I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6437 
To combat subversive activities of the Russian Federation, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2018 
Mr. HOYER (for himself, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. 
NADLER, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. SCHIFF, 
Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. KILMER, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CONNOLLY, 
Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. CORREA, Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. ESPAILLAT, 
Mr. HECK, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. JONES, 
and Ms. ROSEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on In-
telligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Armed Services, House Ad-
ministration, Energy and Commerce, Appropriations, Financial Services, 
and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To combat subversive activities of the Russian Federation, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Secure America from Russian Interference Act of 2018’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—ACTIONS TO COMPREHEND AND EXPOSE RUSSIA’S 
SUBVERSIVE MEASURES 
Sec. 101. Findings. 
Sec. 102. Assessment of subversive activities by the Government of the Russian 
Federation. 
Sec. 103. National Intelligence Estimate on intentions of Russia. 
Sec. 104. Report on cyber countermeasures. 
Sec. 105. Report on Kremlin-linked corruption. 
Sec. 106. Publicize Russian misdeeds. 
Sec. 107. Report on actions relating to Ukranian energy security. 
TITLE II—DOMESTIC ACTIONS TO COUNTER RUSSIA’S SUBVER-
SIVE MEASURES AND CORRUPT NETWORKS OF INFLUENCE 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 201. Office of sanctions policy. 
Sec. 202. National Russian Threat Response Center. 
Sec. 203. Interagency task force relating to illicit Russian financial activities in 
Europe. 
Sec. 204. Prohibition on licenses or other authorization for United States per-
sons to engage in activities relating to certain projects to 
produce oil in the Russian Federation. 
Subtitle B—SECURE Our Democracy Act 
Sec. 211. Short title. 
Sec. 212. Definitions. 
Sec. 213. Identification of foreign persons responsible for actions to unlawfully 
access, disrupt, influence, or in any way alter information or 
information systems related to United States political parties 
or elections for Federal office. 
Sec. 214. Inadmissibility of certain aliens. 
Sec. 215. Financial measures. 
Sec. 216. Reports to Congress. 
Subtitle C—Preventing Cyber Intrusion Into Election Infrastructure 
Sec. 221. Election infrastructure designation. 
Sec. 222. Timely threat information. 
Sec. 223. Pre-election threat assessments. 
Sec. 224. Notification of significant foreign cyber intrusions and active meas-
ures campaigns directed at elections for Federal offices. 
Subtitle D—Honest Ads Act 
Sec. 231. Short title. 
Sec. 232. Purpose. 
Sec. 233. Findings. 
Sec. 234. Sense of Congress. 
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Sec. 235. Expansion of definition of public communication. 
Sec. 236. Expansion of definition of electioneering communication. 
Sec. 237. Application of disclaimer statements to online communications. 
Sec. 238. Political record requirements for online platforms. 
Sec. 239. Preventing contributions, expenditures, independent expenditures, 
and disbursements for electioneering communications by for-
eign nationals in the form of online advertising. 
Subtitle E—Countering Foreign Propaganda Act of 2018 
Sec. 241. Short title. 
Sec. 242. Disclosure requirements for United States-based foreign media out-
lets. 
TITLE III—ACTIONS TO COUNTER RUSSIAN AGGRESSION 
AGAINST UNITED STATES ALLIES 
Subtitle A—Stand With UK Against Russia Violations Act 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Findings. 
Sec. 303. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 304. Imposition of sanctions with respect to Russian persons responsible 
for March 12 attack. 
Sec. 305. Prohibition on transactions relating to new Russian sovereign debt. 
Sec. 306. Implementation; penalties; termination. 
Sec. 307. Enhanced military activities to deter Russian aggression. 
Sec. 308. United States person defined. 
Subtitle B—Imposition of Sanctions on Certain Russian Parastatal Entities 
Sec. 311. Imposition of sanctions on certain Russian parastatal entities. 
Subtitle C—Punishing Continued Occupation of Ukraine Act 
Sec. 321. Short title. 
Sec. 322. Findings. 
