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Calendar No. 118 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1221 

To counter the influence of the Russian Federation in Europe and Eurasia, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 24, 2017 

Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. COONS) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

JUNE 6, 2017 

Reported by Mr. CORKER, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To counter the influence of the Russian Federation in 

Europe and Eurasia, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Countering Russian 

5 Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

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1 (1) The Government of the Russian Federation 

2 has sought to exert influence throughout Europe and 

3 Eurasia, including in the former states of the Soviet 

4 Union, by providing resources to political parties, 

5 think tanks, and civil society groups that sow dis6 trust in democratic institutions and actors, promote 

7 xenophobic and illiberal views, and otherwise under8 mine European unity. The Government of the Rus9 sian Federation has also engaged in well-documented 

10 corruption practices as a means toward undermining 

11 and buying influence in European and Eurasian 

12 countries. 

13 (2) The Government of the Russian Federation 

14 has largely eliminated a once-vibrant Russian-lan15 guage independent media sector and severely curtails 

16 free and independent media within the borders of 

17 the Russian Federation. Russian-language media or18 ganizations that are funded and controlled by the 

19 Government of the Russian Federation and dissemi20 nate information within and outside of the Russian 

21 Federation routinely traffic in anti-Western 

22 disinformation, while few independent, fact-based 

23 media sources provide objective reporting for Rus24 sian-speaking audiences inside or outside of the Rus25 sian Federation. 

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1 (3) The Government of the Russian Federation 

2 continues to violate its commitments under the 

3 Memorandum on Security Assurances in connection 

4 with Ukraine’s Accession to the Treaty on the Non5 Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Budapest 

6 December 5, 1994, and the Conference on Security 

7 and Co-operation in Europe Final Act, concluded at 

8 Helsinki August 1, 1975 (commonly referred to as 

9 the ‘‘Helsinki Final Act’’), which laid the ground10 work for the establishment of the Organization for 

11 Security and Co-operation in Europe, of which the 

12 Russian Federation is a member, by its illegal an13 nexation of Crimea in 2014, its illegal occupation of 

14 South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia in 2008, and 

15 its ongoing destabilizing activities in eastern 

16 Ukraine. 

17 (4) The Government of the Russian Federation 

18 continues to ignore the terms of the August 2008 

19 ceasefire agreement relating to Georgia, which re20 quires the withdrawal of Russian Federation troops, 

21 free access by humanitarian groups to the regions of 

22 South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and monitoring of the 

23 conflict areas by the European Union Monitoring 

24 Mission. 

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1 (5) The Government of the Russian Federation 

2 is failing to comply with the terms of the Minsk 

3 Agreement to address the ongoing conflict in eastern 

4 Ukraine, signed in Minsk, Belarus, on February 11, 

5 2015, by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, 

6 and Germany, as well as the Minsk Protocol, which 

7 was agreed to on September 5, 2014. 

8 (6) The Government of the Russian Federation 

9 is— 

10 (A) in violation of the Treaty between the 

11 United States of America and the Union of So12 viet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of 

13 their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range 

14 Missiles, signed at Washington December 8, 

15 1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988 

16 (commonly known as the ‘‘INF Treaty’’); and 

17 (B) failing to meet its obligations under 

18 the Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki 

19 March 24, 1992, and entered into force Janu20 ary 1, 2002 (commonly known as the ‘‘Open 

21 Skies Treaty’’). 

22 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

23 It is the sense of Congress that— 

24 (1) the Government of the Russian Federation 

25 bears responsibility for the continuing violence in 

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1 Eastern Ukraine, including the death on April 24, 

2 2017, of Joseph Stone, a citizen of the United 

3 States working as a monitor for the Organization for 

4 Security and Co-operation in Europe; 

5 (2) the President should call on the Govern6 ment of the Russian Federation— 

7 (A) to withdraw all of its forces from the 

8 territories of Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova; 

9 (B) to return control of the borders of 

10 those territories to their respective govern11 ments; and 

12 (C) to cease all efforts to undermine the 

13 popularly elected governments of those coun14 tries; 

15 (3) the Government of the Russian Federation 

16 has applied, and continues to apply, to the countries 

17 and peoples of Georgia and Ukraine, traditional uses 

18 of force, intelligence operations, and influence cam19 paigns, which represent clear and present threats to 

