,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fdcg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ai1 #bjah,mr4 ,hoyer 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,maxine ,waters of ,california1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,jones1 and ,ms4 ,rosen7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,intelligence 7,permanent ,select71 the ,judiciary1 ,armed ,services1 ,house ,administration1 ,energy and ,commerce1 ,appropriations1 ,financial ,services1 and ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to combat subversive activities of the ,russian ,federation1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,secure ,america from ,russian ,interference ,act of #bjah4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4 ,title ,i--,actions ,to ,comprehend and ,expose ,russia's ,subversive ,measures ,sec4 #aja4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,assessment of subversive activities by the ,government of the ,russian ,federation4 ,sec4 #ajc4 ,national ,intelligence ,estimate on intentions of ,russia4 ,sec4 #ajd4 ,report on cyber countermeasures4 ,sec4 #aje4 ,report on ,kremlin-linked corruption4 ,sec4 #ajf4 ,publicize ,russian misdeeds4 ,sec4 #ajg4 ,report on actions relating to ,ukranian energy security4 ,title ,,ii--,domestic ,actions ,to ,counter ,russia's ,subversive ,measures and ,corrupt ,networks of ,influence ,subtitle ,a--,general ,provisions ,sec4 #bja4 ,office of sanctions policy4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,national ,russian ,threat ,response ,center4 ,sec4 #bjc4 ,interagency task force relating to illicit ,russian financial activities in ,europe4 ,sec4 #bjd4 ,prohibition on licenses or other authorization for ,united ,states persons to engage in activities relating to certain projects to produce oil in the ,russian ,federation4 ,subtitle ,b--,,secure ,our ,democracy ,act ,sec4 #baa4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #bab4 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #bac4 ,identification of foreign persons responsible for actions to unlawfully access1 disrupt1 influence1 or in any way alter information or information systems related to ,united ,states political parties or elections for ,federal office4 ,sec4 #bad4 ,inadmissibility of certain aliens4 ,sec4 #bae4 ,financial measures4 ,sec4 #baf4 ,reports to ,congress4 ,subtitle ,c--,preventing ,cyber ,intrusion ,into ,election ,infrastructure ,sec4 #bba4 ,election infrastructure designation4 ,sec4 #bbb4 ,timely threat information4 ,sec4 #bbc4 ,pre-election threat assessments4 ,sec4 #bbd4 ,notification of significant foreign cyber intrusions and active measures campaigns directed at elections for ,federal offices4 ,subtitle ,d--,honest ,ads ,act ,sec4 #bca4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #bcb4 ,purpose4 ,sec4 #bcc4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #bcd4 ,sense of ,congress4 ,sec4 #bce4 ,expansion of definition of public communication4 ,sec4 #bcf4 ,expansion of definition of electioneering communication4 ,sec4 #bcg4 ,application of disclaimer statements to online communications4 ,sec4 #bch4 ,political record requirements for online platforms4 ,sec4 #bci4 ,preventing contributions1 expenditures1 independent expenditures1 and disbursements for electioneering communications by foreign nationals in the form of online advertising4 ,subtitle ,e--,countering ,foreign ,propaganda ,act of #bjah ,sec4 #bda4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #bdb4 ,disclosure requirements for ,united ,states-based foreign media outlets4 ,title ,,iii--,actions ,to ,counter ,russian ,aggression ,against ,united ,states ,allies ,subtitle ,a--,stand with ,,uk against ,russia ,violations ,act ,sec4 #cja4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #cjb4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #cjc4 ,sense of ,congress4 ,sec4 #cjd4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to ,russian persons responsible for ,march #ab attack4 ,sec4 #cje4 ,prohibition on transactions relating to new ,russian sovereign debt4 ,sec4 #cjf4 ,implementation2 penalties2 termination4 ,sec4 #cjg4 ,enhanced military activities to deter ,russian aggression4 ,sec4 #cjh4 ,united ,states person defined4 ,subtitle ,b--,imposition of ,sanctions on ,certain ,russian ,parastatal ,entities ,sec4 #caa4 ,imposition of sanctions on certain ,russian parastatal entities4 ,subtitle ,c--,punishing ,continued ,occupation of ,ukraine ,act ,sec4 #cba4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #cbb4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #cbc4 ,prohibition against ,united ,states recognition of ,russia's annexation of ,crimea4 ,sec4 #cbd4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to certain ,russian financial institutions4 ,subtitle ,d--,general ,provisions ,to ,bolster ,alliances ,sec4 #cca4 ,strategy for offensive use of cyber capabilities4 ,sec4 #ccb4 ,matters relating to ,,nato4 ,sec4 #ccc4 ,countering ,russian ,influence and ,corruption ,fund4 ,title ,,iv--,combating ,putin's ,repression 7,,cpr7 for ,russian ,civil ,society ,sec4 #dja4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #djb4 ,strengthening dialogue with the ,russian people4 ,sec4 #djc4 ,support ,russian civil society4 ,i ,actions ,to ,comprehend and ,expose ,russia's ,subversive ,measures #aja4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,russian ,federation interfered in the ,united ,states ,presidential election in #bjaf and continues to conduct disinformation efforts designed to undermine the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence concluded in light of the ,russian ,federation's hacking of the #bjaf ,presidential election that ,russian efforts to influence the #bjaf ,u4,s4 ,presidential election represent the most recent expression of ,moscow's longstanding desire to undermine the ,u4,s4-led liberal democratic order4 7#c7 ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence further concluded1 ,we also assess ,putin and the ,russian ,government aspired to help ,president-elect ,trump's election chances when possible by discrediting ,secretary ,clinton and publicly contrasting her unfavorably to him44 7#d7 ,to adequately combat ,russian subversive activities1 the ,united ,states must have a better handle on the scope1 nature1 and source of these efforts and take steps to combat ,russia's global influence4 #ajb4 ,assessment of subversive activities by the ,government of the ,russian ,federation 7a7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to ,congress a report setting forth an independent assessment obtained in accordance with subsection 7b7 of subversive activities by the ,government of the ,russian ,federation4 7b7 ,independent assessment 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall obtain an independent assessment for purposes of subsection 7a7 from a federally funded research and development center or another appropriate independent entity that is selected by the ,secretary that has expertise in diplomatic and military developments in ,europe and ,russia and undertakes to include each of the following3 7,a7 ,an assessment of disinformation and propaganda activities of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation1 including an assessment of-- 7i7 support for disinformation and propaganda activities with respect to the ,united ,states and foreign countries2 7ii7 the overall structure of the disinformation and influence apparatus of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation1 including its intelligence agencies and propaganda outlets such as ,russia ,today2 7iii7 propaganda techniques1 including forgery1 use of media representatives and proxies1 use of front organizations1 and efforts to influence international organizations2 and 7iv7 use of corruption to advance ,russian objectives4 7,b7 ,an assessment of support by the ,government of the ,russian ,federation for separatist activities and other aggressive actions aimed at undermining the sovereignty of foreign countries1 particularly in ,ukraine1 the ,baltic countries1 the ,balkans1 ,georgia1 and ,azerbaijan4 7,c7 ,an assessment of cyber intrusions by the ,government of the ,russian ,federation to influence the infrastructure and democratic processes in the ,united ,states and other countries4 7,d7 ,an assessment of-- 7i7 the use of energy exports by the ,government of the ,russian ,federation for purposes of political or economic coercion2 and 7ii7 significant investment in energy infrastructure outside of ,russia1 including pipelines1 by the ,government of ,russia or ,russian-controlled entities4 7,e7 ,an assessment of the deterioration of democratic conditions in the ,russian ,federation1 including-- 7i7 suppression of freedom of the press2 7ii7 detention1 beating1 and murder of political activists and opposition leaders2 7iii7 suppression of minority rights2 7iv7 suppression of human rights2 and 7v7 efforts to undermine the ,russian nongovernmental organizations and ,russian civil society4 7#b7 ,use of previous studies ,the entity conducting the assessment may use and incorporate information from previous studies on matters appropriate to the assessment4 7c7 ,form ,the report required under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 #ajc4 ,national ,intelligence ,estimate on intentions of ,russia ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall produce a ,national ,intelligence ,estimate on the political and military intentions of ,russia1 including with respect to each of the following3 7#a7 ,russian leadership intentions in pursuing military and subversive scenarios against members of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 including the conduct of an exercise on the border with ,belarus of more than #ajj1jjj ,russian forces in ,september #bjag4 7#b7 ,russian leadership reactions to the ,european ,deterrence ,initiative4 7#c7 ,areas of possible joint dialogue with ,russia4 #ajd4 ,report on cyber countermeasures 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,president should promptly and fully implement ,executive ,order ,no4 #achjj 7#hb ,fed4 ,reg4 #bbcia2 relating to strengthening the cybersecurity of ,federal networks and critical infrastructure7 so that ,federal departments and agencies can better detect1 monitor1 and mitigate cyber attacks as quickly as possible4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall submit to ,congress a report describing each step taken to meet the objectives described in subsection 7a7 relating to cyber attack response4 #aje4 ,report on ,kremlin-linked corruption 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the intelligence community should dedicate resources to further expose the key networks that the corrupt political class in ,russia uses to hide the money it steals2 and 7#b7 the ,president should pursue efforts to stifle ,russian use of hidden financial channels1 including anonymous shell companies and real estate investments1 in a manner similar to the efforts undertaken to tighten banking regulations after the terrorist attacks on ,september #aa1 #bjja4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall submit a report to ,congress on assets owned by ,russian ,president ,vladimir ,putin1 ,russian oligarchs with close ties to ,putin1 and senior officials of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation1 including-- 7#a7 with respect to bank accounts1 real estate holdings1 and other financial assets1 including those outside of ,russia1 that are owned by or accessible to ,putin-- 7,a7 the location of such accounts1 holdings1 or assets2 and 7,b7 the contents of such accounts or the amount held through such holdings or assets2 7#b7 the location1 size1 and contents of any assets of any oligarch listed in the classified annex to the report submitted pursuant to section #bda of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7,public ,law #aae-dd2 #aca ,stat4 #ibb72 and 7#c7 any front or shell companies1 or other intermediaries1 used by senior officials of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation to hide assets from public disclosure4 7c7 ,form ,the report required under subsection 7b7 shall be submitted in classified form4 7d7 ,reasonable attempt ,to issue unclassified report ,not later than #fj days after the date of the submission of the report required under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall-- 7#a7 publish an unclassified version of such report on a publicly available website of the ,department of the ,treasury2 or 7#b7 submit a notification to ,congress describing the reasons for which the ,secretary has determined that such release is not possible4 #ajf4 ,publicize ,russian misdeeds 7a7 ,donbass recruitment 7#a7 ,report ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall compile and publicly release a list of ,russian-based persons1 including organizations and their executives1 who recruited or otherwise facilitated the transfer of ,russian personnel for-- 7,a7 the war in the ,donbass2 or 7,b7 targeting of civilians in ,syria4 7#b7 ,visa ban ,notwithstanding any other provision of law any persons identified in the list required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be prohibited from entry to the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,report on actions by ,russian proxies ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to ,congress a list of the following3 7#a7 ,persons1 including corporations with ,united ,states subsidiaries1 acting in ,europe and the ,united ,states as front companies or intermediaries of the ,government of ,russia1 and the executives of such persons4 7#b7 ,politicians serving or acting as proxies of the ,government of ,russia4 7#c7 ,russian media entities1 including producers and reporters1 who-- 7,a7 traffic in forgeries1 fabrications1 and altered media products with intent to obfuscate factual reporting2 or 7,b7 instigate conflict and violence in ,europe or the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,non-,russian persons that have knowingly or negligently provided hardware or other forms of assistance to the ,government of ,russia that has furthered ,russia's efforts to-- 7,a7 filter online political content2 7,b7 disrupt cell phone and ,internet communications2 7,c7 monitor the online activities of ,russian citizens2 or 7,d7 discriminate against or suppress the activities of independent civil society institutions4 7#e7 ,each person that-- 7,a7 receives subsidies from the ,government of ,russia1 thereby eroding market opportunities for private businesses2 7,b7 provides financial or material support to ,russia-backed forces actively involved in aggression against ,russia's neighbors2 7,c7 provides financial or material support to propaganda outlets of the ,government of ,russia that legitimize ,russian aggression2 or 7,d7 provides financing or material support to political and nongovernmental persons or entities1 including the ,united ,russia political party1 determined by the ,secretary of ,state to be engaged in the suppression of fundamental freedoms in ,russia4 7c7 ,previously listed entities ,the lists required under this section may also include entities already identified in the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury4 7d7 ,form ,the lists required under this section shall be unclassified but may be submitted in classified form4 7e7 ,provision ,the ,secretary of ,state shall transmit the unclassified lists required under this section to the heads of state of-- 7#a7 ,,nato member states2 7#b7 ,sweden2 7#c7 ,finland2 and 7#d7 ,ireland4 #ajg4 ,report on actions relating to ,ukranian energy security 7a7 ,report by ,secretary of ,state 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on actions the ,department of ,state is taking to implement section #beg of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries through ,sanctions ,act of #bjag 7,public ,law #aae-dd2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iedf74 7#b7 ,elements ,the report shall include details on the following3 7,a7 ,efforts by the ,department of ,state since ,august #c1 #bjag1 to work with ,european ,union member states and institutions to promote energy security and decrease their dependence on ,russian sources of energy1 including use of the ,countering ,russian ,influence ,fund authorized pursuant to section #bed of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries through ,sanctions ,act of #bjag 7,public ,law #aae-dd2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iedc74 7,b7 ,diplomatic efforts undertaken by the ,department of ,state to oppose directly the ,nord ,stream #b pipeline and the ,turk ,stream pipeline4 7,c7 ,an estimation of ,european natural gas supply demand from #bjai through #bjbc4 7b7 ,report by ,secretary of the ,treasury 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,treasury1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on each entity involved in construction of the ,nord ,stream #b pipeline or construction of the ,turk ,stream pipeline4 7#b7 ,entity defined ,in this subsection1 the term entity-- 7,a7 means an entity organized under the laws of the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 includes1 with respect to the entity1 a sub entity1 parent entity1 subsidiary1 or any other entity4 7c7 ,report by ,director of ,national ,intelligence ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the impact of the ,nord ,stream #b pipeline on-- 7#a7 ,united ,states interests and security objectives2 7#b7 ,european energy security and defense posture2 7#c7 ,russian influence in ,europe2 and 7#d7 ,ukraine1 including the implications of reductions in transit fees as a result of the ,nord ,stream #b pipeline4 7d7 ,form ,the reports required by this section shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may contain a classified annex4 7e7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 in the ,house of ,representatives-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs2 7,c7 the ,committee in ,financial ,services2 7,d7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce2 7,e7 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform2 and 7,f7 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence2 and 7#b7 in the ,senate-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,finance2 7,d7 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs2 7,e7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs2 and 7,f7 the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence4 ,,ii ,domestic ,actions ,to ,counter ,russia's ,subversive ,measures and ,corrupt ,networks of ,influence ,a ,general ,provisions #bja4 ,office of sanctions policy 7a7 ,establishment ,section #a of the ,state ,department ,basic ,authorities ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7h7 ,coordinator of sanctions policy 7#a7 ,in general ,there shall be established within the ,department of ,state a ,coordinator for ,sanctions ,policy1 who shall be appointed by the ,president1 by and with the advice and consent of the ,senate1 and shall report directly to the ,secretary of ,state4 7#b7 ,duties ,the ,coordinator for ,sanctions ,policy shall be responsible for the following3 7,a7 ,overseeing the diplomatic aspects of the enforcement of ,united ,states and ,united ,nations sanctions1 including sanctions with respect to ,russia1 ,iran1 ,north ,korea1 and other countries4 7,b7 ,coordinating with allies regarding the enforcement of such sanctions4 7,c7 ,coordinating determinations with respect to such sanctions by the heads of other ,federal departments and agencies1 including the ,secretary of the ,treasury and the ,united ,states intelligence community4 7#c7 ,rank and status of ambassador ,the ,coordinator for ,sanctions ,policy shall have the rank and status of ,ambassador at ,large4 4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,coordinator for ,sanctions ,policy established pursuant to subsection 7a7 should be provided sufficient office space and support staff to ensure its successful establishment4 #bjb4 ,national ,russian ,threat ,response ,center 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #aai;,b the following new section3 #aai;,c4 ,national ,russian ,threat ,response ,center 7a7 ,establishment ,there is within the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence a ,national ,russian ,threat ,response ,center 7in this section referred to as the ,center74 7b7 ,mission ,the primary missions of the ,center shall be as follows3 7#a7 ,to serve as the primary organization in the ,united ,states ,government for analyzing and integrating all intelligence possessed or acquired by the ,united ,states ,government pertaining to threats posed by the ,russian ,federation to the national security1 political sovereignty1 and economic activity of the ,united ,states and its allies4 7#b7 ,to synchronize the efforts of the intelligence community1 the ,department of ,justice1 the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 and other departments and agencies of the ,united ,states with respect to countering efforts by ,russia to undermine the national security1 political sovereignty1 and economic activity of the ,united ,states and its allies1 including by-- 7,a7 ensuring that each such element is aware of and coordinating on such efforts2 and 7,b7 overseeing the development and implementation of comprehensive and integrated policy responses to such efforts4 7#c7 ,in coordination with the relevant elements of the ,department of ,state1 the ,department of ,defense1 the ,department of ,justice1 the intelligence community1 and other departments and agencies of the ,united ,states-- 7,a7 to develop policy recommendations for the ,president to detect1 deter1 and respond to the threats posed by ,russia described in paragraph 7#a71 including with respect to covert activities pursuant to section #ejc2 and 7,b7 to monitor and assess efforts by ,russia to carry out such threats4 7#d7 ,in coordination with the head of the ,global ,engagement ,center established by section #abhg of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh71 to examine current and emerging efforts by ,russia to use propaganda and information operations relating to the threats posed by ,russia described in paragraph 7#a74 7#e7 ,to identify and close gaps across the departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government with respect to expertise1 readiness1 and planning to address the threats posed by ,russia described in paragraph 7#a74 7c7 ,director 7#a7 ,appointment ,there is a ,director of the ,center1 who shall be the head of the ,center1 and who shall be appointed by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 with the concurrence of the ,secretary of ,state4 ,the ,director may not simultaneously serve in any other capacity in the executive branch4 7#b7 ,reporting ,the ,director of the ,center shall directly report to the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7#c7 ,responsibilities ,the ,director of the ,center shall-- 7,a7 ensure that the relevant departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government participate in the mission of the ,center1 including by recruiting detailees from such departments and agencies in accordance with subsection 7e77#a72 and 7,b7 have primary responsibility within the ,united ,states ,government1 in coordination with the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 for establishing requirements for the collection of intelligence related to1 or regarding1 the threats posed by ,russia described in subsection 7b77#a71 in accordance with applicable provisions of law and ,executive orders4 7d7 ,annual reports 7#a7 ,in general ,at the direction of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 but not less than once each year1 the ,director of the ,center shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on threats posed by ,russia to the national security1 political sovereignty1 and economic activity of the ,united ,states and its allies4 7#b7 ,matters included ,each report under paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 with respect to the period covered by the report1 a discussion of the following3 7,a7 ,the nature of the threats described in such paragraph4 7,b7 ,the ability of the ,united ,states ,government to address such threats4 7,c7 ,the progress of the ,center in achieving its missions4 7,d7 ,recommendations the ,director determines necessary for legislative actions to improve the ability of the ,center to achieve its missions4 7#c7 ,form ,each report under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7e7 ,employees 7#a7 ,detailees ,any ,federal ,government employee may be detailed to the ,center on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis1 and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege for a period of not more than #h years4 7#b7 ,personal service contractors ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 may hire ,united ,states citizens or aliens as personal services contractors for purposes of