,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bcac ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #af1 #bjah ,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself and ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to deter foreign interference in ,united ,states elections1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,defending ,elections from ,threats by ,establishing ,redlines ,act of #bjah4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,definitions4 ,,title ,i--,determination of foreign interference in ,united ,states elections ,sec4 #aja4 ,determination of foreign interference in ,united ,states elections4 ,,title ,,ii--,deterring interference in ,united ,states elections by the ,russian ,federation ,sec4 #bja4 ,imposition of sanctions4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,sense of ,congress on coordination with ,european ,union4 ,,title ,,iii--,deterring interference in ,united ,states elections by other foreign governments ,sec4 #cja4 ,briefing on interference in ,united ,states elections4 ,sec4 #cjb4 ,sense of ,congress on deterrence strategies for interference in ,united ,states elections by ,china1 ,iran1 ,north ,korea1 and other foreign governments of concern4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,account2 correspondent account2 payable-through account ,the terms account1 correspondent account1 and payable-through account have the meanings given those terms in section #ecah;,a of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on ,finance1 the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 and the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 and the ,committee on ,house ,administration of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#c7 ,appropriate congressional committees and leadership ,the term appropriate congressional committees and leadership means-- 7,a7 the appropriate congressional committees2 7,b7 the majority leader and minority leader of the ,senate2 and 7,c7 the ,speaker1 the majority leader1 and the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#d7 ,election and campaign infrastructure ,the term election and campaign infrastructure means information and communications technology and systems used by or on behalf of-- 7,a7 the ,federal ,government or a ,state or local government in managing the election process1 including voter registration databases1 voting machines1 voting tabulation equipment1 equipment for the secure transmission of election results1 and other systems2 or 7,b7 a principal campaign committee or national committee 7as those terms are defined in section #cja of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja77 with respect to strategy or tactics affecting the conduct of a political campaign1 including electronic communications1 and the information stored on1 processed by1 or transiting such technology and systems4 7#e7 ,interference in ,united ,states elections ,the term interference1 with respect to a ,united ,states election1 means any of the following actions of the government of a foreign country1 or any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of such a government1 undertaken with the intent to influence the election3 7,a7 ,obtaining unauthorized access to election and campaign infrastructure or related systems or data and releasing such data or modifying such infrastructure1 systems1 or data4 7,b7 ,blocking or degrading otherwise legitimate and authorized access to election and campaign infrastructure or related systems or data4 7,c7 ,contributions or expenditures for advertising1 including on the internet4 7,d7 ,using social or traditional media to spread significant amounts of false information to individuals in the ,united ,states4 7#f7 ,knowingly ,the term knowingly1 with respect to conduct1 a circumstance1 or a result1 means that a person has actual knowledge1 or should have known1 of the conduct1 the circumstance1 or the result4 7#g7 ,person ,the term person means individual or entity4 7#h7 ,presidential election cycle ,the term presidential election cycle means the period beginning on the day after the date of the most recent election for the office of ,president of the ,united ,states and ending on the date of the next election for that office4 7#i7 ,united ,states election ,the term ,united ,states election means any ,united ,states ,federal election4 7#aj7 ,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 ,i ,determination of foreign interference in ,united ,states elections #aja4 ,determination of foreign interference in ,united ,states elections 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after a ,united ,states election1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 the ,director of the ,national ,security ,agency1 and the ,director of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency1 shall-- 7#a7 determine whether or not the government of a foreign country1 or any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of that government1 knowingly engaged in interference in the election2 and 7#b7 submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report on that determination1 including an identification of the government or person that interfered in the election if the ,director determines that interference did occur4 7b7 ,additional reporting ,if the ,director of ,national ,intelligence determines and reports under subsection 7a7 that neither the government of a foreign country nor any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of that government knowingly engaged in interference in a ,united ,states election1 and the ,director subsequently determines that that government1 