,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bh1     
#bjag ,ms4 ,warren introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect       
members of our ,armed ,forces from      
,russian and other foreign interference1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,countering ,foreign ,interference with 
,our ,armed ,forces ,act4  #b4 ,annual  
report on attempts of the ,russian      
,federation to provide disinformation   
and propaganda to members of the ,armed 
,forces by social media  7a7 ,annual    
report required ,not later than ,march  
#ca each year1 the ,secretary of        
,defense shall submit to the            
congressional defense committees a      
report on attempts by the ,russian      
,federation1 or any foreign person      
acting as an agent of or on behalf of   
the ,russian ,federation1 during the    

preceding year to knowingly disseminate 
,russian ,federation-supported          
disinformation or propaganda1 through   
social media applications or related    
,internet-based means1 to members of the
 ,armed ,forces with probable intent to 
cause injury to the ,united ,states or  
advantage the ,government of the        
,russian ,federation4  7b7 ,form ,each  
report under this section shall be      
submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
include a classified annex4  #c4 ,annual
 reports on approval of employment or   
compensation of retired general or flag 
officers by foreign governments for     
,emoluments ,clause purposes  7a7       
,annual reports ,section #ijh of title  
#cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7d7 ,annual reports on     
approvals for retired general and flag  
officers  7#a7 ,not later than ,january 
#ca each year1 the ,secretaries of the  
military departments and the ,secretary 
of ,state shall jointly submit to the   

appropriate committees and ,members of  
,congress a report on each approval     
under subsection 7b7 for employment or  
compensation described in subsection 7a7
 for a retired member of the armed      
forces in a general or flag officer     
grade that was issued during the        
preceding year4  7#b7 ,in this          
subsection1 the appropriate committees  
and ,members of ,congress are-- 7,a7 the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the    
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and  
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,senate2  7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs1 and the ,committee on         
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives2  7,c7 the ,majority   
,leader and the ,minority ,leader of the
 ,senate2 and  7,d7 the ,speaker of the 
,house of ,representatives and the      
,minority ,leader of the ,house of      
,representatives4  4  7b7 ,scope of     
first report ,the first report submitted
 pursuant to subsection 7d7 of section  

#ijh of title #cg1 ,united ,states ,code
 7as added by subsection 7a7 of this    
section71 after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act shall cover the  
five-year period ending with the year   
before the year in which such report is 
submitted4