Sec. 106. Presidential actions in response to malign influence operations
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It shall be the policy of the United States to— oppose malign influence operations; and promote respect for the impartiality and independence of the United Nations system in countries designated pursuant to subsection (b). Not later than September 1, 2022, and annually thereafter for four years, the President shall review the reports required under section 104 to determine whether the government of a country included in the most recent such report, in addition to any other available evidence or information, has engaged in malign influence operations that threatened the interests or security of the United States during the preceding 12 month period or since the date of the last review of such country under this paragraph, whichever period is longer.
The President shall designate as a malign global actor each country the government of which has engaged in such operations that have so threatened the interests or security of the United States. Whenever the President designates a country as a malign global actor under paragraph (1)(A), the President shall, as soon as practicable after such designation is made, transmit to the appropriate congressional committees such designation, including an explanation for why such designation was made.