,,iv #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #gdi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #bf1 #bjah,mr4 ,connolly 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,frankel of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,titus1 and ,mrs4 ,torres7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,house ,administration1 the ,judiciary1 ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 ,financial ,services1 and ,ways and ,means1 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 ,,resolution ,calling upon the ,president to exercise relevant mandatory sanctions authorities under the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act in response to the ,government of the ,russian ,federation's continued aggression in ,ukraine and forcible and illegal annexation of ,crimea and assault on democratic institutions around the world1 including through cyber attacks4 ,whereas1 on ,january #f1 #bjag1 an assessment of the ,united ,states intelligence community entitled1 ,assessing ,russian ,activities and ,intentions in ,recent ,u4,s4 ,elections stated1 ,russian ,president ,vladimir ,putin ordered an influence campaign in #bjaf aimed at the ,u4,s4 presidential election and warned that ,moscow will apply lessons learned from its ,putin-ordered campaign aimed at the ,u4,s4 ,presidential election to future influence efforts worldwide1 including against ,u4,s4 allies and their election processes2 ,whereas a report of the minority staff of the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate released on ,january #aj1 #bjah1 and entitled ,putin's ,asymmetric ,assault on ,democracy in ,russia and ,europe3 ,implications for ,u4,s4 ,national ,security assessed that the ,government of the ,russian ,federation employs an asymmetric arsenal that includes military invasions1 cyber attacks1 disinformation1 support for fringe political groups1 and the weaponization of energy resources1 organized crime and corruption4 and that the ,government of the ,russian ,federation will continue to develop and refine its arsenal to use on democracies around the world1 including against ,u4,s4 elections in #bjah and #bjbj2 ,whereas the ,government of the ,russian ,federation continues to undermine democratic processes and institutions in ,ukraine and threatens the peace1 security1 stability1 sovereignty1 and territorial integrity of ,ukraine1 including by its forcible and illegal annexation of ,crimea and its support for violent separatists in the eastern part of ,ukraine2 ,whereas the ,government of the ,russian ,federation continues to provide financial1 material1 and technological support to the ,government of ,syria1 which has enabled the latter to acquire or develop a range of lethal capacities it has deployed against civilians in its territory1 including acts that may constitute war crimes1 crimes against humanity or other violations of international human rights law2 ,whereas the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7,public ,law #aae-dd2 #aca ,stat4 #hhf7 passed with overwhelming bipartisan majorities in the ,senate and the ,house of ,representatives1 and title ,,ii of that ,act was developed to respond to the interference of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation in the ,united ,states #bjaf election and the aggression of that ,government in ,ukraine and ,syria and to deter such malicious activities in the future2 ,whereas the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act was signed by the ,president and enacted into law on ,august #b1 #bjag1 thereby codifying a range of mandatory sanctions against the ,government of the ,russian ,federation for its malicious activities against the ,united ,states democratic process and in ,ukraine and ,syria2 ,whereas in an interview with the ,british ,broadcasting ,corporation on ,january #bi1 #bjah1 ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,director ,michael ,pompeo said he had not seen a significant decrease in attempts by the ,government of the ,russian ,federation to subvert democracies in ,europe and the ,united ,states and1 when asked if that ,government would try and interfere in the #bjah ,united ,states election1 he said that he had every expectation that they will continue to try and do that2 ,whereas1 on ,march #f1 #bjad1 ,president ,barack ,obama issued ,executive ,order #accfj 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #acdic2 relating to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the situation in ,ukraine71 which authorizes the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 to impose sanctions on persons determined to be undermining democratic processes and institutions in ,ukraine or threatening the peace1 security1 stability1 sovereignty1 and territorial integrity of ,ukraine2 ,whereas ,president ,obama subsequently issued ,executive ,order #acffa 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #aeece2 relating to blocking property of additional persons contributing to the situation in ,ukraine71 ,executive ,order #acffb 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #afafi2 relating to blocking property of additional persons contributing to the situation in ,ukraine71 and ,executive ,order #acfhe 7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #ggceg2 relating to blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting certain