personnel resources of the ,center1 if-- 7,a7 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence determines that existing personnel resources are insufficient2 7,b7 the period in which services are provided by a personal services contractor1 including options1 does not exceed #c years1 unless the ,director of ,national ,intelligence determines that exceptional circumstances justify an extension of up to #a additional year2 7,c7 not more than #aj ,united ,states citizens or aliens are employed as personal services contractors under the authority of this paragraph at any time2 and 7,d7 the authority of this paragraph is only used to obtain specialized skills or experience or to respond to urgent needs4 7#c7 ,security clearances ,each employee detailed to the ,center and contractor of the ,center shall have the security clearance appropriate for the assigned duties of the employee or contractor4 7f7 ,board 7#a7 ,establishment ,there is established a ,board of the ,national ,russian ,threat ,response ,center 7in this section referred to as the ,board74 7#b7 ,functions ,the ,board shall conduct oversight of the ,center to ensure the ,center is achieving the missions of the ,center4 ,in conducting such oversight1 upon a majority vote of the members of the ,board1 the ,board may recommend to the ,director of ,national ,intelligence that the ,director of the ,center should be removed for failing to achieve such missions4 7#c7 ,membership 7,a7 ,appointment ,the ,board shall consist of #f members4 ,the head of each department or agency of the ,federal ,government specified in subparagraph 7,b7 shall appoint a senior official from that department or agency1 who shall be a member of the ,senior ,executive ,service1 as a member4 7,b7 ,departments and agencies represented ,the department or agency of the ,federal ,government specified in this subparagraph are the following3 7i7 ,the ,department of ,state4 7ii7 ,the ,department of ,defense4 7iii7 ,the ,department of ,justice4 7iv7 ,the ,department of the ,treasury4 7v7 ,the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7vi7 ,the ,central ,intelligence ,agency4 7#d7 ,meetings ,the ,board shall meet not less than biannually and shall be convened by the member appointed by the ,secretary of ,state4 7g7 ,international engagement ,the ,director of the ,center may convene biannual conferences to coordinate international efforts against threats posed by ,russia described in subsection 7b77#a74 7h7 ,termination ,the ,center shall terminate on the date that is #h years after the date of the enactment of this section4 7i7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the congressional intelligence committees2 7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7#c7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents at the beginning of such ,act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #aai;,b the following new item3 ,sec4 #aai;,c4 ,national ,russian ,threat ,response ,center4 4 7c7 ,conforming amendment ,section #ejg7;a7 of such ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cajf7 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#f7 ,an annual report submitted under section #aai;,c7d77#a74 4 7d7 ,funding 7#a7 ,in general ,in addition to any other authority of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence to transfer or reprogram funds1 the ,director may transfer not more than #aj1jjj1jjj in each of fiscal years #bjai and #bjbj to carry out the functions of the ,national ,russian ,threat ,response ,center established by section #aai;,c of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg1 as added by subsection 7a71 during such fiscal years4 7#b7 ,notice ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall notify the congressional intelligence committees 7as defined in section #c of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc77 of a proposed transfer under paragraph 7#a7 not less than #ae days prior to making such transfer4 7#c7 ,inapplicability of reprogramming requirements ,the authority to transfer amounts under paragraph 7#a7 shall not be subject to any transfer or reprogramming requirements under any other provision of law4 #bjc4 ,interagency task force relating to illicit ,russian financial activities in ,europe 7a7 ,in general ,title ,i of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjba et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #aai;,c4 ,interagency task force relating to illicit ,russian financial activities in ,europe 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,president shall establish an interagency task force relating to illicit ,russian financial activities in ,europe 7in this section referred to as the task force74 7b7 ,head of task force ,the head of the task force shall be a senior director1 who shall be appointed by the ,president and who shall report to the ,assistant to the ,president for ,national ,security ,affairs 7commonly referred to as the ,national ,security ,advisor74 7c7 ,functions ,the task force shall carry out the following functions3 7#a7 ,in coordination with the intelligence community1 synchronize intelligence analysis relating to financial networks of the ,russian ,federation that operate in ,european countries relating to investments in the real estate1 energy1 media1 infrastructure1 philanthropy1 civil society1 sports1 nongovernmental organization1 and other sectors4 7#b7 ,in coordination with the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 ensure training of ,united ,states liaison officers to serve in key ,united ,states diplomatic and consular posts in ,european countries to cooperate with foreign partners in the uncovering and prosecution of illicit ,russian financial activity4 7d7 ,personnel ,the task force is authorized to accept details or assignments of any personnel on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis for the purpose of carrying out this section1 and the head of any ,federal agency is authorized to detail or assign personnel of such agency on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis to the task force for purposes of carrying out this section4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents for the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #aai;,b the following new item3 ,sec4 #aai;,c4 ,interagency task force relating to illicit ,russian financial activities in ,europe4 4 #bjd4 ,prohibition on licenses or other authorization for ,united ,states persons to engage in activities relating to certain projects to produce oil in the ,russian ,federation 7a7 ,in general ,effective as of the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 acting directly or through any person1 agency1 or instrumentality1 may not provide a license or other authorization pursuant to ,directive #d under ,executive ,order #acffb to engage in any of the activities prohibited under such ,directive2 and 7#b7 any license or other authorization provided before such date of enactment by the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 acting directly or through any person1 agency1 or instrumentality1 pursuant to ,directive #d under ,executive ,order #acffb to engage in any of the activities prohibited under such ,directive shall have no force or effect4 7b7 ,definition ,in this section1 the term ,directive #d under ,executive ,order #acffb means ,directive #d of ,september #ab1 #bjad1 under ,executive ,order #acffb of ,march #bj1 #bjad 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #afafi2 relating to ,blocking ,property of ,additional ,persons ,contributing to the ,situation in ,ukraine7 or any successor ,directive or other ,executive action4 ,b ,,secure ,our ,democracy ,act #baa4 ,short title ,this subtitle may be cited as the ,safeguard our ,elections and ,combat ,unlawful ,interference in ,our ,democracy ,act or the ,,secure ,our ,democracy ,act4 #bab4 ,definitions ,in this subtitle3 7#a7 ,admitted2 alien ,the terms admitted and alien have the meanings given such terms in section #aja of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74 7#b7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 in the ,house of ,representatives-- 7i7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs2 7ii7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security2 7iii7 the ,committee on ,financial ,services2 7iv7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary2 and 7v7 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence2 and 7,b7 in the ,senate-- 7i7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations2 7ii7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs2 7iii7 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs2 7iv7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary2 and 7v7 the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence4 7#c7 ,financial institution ,the term financial institution has the meaning given such term in section #ecab of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#d7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means a person that is not a ,united ,states person4 7#e7 ,united ,states person ,the term ,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 a ,united ,states citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the ,united ,states2 or 7,b7 an entity organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or of any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1 including a foreign branch of such an entity4 #bac4 ,identification of foreign persons responsible for actions to unlawfully access1 disrupt1 influence1 or in any way alter information or information systems related to ,united ,states political parties or elections for ,federal office 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees and the ,secretary of ,state a list of each foreign person that the ,president1 in consultation with the heads of other relevant ,federal departments and agencies1 determines-- 7#a7 was1 at any time since ,january #a1 #bjae1 knowingly involved in actions to unlawfully access1 disrupt1 misappropriate1 influence1 or in any way alter information or information systems related to ,united ,states political parties1 candidates in elections for ,federal office1 or the administration of elections for ,federal office2 or 7#b7 worked or acted as an agent or instrumentality of or on behalf of or was otherwise associated with such a foreign person in a matter relating to an action described in paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,updates ,the ,president shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees and the ,secretary of ,state an update of the list required under subsection 7a7 as new information becomes available4 7c7 ,form 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 the list required under subsection 7a7 and any updates under subsection 7b7 shall be submitted in unclassified form4 7#b7 ,exception ,the name of a foreign person to be included in the list required under subsection 7a7 and any updates under subsection 7b7 may be submitted in a classified annex only if the ,president-- 7,a7 determines that it is in the national security interests of the ,united ,states to do so2 and 7,b7 #ae days prior to submitting any such name in such a classified annex1 provides to the appropriate congressional committees notice of1 and a justification for1 including or continuing to include any such foreign person in any such classified annex despite any publicly available information indicating that such foreign person is described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of such subsection4 7#c7 ,public availability2 ,nonapplicability of confidentiality requirement with respect to visa records ,the unclassified portion of the list required under subsection 7a71 including any updates thereto1 shall be made available to the public and published in the ,federal ,register1 without regard to the requirements of section #bbb7;f7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abjb7;f77 with respect to confidentiality of records pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the ,united ,states4 #bad4 ,inadmissibility of certain aliens 7a7 ,ineligibility for visas ,an alien is ineligible to receive a visa to enter the ,united ,states and ineligible to be admitted to the ,united ,states if such alien is a foreign person on the list required under section #bac7;a7 or any update thereto4 7b7 ,current visas revoked ,the ,secretary of ,state shall revoke1 in accordance with section #bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 the