Sec. 323. Prohibition against United States recognition of Russia’s annexation 
of Crimea. 
Sec. 324. Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain Russian financial in-
stitutions. 
Subtitle D—General Provisions To Bolster Alliances 
Sec. 331. Strategy for offensive use of cyber capabilities. 
Sec. 332. Matters relating to NATO. 
Sec. 333. Countering Russian Influence and Corruption Fund. 
TITLE IV—COMBATING PUTIN’S REPRESSION (CPR) FOR RUSSIAN 
CIVIL SOCIETY 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Strengthening dialogue with the Russian people. 
Sec. 403. Support Russian civil society. 
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TITLE 
I—ACTIONS 
TO 
COM-
PREHEND AND EXPOSE RUS-
SIA’S SUBVERSIVE MEASURES 
SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Russian Federation interfered in the 
United States Presidential election in 2016 and con-
tinues to conduct disinformation efforts designed to 
undermine the United States. 
(2) The Director of National Intelligence con-
cluded in light of the Russian Federation’s hacking 
of the 2016 Presidential election that ‘‘Russian ef-
forts to influence the 2016 U.S. Presidential election 
represent the most recent expression of Moscow’s 
longstanding desire to undermine the U.S.-led liberal 
democratic order’’. 
(3) The Director of National Intelligence fur-
ther concluded, ‘‘We also assess Putin and the Rus-
sian Government aspired to help President-elect 
Trump’s election chances when possible by discred-
iting Secretary Clinton and publicly contrasting her 
unfavorably to him.’’. 
(4) To adequately combat Russian subversive 
activities, the United States must have a better han-
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(i) support for disinformation and 
propaganda activities with respect to the 
United States and foreign countries; 
(ii) the overall structure of the 
disinformation and influence apparatus of 
the Government of the Russian Federation, 
including its intelligence agencies and 
propaganda outlets such as Russia Today; 
(iii) propaganda techniques, including 
forgery, use of media representatives and 
proxies, use of front organizations, and ef-
forts to influence international organiza-
tions; and 
(iv) use of corruption to advance Rus-
sian objectives. 
(B) An assessment of support by the Gov-
ernment of the Russian Federation for sepa-
ratist activities and other aggressive actions 
aimed at undermining the sovereignty of foreign 
countries, particularly in Ukraine, the Baltic 
countries, the Balkans, Georgia, and Azer-
baijan. 
(C) An assessment of cyber intrusions by 
the Government of the Russian Federation to 
influence the infrastructure and democratic 
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processes in the United States and other coun-
tries. 
(D) An assessment of— 
(i) the use of energy exports by the 
Government of the Russian Federation for 
purposes of political or economic coercion; 
and 
(ii) significant investment in energy 
infrastructure outside of Russia, including 
pipelines, by the Government of Russia or 
Russian-controlled entities. 
(E) An assessment of the deterioration of 
democratic conditions in the Russian Federa-
tion, including— 
(i) suppression of freedom of the 
press; 
(ii) detention, beating, and murder of 
political activists and opposition leaders; 
(iii) suppression of minority rights; 
(iv) suppression of human rights; and 
(v) efforts to undermine the Russian 
nongovernmental organizations and Rus-
sian civil society. 
(2) USE
OF
PREVIOUS
STUDIES.—The entity 
conducting the assessment may use and incorporate 
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information from previous studies on matters appro-
priate to the assessment. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 103. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON INTEN-
TIONS OF RUSSIA. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall produce a 
National Intelligence Estimate on the political and mili-
tary intentions of Russia, including with respect to each 
of the following: 
(1) Russian leadership intentions in pursuing 
military and subversive scenarios against members 
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including 
the conduct of an exercise on the border with 
Belarus of more than 100,000 Russian forces in 
September 2017. 
(2) Russian leadership reactions to the Euro-
pean Deterrence Initiative. 
(3) Areas of possible joint dialogue with Russia. 