transactions with respect to the ,crimea region of ,ukraine7 to expand sanctions on certain persons contributing to the situation in ,ukraine2 ,whereas1 on ,april #a1 #bjae1 ,president ,barack ,obama issued ,executive ,order #acfid 7#hj ,fed4 ,reg4 #ahjgg2 relating to the blocking of property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities71 which authorized the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in consultation with the ,attorney ,general and the ,secretary of ,state1 to impose sanctions on persons determined to be engaged in malicious cyber-hacking2 ,whereas1 on ,december #bi1 #bjaf1 ,president ,obama issued an annex to ,executive ,order #acfid1 which authorized sanctions on-- 7#a7 the ,main ,intelligence ,directorate 7also known as ,glavnoe ,razvedyvatel'noe ,upravlenie or the ,,gru7 in ,moscow1 ,russian ,federation2 7#b7 the ,federal ,security ,service 7also known as ,federalnaya ,sluzhba ,bezopasnosti or the ,,fsb7 in ,moscow1 ,russian ,federation2 7#c7 the ,special ,technology ,center 7also known as ,,stlc1 ,ltd4 ,special ,technology ,center ,st4 ,petersburg7 in ,st4 ,petersburg1 ,russian ,federation2 7#d7 ,zorsecurity 7also known as ,esage ,lab7 in ,moscow1 ,russian ,federation2 7#e7 the autonomous noncommercial organization known as the ,professional ,association of ,designers of ,data ,processing ,systems 7also known as ,,ano ,,po ,,ksi7 in ,moscow1 ,russian ,federation2 7#f7 ,igor ,valentinovich ,korobov2 7#g7 ,sergey ,aleksandrovich ,gizunov2 7#h7 ,igor ,olegovich ,kostyukov2 and 7#i7 ,vladimir ,stepanovich ,alexseyev2 ,whereas1 on ,december #bj1 #bjag1 the ,department of the ,treasury imposed targeted sanctions on #e nationals of the ,russian ,federation under the ,sergei ,magnitsky ,rule of ,law ,accountability ,act of #bjab 7title ,,iv of ,public ,law #aab-bjh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #heaa note7 and1 on ,december #ba1 #bjag1 the ,department imposed targeted sanctions1 including against one national of the ,russian ,federation for significant corruption1 under that ,act and a derivative ,executive order signed by ,president ,donald ,trump2 ,whereas1 on ,january #bf1 #bjah1 sanctions maintenance packages were issued by the ,department of the ,treasury under ,executive ,orders #acffj1 #acffa1 #acffb1 and #acfhe1 signed by ,president ,barack ,obama1 and those packages targeted individuals and entities in connection with the conflict in ,ukraine and the forcible and illegal annexation of ,crimea by the ,government of the ,russian ,federation2 ,whereas no sanctions have been imposed pursuant to mandatory provisions enacted under title ,,ii of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ieja et seq471 including-- 7#a7 section #bbd of that ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebd2 relating to sanctions with respect to activities of the ,russian ,federation undermining cybersecurity72 7#b7 section #d of the ,ukraine ,freedom ,support ,act of #bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hibc71 as amended by section #bbe of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7relating to sanctions relating to special ,russian crude oil products72 7#c7 section #e of the ,ukraine ,freedom ,support ,act of #bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hibd71 as amended by section #bbf of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7relating to sanctions with respect to ,russian and other foreign financial institutions72 7#d7 section #i of the ,support for the ,sovereignty1 ,integrity1 ,democracy1 and ,economic ,stability of ,ukraine ,act of #bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hijh71 as amended by section #bbg of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7relating to sanctions with respect to significant corruption in the ,russian ,federation72 7#e7 section #aj of the ,support for the ,sovereignty1 ,integrity1 ,democracy1 and ,economic ,stability of ,ukraine ,act of #bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hiji71 as added by section #bbh of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7relating to sanctions with respect to certain transactions with foreign sanctions evaders and serious human rights abusers in the ,russian ,federation72 7#f7 section #bcc of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebg2 relating to sanctions with respect to investment in or facilitation of privatization of state-owned assets by the ,russian ,federation72 and 7#g7 section #bcd of that ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebh2 relating to sanctions with respect to the transfer of arms and related materiel to ,syria72 ,whereas in testimony on ,january #cj1 #bjah1 to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate1 ,secretary of the ,treasury ,steven ,mnuchin said in the near future1 you will see additional sanctions based on the list of ,russian oligarchs or senior political figures1 presumably against those who had engaged in malign activities sanctionable under ,united ,states law2 ,whereas a statement on ,january #bi1 #bjah1 from the ,department of ,state asserted that several billion dollars in defense sector transactions with the ,government of the ,russian ,federation or entities affiliated with that ,government had been deterred through ,united ,states diplomacy and indicated that sanctions on specific entities or individuals will not