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guage independent media sector and severely curtails 
free and independent media within the borders of 
the Russian Federation. Russian-language media or-
ganizations that are funded and controlled by the 
Government of the Russian Federation and dissemi-
nate information within and outside of the Russian 
Federation 
routinely 
traffic 
in 
anti-Western 
disinformation, while few independent, fact-based 
media sources provide objective reporting for Rus-
sian-speaking audiences inside or outside of the Rus-
sian Federation. 
(3) The Government of the Russian Federation 
continues to violate its commitments under the 
Memorandum on Security Assurances in connection 
with Ukraine’s Accession to the Treaty on the Non- 
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Budapest 
December 5, 1994, and the Conference on Security 
and Co-operation in Europe Final Act, concluded at 
Helsinki August 1, 1975 (commonly referred to as 
the ‘‘Helsinki Final Act’’), which laid the ground- 
work for the establishment of the Organization for 
Security and Co-operation in Europe, of which the 
Russian Federation is a member, by its illegal an-
nexation of Crimea in 2014, its illegal occupation of 
South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia in 2008, and 
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its 
ongoing 
destabilizing 
activities 
in 
eastern 
Ukraine. 
(4) The Government of the Russian Federation 
continues to ignore the terms of the August 2008 
ceasefire agreement relating to Georgia, which re-
quires the withdrawal of Russian Federation troops, 
free access by humanitarian groups to the regions of 
South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and monitoring of the 
conflict areas by the European Union Monitoring 
Mission. 
(5) The Government of the Russian Federation 
is failing to comply with the terms of the Minsk 
Agreement to address the ongoing conflict in eastern 
Ukraine, signed in Minsk, Belarus, on February 11, 
2015, by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, 
and Germany, as well as the Minsk Protocol, which 
was agreed to on September 5, 2014. 
(6) The Government of the Russian Federation 
is— 
(A) in violation of the Treaty between the 
United States of America and the Union of So-
viet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of 
their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range 
Missiles, signed at Washington December 8, 
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1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988 
(commonly known as the ‘‘INF Treaty’’); and 
(B) failing to meet its obligations under 
the Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki 
March 24, 1992, and entered into force Janu-
ary 1, 2002 (commonly known as the ‘‘Open 
Skies Treaty’’). 
SEC. 252. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Government of the Russian Federation 
bears responsibility for the continuing violence in 
Eastern Ukraine, including the death on April 24, 
2017, of Joseph Stone, a citizen of the United 
States working as a monitor for the Organization for 
Security and Co-operation in Europe; 
(2) the President should call on the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation— 
(A) to withdraw all of its forces from the 
territories of Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova; 
(B) to return control of the borders of 
those territories to their respective govern-
ments; and 
(C) to cease all efforts to undermine the 
popularly elected governments of those coun-
tries; 
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(3) the Government of the Russian Federation 
has applied, and continues to apply, to the countries 
and peoples of Georgia and Ukraine, traditional uses 
of force, intelligence operations, and influence cam-
paigns, which represent clear and present threats to 
the countries of Europe and Eurasia; 
(4) in response, the countries of Europe and 
Eurasia should redouble efforts to build resilience 
within their institutions, political systems, and civil 
societies; 
(5) the United States supports the institutions 
that the Government of the Russian Federation 
seeks to undermine, including the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization and the European Union; 
(6) a strong North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion is critical to maintaining peace and security in 
Europe and Eurasia; 
(7) the United States should continue to work 
with the European Union as a partner against ag-
gression by the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion, coordinating aid programs, development assist-
ance, and other counter-Russian efforts; 
(8) the United States should encourage the es-
tablishment of a commission for media freedom 
within the Council of Europe, modeled on the Venice 
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Commission regarding rule of law issues, that would 
be chartered to provide governments with expert rec-
ommendations on maintaining legal and regulatory 
regimes supportive of free and independent media 
and an informed citizenry able to distinguish be-
tween fact-based reporting, opinion, and disinforma-
tion; 