SEC. 104. REPORT ON CYBER COUNTERMEASURES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the President should promptly and fully imple-
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ment Executive Order No. 13800 (82 Fed. Reg. 22391; 
relating to strengthening the cybersecurity of Federal net-
works and critical infrastructure) so that Federal depart-
ments and agencies can better detect, monitor, and miti-
gate cyber attacks as quickly as possible. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 
to Congress a report describing each step taken to meet 
the objectives described in subsection (a) relating to cyber 
attack response. 
SEC. 105. REPORT ON KREMLIN-LINKED CORRUPTION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the intelligence community should dedicate 
resources to further expose the key networks that 
the corrupt political class in Russia uses to hide the 
money it steals; and 
(2) the President should pursue efforts to stifle 
Russian use of hidden financial channels, including 
anonymous shell companies and real estate invest-
ments, in a manner similar to the efforts undertaken 
to tighten banking regulations after the terrorist at-
tacks on September 11, 2001. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treas-
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ury, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall sub-
mit a report to Congress on assets owned by Russian 
President Vladimir Putin, Russian oligarchs with close 
ties to Putin, and senior officials of the Government of 
the Russian Federation, including— 
(1) with respect to bank accounts, real estate 
holdings, and other financial assets, including those 
outside of Russia, that are owned by or accessible to 
Putin— 
(A) the location of such accounts, holdings, 
or assets; and 
(B) the contents of such accounts or the 
amount held through such holdings or assets; 
(2) the location, size, and contents of any assets 
of any oligarch listed in the classified annex to the 
report submitted pursuant to section 241 of the 
Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanc-
tions Act (Public Law 115–44; 131 Stat. 922); and 
(3) any ‘‘front’’ or shell companies, or other 
intermediaries, used by senior officials of the Gov-
ernment of the Russian Federation to hide assets 
from public disclosure. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in classified form. 
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(d) REASONABLE ATTEMPT TO ISSUE UNCLASSIFIED 
REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
submission of the report required under subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall— 
(1) publish an unclassified version of such re-
port on a publicly available website of the Depart-
ment of the Treasury; or 
(2) submit a notification to Congress describing 
the reasons for which the Secretary has determined 
that such release is not possible. 
SEC. 106. PUBLICIZE RUSSIAN MISDEEDS. 
(a) DONBASS RECRUITMENT.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall compile and publicly release a list of Rus-
sian-based persons, including organizations and their 
executives, who recruited or otherwise facilitated the 
transfer of Russian personnel for— 
(A) the war in the Donbass; or 
(B) targeting of civilians in Syria. 
(2) VISA BAN.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law any persons identified in the list re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall be prohibited from 
entry to the United States. 
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(b) REPORT ON ACTIONS BY RUSSIAN PROXIES.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Con-
gress a list of the following: 
(1) Persons, including corporations with United 
States subsidiaries, acting in Europe and the United 
States as front companies or intermediaries of the 
Government of Russia, and the executives of such 
persons. 
(2) Politicians serving or acting as proxies of 
the Government of Russia. 
(3) Russian media entities, including producers 
and reporters, who— 
(A) traffic in forgeries, fabrications, and 
altered media products with intent to obfuscate 
factual reporting; or 
(B) instigate conflict and violence in Eu-
rope or the United States. 
(4) Non-Russian persons that have knowingly 
or negligently provided hardware or other forms of 
assistance to the Government of Russia that has 
furthered Russia’s efforts to— 
(A) filter online political content; 
(B) disrupt cell phone and Internet com-
munications; 
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(C) monitor the online activities of Russian 
citizens; or 
(D) discriminate against or suppress the 
activities of independent civil society institu-
tions. 
(5) Each person that— 
(A) receives subsidies from the Govern-
ment of Russia, thereby eroding market oppor-
tunities for private businesses; 
(B) provides financial or material support 
to Russia-backed forces actively involved in ag-
gression against Russia’s neighbors; 
(C) provides financial or material support 
to propaganda outlets of the Government of 
Russia that legitimize Russian aggression; or 
(D) provides financing or material support 
to political and nongovernmental persons or en-
tities, including the United Russia political 
party, determined by the Secretary of State to 
be engaged in the suppression of fundamental 
freedoms in Russia. 
