§ 209. REPORT ON RUSSIAN FEDERATION MALIGN INFLUENCE IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN.

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In General .— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Dec. 20, 2019 ], the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on Russian Federation malign influence in the Republic of Cyprus, Greece, and Israel since January 1, 2017 . Elements .— The report required under subsection

(a)shall include the following elements: An assessment of security, political, and energy goals of the Russian Federation in the Eastern Mediterranean. A description of energy projects of the Government of the Russian Federation in the Eastern Mediterranean. A listing of Russian national ownership of media outlets in these countries, including the name of the media outlet, approximate viewership, and assessment of whether the outlet promotes pro-Kremlin views. An assessment of military engagement by the Government of the Russian Federation in the security sector, including engagement by military equipment and personnel contractors. An assessment of efforts supported by the Government of the Russian Federation to influence elections in the three countries, through the use of cyber attacks, social media campaigns, or other malign influence techniques. An assessment of efforts by the Government of the Russian Federation to intimidate and influence the decision by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, leader of 300,000,000 Orthodox Christians worldwide, to grant autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Form .— The report required under subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.