Title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on threats to the United States Armed Forces from the Russian Federation.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill directs the Department of Defense to submit a report to Congress on all threats to the U.S. Armed Forces and U.S. personnel from Russia and its associated agents, entities, and proxies.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8575 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8575

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on 
 threats to the United States Armed Forces from the Russian Federation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 9, 2020

 Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on 
 threats to the United States Armed Forces from the Russian Federation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REPORT ON THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM THE 
              RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of State, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on all 
threats to the United States Armed Forces and personnel of the United 
States from the Russian Federation and associated agents, entities, and 
proxies.
    (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) An assessment of all threats to the United States Armed 
        Forces and personnel of the United States from Russia and 
        associated agents, entities, and proxies in all theaters where 
        United States Armed Forces are engaged.
            (2) A description of all actions taken to ensure force 
        protection of both the United States Armed Forces and diplomats 
        of the United States.
            (3) A description of non-military actions taken to 
        emphasize to Russia that the United States will not tolerate 
        threats to the armed forces of the United States, the allies of 
        the United States, and the diplomats and operations of the 
        United States.
    (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:
            (1) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
        Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
            (2) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
        the Senate.
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