,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ad1         
#bjai,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i 7= himself &    
,mr4 ,/ew>t7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,p]man5t ,select      
,committee on ,intellig5ce1 & 9 addition
 to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 = a
 p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !   
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,director ( ,national          
,intellig5ce to submit an assessm5t ( ! 
int5tions ( ! political lead]%ip ( !    
,russian ,f$]ation1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,keep+ ,russian ,entrapm5ts ,m9imal & 
,limit+ ,intellig5ce ,networks ,act or !
 ,,kreml9 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress   
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,russia cont9ues to
 engage 9 in=mation w>f>e & political   
int]f]5ce 9 ! ,we/1 includ+ by und]m9+  
democratic sy/ems & exploit+ economic & 
e?nic t5sions )9 memb] c\ntries ( !     

,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization4  
7#b7 ,su* activities con/itute a ?reat  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates & to its allies4  #c4
 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (       
,congress t--  7#a7 ! ,c\nt]+ ,am]ica's 
,adv]s>ies ,?r\gh ,sanctions ,act       
7,public ,law #aae-dd7 0 an appropriate 
response to ,russia's--  7,a7 m$dl+ 9 ! 
#bjaf ,unit$ ,/ates presid5tial         
election2  7,b7 cont9u$ aggression 9 !  
,ukra9e & ! ,crimea region2 &  7,c7     
support = ! ,assad regime 9 ,syria2     
7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld su/a9 its     
newly deploy$ enhanc$ =w>d pres5ce 9    
,pol&1 ,li?uania1 & ,e/onia & urge      
,canada1 ! ,unit$ ,k+dom1 & ,g]many to  
quickly deploy & su/a9 p>allel          
commitm5ts 9 ^? c\ntries2  7#c7 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates has def5sive int5tions 9 pursu+ 
su* sanctions & su* enhanc$ milit>y     
po/ure 9 ,europe1 & does n seek to      
?reat5 ,russian t]ritory2 &  7#d7 !     
,unit$ ,/ates does n seek to be an enemy
 ( ! ,russian p & propag&a direct$ aga9/
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by ,presid5t ,vladimir 

,put9 misrepres5ts ! int5tions ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates = ! purposes ( pres]v+ 8  
p[]4  #d4 ,requirem5t = intellig5ce     
assessm5t ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce %all 
submit to ! ,h\se ,p]man5t ,select      
,committee on ,intellig5ce & ! ,s5ate   
,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce an   
assessm5t1 :i* may be submitt$ 9        
classifi$ =m1 bas$ on intellig5ce obta9$
 f all s\rces reg>d+ ! curr5t int5tions 
( ! political lead]%ip ( ! ,russian     
,f$]ation1 ) respect to ! foll[+3  7#a7 
,russian lead]%ip int5tions 9 pursu+    
milit>y sc5>ios aga9/ memb]s ( ! ,nor?  
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 includ+
 conduct ( an ex]cise on ! bord] )      
,moldova ( m ?an #ajj1jjj ,russian =ces 
9 ,augu/ #bjag4  7#b7 ,russian lead]%ip 
reactions to ! ,european ,reassurance   
,initiative4  7#c7 ,pot5tial areas (    
coop]ation betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t ( !       
,russian ,f$]ation & ! gov]nm5ts ( its  
,we/]n adv]s>ies4