( political influ5ce op]ations2  
7#b7 take /eps to ensure t ,*9ese       
nationals :o are legally /udy+1 liv+1 or
 work+ tempor>ily 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates "k t
 intimidation or surveillance by !      
,*9ese ,gov]nm5t & ,communi/ ,p>ty is an
 unacceptable invasion ( _! rights :ile 
!y reside 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7      
enhance coop]ation & coord9ation )      
,au/ralia1 ,canada1 & ,taiwan 7,republic
 ( ,*9a71 ^: gov]nm5ts & in/itutions h  
fac$ acute pressure f ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t
 & ,communi/ ,p>ty's political influ5ce 
op]ations1 & ) o!r allies globally1 to  
c\nt] su* op]ations1 curtail advances ( 
au?orit>ian ideals t *all5ge democratic 
values & int]national human rights      

norms1 & create /rategies to ensure     
c\ntries 9 ,africa1 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e1
 ,s\!a/ ,asia1 & else:]e are aw>e (     
,*9a's %>p p[] & "w collaboratively to  
c\nt] co]cive1 cov]t1 & corrupt+        
elem5ts2  7#d7 develop a /rategic       
assessm5t & long-t]m /rategy to c\nt] ! 
,*9ese ,gov]nm5t & ,communi/ ,p>ty's    
political influ5ce op]ations1 c5sor%ip1 
propag&a1 & dis9=mation t und]m9es      
democratic in/itutions1 t>gets ,unit$   
,/ates citiz5s or nationals or          
intimidates _! families 9 ,*9a2 & uses  
economic tools1 m>ket access1           
cyb]attacks1 or o!r capabilities to     
und]m9e ! fre$oms ( spee*1 expression1  
press1 association1 assembly1 religion1 
or academic ?\ght2  7#e7 implem5t m     
advanc$ transp>5cy requirem5ts conc]n+  
collaboration ) ,*9ese actors = m$ia    
ag5cies1 univ]sities1 ?9k tanks1 &      
gov]nm5t (ficials1 among o!rs1 & raise  
aw>5ess1 ?r\gh v>i\s =ums ab\t ! goals &
 me?ods ( ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t & ,communi/
 ,p>ty's political influ5ce op]ations & 

common patt]ns & approa*es us$ by ,*9ese
 intellig5ce ag5cies or relat$ actors2  
7#f7 require ,confucius ,in/itutes1 &   
any o!r ?9k tanks1 academic programs1 or
 nongov]nm5tal organizations fund$      
prim>ily by ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t or ,*9ese
 ,gov]nm5t-affiliat$ entities & op]at+ 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 to regi/] "u section  
#b ( ! ,=eign ,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act (
 #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fab72  7#g7 seek 
ways to increase ,*9ese language        
pr(ici5cy among mid-c>e] pr(essionals2 &
  7#h7 create m flexible tools to scre5 
inve/m5ts f ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t or ,*9ese  
,gov]nm5t-back$ s\rces to protect aga9/ 
! takeov] ( ,unit$ ,/ates companies by  
,*9ese /ate-own$ or /ate-driv5 entities1
 & to protect in/itutions or bus9ess    
sectors critically important to ,unit$  
,/ates national security & ! viability (
 democratic in/itutions4  #d4 ,report on
 ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t & ,communi/ ,p>ty's 
political influ5ce op]ations  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (     

,/ate1 9 consultation ) ! heads (       
relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1    
%all submit to ! appropriate            
congressional committees an unclassifi$ 
report on ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t & ,communi/  
,p>ty political influ5ce op]ations )    
respect to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+     
ef=ts to corrupt ,unit$ ,/ates          
gov]nm5tal or nongov]nm5tal in/itutions 
or individuals1 ef=ts to co]ce or ?reat5
 ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s or legal p]man5t 
resid5ts or _! families or relatives    
liv+ 9 ,*9a1 & ef=ts to und]m9e         
democratic in/itutions & ! fre$oms (    
spee*1 expression1 press1 association1  
assembly1 religion1 or academic ?\ght4  
7b7 ,cont5ts ,! report requir$ "u       
subsection 7a7 %all also include        
recomm5dations = ! ,presid5t & ,congress
 relat+ to ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,:e!r        
additional res\rces or au?orities are   
ne$$ to c\nt] ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t &        
,communi/ ,p>ty's political influ5ce    
op]ations 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ 9  
conc]t ) allies4  7#b7 ,ways to use     

exi/+ res\rces to develop core          
compet5cies among ,f$]al ag5cies & !    
,arm$ ,=ces 9 ! subject area ( ,*9ese   
political influ5ce op]ations4  7#c7 ,!  
advisability ( e/abli%+1 )9 ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,/ate1 a p]man5t (fice relat+ to      
,*9ese ,gov]nm5t & ,communi/ ,p>ty's    
political influ5ce op]ations4  7#d7     
,:e!r regul> public reports on ! ,*9ese 
,gov]nm5t & ,communi/ ,p>ty's political 
influ5ce op]ations are ne$$ to in=m     
,congress & ! ,am]ican public ( ! scale 
& scope ( su* op]ations4