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(B) An assessment of threats to Georgian 
independence, sovereignty, and territorial integ-
rity. 
(C) An assessment of Georgia’s capabilities 
to defend itself, including a 5-year strategy to 
enhance Georgia’s deterrence, resilience, and 
self-defense capabilities. 
(3) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 102. UNITED STATES CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION 
WITH GEORGIA. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of State should take the following 
actions, commensurate with United States interests, to as-
sist Georgia to improve its cybersecurity: 
(1) Provide Georgia such support as may be 
necessary to secure government computer networks 
from malicious cyber intrusions, particularly such 
networks that defend the critical infrastructure of 
Georgia. 
(2) Provide Georgia support in reducing reli-
ance on Russian information and communications 
technology. 
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(3) Assist Georgia to build its capacity, expand 
cybersecurity information sharing, and cooperate on 
international cyberspace efforts. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a report on United States cybersecu-
rity cooperation with Georgia. Such report shall also in-
clude information relating to the following: 
(1) United States efforts to strengthen Geor-
gia’s ability to prevent, mitigate, and respond to 
cyber incidents, including through training, edu-
cation, technical assistance, capacity building, and 
cybersecurity risk management strategies. 
(2) The potential for new areas of collaboration 
and mutual assistance between the United States 
and Georgia to address shared cyber challenges, in-
cluding cybercrime, critical infrastructure protection, 
and 
resilience 
against 
automated, 
distributed 
threats. 
(3) NATO’s efforts to help Georgia develop 
technical capabilities to counter cyber threats. 
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SEC. 103. ENHANCED ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT RUSSIAN 
DISINFORMATION AND PROPAGANDA. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States to enhance the capabilities of Georgia 
to combat Russian disinformation and propaganda cam-
paigns intended to undermine the sovereignty and demo-
cratic institutions of Georgia, while promoting the freedom 
of the press. 
(b) REQUIRED STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the heads of 
other appropriate United States departments and 
agencies, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a re-
port outlining a strategy to implement the policy de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
(2) COMPONENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A detailed assessment of Russian 
disinformation and propaganda efforts across 
all media platforms targeting Georgia. 
(B) An assessment of Georgia’s capabilities 
to deter and combat such Russian efforts and 
to support the freedom of the press. 
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(C) A detailed strategy coordinated across 
all relevant United States departments and 
agencies to enhance Georgia’s capabilities to 
deter and combat such Russian efforts. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 104. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FREE TRADE AGREE-
MENT WITH GEORGIA. 
It is the sense of Congress that the United States 
Trade Representative should make progress toward nego-
tiations with Georgia to enter a bilateral free trade agree-
ment with Georgia. 
TITLE II—SANCTIONS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 
201. 
IMPOSITION 
OF 
SANCTIONS 
ON 
PERSONS 
COMPLICIT IN OR RESPONSIBLE FOR SERI-
OUS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, INCLUDING 
RIGHT TO LIFE IN GEORGIAN REGIONS OF 
ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH 
OSSETIA OCCUPIED BY RUSSIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose the 
sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to a for-
eign person if the President determines, based on credible 
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information, that such foreign person, on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) is responsible for, complicit in, or respon-
sible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing 
the commission of any serious abuse of human 
rights in Georgian regions of Abkhazia and 
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia forcibly occupied by 
the Russian Federation; 
(2) is knowingly materially assisting, spon-
soring, or providing significant financial, material, or 
technological support for, or goods or services to, a 
foreign person described in paragraph (1); or 
(3) is owned or controlled by a foreign person, 
or is acting on behalf of a foreign person, described 
in paragraph (1). 
(b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions to be 
imposed with respect to a foreign person described in sub-
section (a) are the following: 
(1) ASSET BLOCKING.—The President shall ex-
ercise all of the powers granted by the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit 
all transactions in all property and interests in prop-
erty of the person if such property and interests in 
property are in the United States, come within the 
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