3.0.0 4209 2022-11-01T13:50:08Z 2022-11-01T13:50:08Z House HR 2019-08-27 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 139 (Tuesday, August 27, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ENGEL:H.R. 4209.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H7525]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-08-27T18:00:17Z 2019-08-27 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2019-08-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-08-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 N International Affairs Alliances Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Crime prevention Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Europe Foreign aid and international relief Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations International organizations and cooperation Performance measurement Public-private cooperation Rule of law and government transparency Russia Sanctions Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Subversive activities International Affairs 00 2019-08-27 Introduced in House 2020-04-03T14:47:29Z Countering Russian Influence Through Interagency Coordination And Leadership Act or the CRITICAL Act

This bill establishes two bodies to address malign foreign influence, the Russia Influence Group and the Commission on Countering Global Malign Influence.

The Russia Influence Group shall (1) coordinate and provide guidance on interagency efforts to counter malign Russian influence in Europe and the United States, (2) regularly meet with federal departments and agencies to address specific malign Russian influence tools such as election interference and disinformation, (3) work with U.S. embassies and international actors to counter malign Russian influence in foreign countries, and (4) report to Congress a strategy to counter malign Russian influence. 

The Commission on Countering Global Malign Influence shall (1) examine global malign influence from sources such as China and Iran, (2) conduct a review of U.S. preparedness to counter such malign influence, and (3) issue a final report on its findings. The commission shall terminate six months after the report is submitted.

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