(6) the President should faithfully execute the 
Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eur-
asia Act of 2017 by imposing and applying sanctions 
described in section 235 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 
9529) with respect to any individual or entity deter-
mined to have engaged in such significant trans-
action as if such person were a sanctioned person for 
purposes of such Act. 
SEC. 10. STRATEGY ON UNITED STATES ENERGY COOPERA-
TION IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of Energy, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a strategy on enhanced security and en-
ergy cooperation with countries in the Eastern Mediterra-
nean, including Israel, Greece, and Cyprus. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) A description of United States participation 
in the Eastern Mediterranean Natural Gas Forum. 
(2) An evaluation of all possible delivery mecha-
nisms into Europe for natural gas discoveries in the 
Eastern Mediterranean. 
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(3) An evaluation of efforts to protect energy 
exploration infrastructure in the region, including 
that of United States companies. 
(4) An assessment of the capacity of Cyprus to 
host an Energy Crisis Center in the region which 
could provide basing facilities in support of search 
and rescue efforts in the event of an accident. 
(5) An assessment of the timing of natural gas 
delivery in the region as well as assessment of the 
ultimate destination countries for the natural gas 
delivery from the region. 
(6) A plan to work with United States busi-
nesses seeking to invest in Eastern Mediterranean 
energy exploration, development, and cooperation. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 11. REPORT ON RUSSIAN FEDERATION MALIGN INFLU-
ENCE IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on Russian Federation malign influence in Israel, 
Greece, and Cyprus since January 1, 2017. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) An assessment of security, political, and en-
ergy goals of the Government of the Russian Fed-
eration in the Eastern Mediterranean. 
(2) A description of energy projects of the Gov-
ernment of the Russian Federation in the Eastern 
Mediterranean. 
(3) A listing of Russian national ownership of 
media outlets in these countries, including the name 
of the media outlet, approximate viewership, and as-
sessment of whether the outlet promotes pro-Krem-
lin views. 
(4) An assessment of military engagement by 
the Government of the Russian Federation in the se-
curity sector, including engagement by military 
equipment and personnel contractors. 
(5) An assessment of efforts supported by the 
Government of the Russian Federation to influence 
elections in the three countries, through the use of 
cyber attacks, social media campaigns, or other ma-
lign influence techniques. 
(6) An assessment of activity by Russian re-
lated entities and other entities to use Cyprus’s 
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banking and legal systems to facilitate illicit busi-
ness transactions. 
(7) An assessment of improvements that Cy-
prus must make to its banking system and legal sys-
tem to prevent the country from serving as a safe 
haven for those seeking to conduct illicit business 
transactions. 
(8) An assessment of efforts by the Government 
of the Russian Federation to intimidate and influ-
ence the decision by His All Holiness Ecumenical 
Patriarch Bartholomew, leader of 300,000,000 Or-
thodox Christians worldwide, to grant autocephaly to 
the Ukrainan Orthodox Church. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 12. REPORT ON VIOLATIONS OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECO-
NOMIC ZONE OF CYPRUS, THE SOVEREIGN 
TERRITORY OF GREECE IN THE AEGEAN SEA, 
AND ON PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of Energy, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that— 
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(1) lists incidents where the Exclusive Eco-
nomic Zone of Cyprus or the sovereign territory of 
Greece in the Aegean Sea have been violated; and 
(2) assesses opportunities to establish long-term 
peace on Cyprus. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) A listing of incidents since January 1, 
2017, determined by the Secretary of State to be 
violations by unauthorized vessels of Cyprus’ Exclu-
sive Economic Zone. 
(2) A listing of incidents since January 1, 
2017, determined by the Secretary of State to be 
violations of the sovereign territory of Greece by its 
neighbors, particularly airspace violations over the 
Aegean Sea. 
(3) An assessment of the opportunities to estab-
lish a long-term peace agreement among all parties 
in Cyprus. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
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SEC. 13. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate. 
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