,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #agb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #f1 #bjag,mr4    
,cicill9e 7= himself & ,mr4 ,roskam7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t !        
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 its   
(ficials1 security s]vices1 & any p]son 
or entity )9 ! ,russian ,f$]ation or    
associat$ ) ! ,russian ,gov]nm5t1 %\ld n
 int]f]e1 seek to influ5ce1 or engage 9 
co]cion design$ to create an outcome 9  
=eign elections4  ,:]eas ! unanim\s     
conclusion ( #ag ag5cies compris+ !     
intellig5ce community ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
conclud$ 9 a report1 p>ts ( :i* 7       
declassifi$ & releas$ on ,janu>y #f1    
#bjag1 t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian       
,f$]ation int]f]$ 9 ! elections = public
 (fice held 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 #bjaf2  
,:]eas ! ,director ( ,national          
,intellig5ce1 ,james ,clapp]1 te/ifi$   
be=e ,congress on ,janu>y #e1 #bjag1 on 

! topic ( ,russian hack+ & said1 ,russia
 also has us$ cyb] tactics & te*niques  
to seek to influ5ce public op9ion across
 ,europe & ,eurasia42 ,:]eas ,congress  
in/ruct$ ! intellig5ce community 9 #bjaf
 to und]take an inve/igation into :e!r  
,russian security s]vices 7 fund+ p>ties
 & *>ities )9 ,europe ) ! int5t ( damag+
 democratic norms1 weak5+ ! ,nor?       
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization         
alliance1 & support+ extremi/ &         
pro-,russia c&idates = elect$ (fice2    
,:]eas 9 ! run-up to ,ukra9ian          
p>liam5t>y elections 9 #bjad1 hack]s    
associat$ ) ,russia laun*$ an attack on 
,ukra9e's ,c5tral ,election ,commission 
website ) a d5ial ( s]vice attack & a   
sep>ate attempt to falsify vot+ results1
 accord+ to ,ukra9ian (ficials2 ,:]eas  
,g]many's intellig5ce ag5cy report$ t   
,russian hack]s broke into ,bunde/ag    
comput]s & s]v]s 9 #bjae1 & /ole        
docum5ts t 7 subsequ5tly publi%$ on     
,wikileaks2 ,:]eas ,bulg>ian (ficials   
report$ t a gr\p l9k$ to ,russia hack$  

,bulg>ia's ,c5tral ,election ,commission
 dur+ _! ref]5dum & local elections 9   
#bjae2 ,:]eas ,fr5* newspap] ,le ,monde 
& (ficials f ! ,organization = ,security
 & ,coop]ation 7,,osce7 report$ 9 #bjaf 
t ,,osce's ,,x networks 7 compromis$ 9 a
 major hack attribut$ by intellig5ce    
ag5cies to a ,russian-l9k$ gr\p2 ,:]eas 
,italian (ficials confirm$ t a su/a9$   
attack aga9/ its =eign m9i/ry's comput] 
& ,,x sy/ems 9 #bjaf 0 likely conduct$  
by hack]s associat$ ) ,russia2 ,:]eas ! 
,russian gov]nm5t troll army us$ social 
m$ia to dissem9ate mislead+ or false    
news cov]age produc$ by ,russian        
,gov]nm5t ,engli%-language news outlets 
,,rt & ,sputnik to support ! ,exit      
campaign dur+ ! ,unit$ ,k+dom's ref]5dum
 on leav+ ! ,european ,union2 ,:]eas    
,norwegian (ficials report$ 9 ,febru>y  
#bjag t n9e p]sonal civil s]vant email  
acc\nts _h be5 t>get$ by hack]s 9       
spe>-phi%+ attacks believ$ to be        
connect$ to ,russian intellig5ce2 ,:]eas
 9 ,janu>y #bjag ! head ( ,france's     

,national ,ag5cy = ! ,security (        
,in=mation ,sy/ems w>n$ t ! #bjag ,fr5* 
,presid5tial elections 7 at risk ( be+  
influ5c$ by hack+1 leaks ( in=mation1 & 
o!r =eign int]f]5ce /rategies2 & ,:]eas 
,albania1 ,arm5ia1 ! ,cze* ,republic1   
,f9l&1 ,france1 ,georgia1 ,g]many1      
,hung>y1 ,li*t5/e91 ! ,ne!rl&s1 ,nor!rn 
,irel&1 ,norway1 ,portugal1 ,s]bia1     
,slov5ia1 & ! ,unit$ ,k+dom h f$]al or  
local elections s*$ul$ 9 #bjag1 includ+ 
,presid5tial elections 9 ,france1       
,g]many1 ,s]bia1 & ,slov5ia3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 ! ,russian     
,f$]ation has engag$ 9 a widespread     
hack+ & mis9=mation campaign 9 ord] to  
influ5ce politics & elections 9         
democracies ?r\gh\t ,europe2  7#b7      
,russian (ficials h express$ _! desire  
to divide ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty     
,organization alliance1 weak5 democratic
 in/itutions1 & support extremi/1       
pro-,mosc[ c&idates ?r\gh\t ,europe2    
7#c7 ,russia %\ld imm$iately cease all  

hack+ & cyb]-attacks aim$ at ,european  
gov]nm5ts1 political p>ties1 gov]nm5t   
(ficials1 election entities1 & public   
in=mation sy/ems2 &  7#d7 x is ! policy 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to sanction 
entities & individuals )9 ,russia or    
associat$ ) ! ,russian ,gov]nm5t engag$ 
9 hack+1 cyb]-attacks1 & propag&a       
campaigns ) ! int5tion ( int]f]+ 9      
democratic elections4