Sec. 6512. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COORDINATOR FOR RUSSIAN ATROCITIES ACCOUNTABILITY
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## SEC. 6512 INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COORDINATOR FOR RUSSIAN ATROCITIES ACCOUNTABILITY **[**[50 U.S.C. 3025 note](/us/usc/t50/s3025)**]** ###
(a)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Appropriate committees of congress The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means— #####
(A)the congressional intelligence committees; #####
(B)the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and #####
(C)the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. ####
(2)Atrocity The term “atrocity” means a war crime, crime against humanity, or genocide. ####
(3)Commit The term “commit”, with respect to an atrocity, includes the planning, committing, aiding, and abetting of such atrocity. ####
(4)Foreign person The term “foreign person” means a person that is not a United States person. ####
(5)Russian atrocity The term “Russian atrocity” means an atrocity that is committed by an individual who is— #####
(A)a member of the armed forces, or the security or other defense services, of the Russian Federation; #####
(B)an employee of any other element of the Russian Government; or #####
(C)an agent or contractor of an individual specified in subparagraph
(A)or (B). ####
(6)United states person The term “United States person” has the meaning given that term in section 105A(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3039). ###
(b)Intelligence Community Coordinator for Russian Atrocities Accountability ####
(1)Designation Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall designate a senior official of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to serve as the intelligence community coordinator for Russian atrocities accountability (in this section referred to as the “Coordinator”). ####
(2)Duties The Coordinator shall oversee the efforts of the intelligence community relating to the following: #####
(A)Identifying, and (as appropriate) disseminating within the United States Government, intelligence relating to the identification, location, or activities of foreign persons suspected of playing a role in committing Russian atrocities in Ukraine, including with respect to the forcible transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children. #####
(B)Identifying analytic and other intelligence needs and priorities of the intelligence community with respect to the commitment of such Russian atrocities. #####
(C)Addressing any gaps in intelligence collection relating to the commitment of such Russian atrocities and developing recommendations to address any gaps so identified, including by recommending the modification of the priorities of the intelligence community with respect to intelligence collection. #####
(D)Collaborating with appropriate counterparts across the intelligence community to ensure appropriate coordination on, and integration of the analysis of, the commitment of such Russian atrocities. #####
(E)Identifying intelligence and other information that may be relevant to preserve evidence of potential war crimes by Russia, consistent with the public commitments of the United States to support investigations into the conduct of Russia. #####
(F)Ensuring the Atrocities Early Warning Task Force and other relevant departments and agencies of the United States Government receive appropriate support from the intelligence community with respect to the collection, analysis, preservation, and, as appropriate, dissemination, of intelligence related to Russian atrocities in Ukraine. ####
(3)Plan required Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— #####
(A)the name of the official designated as the Coordinator pursuant to paragraph (1); and #####
(B)the strategy of the intelligence community for the collection of intelligence related to Russian atrocities in Ukraine, including a detailed description of how the Coordinator shall support, and assist in facilitating the implementation of, such strategy. ####
(4)Annual report to congress #####
(A)Reports required Not later than May 1, 2023, and annually thereafter until May 1, 2028, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing, for the year covered by the report— ######
(i)the analytical findings and activities of the intelligence community with respect to Russian atrocities in Ukraine; and ######
(ii)the recipients of information shared pursuant to this section for the purpose of ensuring accountability for such Russian atrocities, and the date of any such sharing. #####
(B)Form Each report submitted under subparagraph
(A)may be submitted in classified form, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods. #####
(C)Supplement The Director of National Intelligence may supplement an existing reporting requirement with the information required under subparagraph
(A)on an annual basis to satisfy that requirement with prior notification of intent to do so to the appropriate committees of Congress. ###
(c)Sunset This section shall cease to have effect on December 31, 2028. The Director and Coordinator shall carry out this section before such date regardless of any ceasefire or cessation of armed hostilities by Russia in Ukraine occurring before such date.
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INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COORDINATOR FOR RUSSIAN ATROCITIES ACCOUNTABILITY
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