Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017

3.0.0 1221 2023-01-11T13:36:24Z 2023-01-11T13:36:24Z Senate S 2017-05-24 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2017-06-06T19:28:02Z Markup by 2017-05-26T01:30:00Z Referred to 2017-05-24T20:08:21Z Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 115 3203 HR 2017-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Related bill CRS Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 115 3364 HR 2017-08-02 Signed by President. Related bill CRS 2017-06-06 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118. Calendars 2017-06-06 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with amendments. Without written report. Committee 2017-06-06 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with amendments. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2017-05-25 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. Committee 2017-05-24 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2017-05-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-05-24 True P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2017-06-13 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2017-07-17 False 2017-06-28T14:59:57Z S. 1221, Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52853 As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 6, 2017 International Affairs Albania Alliances Asia Bosnia and Herzegovina Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Energy prices Energy storage, supplies, demand Europe European Union Foreign aid and international relief Foreign and international banking Fraud offenses and financial crimes Georgia (Republic) Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Human rights International law and treaties Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Kosovo Macedonia Military operations and strategy Moldova News media and reporting Oil and gas Pipelines Russia Sanctions Serbia Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Subversive activities Television and film U.S. and foreign investments Ukraine International Affairs

00 2017-05-24 Introduced in Senate 2018-12-12T18:25:28Z Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017

This bill declares that the United States supports the "Stimson Doctrine" and thus does not recognize territorial changes effected by force, including the illegal invasions and occupations of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Crimea, Eastern Ukraine, and Transnistria.

The bill authorizes the Countering Russian Influence Fund through FY2019.

The Department of State shall establish a working group to administer the fund, which shall be used to: (1) assist in protecting critical infrastructure and electoral mechanisms from cyberattacks in North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or or European Union (EU) nations that the State Department determines are vulnerable to Russian influence and that lack the economic capability to effectively respond without U.S. support, and in countries participating in the NATO or EU enlargement process; and (2) combat corruption, improve the rule of law, and otherwise strengthen independent judiciaries and prosecutors general offices in such countries.

The fund also may be used for: (1) responding to the humanitarian crises and instability resulting from the invasions and occupations of Georgia and Ukraine by the Russian Federation; (2) improving participatory legislative processes and legal education, political transparency and competition, and compliance with international obligations; and (3) building the capacity to counter the influence and propaganda of the Russian Federation in such countries.

The Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia shall coordinate efforts to implement, and establish metrics regarding efforts to achieve, such goals for fund use.

The President shall report to Congress describing media organizations that are controlled and funded by the Russian government and affiliated entities.

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01 2017-06-06 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2018-12-12T18:33:21Z Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017

The bill: (1) authorizes FY2018-FY2019 assistance for the Countering Russian Influence Fund; and (2) prescribes fund use, including assisting those North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or European Union (EU) countries that are vulnerable to Russian influence or aggression to enhance their energy security, lessen dependence on Russian energy sources, and protect their infrastructure and electoral mechanisms from cyber attack.

The Department of State shall establish a pilot program for Foreign Service officer positions focused on governance and anticorruption activities in vulnerable NATO and EU countries.

The President shall submit annual reports to Congress regarding: (1) media organizations that are controlled and funded by the Russian government and affiliated entities, and (2) Russian influence on elections in Europe or Eurasia.

The State Department shall work with the government of Ukraine to increase Ukrainian energy security and production and reduce its reliance on Russian energy imports. Authorizes FY2018-FY2019 assistance to promote Ukrainian energy security.

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Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 Display Title Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to counter the influence of the Russian Federation in Europe and Eurasia, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 S Senate Reported to Senate 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1221rs/xml/BILLS-115s1221rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1221is/xml/BILLS-115s1221is.xml 2017-06-06 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.