Sec. 101. Findings
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Congress finds the following: The Russian Federation interfered in the United States Presidential election in 2016 and continues to conduct disinformation efforts designed to undermine the United States. The Director of National Intelligence concluded in light of the Russian Federation’s hacking of the 2016 Presidential election that Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. Presidential election represent the most recent expression of Moscow’s longstanding desire to undermine the U.S.-led liberal democratic order .
The Director of National Intelligence further concluded, We also assess Putin and the Russian Government aspired to help President-elect Trump’s election chances when possible by discrediting Secretary Clinton and publicly contrasting her unfavorably to him. . To adequately combat Russian subversive activities, the United States must have a better handle on the scope, nature, and source of these efforts and take steps to combat Russia’s global influence.