KREMLIN Act

Bill: 115-hr-4348
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2017-11-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alliances

Canada

Conflicts and wars

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Estonia

Europe

Germany

Government studies and investigations

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

International organizations and cooperation

Lithuania

Middle East

Military operations and strategy

Poland

Russia

Sanctions

Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Subversive activities

Syria

Ukraine

United Kingdom
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Keeping Russian Entrapments Minimal and Limiting Intelligence Networks Act or the KREMLIN Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to produce a National Intelligence Estimate&nbsp;on&nbsp;the political intentions of Russia, including: (1) Russian leadership intentions in pursuing military scenarios against members of the&nbsp;North Atlantic Treaty Organization, (2) Russian leadership reactions to the European Reassurance Initiative, and (3) areas of possible joint cooperation with Russia.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4348 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 9, 2017 Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Ms. Jackson Lee , and Ms. Shea-Porter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence , 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 A BILL To direct the Director of National Intelligence to produce a National Intelligence Estimate on Russian political intentions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Russian Entrapments Minimal and Limiting Intelligence Networks Act or the KREMLIN Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Russia continues to engage in information warfare and political interference in the West, including by undermining democratic systems and exploiting economic and ethnic tensions within member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (2) Such activities constitute a threat to the United States and to its allies. (3) The intelligence community of the United States, while aware of such activities, does not have a complete understanding of the political intentions underlying these activities, which is critical to effectively calibrate a United States response to Russian aggression and prevent escalation. 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act ( Public Law 115–44 ) was an appropriate response to Russia’s— (A) meddling in the 2016 United States presidential election; (B) continued aggression in the Ukraine and the Crimea region; and (C) support for the Assad regime in Syria; (2) the United States should sustain its newly deployed enhanced forward presence in Poland, Lithuania, and Estonia and urge Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany to quickly deploy and sustain parallel commitments in those countries; (3) the United States has defensive intentions in pursuing such sanctions and such enhanced military posture in Europe, and does not seek to threaten Russian territory; and (4) the United States does not seek to be an enemy of the Russian people and propaganda directed against the United States by President Vladimir Putin misrepresents the intentions of the United States for the purposes of preserving his power. 4. Requirement for National Intelligence Estimate Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall produce a National Intelligence Estimate on the political intentions of Russia, including with respect to each of the following: (1) Russian leadership intentions in pursuing military scenarios against members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including conduct of an exercise on the border with Moldova of more than 100,000 Russian forces in August 2017. (2) Russian leadership reactions to the European Reassurance Initiative. (3) Areas of possible joint cooperation with Russia.