Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§9545 Report on Russian Federation influence on elections in Europe and Eurasia

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 102— - COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN EUROPE AND EURASIA › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN EUROPE AND EURASIA › § 9545

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President must send a report to Congress within 90 days after August 2, 2017, and every year after that. The report must list money the Russian government or any Russian person gave or ordered used to try to influence any election or campaign in any European or Eurasian country during the past year. It must include support to parties, candidates, lobbying efforts, nongovernmental groups, or civic organizations. The report must be unclassified but can include a classified annex. "Appropriate congressional committees and leadership" means the specific Senate and House committees and leaders named in the law. "Russian person" means a Russian citizen or an entity organized under Russian law or otherwise under Russian government authority.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §9545

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(a)Not later than 90 days after August 2, 2017, and annually thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a report on funds provided by, or funds the use of which was directed by, the Government of the Russian Federation or any Russian person with the intention of influencing the outcome of any election or campaign in any country in Europe or Eurasia during the preceding year, including through direct support to any political party, candidate, lobbying campaign, nongovernmental organization, or civic organization.

(b)Each report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.

(c)In this section:

(1)The term “appropriate congressional committees and leadership” means—

(A)the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate; and

(B)the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Appropriations, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives.

(2)The term “Russian person” means—

(A)an individual who is a citizen or national of the Russian Federation; or

(B)an entity organized under the laws of the Russian Federation or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of the Russian Federation.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 9545

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73