(c) PREVIOUSLY LISTED ENTITIES.—The lists re-
quired under this section may also include entities already 
identified in the list of specially designated nationals and 
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blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign As-
sets Control of the Department of the Treasury. 
(d) FORM.—The lists required under this section 
shall be unclassified but may be submitted in classified 
form. 
(e) PROVISION.—The Secretary of State shall trans-
mit the unclassified lists required under this section to the 
heads of state of— 
(1) NATO member states; 
(2) Sweden; 
(3) Finland; and 
(4) Ireland. 
SEC. 107. REPORT ON ACTIONS RELATING TO UKRANIAN 
ENERGY SECURITY. 
(a) REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on actions the Department of State is tak-
ing to implement section 257 of the Countering 
America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act of 
2017 (Public Law 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9546). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include de-
tails on the following: 
(A) Efforts by the Department of State 
since August 3, 2017, to work with European 
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Union member states and institutions to pro-
mote energy security and decrease their depend-
ence on Russian sources of energy, including 
use of the Countering Russian Influence Fund 
authorized pursuant to section 254 of the 
Countering 
America’s 
Adversaries 
through 
Sanctions Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–44; 22 
U.S.C. 9543). 
(B) Diplomatic efforts undertaken by the 
Department of State to oppose directly the 
Nord Stream 2 pipeline and the Turk Stream 
pipeline. 
(C) An estimation of European natural gas 
supply demand from 2019 through 2023. 
(b) REPORT BY SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Treasury, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on each entity involved in construction of 
the Nord Stream 2 pipeline or construction of the 
Turk Stream pipeline. 
(2) ENTITY DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘entity’’— 
(A) means an entity organized under the 
laws of the United States; and 
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(B) includes, with respect to the entity, a 
sub entity, parent entity, subsidiary, or any 
other entity. 
(c) REPORT
BY DIRECTOR
OF NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE.—The Director of National Intelligence, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
impact of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline on— 
(1) United States interests and security objec-
tives; 
(2) European energy security and defense pos-
ture; 
(3) Russian influence in Europe; and 
(4) Ukraine, including the implications of re-
ductions in transit fees as a result of the Nord 
Stream 2 pipeline. 
(d) FORM.—The reports required by this section shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a clas-
sified annex. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) in the House of Representatives— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; 
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(C) the Committee in Financial Services; 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce; 
(E) the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform; and 
(F) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence; and 
(2) in the Senate— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations; 
(C) the Committee on Finance; 
(D) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs; 
(E) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs; and 
(F) the Select Committee on Intelligence. 
TITLE 
II—DOMESTIC 
ACTIONS 
TO COUNTER RUSSIA’S SUB-
VERSIVE 
MEASURES 
AND 
CORRUPT NETWORKS OF IN-
FLUENCE 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SEC. 201. OFFICE OF SANCTIONS POLICY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 1 of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is 
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‘‘(3) RANK
AND
STATUS
OF
AMBASSADOR.— 
The Coordinator for Sanctions Policy shall have the 
rank and status of Ambassador at Large.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Coordinator for Sanctions Policy estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a) should be provided suffi-
cient office space and support staff to ensure its successful 
establishment. 
SEC. 202. NATIONAL RUSSIAN THREAT RESPONSE CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 119B the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 119C. NATIONAL RUSSIAN THREAT RESPONSE CEN-
TER. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is within the Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence a National Russian 
Threat Response Center (in this section referred to as the 
‘Center’). 
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The primary missions of the Center 
shall be as follows: 
‘‘(1) To serve as the primary organization in 
the United States Government for analyzing and in-
tegrating all intelligence possessed or acquired by 
the United States Government pertaining to threats 
posed by the Russian Federation to the national se-
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curity, political sovereignty, and economic activity of 
the United States and its allies. 
