116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1617 

AN ACT 

To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit 

intelligence assessments of the intentions of the political 

leadership of the Russian Federation, 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keeping Russian En3 trapments Minimal and Limiting Intelligence Networks 

4 Act’’ or the ‘‘KREMLIN Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

6 Congress finds the following: 

7 (1) Russia continues to engage in information 

8 warfare and political interference in the West, in9 cluding by undermining democratic systems and ex10 ploiting economic and ethnic tensions within member 

11 countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

12 (2) Such activities constitute a threat to the 

13 United States and to its allies. 

14 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

15 It is the sense of Congress that— 

16 (1) the Countering America’s Adversaries 

17 Through Sanctions Act (Public Law 115–44) au18 thorized the United States Government to impose 

19 sanctions in response to actions by countries, includ20 ing Russia, that undermine the security of the 

21 United States; 

22 (2) the United States should sustain its con23 tribution to the newly deployed enhanced forward 

24 presence of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

25 (NATO) in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia 

26 and encourage Canada, the United Kingdom, and 
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1 Germany to continue their important leadership 

2 roles in the military presence of NATO in those 

3 countries; 

4 (3) the United States has defensive intentions 

5 in pursuing such sanctions and such enhanced mili6 tary posture in Europe, and does not seek to threat7 en Russian territory; 

8 (4) the United States does not seek to be an 

9 enemy of the Russian people; 

10 (5) the United States desires a peaceful, eco11 nomically prosperous relationship with Russia based 

12 on democratic principles where freedom and the rule 

13 of law are upheld for all; and 

14 (6) the United States is committed to defending 

15 these fundamental beliefs against any Russian ag16 gression. 

17 SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT FOR INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS. 

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

19 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 

20 Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State 

21 and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appro22 priate congressional committees each of the assessments 

23 described in subsection (b). 

24 (b) ASSESSMENTS DESCRIBED.—The assessments 

25 described in this section are the following with respect to 
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1 the current intentions of the political leadership of the 

2 Russian Federation and based on intelligence obtained 

3 from all sources: 

4 (1) Potential military action against members 

5 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 

6 (2) Potential responses to an enlarged United 

7 States or NATO military presence in eastern Europe 

8 or to increased United States military support for 

9 allies and partners in the region, such as the provi10 sion of additional lethal military equipment to 

11 Ukraine or Georgia. 

12 (3) Potential areas where the Government of 

13 the Russian Federation could exploit weaknesses and 

14 divisions among the governments of its Western ad15 versaries. 

16 (c) FORM.—Each assessment required under sub17 section (a) may be submitted in classified form but shall 

18 also include an unclassified executive summary, consistent 

19 with the protection of intelligence sources and methods. 

20 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 

21 In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com22 mittees’’ means— 

23 (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel24 ligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 
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1 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep2 resentatives; and 

3 (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the 

4 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 

5 on Armed Services of the Senate. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 12, 

2019. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1617 

AN ACT 

To direct the Director of National Intelligence to 

tion, and for other purposes. of the political leadership of the Russian Federasubmit intelligence assessments of the intentions