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 
campaigns 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 fol-
lows: 
(A) In the case of a report regarding an 
election held for the office of Senator or Mem-
ber 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. 
(3) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED.—A report 
under this subsection shall reflect the most current 
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information available to the Director of National In-
telligence regarding foreign counterintelligence and 
cybersecurity threats. 
(b) TREATMENT
OF
CAMPAIGNS
SUBJECT
TO 
HEIGHTENED THREATS.—If the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation and the Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis jointly 
determine that an election campaign for Federal office is 
subject to a heightened foreign counterintelligence or cy-
bersecurity threat, the Director and the Under Secretary, 
consistent with the protection of sources and methods, 
may make available additional information to the appro-
priate 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 In-
telligence, acting through the National Intelligence Man-
ager for Threat Finance, shall submit to the congressional 
intelligence committees a report containing an assessment 
of the financing of threat activity by the Russian Federa-
tion. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (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 
provision of law imposing sanctions with respect to 
Russia, 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 relat-
ing to Russia, especially in Europe, including exam-
ples 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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liferation, terrorism, or transnational crime and 
drug organizations; 
(2) the methods and entities used to spend, 
store, move, raise, or conceal money or value on be-
half of threat actors; 
(3) sanctions evasion; or 
(4) other forms of threat financing domestically 
or internationally, as defined by the President. 
TITLE VI—REPORTS AND OTHER 
MATTERS 
SEC. 601. PERIOD OF OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS FOR CER-
TAIN FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS. 
(a) LENGTH
OF PERIOD
OF ASSIGNMENT.—Sub-
section (a) of section 502 of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3982) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) In making assignments under paragraph (1), 
and in accordance with section 903, and, if applicable, sec-
tion 503, the Secretary shall assure that a member of the 
Service may serve at a post for a period of not more than 
six consecutive years.’’. 
(b) FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPLOYMENT REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 702 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4022) is amended by— 
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(1) redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(2) inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPLOYMENT REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, 
with the assistance of other relevant officials, shall 
require all members of the Service who receive for-
eign language training in Arabic, Farsi, Chinese 
(Mandarin or Cantonese), Turkish, Korean, and 
Japanese by the institution or otherwise in accord-
ance with subsection (b) to serve three successive 
tours in positions in which the acquired language is 
both relevant and determined to be a benefit to the 
Department. 
‘‘(2) OVERSEAS
DEPLOYMENTS.—In carrying 
out paragraph (1), at least one of the three succes-
sive tours referred to in such paragraph shall be an 
overseas deployment. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may 
waive the application of paragraph (1) for medical 
or family hardship or in the interest of national se-
curity. 
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