To modify the annual report on military and security developments involving the Russian Federation.

Bill: 117-hr-8339
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2022-07-12
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense to include in an annual report to Congress information pertaining to Russian private military companies, including how such military companies are being used to advance Russia's political, economic, and military interests. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8339 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2022 Mr. Pfluger (for himself and Mr. Panetta ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To modify the annual report on military and security developments involving the Russian Federation.

1. Modification to annual report on military and security developments involving the Russian Federation Section 1234(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (134 Stat. 3936) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (24) as paragraph (25); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (23) the following: (24) A detailed description of— (A) how Russian private military companies are being utilized to advance the political, economic, and military interests of the Russian Federation; (B) the direct or indirect threats Russian private military companies present to United States security interests; (C) how sanctions that are currently in place to impede or deter Russian private military companies from continuing their malign activities have impacted the Russian private military companies’ behavior; and (D) all foreign persons engaged significantly with Russian private military companies. .