(9) in addition to working to strengthen the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Euro-
pean Union, the United States should work with the 
individual countries of Europe and Eurasia— 
(A) to identify vulnerabilities to aggres-
sion, disinformation, corruption, and so-called 
hybrid warfare by the Government of the Rus-
sian Federation; 
(B) to establish strategic and technical 
plans for addressing those vulnerabilities; 
(C) to ensure that the financial systems of 
those countries are not being used to shield il-
licit financial activity by officials of the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation or individuals 
in President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle who 
have been enriched through corruption; 
(D) to investigate and prosecute cases of 
corruption by Russian actors; and 
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SEC. 254. COORDINATING AID AND ASSISTANCE ACROSS 
EUROPE AND EURASIA. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for the Countering Rus-
sian Influence Fund $250,000,000 for fiscal years 2018 
and 2019. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the Countering 
Russian Influence Fund shall be used to effectively imple-
ment, prioritized in the following order and subject to the 
availability of funds, the following goals: 
(1) To assist in protecting critical infrastruc-
ture and electoral mechanisms from cyberattacks in 
the following countries: 
(A) Countries that are members of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization or the Eu-
ropean Union that the Secretary of State deter-
mines— 
(i) are vulnerable to influence by the 
Russian Federation; and 
(ii) lack the economic capability to ef-
fectively respond to aggression by the Rus-
sian Federation without the support of the 
United States. 
(B) Countries that are participating in the 
enlargement process of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization or the European Union, 
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including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Kosovo, Serbia, 
and Ukraine. 
(2) To combat corruption, improve the rule of 
law, and otherwise strengthen independent judi-
ciaries and prosecutors general offices in the coun-
tries described in paragraph (1). 
(3) To respond to the humanitarian crises and 
instability caused or aggravated by the invasions and 
occupations of Georgia and Ukraine by the Russian 
Federation. 
(4) To improve participatory legislative proc-
esses and legal education, political transparency and 
competition, and compliance with international obli-
gations in the countries described in paragraph (1). 
(5) To build the capacity of civil society, media, 
and other nongovernmental organizations countering 
the influence and propaganda of the Russian Fed-
eration to combat corruption, prioritize access to 
truthful information, and operate freely in all re-
gions in the countries described in paragraph (1). 
(6) To assist the Secretary of State in exe-
cuting the functions specified in section 1287(b) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 
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note) for the purposes of recognizing, understanding, 
exposing, and countering propaganda and disinfor-
mation efforts by foreign governments, in coordina-
tion with the relevant regional Assistant Secretary 
or Assistant Secretaries of the Department of State. 
(c) REVISION OF ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH AMOUNTS 
MAY BE USED.—The Secretary of State may modify the 
goals described in subsection (b) if, not later than 15 days 
before revising such a goal, the Secretary notifies the ap-
propriate congressional committees of the revision. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall, 
acting through the Coordinator of United States As-
sistance to Europe and Eurasia (authorized pursu-
ant to section 601 of the Support for East European 
Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5461) 
and section 102 of the Freedom for Russia and 
Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets 
Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5812)), and in con-
sultation with the Administrator for the United 
States Agency for International Development, the 
Director of the Global Engagement Center of the 
Department of State, the Secretary of Defense, the 
Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 
and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, co-
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ordinate and carry out activities to achieve the goals 
described in subsection (b). 
(2) METHOD.—Activities to achieve the goals 
described in subsection (b) shall be carried out 
through— 
(A) initiatives of the United States Gov-
ernment; 
(B) Federal grant programs such as the 
Information Access Fund; or 
(C) nongovernmental or international orga-
nizations, such as the Organization for Security 
and Co-operation in Europe, the National En-
dowment for Democracy, the Black Sea Trust, 
the Balkan Trust for Democracy, the Prague 
Civil Society Centre, the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization Strategic Communications Centre 
of Excellence, the European Endowment for 
Democracy, and related organizations. 
