Sec. 704. Establishment of a National Fusion Center to respond to threats from the Government of the Russian Federation
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There is established a National Fusion Center to Respond to Hybrid Threats, which shall focus primarily on such threats from the Government of the Russian Federation, and shall be chaired by senior United States Government officials from participating agencies (in this section referred to as the Center ). The primary missions of the Center are as follows: To serve as the primary organization in the United States Government to coordinate analysis and policy implementation across the United States Government in responding to hybrid threats posed by the Government of the Russian Federation to the national security, sovereignty, democracy, and economic activity of the United States and United States allies, including the following activities:
Execution of disinformation, misinformation, and propaganda campaigns through traditional and social media platforms. Formation, infiltration, or manipulation of cultural, religious, educational, and political organizations or parties. Covert transfer of illicit money through shell corporations and financial institutions to facilitate corruption, crime, and malign influence activities, including through political parties and interest groups. Coercive tactics and gray zone activities, including through para-military and para-police and security services and militias.
Cyber and other non-traditional threats, including against public infrastructure, government institutions, or political organizations or actors. Use of energy resources or infrastructure to influence or constrain sovereign states and political actors. To synchronize the efforts of the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the intelligence community, other relevant civilian United States Government agencies, and United States military combatant commands with respect to countering efforts by the Government of the Russian Federation to undermine the national security, political sovereignty, democratic institutions, and economic activity of the United States and its United States allies, including by— ensuring that each such element is aware of and coordinating on such efforts; and overseeing the development and implementation of comprehensive and integrated policy responses to such efforts.
In coordination with the head of the Global Engagement Center established by section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note), to examine current and emerging efforts by malign state actors to use propaganda and disinformation operations, including— traditional media platforms such as television, radio, and print; and social media platforms and other Internet communication tools. To identify and close gaps across the departments and agencies of the Federal Government with respect to expertise, readiness, and planning to address the threats posed by the Government of the Russian Federation.
The Director of the Center shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees every 180 days a report on threats posed by the Russian Federation to the national security, sovereignty, and economic activity of the United States and its allies. Each report under paragraph
(1)shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report, a discussion of the following: The nature, extent, and execution of the threats described in such paragraph. The ability of the United States Government to identify and defend against such threats. The progress of the Center in achieving its missions, including through coordination with other governments and multilateral organizations. Recommendations the Director determines necessary for legislative actions to improve the ability of the Center to achieve its missions. Each report under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. The term intelligence community means an element of the intelligence community specified or designated under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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Establishment of a National Fusion Center to respond to threats from the Government of the Russian Federation
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