20 the countries of Europe and Eurasia; 

21 (4) in response, the countries of Europe and 

22 Eurasia should redouble efforts to build resilience 

23 within their institutions, political systems, and civil 

24 societies; 

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1 (5) the United States supports the institutions 

2 that the Government of the Russian Federation 

3 seeks to undermine, including the North Atlantic 

4 Treaty Organization and the European Union; 

5 (6) a strong North Atlantic Treaty Organiza6 tion is critical to maintaining peace and security in 

7 Europe and Eurasia; 

8 (7) the United States should continue to work 

9 with the European Union as a partner against ag10 gression by the Government of the Russian Federa11 tion, coordinating aid programs, development assist12 ance, and other counter-Russian efforts; 

13 (8) the United States should encourage the es14 tablishment of a commission for media freedom 

15 within the Council of Europe, modeled on the Venice 

16 Commission regarding rule of law issues, that would 

17 be chartered to provide governments with expert rec18 ommendations on maintaining legal and regulatory 

19 regimes supportive of free and independent media 

20 and an informed citizenry able to distinguish be21 tween fact-based reporting, opinion, and 

22 disinformation; 

23 (9) in addition to working to strengthen the 

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1 pean Union, the United States should work with the 

2 individual countries of Europe and Eurasia— 

3 (A) to identify vulnerabilities to aggres4 sion, disinformation, corruption, and so-called 

5 hybrid warfare by the Government of the Rus6 sian Federation; 

7 (B) to establish strategic and technical 

8 plans for addressing those vulnerabilities; 

9 (C) to ensure that the financial systems of 

10 those countries are not being used to shield il11 licit financial activity by officials of the Govern12 ment of the Russian Federation or individuals 

13 in President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle who 

14 have been enriched through corruption; 

15 (D) to investigate and prosecute cases of 

16 corruption by Russian actors; and 

17 (E) to work toward full compliance with 

18 the Convention on Combating Bribery of For19 eign Public Officials in International Business 

20 Transactions (commonly referred to as the 

21 ‘‘Anti-Bribery Convention’’) of the Organization 

22 for Economic Co-operation and Development; 

23 and 

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1 (10) the President of the United States should 

2 use the authority of the President to impose sanc3 tions under— 

4 (A) the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Ac5 countability Act of 2012 (title IV of Public Law 

6 112–208; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note); and 

7 (B) the Global Magnitsky Human Rights 

8 Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of 

9 Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note). 

10 SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

11 The United States, consistent with the principle of 

12 ex injuria jus non oritur, supports the policy known as 

13 the ‘‘Stimson Doctrine’’ and thus does not recognize terri14 torial changes effected by force, including the illegal inva15 sions and occupations of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Crimea, 

16 Eastern Ukraine, and Transnistria. 

17 SEC. 5. COORDINATING AID AND ASSISTANCE ACROSS EU18 ROPE AND EURASIA. 

19 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 are authorized to be appropriated for the Countering Rus21 sian Influence Fund $250,000,000 for fiscal years 2018 

22 and 2019. 

23 (b) MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND.—Not later than 90 

24 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec25 retary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of 

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1 the United States Agency for International Development 

2 and, as appropriate, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

3 the Director of National Intelligence, and the Secretary 

4 of Defense, shall establish a working group to administer 

5 the Countering Russian Influence Fund in order to facili6 tate the achievement of the goals described in subsection 

7 (c) while minimizing the expense to United States tax8 payers. 

9 (c) USE OF FUNDS.— 

10 (1) MANDATORY USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in 

11 the Countering Russian Influence Fund shall be 

12 used for the following: 

13 (A) To assist in protecting critical infra14 structure and electoral mechanisms from 

15 cyberattacks in the following countries: 

16 (i) Countries that are members of the 

17 North Atlantic Treaty Organization or the 

18 European Union that the Secretary of 

19 State determines— 

20 (I) are vulnerable to influence by 

21 the Russian Federation; and 

22 (II) lack the economic capability 

23 to effectively respond to aggression by 

24 the Russian Federation without the 

25 support of the United States. 

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1 (ii) Countries that are participating in 

2 the enlargement process of the North At3 lantic Treaty Organization or the Euro4 pean Union, including Albania, Bosnia and 

5 Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, 

6 Moldova, Kosovo, Serbia, and Ukraine. 

7 (B) To combat corruption, improve the 

8 rule of law, and otherwise strengthen inde9 pendent judiciaries and prosecutors general of10 fices in the countries described in subparagraph 

11 (A). 