visa or other documentation of any alien who is a foreign person on the list required under section #bac7;a7 or any update thereto1 and who would therefore be ineligible to receive such a visa or documentation under subsection 7a7 of this section4 7c7 ,applicability to foreign entities and foreign governments ,subsections 7a7 and 7b7 of this section shall apply to aliens who are officials of1 agents or instrumentalities of1 working or acting on behalf of1 or otherwise associated with a foreign entity or foreign government that is a foreign person included on the list required under section #bac7;a7 or any update thereto1 if the ,president determines that such aliens have knowingly authorized1 conspired to commit1 been responsible for1 engaged in1 or otherwise assisted or facilitated the actions described in such section #bac7;a74 7d7 ,waiver for national security interests ,the ,secretary of ,state may waive the application of subsection 7a7 or 7b7 in the case of an alien if-- 7#a7 the ,secretary determines that such a waiver-- 7,a7 is necessary to permit the ,united ,states to comply with the ,agreement between the ,united ,nations and the ,united ,states of ,america regarding the ,headquarters of the ,united ,nations1 signed ,june #bf1 #aidg1 and entered into force ,november #ba1 #aidg1 or other applicable international obligations of the ,united ,states2 or 7,b7 is in the national security interests of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 not later than #ae days prior to granting such a waiver1 the ,secretary provides to the appropriate congressional committees notice of1 and a justification for1 such waiver4 #bae4 ,financial measures 7a7 ,freezing of assets 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president1 acting through the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall exercise all powers granted by the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 7except that the requirements of section #bjb of such ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja7 shall not apply7 to the extent necessary to freeze and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a foreign person that is on the list required under section #bac7;a71 including any update thereto1 of this ,act if such property or interests in property are in the ,united ,states1 are or come within the ,united ,states1 or are or come within the possession or control of a ,united ,states person4 7#b7 ,applicability to foreign entities and foreign governments ,paragraph 7#a7 shall apply to aliens who are officials of1 agents or instrumentalities of1 working or acting on behalf of1 or otherwise associated with a foreign entity or foreign government that is a foreign person included on the list required under section #bac7;a71 including any update thereto1 if the ,director of ,national ,intelligence determines that such aliens have knowingly authorized1 conspired to commit1 been responsible for1 engaged in1 or otherwise assisted or facilitated the actions described in such section #bac7;a74 7b7 ,waiver for national security interests ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury may waive the application of subsection 7a7 if-- 7#a7 the ,secretary determines that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 not less than #ae days prior to granting such a waiver1 the ,secretary provides to the appropriate congressional committees notice of1 and a justification for1 such waiver4 7c7 ,enforcement 7#a7 ,penalties ,a foreign person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of this section or any regulation1 license1 or order issued to carry out this section shall be subject to the penalties specified in subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection 7a7 of such section4 7#b7 ,applicability to foreign entities and foreign governments ,paragraph 7#a7 shall apply to aliens who are officials of1 agents or instrumentalities of1 working or acting on behalf of1 or otherwise associated with a foreign entity or foreign government that is a foreign person included on the list required under section #bac7;a71 including any update thereto1 if the ,director of ,national ,intelligence determines that such aliens have knowingly authorized1 conspired to commit1 been responsible for1 engaged in1 or otherwise assisted or facilitated the actions described in such section #bac7;a74 7#c7 ,requirements for financial institutions ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president1 acting through the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall prescribe or amend regulations as needed to require each financial institution that is a ,united ,states person and has within its possession or control assets that are property or interests in property of a foreign person that is on the list required under section #bac7;a71 including any update thereto1 if such property or interests in property are in the ,united ,states1 are or come within the ,united ,states1 or are or come within the possession or control of a ,united ,states person1 to certify to the ,secretary that1 to the best of the knowledge of such financial institution1 such financial institution has frozen all assets within the possession or control of such financial institution that are required to be frozen pursuant to subsection 7a7 of this section4 7d7 ,regulatory authority ,the ,president1 acting through the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall issue such regulations1 licenses1 and orders as are necessary to carry out this section4 #baf4 ,reports to ,congress 7a7 ,in general ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in consultation with the heads of other relevant ,federal departments and agencies1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the actions taken to carry out this subtitle1 including-- 7#a7 a description of each foreign person on the list required under section #bac7;a71 including any update thereto2 7#b7 the dates on which such foreign persons were added to such list2 and 7#c7 a description of the actions described in such section that were undertaken by each such foreign person4 7b7 ,timing ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit the first report required under this section not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 ,the ,director shall submit subsequent reports under this section not later than #fj days after the date of each regularly scheduled general election for ,federal office1 beginning with the election held in #bjah4 7c7 ,form ,each report required under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex if the ,director of ,national ,intelligence determines and includes in such report a specific national security justification for such classified annex4 ,c ,preventing ,cyber ,intrusion ,into ,election ,infrastructure #bba4 ,election infrastructure designation ,subparagraph 7,j7 of section #bjja7c7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fja7c77 is amended by inserting 1 including election infrastructure before the period at the end4 #bbb4 ,timely threat information ,subsection 7d7 of section #bja of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aba7 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#bg7 ,to provide timely threat information regarding election infrastructure to the chief ,state election official of the ,state with respect to which such information pertains4 4 #bbc4 ,pre-election threat assessments 7a7 ,submission of assessment by ,,dni ,not later than #ahj days before the date of each regularly scheduled general election for ,federal office1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall submit an assessment of the full scope of threats to election infrastructure1 including cybersecurity threats posed by ,state actors and terrorist groups1 and recommendations to address or mitigate the threats1 as developed by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security and ,chairman of the ,election ,assistance ,commission1 to-- 7#a7 the chief ,state election official of each ,state2 7#b7 the ,committees on ,homeland ,security and ,house ,administration of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committees on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs and ,rules and ,administration of the ,senate2 and 7#c7 any other appropriate congressional committees4 7b7 ,effective date ,subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for ,federal office held in ,november #bjah and each succeeding regularly scheduled general election for ,federal office4 #bbd4 ,notification of significant foreign cyber intrusions and active measures campaigns directed at elections for ,federal offices 7a7 ,determinations of significant foreign cyber intrusions and active measures campaigns ,the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall jointly carry out subsection 7b7 if such ,directors and the ,secretary jointly determine-- 7#a7 that on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 a significant foreign cyber intrusion or active measures campaign intended to influence an upcoming election for any ,federal office has occurred or is occurring2 and 7#b7 with moderate or high confidence1 that such intrusion or campaign can be attributed to a foreign state or to a foreign nonstate person1 group1 or other entity4 7b7 ,briefing 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ad days after making a determination under subsection 7a71 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall jointly provide a briefing to the congressional leadership1 the congressional intelligence committees and1 consistent with the protection of sources and methods1 the other appropriate congressional committees4 ,the briefing shall be classified and address1 at a minimum1 the following3 7,a7 ,a description of the significant foreign cyber intrusion or active measures campaign1 as the case may be1 covered by the determination4 7,b7 ,an identification of the foreign state or foreign nonstate person1 group1 or other entity1 to which such intrusion or campaign has been attributed4 7,c7 ,the desirability and feasibility of the public release of information about the cyber intrusion or active measures campaign4 7,d7 ,any other information such ,directors and the ,secretary jointly determine appropriate4 7#b7 ,electronic election infrastructure briefings ,with respect to a significant foreign cyber intrusion covered by a determination under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation with the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 shall offer to the owner or operator of any electronic election infrastructure directly affected by such intrusion1 a briefing on such intrusion1 including any steps that may be taken to mitigate such intrusion4 ,such briefing may be classified and made available only to individuals with appropriate security clearances4 7#c7 ,protection of sources and methods ,this subsection shall be carried out in a manner that is consistent with the protection of sources and methods4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,active measures campaign ,the term active measures campaign means a foreign semi-covert or covert intelligence operation4 7#b7 ,candidate1 election1 and political party ,the terms candidate1 election1 and political party have the meanings given those terms in section #cja of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja74 7#c7 ,congressional leadership ,the term congressional leadership includes the following3 7,a7 ,the majority leader of the ,senate4 7,b7 ,the minority leader of the ,senate4 7,c7 ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,d7 ,the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#d7 ,cyber intrusion ,the term cyber intrusion means an electronic occurrence that actually or imminently jeopardizes1 without lawful authority1 electronic election infrastructure1 or the integrity1 confidentiality1 or availability of information within such infrastructure4 7#e7 ,electronic election infrastructure ,the term electronic election infrastructure means an electronic information system of any of the following that is related to an election for ,federal office3 7,a7 ,the ,federal ,government4 7,b7 ,a ,state or local government4 7,c7 ,a political party4 7,d7 ,the election campaign of a candidate4 7#f7 ,federal office ,the term ,federal office has the meaning given that term in section #cja of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja74 7#g7 ,high confidence ,the term high confidence1 with respect to a determination1 means that the