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and substantially increasing, and maintaining through fis-
cal year 2017, the quantity of Russian-language broad-
casting into the countries of the former Soviet Union fund-
ed by the United States in order to counter Russian Fed-
eration propaganda. 
(b) 
PRIORITIZATION
OF
BROADCASTING
INTO 
UKRAINE, GEORGIA, AND MOLDOVA.—The plan required 
by subsection (a) shall prioritize broadcasting into 
Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova by the Voice of America 
and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 
(c) ADDITIONAL PRIORITIES.—In developing the plan 
required by subsection (a), the Chairman shall consider— 
(1) near-term increases in Russian-language 
broadcasting for countries of the former Soviet 
Union (other than the countries specified in sub-
section (b)), including Latvia, Lithuania, and Esto-
nia; and 
(2) increases in broadcasting in other critical 
languages, including Ukrainian and Romanian lan-
guages. 
(d) BROADCASTING DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘broadcasting’’ means the distribution of media con-
tent via radio broadcasting, television broadcasting, and 
Internet-based platforms, among other platforms. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 
through 2018 to carry out activities under this sec-
tion. 
(2) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Amounts 
authorized to be appropriated pursuant to paragraph 
(1) shall supplement and not supplant other 
amounts made available for activities described in 
this section. 
SEC. 9. SUPPORT FOR RUSSIAN DEMOCRACY AND CIVIL SO-
CIETY ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall, di-
rectly or through nongovernmental or international orga-
nizations, such as the Organization for Security and Co- 
operation in Europe, the National Endowment for Democ-
racy, and related organizations— 
(1) improve democratic governance, trans-
parency, accountability, rule of law, and anti-corrup-
tion efforts in the Russian Federation; 
(2) strengthen democratic institutions and polit-
ical and civil society organizations in the Russian 
Federation; 
(3) expand uncensored Internet access in the 
Russian Federation; and 
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(4) expand free and unfettered access to inde-
pendent media of all kinds in the Russian Federa-
tion, including through increasing United States 
Government-supported broadcasting activities, and 
assist with the protection of journalists and civil so-
ciety activists who have been targeted for free speech 
activities. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2018 
to carry out the activities set forth in subsection (a). 
(c) STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall submit a strategy to carry out the activities set 
forth in subsection (a) to— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(d) TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS.—Any assist-
ance provided pursuant to this section shall be conducted 
in as transparent of a manner as possible, consistent with 
the nature and goals of this section. The President shall 
provide a briefing on the activities funded by this section 
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at the request of the committees specified in subsection 
(c). 
SEC. 10. REPORT ON NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER 
THE INF TREATY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The Russian Federation is in violation of its 
obligations under the Treaty between the United 
States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist 
Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate- 
Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, signed at Wash-
ington December 8, 1987, and entered into force 
June 1, 1988 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Inter-
mediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty’’ or ‘‘INF 
Treaty’’). 
(2) This behavior poses a threat to the United 
States, its deployed forces, and its allies. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the President should hold the Russian Fed-
eration accountable for being in violation of its obli-
gations under the INF Treaty; and 
(2) the President should demand the Russian 
Federation completely and verifiably eliminate the 
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military systems that constitute the violation of its 
obligations under the INF Treaty. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 
days thereafter, the President shall submit to the 
committees specified in subsection (d) a report that 
includes the following elements: 
(A) A description of the status of the 
President’s efforts, in cooperation with United 
States allies, to hold the Russian Federation ac-
countable for being in violation of its obliga-
tions under the INF Treaty and obtain the 
complete and verifiable elimination of its mili-
tary systems that constitute the violation of its 
obligations under the INF Treaty. 
(B) The President’s assessment as to 
whether it remains in the national security in-
terests of the United States to remain a party 
to the INF Treaty, and other related treaties 
and agreements, while the Russian Federation 
is in violation of its obligations under the INF 
Treaty. 
(C) Notification of any deployment by the 
Russian Federation of a ground launched bal-
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