12 (2) DISCRETIONARY USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts 

13 in the Countering Russian Influence Fund may be 

14 used to seek to achieve the following, to the extent 

15 practicable and as appropriate: 

16 (A) Responding to the humanitarian crises 

17 and instability caused or aggravated by the in18 vasions and occupations of Georgia and 

19 Ukraine by the Russian Federation. 

20 (B) Improving participatory legislative 

21 processes and legal education, political trans22 parency and competition, and compliance with 

23 international obligations in the countries de24 scribed in paragraph (1)(A). 

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1 (C) Building the capacity of civil society, 

2 media, and other nongovernmental organiza3 tions countering the influence and propaganda 

4 of the Russian Federation in the countries de5 scribed in paragraph (1)(A). 

6 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, act8 ing through Coordinator of United States Assistance 

9 to Europe and Eurasia (authorized pursuant to sec10 tion 601 of the Support for East European Democ11 racy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5461) and 

12 section 102 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerg13 ing Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Sup14 port Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5812)), shall coordinate 

15 efforts to implement the goals described in sub16 section (c) and establish metrics relating to efforts 

17 to achieve those goals. 

18 (2) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1 

20 of each year, the Secretary of State, acting 

21 through the Coordinator of United States As22 sistance to Europe and Eurasia, shall submit to 

23 the appropriate congressional committees a re24 port on the programs and activities carried out 

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1 to achieve the goals described in subsection (c) 

2 during the preceding fiscal year. 

3 (B) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by 

4 subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to 

5 each program or activity described in that sub6 paragraph— 

7 (i) the amount of funding for the pro8 gram or activity; 

9 (ii) the goal described in subsection 

10 (c) to which the program or activity re11 lates; and 

12 (iii) an assessment of whether or not 

13 the goal was met. 

14 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the Countering Rus15 sian Influence Fund shall be used for the following: 

16 (1) To assist in protecting critical infrastructure 

17 and electoral mechanisms from cyberattacks in the 

18 following countries: 

19 (A) Countries that are members of the North 

20 Atlantic Treaty Organization or the European 

21 Union that the Secretary of State determines— 

22 (i) are vulnerable to influence by the 

23 Russian Federation; and 

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1 sian Federation without the support of the 

2 United States. 

3 (B) Countries that are participating in the 

4 enlargement process of the North Atlantic Treaty 

5 Organization or the European Union, including 

6 Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Mac7 edonia, Moldova, Kosovo, Serbia, and Ukraine. 

8 (2) To combat corruption, improve the rule of 

9 law, and otherwise strengthen independent judiciaries 

10 and prosecutors general offices in the countries de11 scribed in paragraph (1). 

12 (3) To respond to the humanitarian crises and 

13 instability caused or aggravated by the invasions and 

14 occupations of Georgia and Ukraine by the Russian 

15 Federation. 

16 (4) To improve participatory legislative proc17 esses and legal education, political transparency and 

18 competition, and compliance with international obli19 gations in the countries described in paragraph (1). 

20 (5) To build the capacity and resilience of civil 

21 society, media, and other nongovernmental organiza22 tions in countering the influence and propaganda of 

23 the Russian Federation in such countries. 

24 (6) To support the efforts of independent media 

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1 tribute, and share information in all regions in such 

2 countries. 

3 (7) To support objective, Russian-language, inde4 pendent media, investigative journalism, and civil so5 ciety watchdog groups working to combat corruption 

6 in such countries and encourage cooperation with so7 cial media entities to strengthen the integrity of infor8 mation on the Internet. 

9 (8) To promote and protect Internet freedom and 

10 information security in such countries. 

11 (9) To support research and analysis on the ef12 fects of information warfare on target audiences and 

13 best practices for promoting resilience. 

14 (10) To assist the Secretary of State in executing 

15 the functions specified in section 1287(b) of the Na16 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 

17 (Public Law 114–328) for the purposes of recognizing, 

18 understanding, exposing, and countering propaganda 

19 and disinformation efforts by foreign governments. 

