SEC. 203. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TRANSFERS OF 
DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES 
TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to oppose the transfer of defense articles 
and defense services from any country that is a member 
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to, or 
on behalf of, the Russian Federation, during any period 
in which the Russian Federation forcibly occupies the ter-
ritory of Ukraine or of a NATO member country. 
(b) ADOPTION OF NATO POLICY.—The President 
shall use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
States in NATO to seek the adoption of a policy by NATO 
that is consistent with the policy of the United States 
specified in subsection (a). 
(c) MONITORING AND IDENTIFICATION OF TRANS-
FERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall direct 
the heads of the appropriate departments and agen-
cies of the United States to identify those transfers 
of defense articles and defense services described in 
subsection (a) that are contrary to the policy of the 
United States specified in subsection (a). 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall 
submit a written report to the chairmen and 
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ranking members of the appropriate committees 
of Congress within 5 days of the receipt of in-
formation indicating that a transfer described 
in paragraph (1) has occurred. 
(B) FORM.—The report required under 
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclas-
sified form but may include a classified annex. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERV-
ICES.—The terms ‘‘defense article’’ and ‘‘defense 
service’’ have the meanings given such terms in sec-
tion 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2794 note). 
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TITLE III—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 301. STRATEGY TO RESPOND TO RUSSIAN FEDERA-
TION-SUPPORTED INFORMATION AND PROP-
AGANDA EFFORTS DIRECTED TOWARD RUS-
SIAN-SPEAKING 
COMMUNITIES 
IN 
COUN-
TRIES BORDERING THE RUSSIAN FEDERA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall develop and implement a strategy to respond to Rus-
sian Federation-supported disinformation and propaganda 
efforts directed toward persons in countries bordering the 
Russian Federation. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy re-
quired under subsection (a) should include the following: 
(1) Development of a response to propaganda 
and disinformation campaigns as an element of the 
ongoing crisis in Ukraine, specifically— 
(A) assistance in building the capacity of 
the Ukrainian military to document conflict 
zones and disseminate information in real-time; 
(B) assistance in enhancing broadcast ca-
pacity with terrestrial television transmitters in 
Eastern Ukraine; and 
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(C) media training for officials of the Gov-
ernment of Ukraine. 
(2) Establishment of a partnership with partner 
governments and private-sector entities to provide 
Russian-language entertainment and news content to 
broadcasters in Russian-speaking communities bor-
dering the Russian Federation. 
(3) Assessment of the extent of Russian Fed-
eration influence in political parties, financial insti-
tutions, media organizations, and other entities seek-
ing to exert political influence and sway public opin-
ion in favor of Russian Federation policy across Eu-
rope. 
(c) REPORT.—The Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
strategy required under subsection (a) and its implemen-
tation. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
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SEC. 302. COST LIMITATION. 
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
requirements of this Act and the amendments made by 
this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using 
amounts otherwise authorized. 
SEC. 303. SUNSET. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
cease to be effective beginning on the date that is 5 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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