Sec. 1237. REPORT ON RUSSIAN FEDERATION SUPPORT OF RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENT EXTREMISTS

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## SEC. 1237 REPORT ON RUSSIAN FEDERATION SUPPORT OF RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENT EXTREMISTS ###

(a)In General Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consultation with the head of any other relevant Federal department or agency, shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on Russian Federation support of foreign racially and ethnically motivated violent extremist groups and networks, including such support— ####

(1)provided by agents and entities of the Russian Federation acting at the direction or for the benefit of the Government of the Russian Federation; and ####

(2)as it relates to undermining stability and security and fomenting or sustaining conflict. ###

(b)Elements The report required by subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)A list of each foreign racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist group or network known to meet, or suspected of meeting, any of the following criteria: #####

(A)The group or network has been targeted or recruited by the security services of the Russian Federation. #####

(B)The group or network has received support (including training, disinformation or amplification on social media platforms, financial support, and any other support) from the Russian Federation or an agent or entity of the Russian Federation acting at the direction or for the benefit of the Government of the Russian Federation. #####

(C)The group has leadership or a base of operations located within the Russian Federation and operates or maintains a chapter or network of the group outside the Russian Federation. ####

(2)For each such group or network— #####

(A)an overview of the membership, ideology, and activities; #####

(B)a description of the leadership, plans, intentions, and capabilities; #####

(C)a description of the composition and characteristics, including an assessment whether and to what extent the members of the group or network are also part of a military, security service, or police force; #####

(D)a description of financing and other forms of material support received from the Russian Federation; #####

(E)an assessment whether and to what extent the group or network is engaged in or facilitating military or paramilitary training; #####

(F)an assessment of trends and patterns relating to communications, travel, and training carried out between such group or network and the Russian Federation; and #####

(G)an opportunity analysis with respect to mitigating and disrupting the transnational nexus between such group or network and the Russian Federation. ####

(3)An assessment of the manner in which Russian Federation support of such groups or networks aligns with the strategic interests of the Russian Federation with respect to geopolitical competition. ####

(4)An assessment of the impact and role of such groups or networks in destabilizing or influencing conflict zones or regional tensions, including by— #####

(A)assisting Russian Federation-backed separatist forces in the Donbas region of Ukraine; #####

(B)destabilizing security on the Crimean peninsula of Ukraine; #####

(C)undermining stability and security in the Balkans; or #####

(D)threatening the support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Southeastern Europe. ####

(5)A description of any relationship or affiliation between such groups or networks and ultranationalist or extremist political parties within or outside the Russian Federation, and an assessment of the manner in which the Russian Federation may use such a relationship or affiliation to advance the strategic interests of the Russian Federation. ####

(6)A description of the use by the Russian Federation of social media platforms to support or amplify the presence or messaging of such groups or networks outside of the Russian Federation, and an assessment of efforts by the United States, partners, and allies to counter such support or amplification. ####

(7)An assessment of the nature and extent of the threat that Russian Federation support of such groups or networks poses to United States counterterrorism efforts and other national security interests. ####

(8)Recommendations, consistent with a whole-of-government approach to countering Russian Federation information warfare and malign influence operations— #####

(A)to mitigate the security threat posed by such groups or networks; or #####

(B)to reduce or counter Russian Federation support for such groups or networks. ###

(c)Form The report required by subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. ###

(d)Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined In this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means— ####

(1)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and ####

(2)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.