ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

SEC. 1269. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. Section 1245(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3566), as most recently amended by section 1235(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2490), is further amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through (20) as paragraphs (16) through (22), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following new paragraphs: “(14) An assessment of Russia’s hybrid warfare strategy and capabilities, including— “(A) Russia’s information warfare strategy and capabilities, including the use of misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda in social and traditional media; “(B) Russia’s financing of political parties, think tanks, media organizations, and academic institutions; “(C) Russia’s malicious cyber activities; “(D) Russia’s use of coercive economic tools, including sanctions, market access, and differential pricing, especially in energy exports; and “(E) Russia’s use of criminal networks and corruption to achieve political objectives. “(15) An assessment of attempts by Russia, or any foreign person acting as an agent of or on behalf of Russia, during the preceding year to knowingly disseminate Russian-supported disinformation or propaganda, through social media applications or related Internet-based means, to members of the Armed Forces with probable intent to cause injury to the United States or advantage the Government of the Russian Federation.” .