(3) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1 
of each year, the Secretary of State, acting 
through the Coordinator of United States As-
sistance to Europe and Eurasia, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the programs and activities carried out 
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to achieve the goals described in subsection (b) 
during the preceding fiscal year. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by 
subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to 
each program or activity described in that sub-
paragraph— 
(i) the amount of funding for the pro-
gram or activity; 
(ii) the goal described in subsection 
(b) to which the program or activity re-
lates; and 
(iii) an assessment of whether or not 
the goal was met. 
(e) COORDINATION WITH GLOBAL PARTNERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to maximize cost 
efficiency, eliminate duplication, and speed the 
achievement of the goals described in subsection (b), 
the Secretary of State shall ensure coordination 
with— 
(A) the European Union and its institu-
tions; 
(B) the governments of countries that are 
members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation or the European Union; and 
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(C) international organizations and quasi- 
governmental funding entities that carry out 
programs and activities that seek to accomplish 
the goals described in subsection (b). 
(2) REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE.—Not 
later than April 1 of each year, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that includes— 
(A) the amount of funding provided to 
each country referred to in subsection (b) by— 
(i) the European Union or its institu-
tions; 
(ii) the government of each country 
that is a member of the European Union 
or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; 
and 
(iii) international organizations and 
quasi-governmental funding entities that 
carry out programs and activities that seek 
to accomplish the goals described in sub-
section (b); and 
(B) an assessment of whether the funding 
described in subparagraph (A) is commensurate 
with funding provided by the United States for 
those goals. 
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(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to apply to or limit United States 
foreign assistance not provided using amounts available in 
the Countering Russian Influence Fund. 
(g) ENSURING ADEQUATE STAFFING FOR GOVERN-
ANCE ACTIVITIES.—In order to ensure that the United 
States Government is properly focused on combating cor-
ruption, improving rule of law, and building the capacity 
of civil society, media, and other nongovernmental organi-
zations in countries described in subsection (b)(1), the 
Secretary of State shall establish a pilot program for For-
eign Service officer positions focused on governance and 
anticorruption activities in such countries. 
SEC. 
255. 
REPORT 
ON 
MEDIA 
ORGANIZATIONS 
CON-
TROLLED AND FUNDED BY THE GOVERN-
MENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that includes a description of 
media organizations that are controlled and funded by the 
Government of the Russian Federation, and any affiliated 
entities, whether operating within or outside the Russian 
Federation, including broadcast and satellite-based tele-
vision, radio, Internet, and print media organizations. 
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(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
include a classified annex. 
SEC. 256. REPORT ON RUSSIAN FEDERATION INFLUENCE 
ON ELECTIONS IN EUROPE AND EURASIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on funds provided by, or funds 
the use of which was directed by, the Government of the 
Russian Federation or any Russian person with the inten-
tion of influencing the outcome of any election or cam-
paign in any country in Europe or Eurasia during the pre-
ceding year, including through direct support to any polit-
ical party, candidate, lobbying campaign, nongovern-
mental organization, or civic organization. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by 
subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
(c) RUSSIAN PERSON DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Russian person’’ means— 
(1) an individual who is a citizen or national of 
the Russian Federation; or 
(2) an entity organized under the laws of the 
Russian Federation or otherwise subject to the juris-
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diction of the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion. 
