[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 98 (Thursday, June 8, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S3366]
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SA 225. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 722, to impose sanctions with respect to Iran in
relation to Iran's ballistic missile program, support for acts of
international terrorism, and violations of human rights, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. 13. CONDITIONS FOR RETURN OF RUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC
FACILITIES.
Section 205 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4305) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(e) Access to the Russian diplomatic facilities in
Maryland and New York, which were closed by President Obama
in December 2016, in accordance with subsection (b)(3), in
response to efforts by the Government of Russia, or its
surrogates, to interfere in the 2016 United States
presidential campaign, shall be denied to all representatives
of the Government of Russia until the Secretary of State,
after consultation with Secretary of Treasury and the
Attorney General, certifies to Congress that the Government
of Russia is no longer conducting cyber-enabled activities
that--
``(1) are reasonably likely to result in, or have
materially contributed to, a significant threat to the
national security, foreign policy, or economic health or
financial stability of the United States; or
``(2) have the purpose or effect of--
``(A) harming, or otherwise significantly compromising the
provision of services by, a computer or network of computers
that support 1 or more entities in the United States in a
critical infrastructure sector;
``(B) significantly compromising the provision of services
by 1 or more entities in the United States in a critical
infrastructure sector;
``(C) causing a significant disruption to the availability
of a computer or network of computers in the United States;
``(D) causing a significant misappropriation of funds or
economic resources, trade secrets, personal identifiers, or
financial information in the United States for commercial or
competitive advantage or private financial gain; or
``(E) tampering with, altering, or causing a
misappropriation of information with the purpose or effect of
interfering with or undermining United States election
processes or institutions.''.
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