,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ba1 #bjai,mr4   
,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania 7=    
himself1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4        
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 & ,mr4 ,quigley7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = ,ukra9e 9 its upcom+ elections
 & oppos+ any ,russian int]f]5ce 9      
,ukra9e's elections4  ,:]eas 9 an ef=t  
to und]m9e democracy 9 ,ukra9e1 ,russian
 hack]s t>get$ ! c\ntry's vot+          
infra/ructure j days be=e its #bjad     
,presid5tial election2 ,:]eas !         
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation        
cont9ues to und]m9e democratic processes
 & in/itutions 9 ,ukra9e & ?reat5s !    
peace1 security1 /ability1 sov]eignty1 &
 t]ritorial integrity ( ,ukra9e1 includ+
 ?r\gh its illegal occupation ( ,crimea 
& p>ts ( ea/]n ,ukra9e2 ,:]eas !        
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1     
,james ,clapp]1 te/ifi$ be=e ,congress  

on ,janu>y #e1 #bjag1 & /at$1 ,russia   
also has us$ cyb] tactics & te*niques to
 seek to influ5ce public op9ion across  
,europe & ,eurasia2 ,:]eas 9 ! #bjai    
,worldwide ,?reat ,assessm5t ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,intellig5ce ,community1         
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce      
,daniel ,coats /at$1 ,russia's          
int]ception ( ,ukra9ian %ips 9 ! ,k]*   
,/rait & det5tion ( ! %ips' sailors 9   
,novemb] #bjah demon/rates ,russia's    
will+ness to limit ,ukra9ian fre$om (   
navigation 9 ! area & ex]t political    
pressure on ! c\ntry's lead]%ip1        
p>ticul>ly 9 advance ( ,ukra9e's        
elections ?is ye> ''' ,russia is tak+   
/eps to influ5ce ^! elections1 apply+ a 
range ( tools to ex]t influ5ce & exploit
 ,kyiv's fragile economy1 widespread    
corruption1 cyb] vuln]abilities1 &      
public discont5t 9 hopes ( ou/+         
,poro%5ko & br++ to p[] a less          
anti-,russia ,p>liam5t2 ,:]eas ,ukra9e w
 hold its ,presid5tial election on ,m>* 
#ca1 #bjai1 & p>liam5t>y elections 9 !  

fall ( #bjai2 & ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #f1     
#bjai1 ,ukra9e report$ ?w>t+ attempts ( 
! ,russian ,f$]ation to organize hack]  
attacks on ,ukra9ian /ate ag5cies task$ 
) prep>+ & conduct+ ! elections3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 /rongly supports 
! "r ( ! p ( ,ukra9e to freely elect _! 
gov]nm5t & det]m9e _! future2  7#b7     
/rongly supports ! sov]eignty &         
t]ritorial integrity ( ,ukra9e2  7#c7   
/rongly condemns attempts by ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 & its ag5ts1 to
 int]f]e 9 ,ukra9e's elections includ+  
via malign cyb] op]ations & by seek+ to 
influ5ce ! public op9ion ?r\gh _!       
controll$ m$ia outlets & social         
networks2 &  7#d7 /rongly enc\rages !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to assi/ !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,ukra9e 9 ef=ts to protect  
,ukra9e's election infra/ructure f cyb] 
& o!r ?reats4