(A) Three members appointed by the chair 
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(B) Three members appointed by the rank-
ing member of the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(C) Three members appointed by the chair 
of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
(D) Three members appointed by the rank-
ing member of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate. 
(2) CO-CHAIRS.— 
(A) The chair and ranking member of the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives shall designate one member of 
the Commission to serve as a co-chair of the 
Commission. 
(B) The chair and ranking member of the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
shall designate one member of the Commission 
to serve as a co-chair of the Commission. 
(3) PERIOD
OF
APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.— 
Members shall be appointed for the life of the Com-
mission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall be 
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filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may not in-
clude— 
(A) Members of Congress or any other per-
son serving in an elected office of the Federal 
government; or 
(B) any person serving in an elected office 
of a State or local government. 
(2) MEMBER
OF
CONGRESS.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ includes a 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 
(d) DUTIES.— 
(1) THREAT
ASSESSMENT.—The Commission 
shall conduct a comprehensive assessment of the ef-
forts of authoritarian state competitors and non- 
state actors to undermine the United States, its na-
tional interests, and its allies through tools of malign 
influence, including election interference, disinforma-
tion, illicit finance, political influence and corruption, 
energy influence, economic influence, and the use of 
proxy and state-backed forces in coercive ways, 
below the threshold of conventional warfare. 
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(2) REVIEW.—The Commission shall review the 
current tools of the United States Government that 
are used or could be used to counter malign influ-
ence from authoritarian state competitors and non- 
state actors, including Russia, China, Iran, and 
North Korea. 
(3) ANALYSIS
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Commission shall— 
(A) conduct an analysis of the current pre-
paredness of the United States to counter ma-
lign influence described in this subsection, tak-
ing into account both the assessment of threat 
and the ability of the United States Govern-
ment to respond to such influence; and 
(B) provide to the individuals and entities 
specified in subsection (f)(1) recommendations 
on how to improve such preparedness and abil-
ity. 
(4) COMPLIANCE.—The provisions of the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act and the provisions of 
any rule, order, or regulation promulgated under 
such Act shall apply with respect to the Commission. 
(e) COOPERATION FROM GOVERNMENT.— 
(1) COOPERATION.—In carrying out its duties, 
the Commission shall receive the full and timely co-
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operation of the Secretaries of State, Defense, 
Treasury, Energy, and Homeland Security, the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, the Attorney General, the Na-
tional Security Advisor, the Director of National In-
telligence, and other relevant officials of the United 
States Government in providing the Commission 
with respect to analyses, briefings, or other informa-
tion necessary for the fulfillment of its responsibil-
ities. 
(2) LIAISON.—The officials specified in para-
graph (1) shall designate at least one officer or em-
ployee of their respective agencies to serve as a liai-
son officer between such agencies and the Commis-
sion. 
(3) FACILITATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall take appropriate actions to facilitate the Com-
mission in the discharge of the duties of the Com-
mission under this section. 
(f) REPORT.— 
(1) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall submit to the President, the Sec-
retaries of State, Defense, Treasury, Energy, and 
Homeland Security, the Administrator of the United 
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States Agency for International Development, the 
Attorney General, the National Security Advisor, the 
Director of National Intelligence, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate a report on the Commission’s findings, conclu-
sions, and recommendations. The report shall ad-
dress the following: 
(A) Tools of malign influence, including 
election interference, disinformation, illicit fi-
nance, political influence and corruption, energy 
influence, economic influence, and proxy and 
state-backed forces being used against the 
United States, its national interests, and its al-
lies. 
(B) How malign influence actors may be 
using these tools in combination with other 
tools. 
(C) How malign influence actors may be 
learning from each other’s adaptations. 
(D) The types of malign influence against 
which the United States Government should 
prioritize defenses and proactive measures. 
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ence, including the relationships and tradeoffs 
among priorities, roles, and resources. 
(K) Any other matters the Commission de-
termines relevant. 
(2) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall provide to the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a 
briefing on the status of its assessment and review 
under this section, including a discussion of any in-
terim recommendations. 
(3) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
(g) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Commission $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 
to carry out this section. Amounts made available to carry 
out this section shall be managed by the Department of 
State and utilized for— 
(1) compensation for the appointed members of 
the Commission; 
(2) expenses for the basic operations of the 
Commission; and 
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(3) additional expenses that may arise over the 
life of the Commission. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
on the date that is six months after the date of the submis-
sion of the report required under subsection (f)(1). 
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