TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 501. ASSESSMENT OF SIGNIFICANT RUSSIAN INFLU-
ENCE CAMPAIGNS DIRECTED AT FOREIGN 
ELECTIONS AND REFERENDA. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a report containing an analytical assess-
ment of the most significant Russian influence campaigns, 
if any, conducted during the 3-year period preceding the 
date of the enactment of this Act, as well as the most signifi-
cant current or planned such Russian influence campaigns, 
if any. Such assessment shall include— 
(1) a summary of such significant Russian in-
fluence campaigns, including, at a minimum, the spe-
cific means by which such campaigns were conducted, 
are being conducted, or likely will be conducted, as 
appropriate, and the specific goal of each such cam-
paign; 
(2) a summary of any defenses against or re-
sponses to such Russian influence campaigns by the 
foreign state holding the elections or referenda; 
(3) a summary of any relevant activities by ele-
ments of the intelligence community undertaken for 
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the purpose of assisting the government of such for-
eign state in defending against or responding to such 
Russian influence campaigns; and 
(4) an assessment of the effectiveness of such de-
fenses and responses described in paragraphs (2) and 
(3). 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) may 
be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted, shall 
contain an unclassified summary. 
(c) RUSSIAN INFLUENCE CAMPAIGN DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘Russian influence campaign’’ means 
any effort, covert or overt, and by any means, attributable 
to the Russian Federation directed at an election, ref-
erendum, or similar process in a country other than the 
Russian Federation or the United States. 
SEC. 502. FOREIGN COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND CYBERSE-
CURITY THREATS TO FEDERAL ELECTION 
CAMPAIGNS. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—As provided in paragraph 
(2), for each Federal election, the Director of National 
Intelligence, in coordination with the Under Sec-
retary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and 
Analysis and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, shall make publicly available on an 
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internet website an advisory report on foreign coun-
terintelligence and cybersecurity threats to election 
campaigns for Federal offices. Each such report shall 
include, consistent with the protection of sources and 
methods, each of the following: 
(A) A description of foreign counterintel-
ligence and cybersecurity threats to election cam-
paigns for Federal offices. 
(B) A summary of best practices that elec-
tion campaigns for Federal offices can employ in 
seeking to counter such threats. 
(C) An identification of any publicly avail-
able resources, including United States Govern-
ment resources, for countering such threats. 
(2) SCHEDULE FOR SUBMITTAL.—A report under 
this subsection shall be made available as follows: 
(A) In the case of a report regarding an 
election held for the office of Senator or Member 
of the House of Representatives during 2018, not 
later than the date that is 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(B) In the case of a report regarding an 
election for a Federal office during any subse-
quent year, not later than the date that is one 
year before the date of the election. 
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(3) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED.—A report 
under this subsection shall reflect the most current in-
formation available to the Director of National Intel-
ligence regarding foreign counterintelligence and cy-
bersecurity threats. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CAMPAIGNS SUBJECT TO HEIGHT-
ENED THREATS.—If the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation and the Under Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity for Intelligence and Analysis jointly determine that an 
election campaign for Federal office is subject to a height-
ened foreign counterintelligence or cybersecurity threat, the 
Director and the Under Secretary, consistent with the pro-
tection of sources and methods, may make available addi-
tional information to the appropriate representatives of 
such campaign. 
SEC. 503. ASSESSMENT OF THREAT FINANCE RELATING TO 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel-
ligence, acting through the National Intelligence Manager 
for Threat Finance, shall submit to the congressional intel-
ligence committees a report containing an assessment of the 
financing of threat activity by the Russian Federation. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subsection 
(a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
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(1) A summary of leading examples from the 3- 
year period prior to the date of the report of any 
threat finance activities conducted by, for the benefit 
of, or at the behest of officials of the Government of 
Russia, persons subject to sanctions under any provi-
sion of law imposing sanctions with respect to Rus-
sia, or Russian nationals subject to sanctions under 
any other provision of law. 
(2) An assessment with respect to any trends or 
patterns in threat finance activities relating to Rus-
sia, including common methods of conducting such 
activities. 
(3) A summary of engagement and coordination 
with international partners on threat finance relating 
to Russia, especially in Europe, including examples 
of such engagement and coordination. 
(4) An identification of any resource and collec-
tion gaps. 
(c) FORM.—The report submitted under subsection (a) 
may be submitted in classified form. 
(d) THREAT FINANCE DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘threat finance’’ means— 
(1) the financing of cyber operations, global in-
fluence campaigns, intelligence service activities, pro-
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