20 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall, 

22 acting through the Coordinator of United States As23 sistance to Europe and Eurasia (authorized pursuant 

24 to section 601 of the Support for East European De25 mocracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5461) and 

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1 section 102 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerging 

2 Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support 

3 Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5812)) and in consultation 

4 with the Administrator for the United States Agency 

5 for International Development, the Director of the 

6 Global Engagement Center of the Department of 

7 State, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the 

8 Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the heads of 

9 other relevant Federal agencies, coordinate and carry 

10 out activities described in subsection (b). 

11 (2) METHOD.—The activities described in sub12 section (b) shall be carried out through— 

13 (A) initiatives of the United States Govern14 ment; 

15 (B) Federal grant programs such as the In16 formation Access Fund; or 

17 (C) nongovernmental or international orga18 nizations, such as the Organization for Security 

19 and Co-operation in Europe, the National En20 dowment for Democracy, the Black Sea Trust, 

21 the Balkan Trust for Democracy, the Prague 

22 Civil Society Centre, the North Atlantic Treaty 

23 Organization Strategic Communications Centre 

24 of Excellence, the European Endowment for De25 mocracy, and related organizations. 

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1 (3) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1 of 

3 each year, the Secretary of State, acting through 

4 the Coordinator of United States Assistance to 

5 Europe and Eurasia, shall submit to the appro6 priate congressional committees a report on the 

7 programs and activities carried out to achieve 

8 the goals described in subsection (b) during the 

9 preceding fiscal year. 

10 (B) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by 

11 subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to 

12 each program or activity described in that sub13 paragraph— 

14 (i) the amount of funding for the pro15 gram or activity; 

16 (ii) the goal described in subsection (b) 

17 to which the program or activity relates; 

18 and 

19 (iii) an assessment of whether or not 

20 the goal was met. 

21 (e)(d) COORDINATION WITH GLOBAL PARTNERS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—In order to maximize cost 

23 efficiency, eliminate duplication, and speed the 

24 achievement of the goals described in subsection (c) 

25 (b), the working group established under subsection 

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1 (b) the Secretary of State shall ensure coordination 

2 with— 

3 (A) the European Union and its institu4 tions; 

5 (B) the governments of countries that are 

6 members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organi7 zation or the European Union; and 

8 (C) international organizations and quasi9 governmental funding entities that carry out 

10 programs and activities that seek to accomplish 

11 the goals described in subsection (c) (b). 

12 (2) REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE.—Not 

13 later than April 1 of each year, the Secretary of 

14 State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

15 committees a report that includes— 

16 (A) the amount of funding provided to 

17 each country referred to in subsection (c) (b) 

18 by— 

19 (i) the European Union or its institu20 tions; 

21 (ii) the government of each country 

22 that is a member of the European Union 

23 or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; 

24 and 

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1 (iii) international organizations and 

2 quasi-governmental funding entities that 

3 carry out programs and activities that seek 

4 to accomplish the goals described in sub5 section (c) (b); and 

6 (B) an assessment of whether the funding 

7 described in subparagraph (A) is commensurate 

8 with funding provided by the United States for 

9 those goals. 

10 (f)(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

11 section shall be construed to apply to or limit United 

12 States foreign assistance not provided using amounts 

13 available in the Countering Russian Influence Fund. 

14 (f) ENSURING ADEQUATE STAFFING FOR GOVERNANCE

15 ACTIVITIES.—In order to ensure that the United States 

16 Government is properly focused on combating corruption, 

17 improving rule of law, and building the capacity of civil 

18 society, media, and other nongovernmental organizations in 

19 countries described in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of 

20 State shall establish a pilot program for Foreign Service 

21 officer positions focused on governance and anticorruption 

22 activities in such countries. 

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1 SEC. 6. REPORT ON MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS CONTROLLED 

2 AND FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 

3 RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 

6 the President shall submit to the appropriate congres7 sional committees a report that includes a description of 

8 media organizations that are controlled and funded by the 

9 Government of the Russian Federation, and any affiliated 

10 entities, whether operating within or outside the Russian 

11 Federation, including broadcast and satellite-based tele12 vision, radio, Internet, and print media organizations. 

13 (b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub14 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 

15 include a classified annex. 

