[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 98 (Thursday, June 8, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S3366]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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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