need to be imposed because the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act legislation is1 in fact1 serving as a deterrent2 and ,whereas the deterrent value of sanctions is derived from the perception by potential targets that the threat of imposing such sanctions is genuine3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 strongly urges the ,president-- 7,a7 to examine intelligence information regarding the cyber intrusions and attacks of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation against democratic elections and systems around the world2 and 7,b7 to designate for the imposition of sanctions any persons found to have knowingly engaged in conduct that violates section #bbd of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebd2 relating to sanctions with respect to activities of the ,russian ,federation undermining cybersecurity72 7#b7 urges the ,secretary of the ,treasury and the ,secretary of ,state to fully implement section #i of the ,support for the ,sovereignty1 ,integrity1 ,democracy1 and ,economic ,stability of ,ukraine ,act of #bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hijh71 as amended by section #bbg of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7relating to sanctions with respect to significant corruption in the ,russian ,federation71 taking into account information provided in the report mandated under section #bda of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7,public ,law #aae-dd2 #aca ,stat4 #ibb7 and other credible information available as a basis for potential additional sanction designations2 7#c7 calls on the ,president to immediately exercise sanctions authorities provided for under the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act to impose sanctions on relevant ,russian individuals and entities found to have knowingly engaged in sanctionable conduct1 including under-- 7,a7 section #d of the ,ukraine ,freedom ,support ,act of #bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hibc71 as amended by section #bbe of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7relating to sanctions relating to special ,russian crude oil products72 7,b7 section #e of the ,ukraine ,freedom ,support ,act of #bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hibd71 as amended by section #bbf of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7relating to sanctions with respect to ,russian and other foreign financial institutions72 7,c7 section #aj of the ,support for the ,sovereignty1 ,integrity1 ,democracy1 and ,economic ,stability of ,ukraine ,act of #bjad 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hiji71 as added by section #bbh of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7relating to sanctions with respect to certain transactions with foreign sanctions evaders and serious human rights abusers in the ,russian ,federation72 7,d7 section #bcc of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebg2 relating to sanctions with respect to investment in or facilitation of privatization of state-owned assets by the ,russian ,federation72 and 7,e7 section #bcd of that ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebh2 relating to sanctions with respect to the transfer of arms and related materiel to ,syria72 7#d7 urges the ,president-- 7,a7 to publicly acknowledge the ongoing threat posed by the ,government of the ,russian ,federation to democratic values and processes in the ,united ,states1 ,europe1 and elsewhere2 7,b7 to prioritize the development of a coordinated1 whole-of-government response to that urgent threat2 and 7,c7 to work with ,congress to provide for the funding and implementation of that response as soon as possible before the #bjah elections2 7#e7 urges the ,president-- 7,a7 to vigorously implement section #bca of the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebe2 relating to sanctions with respect to persons engaging in transactions with the intelligence or defense sectors of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation72 7,b7 to continue to work diplomatically to encourage substantial reductions in significant transactions with the intelligence and defense sectors of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation2 and 7,c7 to ensure that sanctions are imposed under such section #bca in the event that a significant transaction with a person that is part of1 or operates for or on behalf of1 the intelligence or defense sectors of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation1 as defined in guidance issued by the ,department of ,state1 takes place2 7#f7 supports efforts to expose and publicize threats posed by the malign influence and disinformation efforts of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation1 as the ,united ,states intelligence community did in ,january #bjag1 including through efforts by social media platforms1 independent media1 ,state and local governments primarily responsible for elections management and oversight1 and other governmental and civil society actors2 and 7#g7 calls on the ,president to take specific measures to ensure the protection of ,united ,states democratic institutions in advance of the #bjah elections1 including the provision of cybersecurity defensive measures to election administrators at the ,state and local level that request assistance and to political parties and candidates4