determination is based on high-quality information from multiple sources4 7#h7 ,moderate confidence ,the term moderate confidence1 with respect to a determination1 means that a determination is credibly sourced and plausible but not of sufficient quality or corroborated sufficiently to warrant a higher level of confidence4 7#i7 ,other appropriate congressional committees ,the term other appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives4 ,d ,honest ,ads ,act #bca4 ,short title ,this subtitle may be cited as the ,honest ,ads ,act4 #bcb4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this subtitle is to enhance the integrity of ,american democracy and national security by improving disclosure requirements for online political advertisements in order to uphold the ,united ,states ,supreme ,court's well-established standard that the electorate bears the right to be fully informed4 #bcc4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,on ,january #f1 #bjag1 the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence published a report titled ,assessing ,russian ,activities and ,intentions in ,recent ,u4,s4 ,elections1 noting that ,russian ,president ,vladimir ,putin ordered an influence campaign in #bjaf aimed at the ,u4,s4 ,presidential election '''4 ,moscow's influence campaign followed a ,russian messaging strategy that blends covert intelligence operation--such as cyber activity--with overt efforts by ,russian ,government agencies1 ,state-funded media1 third-party intermediaries1 and paid social media users or trolls4 7#b7 ,on ,november #bd1 #bjaf1 the ,washington ,post reported findings from #b teams of independent researchers that concluded ,russians exploited ,american-made technology platforms to attack ,u4,s4 democracy at a particularly vulnerable moment ''' as part of a broadly effective strategy of sowing distrust in ,u4,s4 democracy and its leaders44 7#c7 ,findings from a #bjag study on the manipulation of public opinion through social media conducted by the ,computational ,propaganda ,research ,project at the ,oxford ,internet ,institute found that the ,kremlin is using pro-,russian bots to manipulate public discourse to a highly targeted audience4 ,with a sample of nearly #a1cjj1jjj tweets1 researchers found that in the #bjaf election's #c decisive ,states1 propaganda constituted #dj percent of the sampled election-related tweets that went to ,pennsylvanians1 #cd percent to ,michigan voters1 and #cj percent to those in ,wisconsin4 ,in other swing ,states1 the figure reached #db percent in ,missouri1 #da percent in ,florida1 #dj percent in ,north ,carolina1 #ch percent in ,colorado1 and #ce percent in ,ohio4 7#d7 ,on ,september #f1 #bjag1 the ,nation's largest social media platform disclosed that between ,june #bjae and ,may #bjag1 ,russian entities purchased #ajj1jjj in political advertisements1 publishing roughly #c1jjj ads linked to fake accounts associated with the ,internet ,research ,agency1 a pro-,kremlin organization4 ,according to the company1 the ads purchased focused on amplifying divisive social and political messages '''4 7#e7 ,in #bjjb1 the ,bipartisan ,campaign ,reform ,act became law1 establishing disclosure requirements for political advertisements distributed from a television or radio broadcast station or provider of cable or satellite television4 ,in #bjjc1 the ,supreme ,court upheld regulations on electioneering communications established under the ,act1 noting that such requirements provide the electorate with information and insure that the voters are fully informed about the person or group who is speaking44 7#f7 ,according to a study from ,borrell ,associates1 in #bjaf1 #a1dae1jjj1jjj was spent on online advertising1 more than quadruple the amount in #bjab4 7#g7 ,the reach of a few large internet platforms--larger than any broadcast1 satellite1 or cable provider--has greatly facilitated the scope and effectiveness of disinformation campaigns4 ,for instance1 the largest platform has over #baj1jjj1jjj ,american users--over #afj1jjj1jjj of them on a daily basis4 ,by contrast1 the largest cable television provider has #bb1dcj1jjj subscribers1 while the largest satellite television provider has #ba1jjj1jjj subscribers4 ,and the most-watched television broadcast in ,u4,s4 history had #aah1jjj1jjj viewers4 7#h7 ,the public nature of broadcast television1 radio1 and satellite ensures a level of publicity for any political advertisement4 ,these communications are accessible to the press1 fact-checkers1 and political opponents2 this creates strong disincentives for a candidate to disseminate materially false1 inflammatory1 or contradictory messages to the public4 ,social media platforms1 in contrast1 can target portions of the electorate with direct1 ephemeral advertisements often on the basis of private information the platform has on individuals1 enabling political advertisements that are contradictory1 racially or socially inflammatory1 or materially false4 7#i7 ,according to com,score1 #b companies own eight of the #aj most popular smartphone applications as of ,june #bjag1 including the most popular social media and email services--which deliver information and news to users without requiring proactivity by the user4 ,those same #b companies accounted for #ii percent of revenue growth from digital advertising in #bjaf1 including #gg percent of gross spending4 ,seventy-nine percent of online ,americans--representing #fh percent of all ,americans--use the single largest social network1 while #ff percent of these users are most likely to get their news from that site4 7#aj7 ,in its #bjjf rulemaking1 the ,federal ,election ,commission noted that only #ah percent of all ,americans cited the internet as their leading source of news about the #bjjd ,presidential election2 by contrast1 the ,pew ,research ,center found that #fe percent of ,americans identified an internet-based source as their leading source of information for the #bjaf election4 7#aa7 ,the ,federal ,election ,commission1 the independent ,federal agency charged with protecting the integrity of the ,federal campaign finance process by providing transparency and administering campaign finance laws1 has failed to take action to address online political advertisements4 7#ab7 ,in testimony before the ,senate ,select ,committee on ,intelligence titled1 ,disinformation3 ,a ,primer in ,russian ,active ,measures and ,influence ,campaigns1 multiple expert witnesses testified that while the disinformation tactics of foreign adversaries have not necessarily changed1 social media services now provide platforms practically purpose-built for active measures4 ,similarly1 as ,gen4 7,,ret7 ,keith ,b4 ,alexander1 the former ,director of the ,national ,security ,agency1 testified1 during the ,cold ,war if the ,soviet ,union sought to manipulate information flow1 it would have to do so principally through its own propaganda outlets or through active measures that would generate specific news3 planting of leaflets1 inciting of violence1 creation of other false materials and narratives4 ,but the news itself was hard to manipulate because it would have required actual control of the organs of media1 which took long-term efforts to penetrate4 ,today1 however1 because the clear majority of the information on social media sites is uncurated and there is a rapid proliferation of information sources and other sites that can reinforce information1 there is an increasing likelihood that the information available to average consumers may be inaccurate 7whether intentionally or otherwise7 and may be more easily manipulable than in prior eras44 7#ac7 ,current regulations on political advertisements do not provide sufficient transparency to uphold the public's right to be fully informed about political advertisements made online4 #bcd4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the dramatic increase in digital political advertisements1 and the growing centrality of online platforms in the lives of ,americans1 requires the ,congress and the ,federal ,election ,commission to take meaningful action to ensure that laws and regulations provide the accountability and transparency that is fundamental to our democracy2 7#b7 free and fair elections require both transparency and accountability which give the public a right to know the true sources of funding for political advertisements in order to make informed political choices and hold elected officials accountable2 and 7#c7 transparency of funding for political advertisements is essential to enforce other campaign finance laws1 including the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals4 #bce4 ,expansion of definition of public communication 7a7 ,in general ,paragraph 7#bb7 of section #cja of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7bb77 is amended by striking or satellite communication and inserting satellite1 paid internet1 or paid digital communication4 7b7 ,treatment of contributions and expenditures ,section #cja of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#h77;,b7-- 7,a7 by striking on broadcasting stations1 or in newspapers1 magazines1 or similar types of general public political advertising in clause 7v7 and inserting in any public communication2 7,b7 by striking broadcasting1 newspaper1 magazine1 billboard1 direct mail1 or similar type of general public communication or political advertising in clause 7ix77#a7 and inserting public communication2 and 7,c7 by striking but not including the use of broadcasting1 newspapers1 magazines1 billboards1 direct mail1 or similar types of general public communication or political advertising in clause 7x7 and inserting but not including use in any public communication2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#i77;,b7-- 7,a7 by striking clause 7i7 and inserting the following3 7i7 any news story1 commentary1 or editorial distributed through the facilities of any broadcasting station or any print1 online1 or digital newspaper1 magazine1 blog1 publication1 or periodical1 unless such broadcasting1 print1 online1 or digital facilities are owned or controlled by any political party1 political committee1 or candidate2 2 and 7,b7 by striking on broadcasting stations1 or in newspapers1 magazines1 or similar types of general public political advertising in clause 7iv7 and inserting in any public communication4 7c7 ,disclosure and disclaimer statements ,subsection 7a7 of section #cah of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabj7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking financing any communication through any broadcasting station1 newspaper1 magazine1 outdoor advertising facility1 mailing1 or any other type of general public political advertising and inserting financing any public communication2 and 7#b7 by striking solicits any contribution through any broadcasting station1 newspaper1 magazine1 outdoor advertising facility1 mailing1 or any other type of general public political advertising and inserting solicits any contribution through any public communication4 #bcf4 ,expansion of definition of electioneering communication 7a7 ,expansion to online communications 7#a7 ,application to qualified internet and digital communications 7,a7 ,in general ,subparagraph 7,a7 of section #cjd7;f77#c7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;f77#c77;,a77 is amended by striking or satellite communication each place it appears in clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 and inserting satellite1 or qualified internet or digital communication4 7,b7 ,qualified internet or digital communication ,paragraph 7#c7 of section #cjd7;f7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;f77 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,d7 ,qualified internet or digital communication ,the term qualified internet or digital communication means any communication which is placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform 7as defined in subsection 7j77#c774 4 7#b7 ,nonapplication of relevant electorate to online communications ,section #cjd7;f77#c77;,a77i77,,iii7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;f77#c77;,a77i77,,iii77 is amended by inserting any broadcast1 cable1 or satellite before communication4 7#c7 ,news exemption ,section #cjd7;f77#c77;,b77i7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;f77#c77;,b77i77 is amended to read as follows3 7i7 a communication appearing in a news story1 commentary1 or editorial distributed through the facilities of any broadcasting station or any online or digital