16 SEC. 7. REPORT ON RUSSIAN FEDERATION INFLUENCE ON 

17 ELECTIONS IN EUROPE AND EURASIA. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 

20 the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

21 committees a report on funds provided by, or funds the use 

22 of which was directed by, the Government of the Russian 

23 Federation or any Russian person with the intention of in24 fluencing the outcome of any election or campaign in any 

25 country in Europe or Eurasia during the preceding year, 

26 including through direct support to any political party, 

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1 candidate, lobbying campaign, nongovernmental organiza2 tion, or civic organization. 

3 (b) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by sub4 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 

5 include a classified annex. 

6 (c) RUSSIAN PERSON DEFINED.—In this section, the 

7 term ‘‘Russian person’’ means— 

8 (1) an individual who is a citizen or national of 

9 the Russian Federation; or 

10 (2) an entity organized under the laws of the 

11 Russian Federation or otherwise subject to the juris12 diction of the Government of the Russian Federation. 

13 SEC. 8. UKRANIAN ENERGY SECURITY. 

14 (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

15 United States— 

16 (1) to support the Government of Ukraine in re17 storing its sovereign and territorial integrity; 

18 (2) to condemn and oppose all of the desta19 bilizing efforts by the Government of the Russian Fed20 eration in Ukraine in violation of its obligations and 

21 international commitments; 

22 (3) to never recognize the illegal annexation of 

23 Crimea by the Government of the Russian Federation 

24 or the separation of any portion of Ukrainian terri25 tory through the use of military force; 

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1 (4) to deter the Government of the Russian Fed2 eration from further destabilizing and invading 

3 Ukraine and other independent countries in Central 

4 and Eastern Europe and the Caucuses; 

5 (5) to assist in promoting reform in regulatory 

6 oversight and operations in Ukraine’s energy sector, 

7 including the establishment and empowerment of an 

8 independent regulatory organization; 

9 (6) to encourage and support fair competition, 

10 market liberalization, and reliability in Ukraine’s en11 ergy sector; 

12 (7) to help Ukraine and United States allies and 

13 partners in Europe reduce their dependence on Rus14 sian energy resources, especially natural gas, which 

15 the Government of the Russian Federation uses as a 

16 weapon to coerce, intimidate, and influence other 

17 countries; 

18 (8) to work with European Union member states 

19 and European Union institutions to promote energy 

20 security through developing diversified and liberalized 

21 energy markets that provide diversified sources, sup22 pliers, and routes; 

23 (9) to continue to oppose the NordStream 2 pipe24 line given its detrimental impacts on the European 

25 Union’s energy security, gas market development in 

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1 Central and Eastern Europe, and energy reforms in 

2 Ukraine; and 

3 (10) that the United States Government should 

4 prioritize the export of United States energy resources 

5 in order to create American jobs, help United States 

6 allies and partners, and strengthen United States for7 eign policy. 

8 (b) PLAN TO PROMOTE ENERGY SECURITY IN

9 UKRAINE.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in co11 ordination with the Administrator of the United 

12 States Agency for International Development and the 

13 Secretary of Energy, shall work with the Government 

14 of Ukraine to develop a plan to increase energy secu15 rity in Ukraine, increase the amount of energy pro16 duced in Ukraine, and reduce Ukraine’s reliance on 

17 energy imports from the Russian Federation. 

18 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan developed under 

19 paragraph (1) shall include strategies for market lib20 eralization, effective regulation and oversight, supply 

21 diversification, energy reliability, and energy effi22 ciency, such as through supporting— 

23 (A) the promotion of advanced technology 

24 and modern operating practices in Ukraine’s oil 

25 and gas sector; 

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1 (B) modern geophysical and meteorological 

2 survey work as needed followed by international 

3 tenders to help attract qualified investment into 

4 exploration and development of areas with un5 tapped resources in Ukraine; 

6 (C) a broadening of Ukraine’s electric power 

7 transmission interconnection with Europe; 

8 (D) the strengthening of Ukraine’s capa9 bility to maintain electric power grid stability 

10 and reliability; 

11 (E) independent regulatory oversight and 

12 operations of Ukraine’s gas market and elec13 tricity sector; 

14 (F) the implementation of primary gas law 

15 including pricing, tariff structure, and legal reg16 ulatory implementation; 

17 (G) privatization of government owned en18 ergy companies through credible legal frame19 works and a transparent process compliant with 

20 international best practices; 

21 (H) procurement and transport of emer22 gency fuel supplies, including reverse pipeline 

23 flows from Europe; 

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1 (I) provision of technical assistance for cri2 sis planning, crisis response, and public out3 reach; 

4 (J) repair of infrastructure to enable the 

5 transport of fuel supplies; 

6 (K) repair of power generating or power 

7 transmission equipment or facilities; and 

8 (L) improved building energy efficiency and 

9 other measures designed to reduce energy de10 mand in Ukraine. 