SEC. 257. UKRANIAN ENERGY SECURITY. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States— 
(1) to support the Government of Ukraine in 
restoring its sovereign and territorial integrity; 
(2) to condemn and oppose all of the desta-
bilizing efforts by the Government of the Russian 
Federation in Ukraine in violation of its obligations 
and international commitments; 
(3) to never recognize the illegal annexation of 
Crimea by the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion or the separation of any portion of Ukrainian 
territory through the use of military force; 
(4) to deter the Government of the Russian 
Federation from further destabilizing and invading 
Ukraine and other independent countries in Central 
and Eastern Europe and the Caucuses; 
(5) to assist in promoting reform in regulatory 
oversight and operations in Ukraine’s energy sector, 
including the establishment and empowerment of an 
independent regulatory organization; 
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(6) to encourage and support fair competition, 
market liberalization, and reliability in Ukraine’s en-
ergy sector; 
(7) to help Ukraine and United States allies 
and partners in Europe reduce their dependence on 
Russian energy resources, especially natural gas, 
which the Government of the Russian Federation 
uses as a weapon to coerce, intimidate, and influence 
other countries; 
(8) to work with European Union member 
states and European Union institutions to promote 
energy security through developing diversified and 
liberalized energy markets that provide diversified 
sources, suppliers, and routes; 
(9) to continue to oppose the NordStream 2 
pipeline given its detrimental impacts on the Euro-
pean Union’s energy security, gas market develop-
ment in Central and Eastern Europe, and energy re-
forms in Ukraine; and 
(10) that the United States Government should 
prioritize the export of United States energy re-
sources in order to create American jobs, help 
United States allies and partners, and strengthen 
United States foreign policy. 
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(b) PLAN TO PROMOTE ENERGY SECURITY
IN 
UKRAINE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development and 
the Secretary of Energy, shall work with the Govern-
ment of Ukraine to develop a plan to increase energy 
security in Ukraine, increase the amount of energy 
produced in Ukraine, and reduce Ukraine’s reliance 
on energy imports from the Russian Federation. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan developed under 
paragraph (1) shall include strategies for market lib-
eralization, effective regulation and oversight, supply 
diversification, energy reliability, and energy effi-
ciency, such as through supporting— 
(A) the promotion of advanced technology 
and modern operating practices in Ukraine’s oil 
and gas sector; 
(B) modern geophysical and meteorological 
survey work as needed followed by international 
tenders to help attract qualified investment into 
exploration and development of areas with un-
tapped resources in Ukraine; 
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(C) a broadening of Ukraine’s electric 
power transmission interconnection with Eu-
rope; 
(D) the strengthening of Ukraine’s capa-
bility to maintain electric power grid stability 
and reliability; 
(E) independent regulatory oversight and 
operations of Ukraine’s gas market and elec-
tricity sector; 
(F) the implementation of primary gas law 
including pricing, tariff structure, and legal reg-
ulatory implementation; 
(G) privatization of government owned en-
ergy companies through credible legal frame-
works and a transparent process compliant with 
international best practices; 
(H) procurement and transport of emer-
gency fuel supplies, including reverse pipeline 
flows from Europe; 
(I) provision of technical assistance for cri-
sis planning, crisis response, and public out-
reach; 
(J) repair of infrastructure to enable the 
transport of fuel supplies; 
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(K) repair of power generating or power 
transmission equipment or facilities; and 
(L) improved building energy efficiency 
and other measures designed to reduce energy 
demand in Ukraine. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
(A) IMPLEMENTATION OF UKRAINE FREE-
DOM SUPPORT ACT OF 2014 PROVISIONS.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report detailing the status of imple-
menting the provisions required under section 
7(c) of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 
2014 (22 U.S.C. 8926(c)), including detailing 
the plans required under that section, the level 
of funding that has been allocated to and ex-
pended for the strategies set forth under that 
section, and progress that has been made in im-
plementing the strategies developed pursuant to 
that section. 
(B) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
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congressional committees a report detailing the 
plan developed under paragraph (1), the level of 
funding that has been allocated to and ex-
pended for the strategies set forth in paragraph 
(2), and progress that has been made in imple-
menting the strategies. 
(C) BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary of State, 
or a designee of the Secretary, shall brief the 
appropriate congressional committees not later 
than 30 days after the submission of each re-
port under subparagraph (B). In addition, the 
Department of State shall make relevant offi-
cials available upon request to brief the appro-
priate congressional committees on all available 
information that relates directly or indirectly to 
Ukraine or energy security in Eastern Europe. 
