,,ii  ,cal5d> ,no4 #dj #aaf? ,,congress 
#a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #afag  ,,9 ,,!    
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>*   
#ac1 #bjai,receiv$2 read ! fir/ "t  ,m>*
 #ad1 #bjai,read ! second "t & plac$ on 
! cal5d>  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct !      
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce to   
submit intellig5ce assessm5ts ( !       
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 au?oriz$ ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to impose sanctions 9 
response to actions by c\ntries1 includ+
 ,russia1 t und]m9e ! security ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%\ld su/a9 its contribution to ! newly  
deploy$ enhanc$ =w>d pres5ce ( ! ,nor?  
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7
 9 ,pol&1 ,li?uania1 ,latvia1 & ,e/onia 
& enc\rage ,canada1 ! ,unit$ ,k+dom1 &  
,g]many to cont9ue _! important lead]%ip
 roles 9 ! milit>y pres5ce ( ,,nato 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
 p2  7#e7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates desires a     
peaceful1 economically prosp]\s         
relation%ip ) ,russia bas$ on democratic
 pr9ciples :]e fre$om & ! rule ( law are
 upheld = all2 &  7#f7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
is committ$ to def5d+ ^! fundam5tal     
beliefs aga9/ any ,russian aggression4  

#d4 ,requirem5t = ,intellig5ce          
,assessm5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an   
#ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,director ( ,national           
,intellig5ce1 9 consultation ) !        
,secret>y ( ,/ate & ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se1 %all submit to ! appropriate   
congressional committees ea* ( !        
assessm5ts describ$ 9 subsection 7b74   
7b7 ,assessm5ts describ$ ,! assessm5ts  
describ$ 9 ?is section are ! foll[+ )   
respect to ! curr5t int5tions ( !       
political lead]%ip ( ! ,russian         
,f$]ation & bas$ on intellig5ce obta9$ f
 all s\rces3  7#a7 ,pot5tial milit>y    
action aga9/ memb]s ( ! ,nor? ,atlantic 
,treaty ,organization 7,,nato74  7#b7   
,pot5tial responses to an enl>g$ ,unit$ 
,/ates or ,,nato milit>y pres5ce 9 ea/]n
 ,europe or to increas$ ,unit$ ,/ates   
milit>y support = allies & p>tn]s 9 !   
region1 su* z ! provision ( additional  
le?al milit>y equipm5t to ,ukra9e or    
,georgia4  7#c7 ,pot5tial areas :]e !   
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation c\ld   

exploit weaknesses & divisions among !  
gov]nm5ts ( its ,we/]n adv]s>ies4  7c7  
,=m ,ea* assessm5t requir$ "u subsection
 7a7 may be submitt$ 9 classifi$ =m b   
%all also include an unclassifi$        
executive summ>y1 consi/5t ) !          
protection ( intellig5ce s\rces &       
me?ods4  7d7 ,appropriate congressional 
committees ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m        
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 ! ,p]man5t ,select         
,committee on ,intellig5ce1 ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs1 & ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,select      
,committee on ,intellig5ce1 ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,relations1 & ! ,committee on
 ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate4  ,pass$ !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,m>* #ab1       
#bjai4;,*]yl ,l4 ,johnson1,cl]k4  ,m>*  
#ad1 #bjai,read ! second "t & plac$ on !
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