Sec. 503. Assessment on the use of political assassinations as a form of statecraft by the Russian Federation
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an intelligence community assessment on the use of political assassinations as a form of statecraft by the Russian Federation since January 1, 2000. The assessment required by subsection
(a)shall include— a list of Russian politicians, businessmen, dissidents, journalists, current or former government officials, foreign heads-of-state, foreign political leaders, foreign journalists, members of nongovernmental organizations, and other relevant individuals that the intelligence community assesses were assassinated by Russian Security Services, or agents of such services, since January 1, 2000; and for each individual described in paragraph (1), the country in which the assassination took place, the means used, associated individuals and organizations, and other background information related to the assassination of the individual. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the following: The congressional intelligence committees. The Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.