‘‘(2) To synchronize the efforts of the intel-
ligence community, the Department of Justice, the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other depart-
ments and agencies of the United States with re-
spect to countering efforts by Russia to undermine 
the national security, political sovereignty, and eco-
nomic activity of the United States and its allies, in-
cluding by— 
‘‘(A) ensuring that each such element is 
aware of and coordinating on such efforts; and 
‘‘(B) overseeing the development and im-
plementation of comprehensive and integrated 
policy responses to such efforts. 
‘‘(3) In coordination with the relevant elements 
of the Department of State, the Department of De-
fense, the Department of Justice, the intelligence 
community, and other departments and agencies of 
the United States— 
‘‘(A) to develop policy recommendations for 
the President to detect, deter, and respond to 
the threats posed by Russia described in para-
graph (1), including with respect to covert ac-
tivities pursuant to section 503; and 
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‘‘(B) to monitor and assess efforts by Rus-
sia to carry out such threats. 
‘‘(4) In coordination with the head of the Glob-
al Engagement Center established by section 1287 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328), to examine cur-
rent and emerging efforts by Russia to use propa-
ganda and information operations relating to the 
threats posed by Russia described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(5) To identify and close gaps across the de-
partments and agencies of the Federal Government 
with respect to expertise, readiness, and planning to 
address the threats posed by Russia described in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—There is a Director of 
the Center, who shall be the head of the Center, and 
who shall be appointed by the Director of National 
Intelligence, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State. The Director may not simultaneously serve in 
any other capacity in the executive branch. 
‘‘(2) REPORTING.—The Director of the Center 
shall directly report to the Director of National In-
telligence. 
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‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of the 
Center shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that the relevant departments 
and agencies of the Federal Government par-
ticipate in the mission of the Center, including 
by recruiting detailees from such departments 
and agencies in accordance with subsection 
(e)(1); and 
‘‘(B) have primary responsibility within the 
United States Government, in coordination with 
the Director of National Intelligence, for estab-
lishing requirements for the collection of intel-
ligence related to, or regarding, the threats 
posed by Russia described in subsection (b)(1), 
in accordance with applicable provisions of law 
and Executive orders. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the direction of the Di-
rector of National Intelligence, but not less than 
once each year, the Director of the Center shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on threats posed by Russia to the national se-
curity, political sovereignty, and economic activity of 
the United States and its allies. 
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‘‘(2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under 
paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the pe-
riod covered by the report, a discussion of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The nature of the threats described 
in such paragraph. 
‘‘(B) The ability of the United States Gov-
ernment to address such threats. 
‘‘(C) The progress of the Center in achiev-
ing its missions. 
‘‘(D) Recommendations the Director deter-
mines necessary for legislative actions to im-
prove the ability of the Center to achieve its 
missions. 
‘‘(3) FORM.—Each report under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
‘‘(e) EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(1) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government 
employee may be detailed to the Center on a reim-
bursable or nonreimbursable basis, and such detail 
shall be without interruption or loss of civil service 
status or privilege for a period of not more than 8 
years. 
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‘‘(2) PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTORS.—The 
Director of National Intelligence, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, may hire United States 
citizens or aliens as personal services contractors for 
purposes of personnel resources of the Center, if— 
‘‘(A) the Director of National Intelligence 
determines that existing personnel resources are 
insufficient; 
‘‘(B) the period in which services are pro-
vided by a personal services contractor, includ-
ing options, does not exceed 3 years, unless the 
Director of National Intelligence determines 
that exceptional circumstances justify an exten-
sion of up to 1 additional year; 
‘‘(C) not more than 10 United States citi-
zens or aliens are employed as personal services 
contractors under the authority of this para-
graph at any time; and 
‘‘(D) the authority of this paragraph is 
only used to obtain specialized skills or experi-
ence or to respond to urgent needs. 
‘‘(3) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—Each employee 
detailed to the Center and contractor of the Center 
shall have the security clearance appropriate for the 
assigned duties of the employee or contractor. 