newspaper1 magazine1 blog1 publication1 or periodical1 unless such broadcasting1 online1 or digital facilities are owned or controlled by any political party1 political committee1 or candidate2 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to communications made on or after ,january #a1 #bjah4 #bcg4 ,application of disclaimer statements to online communications 7a7 ,clear and conspicuous manner requirement ,subsection 7a7 of section #cah of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabj7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking shall clearly state each place it appears in paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 and inserting shall state in a clear and conspicuous manner2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following flush sentence3 ,for purposes of this subsection1 a communication does not make a statement in a clear and conspicuous manner if it is difficult to read or hear or if the placement is easily overlooked44 7b7 ,special rules for qualified internet or digital communications 7#a7 ,in general ,section #cah of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabj7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7e7 ,special rules qualified internet or digital communications 7#a7 ,special rules with respect to statements ,in the case of any qualified internet or digital communication 7as defined in section #cjd7;f77#c77;,d77 which is disseminated through a medium in which the provision of all of the information specified in this section is not possible1 the communication shall1 in a clear and conspicuous manner-- 7,a7 state the name of the person who paid for the communication2 and 7,b7 provide a means for the recipient of the communication to obtain the remainder of the information required under this section with minimal effort and without receiving or viewing any additional material other than such required information4 7#b7 ,safe harbor for determining clear and conspicuous manner ,a statement in qualified internet or digital communication 7as defined in section #cjd7;f77#c77;,d77 shall be considered to be made in a clear and conspicuous manner as provided in subsection 7a7 if the communication meets the following requirements3 7,a7 ,text or graphic communications ,in the case of a text or graphic communication1 the statement-- 7i7 appears in letters at least as large as the majority of the text in the communication2 and 7ii7 meets the requirements of paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 of subsection 7c74 7,b7 ,audio communications ,in the case of an audio communication1 the statement is spoken in a clearly audible and intelligible manner at the beginning or end of the communication and lasts at least #c seconds4 7,c7 ,video communications ,in the case of a video communication which also includes audio1 the statement-- 7i7 is included at either the beginning or the end of the communication2 and 7ii7 is made both in-- 7,i7 a written format that meets the requirements of subparagraph 7,a7 and appears for at least #d seconds2 and 7,,ii7 an audible format that meets the requirements of subparagraph 7,b74 7,d7 ,other communications ,in the case of any other type of communication1 the statement is at least as clear and conspicuous as the statement specified in subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c74 4 7#b7 ,nonapplication of certain exceptions ,the exceptions provided in section #aaj4aa7;f77#a77;i7 and 7ii7 of title #aa1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any successor to such rules1 shall have no application to qualified internet or digital communications 7as defined in section #cjd7;f77#c77;,d7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga74 7c7 ,modification of additional requirements for certain communications ,section #cah7;d7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabj7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a7-- 7,a7 by striking which is transmitted through radio and inserting which is in an audio format2 and 7,b7 by striking ,by radio in the heading and inserting ,audio format2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b7-- 7,a7 by striking which is transmitted through television and inserting which is in video format2 and 7,b7 by striking ,by television in the heading and inserting ,video format2 and 7#c7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking transmitted through radio or television and inserting made in audio or video format2 and 7,b7 by striking through television in the second sentence and inserting in video format4 #bch4 ,political record requirements for online platforms 7a7 ,in general ,section #cjd of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7j7 ,disclosure of certain online advertisements 7#a7 ,in general 7,a7 ,requirements for online platforms ,an online platform shall maintain1 and make available for online public inspection in machine readable format1 a complete record of any request to purchase on such online platform a qualified political advertisement which is made by a person whose aggregate requests to purchase qualified political advertisements on such online platform during the calendar year exceeds #ejj4 7,b7 ,requirements for advertisers ,any person who requests to purchase a qualified political advertisement on an online platform shall provide the online platform with such information as is necessary for the online platform to comply with the requirements of subparagraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,contents of record ,a record maintained under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall contain-- 7,a7 a digital copy of the qualified political advertisement2 7,b7 a description of the audience targeted by the advertisement1 the number of views generated from the advertisement1 and the date and time that the advertisement is first displayed and last displayed2 and 7,c7 information regarding-- 7i7 the average rate charged for the advertisement2 7ii7 the name of the candidate to which the advertisement refers and the office to which the candidate is seeking election1 the election to which the advertisement refers1 or the national legislative issue to which the advertisement refers 7as applicable72 7iii7 in the case of a request made by1 or on behalf of1 a candidate1 the name of the candidate1 the authorized committee of the candidate1 and the treasurer of such committee2 and 7iv7 in the case of any request not described in clause 7iii71 the name of the person purchasing the advertisement1 the name1 address1 and phone number of a contact person for such person1 and a list of the chief executive officers or members of the executive committee or of the board of directors of such person4 7#c7 ,online platform ,for purposes of this subsection1 the term online platform means any public-facing website1 web application1 or digital application 7including a social network1 ad network1 or search engine7 which-- 7,a7 sells qualified political advertisements2 and 7,b7 has #ej1jjj1jjj or more unique monthly ,united ,states visitors or users for a majority of months during the preceding #ab months4 7#d7 ,qualified political advertisement 7,a7 ,in general ,for purposes of this subsection1 the term qualified political advertisement means any advertisement 7including search engine marketing1 display advertisements1 video advertisements1 native advertisements1 and sponsorships7 that-- 7i7 is made by or on behalf of a candidate2 or 7ii7 communicates a message relating to any political matter of national importance1 including-- 7,i7 a candidate2 7,,ii7 any election to ,federal office2 or 7,,iii7 a national legislative issue of public importance4 7#e7 ,time to maintain file ,the information required under this subsection shall be made available as soon as possible and shall be retained by the online platform for a period of not less than #d years4 7#f7 ,penalties ,for penalties for failure by online platforms1 and persons requesting to purchase a qualified political advertisement on online platforms1 to comply with the requirements of this subsection1 see section #cji4 4 7b7 ,rulemaking ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal ,election ,commission shall establish rules-- 7#a7 requiring common data formats for the record required to be maintained under section #cjd7;j7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7as added by subsection 7a77 so that all online platforms submit and maintain data online in a common1 machine-readable and publicly accessible format2 and 7#b7 establishing search interface requirements relating to such record1 including searches by candidate name1 issue1 purchaser1 and date4 7c7 ,reporting ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and biannually thereafter1 the ,chairman of the ,federal ,election ,commission shall submit a report to ,congress on-- 7#a7 matters relating to compliance with and the enforcement of the requirements of section #cjd7;j7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga1 as added by subsection 7a72 7#b7 recommendations for any modifications to such section to assist in carrying out its purposes2 and 7#c7 identifying ways to bring transparency and accountability to political advertisements distributed online for free4 #bci4 ,preventing contributions1 expenditures1 independent expenditures1 and disbursements for electioneering communications by foreign nationals in the form of online advertising ,section #cai of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaba7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7c7 ,each television or radio broadcast station1 provider of cable or satellite television1 or online platform 7as defined in section #cjd7;j77#c77 shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that communications described in section #cah7;a7 and made available by such station1 provider1 or platform are not purchased by a foreign national1 directly or indirectly4 4 ,e ,countering ,foreign ,propaganda ,act of #bjah #bda4 ,short title ,this subtitle may be cited as the ,countering ,foreign ,propaganda ,act of #bjah4 #bdb4 ,disclosure requirements for ,united ,states-based foreign media outlets ,title ,,vii of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #gbb4 ,disclosure requirements for ,united ,states-based foreign media outlets 7a7 ,reports by outlets to ,commission ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this section1 and not less frequently than every #f months thereafter1 a ,united ,states-based foreign media outlet shall submit to the ,commission a report that contains the following information3 7#a7 ,the name of such outlet4 7#b7 ,a description of the relationship of such outlet to the foreign principal of such outlet1 including a description of the legal structure of such relationship and any funding that such outlet receives from such principal4 7b7 ,reports by ,commission to ,congress ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this section1 and not less frequently than every #f months thereafter1 the ,commission shall transmit to ,congress a report that summarizes the contents of the reports submitted by ,united ,states-based foreign media outlets under subsection 7a7 during the preceding #f-month period4 7c7 ,public availability ,the ,commission shall make publicly available on the internet website of the ,commission each report submitted by a ,united ,states-based foreign media outlet under subsection 7a7 not later than the earlier of-- 7#a7 the date that is #cj days after the outlet submits the report to the ,commission2 or 7#b7 the date on which the ,commission transmits to ,congress under subsection 7b7 the report covering the #f-month period during which the report of the outlet was submitted to the ,commission under subsection 7a74 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,foreign principal ,the term foreign principal has the meaning given such term in section #a7;b77#a7 of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;b77#a774 7#b7 ,united ,states-based foreign media outlet ,the term ,united ,states-based foreign media outlet means an entity that-- 7,a7 produces or distributes video programming that is transmitted1 or intended for transmission1 by a multichannel video programming distributor to consumers in the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 would be an agent of a foreign principal 7as defined in paragraph 7#a77 for purposes of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq47 but for section #a7;d7 of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;d774 