or such a person1 did engage in such interference1 the ,director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report on the subsequent determination not later than #cj days after making that determination4 7c7 ,form of report ,each report required by subsection 7a7 or 7b7 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex4 ,,ii ,deterring interference in ,united ,states elections by the ,russian ,federation #bja4 ,imposition of sanctions 7a7 ,in general ,if the ,director of ,national ,intelligence determines under section #aja that the ,government of the ,russian ,federation1 or any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of that government1 knowingly engaged in interference in a ,united ,states election1 the ,president shall1 not later than #aj days after such determination is made1 impose the following sanctions3 7#a7 ,blocking the assets of certain state-owned ,russian financial institutions and restricting accounts 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall impose one or more of the following sanctions on three or more entities specified in subparagraph 7,b73 7i7 ,pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 blocking and prohibiting all transactions in all property and interests in property of the entity 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 7ii7 ,prohibiting1 or imposing strict conditions on1 the opening or maintaining in the ,united ,states of a correspondent account or payable-through account by the entity4 7,b7 ,entities specified ,the entities specified in this subparagraph are the following3 7i7 ,sberbank4 7ii7 ,,vtb ,bank4 7iii7 ,gazprombank4 7iv7 ,vnesheconombank4 7v7 ,bank of ,moscow4 7vi7 ,rosselkhozbank4 7#b7 ,blocking the assets of certain ,russian energy companies 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall1 pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of two or more of the entities specified in subparagraph 7,b7 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 ,entities specified ,the entities specified in this subparagraph are the following3 7i7 ,gazprom4 7ii7 ,rosneft4 7iii7 ,lukoil4 7#c7 ,blocking the assets of entities in ,russian defense and intelligence sectors 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall1 pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of any entity described in subparagraph 7,b7 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 ,entities described ,an entity described in this subparagraph is-- 7i7 an entity that the ,president has determined under section #bca of the ,countering ,russian ,influence in ,europe and ,eurasia ,act of #bjag 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebe7 engages in a significant transaction with a person that is part of1 or operates for or on behalf of1 the defense or intelligence sectors of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation2 or 7ii7 an entity in which an entity described in clause 7i7 has an ownership interest of #ej percent or more4 7#d7 ,blocking the assets of certain ,russian state-owned entities 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall1 pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of any entity described in subparagraph 7,b7 in which the ,government of the ,russian ,federation has an ownership interest of #be percent or more 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 ,entities described ,the entities described in this subparagraph are the following3 7i7 ,any entity in the railway or metals and mining sector of the economy of the ,russian ,federation4 7ii7 ,any aerospace company or air carrier1 including any subsidiary of such a company or carrier4 7#e7 ,blocking the assets of entities acquired by ,russian state-owned entities ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall1 pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of any entity in which an entity owned #ej percent or more in the aggregate by the ,government of the ,russian ,federation acquires1 on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 an ownership interest of #bj percent or more 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#f7 ,prohibition on transactions involving certain ,russian debt ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall1 pursuant to such regulations as the ,secretary may prescribe1 prohibit all transactions within the ,united ,states or by a ,united ,states person1 in-- 7,a7 sovereign debt of the ,government of the ,russian ,federation issued on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 including governmental bonds2 and 7,b7 debt of any entity owned or controlled by the ,russian ,federation issued on or after such date of enactment1 including bonds4 7#g7 ,blocking the assets of senior political figures and oligarchs and exclusion from the ,united ,states ,the ,president shall impose with respect to any senior foreign political figure or oligarch in the ,russian ,federation described in subsection 7a77#a7 of section #bda of the ,countering ,russian ,influence in ,europe and ,eurasia ,act of #bjag 7title ,,ii of ,public ,law #aae-dd2 #aca ,stat4 #ibb7 and identified in the report required by that section the following sanctions3 7,a7 ,pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 the ,president shall block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property of the individual 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 ,the ,president shall deny a visa to1 and exclude from the ,united ,states1 the individual1 and revoke in accordance with section #bba7;i7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;i77 any visa or other documentation of the individual4 7b7 ,report to ,congress 