11 (3) REPORTS.— 

12 (A) IMPLEMENTATION OF UKRAINE FREE13 DOM SUPPORT ACT OF 2014 PROVISIONS.—Not 

14 later than 180 days after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub16 mit to the appropriate congressional committees 

17 a report detailing the status of implementing the 

18 provisions required under section 7(c) of the 

19 Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 (Public 

20 Law 113–272), including detailing the plans re21 quired under that section, the level of funding 

22 that has been allocated to and expended for the 

23 strategies set forth under that section, and 

24 progress that has been made in implementing the 

25 strategies developed pursuant to that section. 

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1 (B) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

3 every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State 

4 shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

5 committees a report detailing the plan developed 

6 under paragraph (1), the level of funding that 

7 has been allocated to and expended for the strate8 gies set forth in paragraph (2), and progress that 

9 has been made in implementing the strategies. 

10 (C) BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary of State, or 

11 a designee of the Secretary, shall brief the appro12 priate congressional committees not later than 

13 30 days after the submission of each report 

14 under subparagraph (B). In addition, the De15 partment of State shall make relevant officials 

16 available upon request to brief the appropriate 

17 congressional committees on all available infor18 mation that relates directly or indirectly to 

19 Ukraine or energy security in Eastern Europe. 

20 (D) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT21 TEES DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term 

22 ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

23 (i) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

24 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

25 Senate; and 

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1 (ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

2 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

3 House of Representatives. 

4 (c) SUPPORTING EFFORTS OF COUNTRIES IN EUROPE

5 AND EURASIA TO DECREASE THEIR DEPENDENCE ON RUS6 SIAN SOURCES OF ENERGY.— 

7 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following 

8 findings: 

9 (A) The Government of the Russian Federa10 tion uses its strong position in the energy sector 

11 as leverage to manipulate the internal politics 

12 and foreign relations of the countries of Europe 

13 and Eurasia. 

14 (B) This influence is based not only on the 

15 Russian Federation’s oil and natural gas re16 sources, but also on its state-owned nuclear 

17 power and electricity companies. 

18 (2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

19 Congress that— 

20 (A) the United States should assist the ef21 forts of the countries of Europe and Eurasia to 

22 enhance their energy security through diver23 sification of energy supplies in order to lessen 

24 dependencies on Russian Federation energy re25 sources and state-owned entities; and 

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1 (B) the Export-Import Bank of the United 

2 States and the Overseas Private Investment Cor3 poration should play key roles in supporting 

4 critical energy projects that contribute to that 

5 goal. 

6 (3) USE OF COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE

7 FUND TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

8 Amounts in the Countering Russian Influence Fund 

9 pursuant to section 5 shall be used to provide tech10 nical advice to countries described in subsection (b)(1) 

11 of such section designed to enhance energy security 

12 and lessen dependence on energy from Russian Fed13 eration sources. 

14 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

15 authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State 

16 a total of $30,000,000 for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 to 

17 carry out the strategies set forth in subsection (b)(2) and 

18 other activities under this section related to the promotion 

19 of energy security in Ukraine. 

20 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

21 shall be construed as affecting the responsibilities required 

22 and authorities provided under section 7 of the Ukraine 

23 Freedom Support Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–272). 

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•S 1221 RS

1 SEC. 79. TERMINATION. 

2 The provisions of this Act shall terminate on the date 

3 that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this 

4 Act. 

5 SEC. 810. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 

6 DEFINED. 

7 In Except as otherwise provided, in this Act, the term 

8 ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

9 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

10 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af11 fairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Com12 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af13 fairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Se14 lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

15 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

16 Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on 

17 Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Secu18 rity, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Per19 manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

20 House of Representatives. 

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Calendar No. 118 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1221 

A BILL 

To counter the influence of the Russian Federation 

in Europe and Eurasia, and for other purposes. 

JUNE 6, 2017 

Reported with amendments 

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