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§ 9412. Report and annual briefing on Iranian expenditures supporting foreign military and terrorist activities

(a) Report

(1) Report required

Not later than 90 days after December 20, 2019, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter provide a briefing to Congress, describing Iranian expenditures in the previous calendar year on military and terrorist activities outside the country, including each of the following:

(A) The amount spent in such calendar year on activities by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including activities providing support for—

(i) Hizballah;

(ii) Houthi rebels in Yemen;

(iii) Hamas;

(iv) proxy forces in Iraq and Syria; or

(v) any other entity or country the Director determines to be relevant.


(B) The amount spent in such calendar year for ballistic missile research and testing or other activities that the Director determines are destabilizing to the Middle East region.

(2) Form

The report required under subsection (a) 1 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

(b) Annual briefing

Following the submission of the report under subsection (a), the Director shall annually provide a briefing to the congressional intelligence committees on the information described in such subsection.

(Pub. L. 116–92, div. E, title LXVII, §6705, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2224.)


Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020, and also as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, and not as part of the Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 which comprises this chapter.


Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions

"Congressional intelligence committees" means the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, see section 5003 of Pub. L. 116–92, set out as a note under section 3003 of Title 50, War and National Defense.

1 So in original. Probably should be "paragraph (1)".

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SUBCHAPTER I—SANCTIONS AND OTHER MEASURES WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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Findings.
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Sense of Congress.

        

Part A—CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF SANCTIONS IMPOSED WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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Congressional review of certain actions relating to sanctions imposed with respect to the Russian Federation.

        

Part B—SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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Definitions.
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Codification of sanctions relating to the Russian Federation.
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Modification of implementation of Executive Order No. 13662.
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Imposition of sanctions with respect to activities of the Russian Federation undermining cybersecurity.
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Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons engaging in transactions with the intelligence or defense sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation.
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Sanctions with respect to the development of pipelines in the Russian Federation.
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Sanctions with respect to investment in or facilitation of privatization of State-owned assets by the Russian Federation.
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Sanctions with respect to the transfer of arms and related materiel to Syria.
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Sanctions described.
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Exceptions, waiver, and termination.
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Rule of construction.

        

SUBCHAPTER II—COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN EUROPE AND EURASIA

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Findings.
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Sense of Congress.
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Coordinating aid and assistance across Europe and Eurasia.
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Report on media organizations controlled and funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
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Report on Russian Federation influence on elections in Europe and Eurasia.
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Ukranian energy security.
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Termination.
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Appropriate congressional committees defined.

        

SUBCHAPTER III—EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY AND DIVERSIFICATION

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Statement of policy.
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Prioritization of efforts and assistance for energy infrastructure projects in Europe and Eurasia.
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