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‘‘(f) BOARD.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
Board of the National Russian Threat Response 
Center (in this section referred to as the ‘Board’). 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Board shall conduct 
oversight of the Center to ensure the Center is 
achieving the missions of the Center. In conducting 
such oversight, upon a majority vote of the members 
of the Board, the Board may recommend to the Di-
rector of National Intelligence that the Director of 
the Center should be removed for failing to achieve 
such missions. 
‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT.—The Board shall 
consist of 6 members. The head of each depart-
ment or agency of the Federal Government 
specified in subparagraph (B) shall appoint a 
senior official from that department or agency, 
who shall be a member of the Senior Executive 
Service, as a member. 
‘‘(B) DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES REP-
RESENTED.—The department or agency of the 
Federal Government specified in this subpara-
graph are the following: 
‘‘(i) The Department of State. 
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‘‘(ii) The Department of Defense. 
‘‘(iii) The Department of Justice. 
‘‘(iv) The Department of the Treas-
ury. 
‘‘(v) The Department of Homeland 
Security. 
‘‘(vi) The Central Intelligence Agency. 
‘‘(4) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet not 
less than biannually and shall be convened by the 
member appointed by the Secretary of State. 
‘‘(g) INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT.—The Director 
of the Center may convene biannual conferences to coordi-
nate international efforts against threats posed by Russia 
described in subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(h) TERMINATION.—The Center shall terminate on 
the date that is 8 years after the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(i) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’ means— 
‘‘(1) the congressional intelligence committees; 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 
of Representatives; and 
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‘‘(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
at the beginning of such Act is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 119B the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 119C. National Russian Threat Response Center.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 507(a) of 
such Act (50 U.S.C. 3106) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) An annual report submitted under section 
119C(d)(1).’’. 
(d) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other au-
thority of the Director of National Intelligence to 
transfer or reprogram funds, the Director may 
transfer not more than $10,000,000 in each of fiscal 
years 2019 and 2020 to carry out the functions of 
the National Russian Threat Response Center estab-
lished by section 119C of the National Security Act 
of 1947, as added by subsection (a), during such fis-
cal years. 
(2) NOTICE.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence shall notify the congressional intelligence 
committees (as defined in section 3 of the National 
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Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) of a pro-
posed transfer under paragraph (1) not less than 15 
days prior to making such transfer. 
(3) INAPPLICABILITY OF REPROGRAMMING RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The authority to transfer amounts 
under paragraph (1) shall not be subject to any 
transfer or reprogramming requirements under any 
other provision of law. 
SEC. 203. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE RELATING TO IL-
LICIT RUSSIAN FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES IN EU-
ROPE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 119C. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE RELATING TO IL-
LICIT RUSSIAN FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES IN EU-
ROPE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall estab-
lish an interagency task force relating to illicit Russian 
financial activities in Europe (in this section referred to 
as the ‘task force’). 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF TASK FORCE.—The head of the task 
force shall be a senior director, who shall be appointed 
by the President and who shall report to the Assistant 
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to the President for National Security Affairs (commonly 
referred to as the ‘National Security Advisor’). 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The task force shall carry out the 
following functions: 
‘‘(1) In coordination with the intelligence com-
munity, synchronize intelligence analysis relating to 
financial networks of the Russian Federation that 
operate in European countries relating to invest-
ments in the real estate, energy, media, infrastruc-
ture, philanthropy, civil society, sports, nongovern-
mental organization, and other sectors. 
‘‘(2) In coordination with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, ensure training of United States liaison 
officers to serve in key United States diplomatic and 
consular posts in European countries to cooperate 
with foreign partners in the uncovering and prosecu-
tion of illicit Russian financial activity. 
‘‘(d) PERSONNEL.—The task force is authorized to 
accept details or assignments of any personnel on a reim-
bursable or nonreimbursable basis for the purpose of car-
rying out this section, and the head of any Federal agency 
is authorized to detail or assign personnel of such agency 
on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis to the task 
force for purposes of carrying out this section.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the National Security Act of 1947 is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 119B the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 119C. Interagency task force relating to illicit Russian financial activities 
in Europe.’’. 