4 ,,iii ,actions ,to ,counter ,russian ,aggression ,against ,united ,states ,allies ,a ,stand with ,,uk against ,russia ,violations ,act #cja4 ,short title ,this subtitle may be cited as the ,stand with ,,uk against ,russia ,violations ,act4 #cjb4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,on ,march #d1 #bjah1 ,sergei ,v4 ,skripal1 and his daughter1 ,yulia ,skripal1 were found unconscious on a park bench in ,salisbury1 ,england4 7#b7 ,british ,prime ,minister ,theresa ,may announced on ,march #ab1 #bjah1 that the poison used in the attack was ,novichok1 a military-grade nerve agent developed by ,soviet scientists for use on ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization troops1 and that ,russia was responsible for the attack4 7#c7 ,on ,march #ae1 #bjah1 the ,united ,kingdom1 ,france1 and ,germany issued a joint statement holding the ,government of ,russia responsible for the poisoning and characterizing the attack as an assault on ,,uk sovereignty4 #cjc4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 ,the attempts of the ,government of ,russia to commit murders on ,british soil are unconscionable and violate international law4 7#b7 ,the ,united ,states stands in strong solidarity with the ,british government and its people as they respond to this violation4 7#c7 ,russian aggression must be met with strength and resolve1 including through sanctions to deter future ,russian attacks on dissidents1 expatriates1 and democratic activists4 #cjd4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to ,russian persons responsible for ,march #ab attack 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7c7 with respect to any person that the ,president determines-- 7#a7 knowingly engaged in1 provided material support to1 worked on behalf of1 or acted as an agent or instrumentality of1 any person who perpetrated the attack against ,sergei ,skripal and ,yulia ,skripal on ,march #d1 #bjah2 or 7#b7 is an officer1 employee1 or agent of the ,government of ,russia and knowingly1 on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 materially assisted1 worked on behalf of1 or acted as an agent or instrumentality of1 the ,government of ,russia in committing murder1 attempted murder1 or assault outside of ,russia against any expatriate1 dissident1 or foreign national4 7b7 ,concurrent report ,the ,president shall submit to ,congress a report1 concurrent with the imposition of any sanction under subsection 7a71 that lists each person determined to have engaged in the conduct resulting in such sanction4 7c7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the sanctions described in section #bbd7;b7 of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebd7;b774 #cje4 ,prohibition on transactions relating to new ,russian sovereign debt 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the imposition of a sanction pursuant to section #cjd7;a77#b71 the ,president shall-- 7#a7 issue regulations prohibiting ,united ,states persons from engaging in transactions with1 providing financing for1 or in any other way dealing in ,russian sovereign debt that is issued on or after the date that is #ahj days after such date of imposition of sanctions2 and 7#b7 exercise all powers granted to the ,president by the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja #ac et seq47 to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of one or more of the financial institutions listed in subsection 7c7 if such property and interests in property are in the ,united ,states1 come within the ,united ,states1 or are or come within the possession or control of a ,united ,states person4 7b7 ,russian sovereign debt defined ,for purposes of this section1 the term ,russian sovereign debt means-- 7#a7 bonds issued by the ,russian ,central ,bank1 the ,russian ,national ,wealth ,fund1 the ,russian ,federal ,treasury1 or agents or affiliates of any such institution1 with a maturity of more than #ad days2 7#b7 new foreign exchange swap agreements with the ,russian ,central ,bank1 the ,russian ,national ,wealth ,fund1 or the ,russian ,federal ,treasury1 the duration of which agreement is longer than #ad days2 and 7#c7 any other financial instrument1 the duration or maturity of which is more than #ad days1 that-- 7,a7 the ,president determines represents the sovereign debt of ,russia2 or 7,b7 is issued by a bank listed in subsection 7c74 7c7 ,russian financial institutions ,the financial institutions listed in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,sberbank4 7#b7 ,,vtb ,bank4 7#c7 ,gazprombank4 7#d7 ,bank of ,moscow4 7#e7 ,rosselkhozbank4 7#f7 ,promsvyazbank4 7#g7 ,vnesheconombank4 7d7 ,requirement ,to promptly publish guidance ,the ,president shall concurrently publish guidance on the implementation of the regulations issued pursuant to subsection 7a74 #cjf4 ,implementation2 penalties2 termination 7a7 ,implementation ,the ,president may exercise all authorities provided to the ,president under sections #bjc and #bje of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and #agjd7 to carry out this subtitle4 7b7 ,penalties ,a person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of section #cjd or #cje1 or any regulation1 license1 or order issued to carry out such sections1 shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection 7a7 of that section4 7c7 ,termination 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president may terminate the application of a sanction under section #cjd or section #cje7;a77#b7 if the ,president submits to ,congress a determination that officers1 employees1 and agents of the ,government of ,russia no longer engage in the conduct described in section #cjd7;a77#b74 7#b7 ,waiver ,the ,president may1 on or after the date on which the ,president submits the determination described in paragraph 7#a71 waive the prohibition imposed pursuant to section #cje7;a77#a7 with respect to ,russian sovereign debt 7as defined in such section7 issued on or after such date if the ,president concurrently submits to ,congress a notification that includes a justification of the basis for waiving such prohibition4 #cjg4 ,enhanced military activities to deter ,russian aggression 7a7 ,,nato exercises ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in consultation with appropriate officials of other countries in the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato71 shall seek opportunities to conduct more ,,nato naval exercises in the ,baltic and ,black ,seas1 as well as in the northern ,atlantic ,ocean1 to defend the seas around ,europe and deter ,russian aggression in those regions4 7b7 ,joint research projects ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,state1 may conduct joint research projects with ,,nato allies pursuant to the authorities under chapter #ach of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 including projects through ,,nato ,centers of ,excellence1 to-- 7#a7 improve ,,nato reconnaissance capabilities to track ,russian military exercises2 7#b7 enhance ,,nato anti-submarine warfare capabilities against ,russia2 7#c7 increase the numbers of modern sensors placed on ,,nato aircraft1 submarines1 and surface ships2 or 7#d7 enhance ,,nato capabilities to detect and deter ,russian information operations4 #cjh4 ,united ,states person defined ,in this subtitle1 the term ,united ,states person means-- 7#a7 a ,united ,states citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 an entity organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or of any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1 including a foreign branch of such an entity4 ,b ,imposition of ,sanctions on ,certain ,russian ,parastatal ,entities #caa4 ,imposition of sanctions on certain ,russian parastatal entities 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7c7 with respect to not less than five entities and including any individuals associated with such entities1 that-- 7#a7 are identified as ,russian parastatal entities in the report required by section #bda7;a77#b7 of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7,public ,law #aae-dd2 #aca ,stat4 #ibb7 and submitted to ,congress on ,january #bi1 #bjah2 and 7#b7 are not currently subject to sanctions imposed by the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,criteria ,in determining those entities and individuals described in subsection 7a7 with respect to which sanctions described in subsection 7c7 are to be imposed1 the ,president shall take into account the extent to which such entities and individuals meet the criteria described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 of section #bda7;a77#b7 of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act4 7c7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,asset blocking ,the exercise of all powers granted to the ,president by the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a person determined by the ,president to be subject to subsection 7b7 if such property and interests in property are in the ,united ,states1 come within the ,united ,states1 or are or come within the possession or control of a ,united ,states person4 7#b7 ,exclusion from the ,united ,states and revocation of visa or other documentation ,in the case of an alien determined by the ,president to be subject to subsection 7a7 denial of a visa to1 and exclusion from the ,united ,states of1 the alien1 and revocation in accordance with section #bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i771 of any visa or other documentation of the alien4 7d7 ,definition ,in subsection 7c71 the term ,united ,states person means-- 7#a7 a ,united ,states citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the ,united ,states2 or 7#b7 an entity organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or of any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1 including a foreign branch of such an entity4 ,c ,punishing ,continued ,occupation of ,ukraine ,act #cba4 ,short title ,this subtitle may be cited as the ,punishing ,continued ,occupation of ,ukraine ,act4 #cbb4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,on ,february #bg1 #bjad1 the ,russian ,federation unlawfully invaded ,ukraine's ,crimea region and shortly thereafter intervened and occupied parts of ,ukraine4 7#b7 ,russia continues to flout the ,minsk ,agreement and subsequent clarifications to address the ongoing conflict in eastern ,ukraine1 signed in ,minsk1 ,belarus1 on ,february #aa1 #bjae1 by the leaders of ,ukraine1 ,russia1 ,france1 and ,germany1 and the ,minsk ,protocol1 which was agreed to on ,september #e1 #bjad1 by directly and indirectly commanding separatist forces in ,ukraine4 7#c7 ,sanctions to date have failed to alter ,russian ,president ,vladimir ,putin's calculation regarding ,crimea and eastern ,ukraine4 7#d7 ,russia relies on sovereign debt to finance the government4 ,if denied access to these funds1 ,russia would be forced to cut spending1 increase taxes1 draw down its foreign exchange reserves1 or seek alternative sources of financing1 increasing the economic pressures facing the economy4 #cbc4 ,prohibition against ,united ,states recognition of ,russia's annexation of ,crimea 7a7 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states not to recognize the de jure or de facto sovereignty of the ,russian ,federation over ,crimea1 its airspace1 or its territorial waters4 7b7 ,prohibition ,in accordance with subsection 7a71 no ,federal department or agency may take any action or extend any assistance that recognizes or implies recognition of the de jure or de facto sovereignty of the ,russian ,federation over ,crimea1 its airspace1 or its territorial waters4 7c7 ,waiver ,the ,president may waive the prohibition under subsection 7a7 or 7b7 if the ,president determines that it is vital to the national security interests of the ,united ,states to do so4 #cbd4 ,imposition of sanctions with respect to certain ,russian financial institutions 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,on ,february #bg1 #bjad1 the ,russian ,federation unlawfully invaded ,crimea and shortly thereafter intervened and occupied parts of ,ukraine4 7#b7 ,russia continues to flout the ,minsk ,accords1 signed on ,september #e1 #bjad1 by directly and indirectly supporting separatist forces in ,ukraine4 7#c7 ,sanctions to date have failed to alter ,russian ,president ,vladimir ,putin's calculation regarding ,ukraine and the ,crimea4 7#d7 ,the ,putin regime relies on several large financial institutions to implement its policies and keep