Sec. 5503. ASSESSMENTS OF INTENTIONS OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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## SEC. 5503 ASSESSMENTS OF INTENTIONS OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ###

(a)In General Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, the Director of National Intelligence, and the head of any element of the intelligence community that the Director determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees each of the assessments described in subsection (b). ###

(b)Assessments Described The assessments described in this subsection are assessments based on intelligence obtained from all sources that assess the current intentions of the political leadership of the Russian Federation with respect to the following: ####

(1)Potential military action against members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). ####

(2)Potential responses to an enlarged United States or NATO military presence in eastern Europe or to increased United States military support for allies and partners in the region, such as the provision of additional lethal military equipment to Ukraine or Georgia. ####

(3)Potential actions taken for the purpose of exploiting perceived divisions among the governments of Russia’s Western adversaries. ###

(c)Form Each assessment required under subsection

(a)may be submitted in classified form but shall also include an unclassified executive summary, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods. ###

(d)Appropriate Congressional Committees In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— ####

(1)the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and ####

(2)the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. ## Subtitle B Matters Relating to China