SEC. 204. PROHIBITION ON LICENSES OR OTHER AUTHOR-
IZATION FOR UNITED STATES PERSONS TO 
ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO CER-
TAIN PROJECTS TO PRODUCE OIL IN THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act— 
(1) the Secretary of the Treasury, acting di-
rectly or through any person, agency, or instrumen-
tality, may not provide a license or other authoriza-
tion pursuant to Directive 4 under Executive Order 
13662 to engage in any of the activities prohibited 
under such Directive; and 
(2) any license or other authorization provided 
before such date of enactment by the Secretary of 
the Treasury, acting directly or through any person, 
agency, or instrumentality, pursuant to Directive 4 
under Executive Order 13662 to engage in any of 
the activities prohibited under such Directive shall 
have no force or effect. 
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(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Direc-
tive 4 under Executive Order 13662’’ means Directive 4 
of September 12, 2014, under Executive Order 13662 of 
March 20, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 16169; relating to Blocking 
Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situa-
tion in Ukraine) or any successor Directive or other Exec-
utive action. 
Subtitle B—SECURE Our 
Democracy Act 
SEC. 211. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Safeguard our 
Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our De-
mocracy Act’’ or the ‘‘SECURE Our Democracy Act’’. 
SEC. 212. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms ‘‘admitted’’ 
and ‘‘alien’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101). 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) in the House of Representatives— 
(i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; 
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(ii) the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity; 
(iii) the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices; 
(iv) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
and 
(v) the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence; and 
(B) in the Senate— 
(i) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions; 
(ii) the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs; 
(iii) the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs; 
(iv) the Committee on the Judiciary; 
and 
(v) the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence. 
(3) FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘fi-
nancial institution’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 5312 of title 31, United States Code. 
(4) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means a person that is not a United States 
person. 
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(5) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen or an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States; or 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
the United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity. 
SEC. 213. IDENTIFICATION OF FOREIGN PERSONS RESPON-
SIBLE FOR ACTIONS TO UNLAWFULLY AC-
CESS, DISRUPT, INFLUENCE, OR IN ANY WAY 
ALTER INFORMATION OR INFORMATION SYS-
TEMS RELATED TO UNITED STATES POLIT-
ICAL PARTIES OR ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL 
OFFICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
transmit to the appropriate congressional committees and 
the Secretary of State a list of each foreign person that 
the President, in consultation with the heads of other rel-
evant Federal departments and agencies, determines— 
(1) was, at any time since January 1, 2015, 
knowingly involved in actions to unlawfully access, 
disrupt, misappropriate, influence, or in any way 
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alter information or information systems related to 
United States political parties, candidates in elec-
tions for Federal office, or the administration of 
elections for Federal office; or 
(2) worked or acted as an agent or instrumen-
tality of or on behalf of or was otherwise associated 
with such a foreign person in a matter relating to 
an action described in paragraph (1). 
(b) UPDATES.—The President shall transmit to the 
appropriate congressional committees and the Secretary of 
State an update of the list required under subsection (a) 
as new information becomes available. 
(c) FORM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the list required under subsection (a) and 
any updates under subsection (b) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The name of a foreign person 
to be included in the list required under subsection 
(a) and any updates under subsection (b) may be 
submitted in a classified annex only if the Presi-
dent— 
(A) determines that it is in the national se-
curity interests of the United States to do so; 
and 
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(B) 15 days prior to submitting any such 
name in such a classified annex, provides to the 
appropriate congressional committees notice of, 
and a justification for, including or continuing 
to include any such foreign person in any such 
classified annex despite any publicly available 
information indicating that such foreign person 
is described in paragraph (1) or (2) of such 
subsection. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY; NONAPPLICABILITY 
OF CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT 
TO VISA RECORDS.—The unclassified portion of the 
list required under subsection (a), including any up-
dates thereto, shall be made available to the public 
and published in the Federal Register, without re-
gard to the requirements of section 222(f) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) 
with respect to confidentiality of records pertaining 
to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to 
enter the United States. 
