Sec. 1235. REPORT ON RUSSIAN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS TARGETING MILITARY ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS OF WHICH THE UNITED STATES IS A MEMBER
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## SEC. 1235 REPORT ON RUSSIAN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS TARGETING MILITARY ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS OF WHICH THE UNITED STATES IS A MEMBER ###
(a)Report Required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter until April 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the heads of any other appropriate departments or agencies, shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on Russian influence operations and campaigns that target United States military alliances and partnerships. ###
(b)Elements The report required under subsection
(a)shall include each of the following: ####
(1)An assessment of Russia’s objectives for influence operations and campaigns targeting United States military alliances and partnerships, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, its allies, and partner countries, and how such operations and campaigns relate to Russia’s broader strategic aims. ####
(2)The activities and roles of the Department of Defense and Department of State in the United States Government strategy to counter such Russian influence operations and campaigns. ####
(3)A comprehensive list of specific Russian state and non-state entities, or those of any other country with which Russia may cooperate, involved in supporting such Russian influence operations and campaigns and the role of each such entity in such support. ####
(4)An identification of the tactics, techniques, and procedures used in previous Russian influence operations and campaigns. ####
(5)An assessment of the impact of previous Russian influence operations and campaigns targeting United States military alliances and partnerships, including the views of senior Russian officials about the effectiveness of such operations and campaigns in achieving Russian objectives. ####
(6)An identification of each United States ally and partner, and each military alliance of which the United States is a member, that has been targeted by Russian influence operations and campaigns. ####
(7)An identification of each United States ally and partner, and each military alliance of which the United States is a member, that may be targeted in future Russian influence operations and campaigns, and an assessment of the likelihood that each such ally, partner, or alliance will be targeted. ####
(8)An assessment of the capacity and efforts of each United States ally and partner, and each military alliance of which the United States is a member, to counter Russian influence operations and campaigns. ####
(9)An identification of tactics, techniques, and procedures likely to be used in future Russian influence operations and campaigns targeting United States military alliances and partnerships. ####
(10)Recommended authorities or activities for the Department of Defense and Department of State in the United States Government strategy to counter such Russian influence operations and campaigns. ####
(11)Any other matters the Secretaries determine appropriate. ###
(c)Form The report required under subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form and in a manner appropriate for release to the public, but may include a classified annex. ###
(d)Definitions In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— ####
(1)the congressional defense committees; ####
(2)the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and ####
(3)the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. ## Subtitle E Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region