the regime afloat4 7b7 ,in general ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and every #ahj days thereafter for #e years1 the ,president shall determine whether the ,russian ,federation is in compliance with the ,minsk ,accords4 7c7 ,imposition of sanctions 7#a7 ,in general ,if the ,president1 pursuant to subsection 7b71 determines that ,russia is not in compliance with the ,minsk ,accords1 the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7d7 with respect to not less than three ,russian financial institutions that are substantially affiliated with the ,putin regime1 including from among those institutions described in subsection 7e74 7#b7 ,requirement ,one of the financial institutions to be sanctioned pursuant to this subsection shall include ,vnesheconombank4 7d7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions described in this subsection are the exercise of all powers granted to the ,president by the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of a financial institution determined by the ,president to be subject to subsection 7b77#a7 if such property and interests in property are in the ,united ,states1 come within the ,united ,states1 or are or come within the possession or control of a ,united ,states person4 7e7 ,russian financial institutions described ,the financial institutions described in this subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,sberbank4 7#b7 ,,vtb ,bank4 7#c7 ,gazprombank4 7#d7 ,bank of ,moscow4 7#e7 ,rosselkhozbank4 7#f7 ,promsvyazbank4 7f7 ,implementation2 penalties 7#a7 ,implementation ,the ,president may exercise all authorities provided to the ,president under sections #bjc and #bje of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and #agjd7 to carry out subsection 7c74 7#b7 ,penalties ,a person that violates1 attempts to violate1 conspires to violate1 or causes a violation of subsection 7c7 or any regulation1 license1 or order issued to carry out subsection 7b7 shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section #bjf of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection 7a7 of that section4 7g7 ,termination ,the ,president may terminate the application of sanctions under subsection 7c7 with respect to a ,russian financial institution if the ,president submits to ,congress a notice of and justification for the termination4 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,person ,the term person means an individual or entity4 7#b7 ,united ,states person ,the term ,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 a ,united ,states citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the ,united ,states2 or 7,b7 an entity organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or of any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1 including a foreign branch of such an entity4 ,d ,general ,provisions ,to ,bolster ,alliances #cca4 ,strategy for offensive use of cyber capabilities 7a7 ,strategy required ,the ,president shall develop a written strategy for the offensive use of cyber capabilities by departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government4 7b7 ,elements ,the strategy developed under subsection 7a7 shall include1 at minimum-- 7#a7 a description of enhancements that are needed to improve the offensive cyber capabilities of the ,united ,states and partner nations1 including ,,nato member states2 and 7#b7 a statement of principles concerning the appropriate deployment of offensive cyber capabilities4 7c7 ,submission to ,congress 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall submit to the congressional defense committees 7as that term is defined in section #aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code7 the strategy developed under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,form of submission ,the strategy submitted under paragraph 7#a7 may be submitted in classified form4 #ccb4 ,matters relating to ,,nato 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall seek to work with the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 to carry out the following actions3 7#a7 ,elevating anti-corruption as an element of ,,nato's ,readiness ,action ,plan4 7#b7 ,tasking the ,,nato ,assistant ,secretary ,general for ,intelligence and ,warning with monitoring ,russian influence in ,,nato member states4 7#c7 ,prioritizing the combating of ,russian influence under the ,,nato-,european ,union framework4 7b7 ,,eu-,,us summit ,the ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination with the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 is authorized to host a summit between the ,united ,states and the ,european ,union on preventing undeclared1 cross-border money flows invested in strategic areas or economic sectors of ,european countries4 #ccc4 ,countering ,russian ,influence and ,corruption ,fund 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,president is authorized to establish in the ,department of the ,treasury a fund to be known as the ,countering ,russian ,influence and ,corruption ,fund 7in this section referred to as the ,fund74 7b7 ,initial amounts in fund ,the ,fund shall consist of the following3 7#a7 ,the unobligated balances1 as of the date of the enactment of this ,act1 of any amounts appropriated to carry out section #gjgj7;d7 of division ,c of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjag 7,public ,law #aae-ca74 7#b7 ,the unobligated balances1 as of the date of the enactment of this ,act1 of any amounts otherwise available to the ,secretary of ,state to carry out the purposes described in subsection 7c74 7c7 ,purposes of fund ,amounts in the ,fund for any fiscal year are authorized to be made available to the ,secretary of ,state for bilateral assistance for countries in ,europe1 ,eurasia1 and ,central ,asia to counter the following activities in such countries carried out by the ,russian ,federation3 7#a7 ,support for disinformation and propaganda4 7#b7 ,interference in foreign elections4 7#c7 ,efforts to undermine financial transparency and governance4 7#d7 ,support for activities described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of section #fd7;c7 of the ,state ,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7as added by section #bjd of this ,act74 7#e7 ,support for and strengthening of foreign programs focused on investigative journalism and independence of the media environment to expose ,russian corruption4 7d7 ,civil society and other organizations ,amounts in the ,fund for any fiscal year may be made available to carry out the purposes of the ,fund under subsection 7c7 through civil society and other organizations that seek to mitigate the expansion of ,russian influence and aggression1 including through public awareness campaigns and exchange activities4 7e7 ,report ,the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to ,congress a report for each fiscal year for which activities are undertaken pursuant to this section4 ,,iv ,combating ,putin's ,repression 7,,cpr7 for ,russian ,civil ,society #dja4 ,short title ,this title may be cited as the ,,cpr for ,russian ,civil ,society ,act4 #djb4 ,strengthening dialogue with the ,russian people 7a7 ,improved visa screening procedures for ,russian visitors ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall conduct a study on how to streamline and simplify visa procedures for ,russian students and persons involved in professional and cultural exchanges in order to reduce the overall visa processing period and facilitate people-to-people exchanges4 ,such study shall examine average visa wait times for successful visa applicants from ,russia and overall rejection rates of ,russian nationals applying for visas4 7b7 ,enhanced screening for ,putin allies ,in conjunction with the study undertaken pursuant to subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security and the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall develop enhanced visa screening procedures for the following individuals3 7#a7 ,persons identified as the most significant senior foreign political figures and oligarchs in the ,russian ,federation1 as listed in a classified annex to a report issued on ,january #bi1 #bjah1 pursuant to section #bda7;a77#a7 of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act1 but who are not already included in the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury4 7#b7 ,persons who are not otherwise included in the specially designated nationals list but who promote ,russian ,president ,vladimir ,putin's policies of repression1 as determined by the ,secretary of ,state4 7#c7 ,persons who benefit from or act as agents of ,russian persons on the specially designated nationals list4 7c7 ,improved tracking of exchange programs ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a report on current cultural exchange and educational programs with ,russia4 ,such report shall include the following3 7#a7 ,a list of existing programs funded by the ,united ,states ,government dedicated to ,united ,states-,russia cultural and educational exchange and research1 including funding levels for each program4 7#b7 ,information relating to funding of the programs specified in paragraph 7#a71 including overall history of such funding since #aiia1 relative to funding for other regions with such exchange and research programs4 7d7 ,strategic stability 7#a7 ,report ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 in concurrence with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall submit to ,congress a report on efforts to strengthen strategic stability with ,russia4 7#b7 ,annual meetings ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in concurrence with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall host an annual bilateral meeting1 through #bjbc1 with ,russian counterparts in order to discuss relevant issues of common interest1 including maintaining strategic stability and open lines for crisis communications4 #djc4 ,support ,russian civil society 7a7 ,fight ,putin's censorship ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall convene a meeting of senior leaders of ,united ,states technology companies that sell1 license1 or otherwise facilitate the installation of tools that allow the ,government of ,russia to censor1 harass1 or suppress the activities of civil society activists4 ,such meeting shall focus on developing a common code of conduct to restrain ,united ,states companies aiding and abetting the ,government of ,russia's efforts to suppress ,russian civil society1 fundamental freedoms in ,russia1 and efforts to expose corruption on the part of the ,government of ,russia4 7b7 ,international broadcasting operations fund 7#a7 ,in general ,in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the ,broadcasting ,board of ,governors' ,international ,broadcasting ,operations ,fund1 there is authorized to be appropriated #aj1jjj1jjj to expand ,russian language programming and to provide for the dissemination of accurate and independent information to the ,russian people through online media1 radio1 television1 cellular telephone1 short message service1 and other communications4 ,the ,broadcasting ,board of ,governors shall identify those countries that serve as ,russian vacation destinations and further target ,united ,states international broadcasting and programming activities towards such countries4 7#b7 ,use of amounts ,to achieve the objectives described in paragraph 7#a71 amounts in the ,international ,broadcasting ,operations ,fund referred to in such subparagraph may be used to develop-- 7,a7 additional transmission capability for ,radio ,free ,europe_/,radio ,liberty1 including through additional shortwave and medium wave transmissions1 satellite1 and ,internet mechanisms2 7,b7 additional proxy server capability and anti-censorship technologies to counter efforts by the ,government of ,russia to censor political and civil society activities1 such as blocking of the ,telegram app1 and investigations into corruption on the part of the ,government of ,russia2 7,c7 technologies to counter efforts to block ,,sms text message exchange over cellular phone networks2 and 7,d7 additional digital programs and operations for ,voice of ,america in ,russia4 7#c7 ,conforming amendment to expanded broadcasting in countries of the former ,soviet ,union ,paragraph 7#a7 of section #h7;e7 of the ,ukraine ,freedom ,support ,act of #bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hibg7;e72 ,public ,law #aah-bgb7 is amended by striking #bjah and inserting #bjbj4