SEC. 214. INADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN ALIENS. 
(a) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS.—An alien is ineligible 
to receive a visa to enter the United States and ineligible 
to be admitted to the United States if such alien is a for-
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eign person on the list required under section 213(a) or 
any update thereto. 
(b) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.—The Secretary of 
State shall revoke, in accordance with section 221(i) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), 
the visa or other documentation of any alien who is a for-
eign person on the list required under section 213(a) or 
any update thereto, and who would therefore be ineligible 
to receive such a visa or documentation under subsection 
(a) of this section. 
(c) APPLICABILITY TO FOREIGN ENTITIES AND FOR-
EIGN GOVERNMENTS.—Subsections (a) and (b) of this 
section shall apply to aliens who are officials of, agents 
or instrumentalities of, working or acting on behalf of, or 
otherwise associated with a foreign entity or foreign gov-
ernment that is a foreign person included on the list re-
quired under section 213(a) or any update thereto, if the 
President determines that such aliens have knowingly au-
thorized, conspired to commit, been responsible for, en-
gaged in, or otherwise assisted or facilitated the actions 
described in such section 213(a). 
(d) WAIVER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS.— 
The Secretary of State may waive the application of sub-
section (a) or (b) in the case of an alien if— 
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(1) the Secretary determines that such a waiv-
er— 
(A) is necessary to permit the United 
States to comply with the Agreement between 
the United Nations and the United States of 
America regarding the Headquarters of the 
United Nations, signed June 26, 1947, and en-
tered into force November 21, 1947, or other 
applicable international obligations of the 
United States; or 
(B) is in the national security interests of 
the United States; and 
(2) not later than 15 days prior to granting 
such a waiver, the Secretary provides to the appro-
priate congressional committees notice of, and a jus-
tification for, such waiver. 
SEC. 215. FINANCIAL MEASURES. 
(a) FREEZING OF ASSETS.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
President, 
acting 
through the Secretary of the Treasury, shall exercise 
all powers granted by the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (ex-
cept that the requirements of section 202 of such 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to the extent 
necessary to freeze and prohibit all transactions in 
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all property and interests in property of a foreign 
person that is on the list required under section 
213(a), including any update thereto, of this Act if 
such property or interests in property are in the 
United States, are or come within the United States, 
or are or come within the possession or control of a 
United States person. 
(2) APPLICABILITY TO FOREIGN ENTITIES AND 
FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS.—Paragraph 
(1) 
shall 
apply to aliens who are officials of, agents or instru-
mentalities of, working or acting on behalf of, or 
otherwise associated with a foreign entity or foreign 
government that is a foreign person included on the 
list required under section 213(a), including any up-
date thereto, if the Director of National Intelligence 
determines that such aliens have knowingly author-
ized, conspired to commit, been responsible for, en-
gaged in, or otherwise assisted or facilitated the ac-
tions described in such section 213(a). 
(b) WAIVER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury may waive the application 
of subsection (a) if— 
(1) the Secretary determines that such a waiver 
is in the national security interests of the United 
States; and 
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(2) not less than 15 days prior to granting such 
a waiver, the Secretary provides to the appropriate 
congressional committees notice of, and a justifica-
tion for, such waiver. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) PENALTIES.—A foreign person that vio-
lates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or 
causes a violation of this section or any regulation, 
license, or order issued to carry out this section shall 
be subject to the penalties specified in subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) 
to the same extent as a person that commits an un-
lawful act described in subsection (a) of such sec-
tion. 
(2) APPLICABILITY TO FOREIGN ENTITIES AND 
FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS.—Paragraph 
(1) 
shall 
apply to aliens who are officials of, agents or instru-
mentalities of, working or acting on behalf of, or 
otherwise associated with a foreign entity or foreign 
government that is a foreign person included on the 
list required under section 213(a), including any up-
date thereto, if the Director of National Intelligence 
determines that such aliens have knowingly author-
ized, conspired to commit, been responsible for, en-
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