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,president shall submit to the committees specified in paragraph 7#b7 a report-- 7,a7 identifying the #f largest financial institutions owned or controlled by the ,government of the ,russian ,federation1 determined by estimated net assets2 7,b7 identifying the #c largest energy companies in the ,russian ,federation1 in terms of estimated net assets2 and 7,c7 recommending entities that should be subject to sanctions pursuant to paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection 7a71 as appropriate4 7#b7 ,committees specified ,the committees specified in this paragraph are-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,financial ,services and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives4 7c7 ,exceptions 7#a7 ,exception for importation of goods ,the requirement to impose sanctions under subsection 7a7 shall not include the authority to impose sanctions with respect to the importation of goods 7as defined in section #af of the ,export ,administration ,act of #aigi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dfah7 7as continued in effect pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47774 7#b7 ,compliance with ,united ,nations ,headquarters ,agreement ,subsection 7a77#g77;,b7 shall not apply with respect to the admission of an alien to the ,united ,states if such admission is necessary to comply with ,united ,states obligations under the ,agreement between the ,united ,nations and the ,united ,states of ,america regarding the ,headquarters of the ,united ,nations1 signed at ,lake ,success ,june #bf1 #aidg1 and entered into force ,november #ba1 #aidg1 under the ,convention on ,consular ,relations1 done at ,vienna ,april #bd1 #aifc1 and entered into force ,march #ai1 #aifg1 or under other international agreements4 7d7 ,implementation2 penalties 7#a7 ,implementation ,the ,president may exercise all authorities provided under sections #bjc and #bje of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb and #agjd7 to carry out this section4 7#b7 ,penalties ,a 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 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 7e7 ,suspension ,the ,president may suspend sanctions imposed under subsection 7a7 on or after the date on which the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 the ,director of the ,national ,security ,agency1 and the ,director of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency1 submits to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a certification that the ,government of the ,russian ,federation has not engaged in interference in ,united ,states elections for at least #b presidential election cycles4 7f7 ,termination ,the ,president may terminate sanctions imposed under subsection 7a7 on or after the date on which the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 the ,director of the ,national ,security ,agency1 and the ,director of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency1 submits to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a certification that-- 7#a7 the ,government of the ,russian ,federation has not engaged in interference in ,united ,states elections for at least #b presidential election cycles2 and 7#b7 the ,president has received reliable assurances that the ,government of the ,russian ,federation will not engage in such interference in the future4 #bjb4 ,sense of ,congress on coordination with ,european ,union ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,united ,states should-- 7#a7 work in concert with the ,european ,union and member countries of the ,european ,union to deter interference by the ,government of the ,russian ,federation in elections2 and 7#b7 coordinate with the ,european ,union and member countries of the ,european ,union to enact legislation similar to this ,act4 ,,iii ,deterring interference in ,united ,states elections by other foreign governments #cja4 ,briefing on interference in ,united ,states elections ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and every #ij days thereafter1 the ,president1 or a designee of the ,president1 shall brief the appropriate congressional committees and leadership on any government of a foreign country1 or person acting as an agent of or on behalf of that government1 that is determined by the ,president as having engaged in or being likely to engage in interference in a ,united ,states election4 #cjb4 ,sense of ,congress on deterrence strategies for interference in ,united ,states elections by ,china1 ,iran1 ,north ,korea1 and other foreign governments of concern ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president should submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report that includes a strategy of the ,president to deter interference in a ,united ,states election by the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 the ,government of ,iran1 the ,government of the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea1 and any other foreign government determined by the ,president as having engaged in or being likely to engage in interference in a ,united ,states election1 including any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of such a government2 and 7#b7 the report described in paragraph 7#a7 should include-- 7,a7 proposed sanctions if that government engages in such interference and any authorities the ,president may require from ,congress to impose such sanctions2 7,b7 other actions undertaken by ,federal agencies or in cooperation with other countries to deter such interference2 and 7,c7 a plan for communicating such deterrence actions to those governments4