(D) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEES
DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(i) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; and 
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(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(c) SUPPORTING EFFORTS OF COUNTRIES IN EU-
ROPE AND EURASIA TO DECREASE THEIR DEPENDENCE 
ON RUSSIAN SOURCES OF ENERGY.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following 
findings: 
(A) The Government of the Russian Fed-
eration uses its strong position in the energy 
sector as leverage to manipulate the internal 
politics and foreign relations of the countries of 
Europe and Eurasia. 
(B) This influence is based not only on the 
Russian Federation’s oil and natural gas re-
sources, but also on its state-owned nuclear 
power and electricity companies. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that— 
(A) the United States should assist the ef-
forts of the countries of Europe and Eurasia to 
enhance their energy security through diver-
sification of energy supplies in order to lessen 
dependencies on Russian Federation energy re-
sources and state-owned entities; and 
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(B) the Export-Import Bank of the United 
States and the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation should play key roles in supporting 
critical energy projects that contribute to that 
goal. 
(3) USE OF COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE 
FUND
TO
PROVIDE
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.— 
Amounts in the Countering Russian Influence Fund 
pursuant to section 254 shall be used to provide 
technical advice to countries described in subsection 
(b)(1) of such section designed to enhance energy se-
curity and lessen dependence on energy from Rus-
sian Federation sources. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State 
a total of $30,000,000 for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 to 
carry out the strategies set forth in subsection (b)(2) and 
other activities under this section related to the promotion 
of energy security in Ukraine. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as affecting the responsibilities re-
quired and authorities provided under section 7 of the 
Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8926). 
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SEC. 258. TERMINATION. 
The provisions of this subtitle shall terminate on the 
date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 259. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED. 
Except as otherwise provided, in this subtitle, the 
term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on 
Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
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Subtitle C—Combating Terrorism 
and Illicit Financing 
PART I—NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR COMBATING 
TERRORIST AND OTHER ILLICIT FINANCING 
SEC. 261. DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through the 
Secretary, shall, in consultation with the Attorney Gen-
eral, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and the ap-
propriate Federal banking agencies and Federal functional 
regulators, develop a national strategy for combating the 
financing of terrorism and related forms of illicit finance. 
(b) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a comprehensive national strategy 
developed in accordance with subsection (a). 
(2) UPDATES.—Not later than January 31, 
2020, and January 31, 2022, the President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
updated versions of the national strategy submitted 
under paragraph (1). 
(c) SEPARATE PRESENTATION OF CLASSIFIED MA-
TERIAL.—Any part of the national strategy that involves 
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information that is properly classified under criteria estab-
lished by the President shall be submitted to Congress sep-
arately in a classified annex and, if requested by the chair-
man or ranking member of one of the appropriate congres-
sional committees, as a briefing at an appropriate level 
of security. 
SEC. 262. CONTENTS OF NATIONAL STRATEGY. 
The strategy described in section 261 shall contain 
the following: 
(1) EVALUATION OF EXISTING EFFORTS.—An 
assessment of the effectiveness of and ways in which 
the United States is currently addressing the highest 
levels of risk of various forms of illicit finance, in-
cluding those identified in the documents entitled 
‘‘2015 National Money Laundering Risk Assess-
ment’’ and ‘‘2015 National Terrorist Financing Risk 
Assessment’’, published by the Department of the 
Treasury and a description of how the strategy is in-
tegrated into, and supports, the broader counter ter-
rorism strategy of the United States. 
(2) GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND PRIORITIES.—A 
comprehensive, research-based, long-range, quantifi-
able discussion of goals, objectives, and priorities for 
disrupting and preventing illicit finance activities 
within and transiting the financial system of the 
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United States that outlines priorities to reduce the 
incidence, dollar value, and effects of illicit finance. 
