50 USC 3369d - Committee to counter active measures by the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or other nation state to exert covert influence over peoples and governments

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§ 3369d.

Committee to counter active measures by the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or other nation state to exert covert influence over peoples and governments

(a)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Active measures by Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, or other nation state to exert covert influence

The term “active measures by Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, or other nation state to exert covert influence” means activities intended to influence a person or government that are carried out in coordination with, or at the behest of, political leaders or the security services of the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or other nation state and the role of the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or other nation state has been hidden or not acknowledged publicly, including the following:

(A)

Establishment or funding of a front group.

(B)

Covert broadcasting.

(C)

Media manipulation.

(D)

Disinformation and forgeries.

(E)

Funding agents of influence.

(F)

Incitement and offensive counterintelligence.

(G)

Assassinations.

(H)

Terrorist acts.

(2)

Appropriate committees of Congress

The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—

(A)

the congressional intelligence committees;

(B)

the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and

(C)

the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

(b)

Establishment

(c)

Membership

(1)

In general

(A)

Appointment

(B)

Head of an agency or department

The head of an agency or department of the Government set out under this subparagraph are the following:

(i)

The Director of National Intelligence.

(ii)

The Secretary of State.

(iii)

The Secretary of Defense.

(iv)

The Secretary of the Treasury.

(v)

The Attorney General.

(vi)

The Secretary of Energy.

(vii)

The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(viii)

The head of any other agency or department of the United States Government designated by the President for purposes of this section.

(d)

Meetings

(e)

Duties

The duties of the committee established by subsection (b) shall be as follows:

(1)

To counter active measures by Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, or other nation state to exert covert influence, including by exposing falsehoods, agents of influence, corruption, human rights abuses, terrorism, and assassinations carried out by the security services or political elites of the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or other nation state or their proxies.

(2)

Such other duties as the President may designate for purposes of this section.

(f)

Staff

(g)

Budget Request

(h)

Annual report

(1)

Requirement

(2)

Content

Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A)

A summary of the active measures by the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or other nation state to exert covert influence during the previous year, including significant incidents and notable trends.

(B)

A description of the key initiatives of the committee.

(C)

A description of the implementation of the committee’s initiatives by the head of an agency or department of the Government set out under subsection (c)(1)(B).

(D)

An analysis of the impact of the committee’s initiatives.

(E)

Recommendations for changes to the committee’s initiatives from the previous year.

(3)

Separate reporting requirement

(Pub. L. 115–31, div. N, title V, § 501, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 823; Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVII, § 6706(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2224.)

cite as: 50 USC 3369d