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Calendar No. 40 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1617 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 13, 2019 

Received; read the first time 

MARCH 14, 2019 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keeping Russian En5 trapments Minimal and Limiting Intelligence Networks 

6 Act’’ or the ‘‘KREMLIN Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Russia continues to engage in information 

2 warfare and political interference in the West, in3 cluding by undermining democratic systems and ex4 ploiting economic and ethnic tensions within member 

5 countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

6 (2) Such activities constitute a threat to the 

7 United States and to its allies. 

8 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

9 It is the sense of Congress that— 

10 (1) the Countering America’s Adversaries 

11 Through Sanctions Act (Public Law 115–44) au12 thorized the United States Government to impose 

13 sanctions in response to actions by countries, includ14 ing Russia, that undermine the security of the 

15 United States; 

16 (2) the United States should sustain its con17 tribution to the newly deployed enhanced forward 

18 presence of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

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

20 and encourage Canada, the United Kingdom, and 

21 Germany to continue their important leadership 

22 roles in the military presence of NATO in those 

23 countries; 

24 (3) the United States has defensive intentions 

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1 tary posture in Europe, and does not seek to threat2 en Russian territory; 

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

4 enemy of the Russian people; 

5 (5) the United States desires a peaceful, eco6 nomically prosperous relationship with Russia based 

7 on democratic principles where freedom and the rule 

8 of law are upheld for all; and 

9 (6) the United States is committed to defending 

10 these fundamental beliefs against any Russian ag11 gression. 

12 SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT FOR INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS. 

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

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

15 Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State 

16 and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appro17 priate congressional committees each of the assessments 

18 described in subsection (b). 

19 (b) ASSESSMENTS DESCRIBED.—The assessments 

20 described in this section are the following with respect to 

21 the current intentions of the political leadership of the 

22 Russian Federation and based on intelligence obtained 

23 from all sources: 

24 (1) Potential military action against members 

25 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 


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1 (2) Potential responses to an enlarged United 

2 States or NATO military presence in eastern Europe 

3 or to increased United States military support for 

4 allies and partners in the region, such as the provi5 sion of additional lethal military equipment to 

6 Ukraine or Georgia. 

7 (3) Potential areas where the Government of 

8 the Russian Federation could exploit weaknesses and 

9 divisions among the governments of its Western ad10 versaries. 

11 (c) FORM.—Each assessment required under sub12 section (a) may be submitted in classified form but shall 

13 also include an unclassified executive summary, consistent 

14 with the protection of intelligence sources and methods. 

15 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 

16 In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com17 mittees’’ means— 

18 (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel19 ligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 

20 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep21 resentatives; and 


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1 (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the 

2 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 

3 on Armed Services of the Senate. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 12, 

2019. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 40 

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 

MARCH 14, 2019 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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