(3) THREATS.—An identification of the most 
significant illicit finance threats to the financial sys-
tem of the United States. 
(4) REVIEWS AND PROPOSED CHANGES.—Re-
views of enforcement efforts, relevant regulations 
and relevant provisions of law and, if appropriate, 
discussions of proposed changes determined to be 
appropriate to ensure that the United States pur-
sues coordinated and effective efforts at all levels of 
government, and with international partners of the 
United States, in the fight against illicit finance. 
(5) DETECTION
AND
PROSECUTION
INITIA-
TIVES.—A description of efforts to improve, as nec-
essary, detection and prosecution of illicit finance, 
including efforts to ensure that— 
(A) subject to legal restrictions, all appro-
priate data collected by the Federal Govern-
ment that is relevant to the efforts described in 
this section be available in a timely fashion to— 
(i) all appropriate Federal depart-
ments and agencies; and 
(ii) as appropriate and consistent with 
section 314 of the International Money 
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Laundering 
Abatement 
and 
Financial 
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 (31 U.S.C. 
5311 note), to financial institutions to as-
sist the financial institutions in efforts to 
comply with laws aimed at curbing illicit fi-
nance; and 
(B) appropriate efforts are undertaken to 
ensure that Federal departments and agencies 
charged with reducing and preventing illicit fi-
nance make thorough use of publicly available 
data in furtherance of this effort. 
(6) THE
ROLE
OF
THE
PRIVATE
FINANCIAL 
SECTOR IN PREVENTION OF ILLICIT FINANCE.—A 
discussion of ways to enhance partnerships between 
the private financial sector and Federal departments 
and agencies with regard to the prevention and de-
tection of illicit finance, including— 
(A) efforts to facilitate compliance with 
laws aimed at stopping such illicit finance while 
maintaining the effectiveness of such efforts; 
and 
(B) providing guidance to strengthen inter-
nal controls and to adopt on an industry-wide 
basis more effective policies. 
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(7) ENHANCEMENT
OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
COOPERATION.—A discussion of ways to combat il-
licit finance by enhancing— 
(A) cooperative efforts between and among 
Federal, State, and local officials, including 
State regulators, State and local prosecutors, 
and other law enforcement officials; and 
(B) cooperative efforts with and between 
governments of countries and with and between 
multinational institutions with expertise in 
fighting illicit finance, including the Financial 
Action Task Force and the Egmont Group of 
Financial Intelligence Units. 
(8) TREND ANALYSIS OF EMERGING ILLICIT FI-
NANCE THREATS.—A discussion of and data regard-
ing trends in illicit finance, including evolving forms 
of value transfer such as so-called cryptocurrencies, 
other methods that are computer, telecommuni-
cations, or Internet-based, cyber crime, or any other 
threats that the Secretary may choose to identify. 
(9) BUDGET PRIORITIES.—A multiyear budget 
plan that identifies sufficient resources needed to 
successfully execute the full range of missions called 
for in this section. 
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(10) TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS.—An anal-
ysis of current and developing ways to leverage tech-
nology to improve the effectiveness of efforts to stop 
the financing of terrorism and other forms of illicit 
finance, including better integration of open-source 
data. 
PART II—ENHANCING ANTITERRORISM TOOLS 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
SEC. 271. IMPROVING ANTITERROR FINANCE MONITORING 
OF FUNDS TRANSFERS. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To improve the ability of the 
Department of the Treasury to better track cross- 
border fund transfers and identify potential financ-
ing of terrorist or other forms of illicit finance, the 
Secretary shall carry out a study to assess— 
(A) the potential efficacy of requiring 
banking regulators to establish a pilot program 
to provide technical assistance to depository in-
stitutions and credit unions that wish to provide 
account services to money services businesses 
serving individuals in Somalia; 
(B) whether such a pilot program could be 
a model for improving the ability of United 
States persons to make legitimate funds trans-
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